Foreign investors from related sectors are paying attention to technological gaps in India’s emerging semiconductor ecosystem. They are viewing this as a strategic opportunity to support the country’s goal of becoming a preferred destination for chip manufacturing. Many companies are expanding their work in India. They are focusing on localising equipment manufacturing, bridging gaps through R&D, skilled workforce training, and infrastructure development. Because semiconductor firms increasingly seek partners with deep expertise and a strong local footprint in the Indian ecosystem, according to industry executives.
More and more companies are joining India’s biggest semiconductor event, Semicon India 2025. This shows us that the trend of companies getting involved in India’s semiconductor ecosystem is real. In this year’s edition of Semicon India, the event will attract more than 30 countries as participants in the National Capital of India.
SEMICON India 2025 aims for global collaboration, support domestic innovation, and strengthen India’s role as a trusted, scalable, and competitive electronics manufacturing hub.
International companies, including Applied Materials, IBM, Infineon, TSMC, LAM Research, Tata Electronics, Siemens, Merck and among others, will participate in Semicon 2025.
Anil Chaudhry who is Head at Robotics & Solutions at Taiwan-based Delta Electronics said to ANI that Delta Electronics sees India as a promising market. They see India as a promising market not because of increasing investments and government policies also due to the current technological gap that exists in high-speed precision machinery, which remains largely dependent on imports.
He also added, “Leveraging Delta’s strong foundation in Taiwan, the company is working toward localising equipment manufacturing and bridging that gap through R&D, skilled workforce training, and infrastructure development. The company has invested USD 500 million in its operations, with a significant portion allocated to infrastructure, including land, test equipment, and factory expansion.”
As per research, India lacks technology in semiconductor and electronic industries, which is responsible for highly precise and fast manufacturing tasks. So, India has to be 100 per cent dependent on the machine, which is made outside India. But, India is getting started and India has started localisation of the technology we need for semi-conductor and electronic industries.
Big investors are seeing bigger opportunities in the semiconductor market of India. But to strengthen their foundation, they are looking for companies that have expertise in the allied activities of the core semiconductor.
