Across three days at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, SEMICON India 2026 produced 56 MoUs, announcements and strategic initiatives spanning semiconductor design, fabrication, advanced packaging, equipment and materials, power electronics, AI, high-performance computing, R&D, logistics, skilling and workforce development.
The fifth edition of the event ran from September 17 to 19 and was jointly organised by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and SEMI on the theme 'Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem'. The event drew more than 51,000 registrations and approximately 40,000 attendees, alongside representatives from 52 countries.
Six country pavilions representing Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore and Sweden, along with 12 state pavilions, a startup pavilion and workforce development and innovation zones, highlighted different segments of the semiconductor value chain.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined the implementation approach for Semicon 2.0, with discussions focusing on resilient supply chains, AI-enabled chip design and manufacturing, advanced packaging, indigenous R&D, power electronics, display technologies and workforce development.
Workforce development featured prominently throughout the event. Lam Research and the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India announced a skilling collaboration, while NIELIT entered into partnerships with Siemens EDA, Tata Electronics, Singapore Polytechnic International, IESA and SEMI University, covering semiconductor design education, ATMP training, skill development, capacity building and workforce education.
The Digital India RISC-V Grand Challenge under the Chips to Startup Programme attracted 1,236 teams and 5,045 participants, while three industry hackathons organised by KLA, Synopsys and Lam Research in partnership with CeNSE-IISc received more than 3,800 team registrations from over 900 colleges.
EY and the India Semiconductor and Electronics Association (ISEA) launched a report highlighting an opportunity for India's semiconductor market to grow from nearly USD 64 billion in 2026 to USD 200 billion by 2035, and outlining a roadmap to translate domestic demand and design talent into leadership across manufacturing, advanced packaging and innovation.
The event's first day saw the government flag close to Rs 1 lakh crore in investment commitments and roughly a lakh jobs in the pipeline, with officials framing the moment as India's shift from policy paperwork to actual factory floors.
