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India's Semiconductor Mission (ISM & Semicon 2.0)
The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), run under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, is India's chip-making programme. Its first phase, approved in December 2021 with Rs 76,000 crore, has 12 manufacturing units approved and five in commercial production; Semicon 2.0, notified on 31 August 2026, carries Rs 1,27,500 crore. SEMICON India 2026, the fifth edition of the national chip conference, closed at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 19 September with 56 MoUs, announcements and initiatives.
Last updated 21 September 202612 min read
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Recorded the close of SEMICON India 2026 on 19 September - 56 MoUs, announcements and initiatives, 600-plus exhibitors, 52 countries - and named the two newest plants in production, CDIL Semiconductor at Mohali and Suchi Semicon at Surat. Added ISM's chief executive, the RISC-V challenge results and C-DAC's new AI and quantum platforms, with the mission's core now first.
- India Semiconductor Mission
- ISM 2.0
- ECMS
- Micron Sanand
- MeitY
- NITI Aayog
- 2nm chip
- 3D glass packaging
- SEMICON India 2026
- Yashobhoomi
- ChipIN Centre
- Pax Silica
- Semiconductor Laboratory Mohali
- CDIL Semiconductor
- Suchi Semicon
- RISC-V
- PARAM Shavak-QS
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