The world is projected to face a shortage of one million semiconductor professionals by 2030 and India has the opportunity to bridge a significant part of this gap, according to Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Highlighting the importance of developing a strong talent base, the minister said that one of the major objectives of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is to create a global pipeline of skilled professionals. Speaking at the launch of India’s first end-to-end Semiconductor OSAT Pilot Line Facility of CG Power at Sanand, Gujarat, Vaishnaw said the inauguration of the pilot line represents a decisive step in fulfilling Bharat’s dream of developing semiconductor design, manufacturing, and downstream capabilities, with Gujarat emerging as a pivotal hub in this transformation.

Vaishnaw underlined the critical role of the OSAT Pilot Line, noting that chips manufactured here will be used for customer qualification. Once these chips are approved, it becomes much easier for commercial plants to commence full-scale production of qualified products. He emphasised that this inauguration is among the most significant milestones achieved under the India Semiconductor Mission, which has approved 10 projects so far. The government has also partnered 270 universities and equipped them with state-of-the-art semiconductor design tools. In 2025 alone, these tools recorded over 1.2 crore usages. As a direct outcome, 20 chips designed by 17 institutions have already been successfully fabricated at the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali.

The minister stated that very few countries in the world provide students with access to such advanced tools. He added that this initiative will empower India’s youth, strengthen the technical ecosystem, and position the nation as a global hub of semiconductor talent. The CG Semi facility at Sanand provides end-to-end solutions for chip assembly, packaging, testing and post-test services, covering both traditional and advanced packaging technologies. This marks a major step in strengthening India’s semiconductor capabilities and supporting the country’s goal of becoming self-reliant while also serving global markets.

-IANS

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India and the US are working together to expand the strategic technology partnership and connect scientists from both the countries to collaborate on emerging technologies such as AI and smart connected cities, the government has said. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said this while presenting the Indo-US Endowment awards to 17 winning teams, to work together primarily to develop AI-enabled tech and quantum technologies.

Speaking at the US-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) award function here, attended by US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, Dr Singh said as a part of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), new implementing agreements have been executed between the science agencies to expand international collaboration in a range of areas to build a robust innovation ecosystem. “The DST-National Science Foundation joint call in the areas of computer and information science and engineering, cyber-physical systems and secure and trustworthy cyberspace has resulted in the award of 11 high pitch proposals,” the minister informed.

India and the US are at the pivotal point with the technologies shaping up for the future like artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, green energy and quantum computing, getting ready to make one of the biggest technology transformations of the century. In the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government “is creating an enabling innovation ecosystem with recent reforms like design linked incentives for semiconductors, PLI schemes for automobiles, drone policy and removing barriers through initiatives like faceless assessment,” said Dr Singh.

From 350 startups in 2014, the number swelled to over 1,40,000 startups. India is also home to over 110 unicorns where 23 of them emerged only last year, which is a sign of India’s rapid upward ride on the STI (science, technology and innovation) ladder, the minister informed.

—IANS

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