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PM to Flag Off SemiconIndia Conference 2022 Today

CIO Insider Team | Friday, 29 April, 2022
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The inauguration of SemiconIndia Conference 2022, a three day event from April 29th to May 1, will be flagged off today by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

The conference is intended to serve as a springboard for India's aspiration to become a worldwide semiconductor hub and to nurture the chip design and manufacturing ecosystem.

The SemiconIndia Conference 2022 Steering Committee is made up of a mix of startups, academia, and global industry leaders, reflecting the government's collaborative approach to achieving India's semiconductor and electronics manufacturing goals. The meeting will be a watershed moment in India's semiconductor strategy and policy, which aims to make the country a global powerhouse for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing. The SemiconIndia Conference 2022, themed ‘Catalyzing India's Semiconductor Ecosystem’, aims to place India on the global semiconductor map and create a path for constructing a vibrant semiconductor design and manufacturing ecosystem.

“The event will help showcase the current capabilities, technology trends, investment in research and development, current and future market opportunities in India and the immense potential and impact it can create globally”

The unrivaled global semiconductor congress will highlight startup innovation, major projects performed by university institutions, continuing government microprocessor programs, and the sector's intellectual might in terms of research and development, both by enterprise and government.

Participants at the conference will hear from key government officials as well as global experts from industry, academia, and research institutions, including Vinod Dham, the founder of Indo-US Venture Partners; Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron Technology; Randhir Thakur, President, Intel Foundry Services, Intel; and Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India.

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Communication, and Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, are steering the conference. Policy, talent, and the government's role and efforts in establishing a favorable growth environment will be discussed over the course of the three-day conference.

“The flagship conference is the first step towards actualizing the India Semiconductor Mission and making its aspirations known globally”, according to the Ministry of Electronics & IT.

“The event will help showcase the current capabilities, technology trends, investment in research and development, current and future market opportunities in India and the immense potential and impact it can create globally”.

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