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India Expands Semicon 2.0 With 100,000 Engineer Target

India has started a new plan called Semicon 2.0 to make its chip industry stronger.

The plan aims to train 100,000 more engineers who can design and build semiconductors.

Semiconductors are tiny components used in phones, computers, cars and many other products.

The programme will support factories, chip design, equipment, materials, advanced packaging and scientific research.

India says it has already trained 85,000 semiconductor engineers.

Students at 355 universities have designed more than 250 chips.

The government is also supporting 12 chip-related projects in six states.

It hopes the plan will help India become an important part of global semiconductor supply chains.

Key facts

Programme size: Semicon 2.0 is structured as a ₹1.27-lakh-crore programme.
Engineer target: The government aims to develop 100,000 additional semiconductor engineers.
Previous achievement: India says it developed 85,000 semiconductor engineers in four years, against an earlier 10-year target.
Six programme pillars: Design; equipment and materials; fabrication; ATMP/OSAT packaging; research and development; and talent development.
Design priorities: The programme prioritises compute, memory, radio frequency, power, networking and sensor chips, with around 100 chips selected for development.
Project pipeline: Twelve semiconductor projects have been approved across six states, including a silicon fab, compound-semiconductor and display facilities, and nine ATMP/OSAT projects.
Expected economic impact: The government expects around ₹4 lakh crore in investment, ₹2 lakh crore in production and ₹1 lakh crore in exports from Semicon 2.0.
Market projections: India’s semiconductor market is estimated at about $52 billion currently and projected by the government to reach $110-120 billion by 2030.

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