These days, if you work in the global chip industry, you talk a lot about India. But how much do we really know about goings-on in India? Is our knowledge up to date? Here’s a pop quiz:
- What percentage of India’s population are under 30 years of age?
- Where does India rank in the world’s economy today?
- Name the second largest wearable company in the world in terms of unit volume. Hint: It is in India.
- Why is India focused on semiconductor manufacturing?
- Which companies are building semiconductor fabs in India today?
- Which “India-branded” chip companies do you know that are based in India?
- In which year did India start manufacturing smartphones?
- Why has India become so well known for its software engineering talent?
- How much percentage of the chip design capacity does India have today (in terms of semiconductor design engineers)
- What’s India’s edge over China?
Answers to all these questions will emerge during an upcoming panel, “India Ripe for Next Steps.” The panel will premier at The Business of Semiconductor Summit, a virtual conference organized by the Ojo-Yoshida Report.
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To answer the quiz questions—and more, we’ve enlisted an all-star team, steeped in experience and knowledge about technology in India.
Panelist:
Amir Panush, CEO, Ceva, Inc.
Sameer Mehta, CEO, boAt
Neil Shah, Partner & Co-founder, Counterpoint Research
Arijit Raychowdhury, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ajit Manocha, President and CEO, SEMI
Moderators:
Junko Yoshida, Editor-in-chief, The Ojo-Yoshida Report
Bolaji Ojo, Managing Editor and Publisher, The Ojo-Yoshida Report
The topics that will be covered by the panel include:
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India’s booming consumer market – home for many popular wearable
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India’s software talent and design prowess proven over decades
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India’s continued interest in semiconductor manufacture – including advanced packaging and front-end production
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India’s population—it’s bigger than China—all all the implications
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Junko Yoshida is the editor in chief of The Ojo-Yoshida Report. She can be reached at [email protected].
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