What’s at stake:
Despite thousands of trained, experienced design engineers in India, no branded semiconductor companies exist in India. Why? Expats returning to India are poised for change.
The semiconductor industry is global. However, a startup’s birthplace matters because it — which could become the next Nvidia — will anchor its nation’s industry and affect the whole world.
But to reach that status, India must measure its economic health, the readiness of its social infrastructure and the maturity of its industrial policies.
Register free for The Business of Semiconductor Summit (Set 9 – 11), a virtual conference organized by the Ojo-Yoshida Report. A panel entitled “India: Ripe for Next Steps” will be held on Sept. 9.
After decades of dismissal by skeptics and doubters, India seems to be emerging from the shadows. Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI, recently told us, “For the first time, stars are aligned in India.”