Archive · 18 Jul 2026
India's Semiconductor Mission Expands Beyond Manufacturing
The Indian government has approved a big plan to make India a leader in semiconductor technology.
They're spending a lot of money to help companies design and make chips.
Right now, they want to make chips that are used in everyday things like smartphones and medical devices.
But they also have a big dream to make even smaller and more advanced chips in the future.
This is important because chips are used in almost everything, and countries that make them have a big advantage.
India wants to be one of those countries.
The Union Cabinet approved the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission.
The focus shifts from manufacturing to integrating chip design, equipment, materials, intellectual property, and advanced research.
A Rs 1,27,500 crore outlay aims to facilitate semiconductor design with subsidies of up to 75%.
India aims to create an ecosystem for manufacturing mature node chips (28 nm or larger).
An aspirational goal is to develop 7nm and 2nm chips within the next five years.
- Who
- The Union Cabinet of India
- What
- Approved the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission
- When
- Recently announced
- Where
- India
- Why
- To build an innovation landscape in the semiconductor sector and integrate chip design, equipment, materials, intellectual property, and advanced research into a coherent industrial strategy.
Focus on Mature Node Chips
Aspiration for Advanced Node Chips
Immediate Goals
Focus on Mature Node Chips
India aims to create an ecosystem for manufacturing mature node chips (28 nm or larger), which account for 70% of global demand.
Aspiration for Advanced Node Chips
India also sets an aspirational goal to develop 7nm and 2nm chips within the next five years.
- Total Outlay
- Rs 1,27,500 crore
- Subsidy for Chip Design
- Up to 75%
- Mature Node Chips
- 28 nm or larger
- Global Demand for Mature Node Chips
- Around 70%
- Aspirational Goal
- Develop 7nm and 2nm chips in the next five years
