Cadence expects India’s EDA market to rise from $3.45 billion in 2025 to $7.82 billion by 2031 as Tata’s Dholera fab targets 2028. Cadence’s 2025 global revenue was $5.3 billion, up 14%. It has supported 106 Indian startups on chip design; more than 80 are at advanced product stages. #Semiconductor

Japanese automation provider Hirata Corporation has partnered with ATS India as its exclusive distributor to introduce advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment and material-handling portfolios to the Indian market.

The collaboration aims to address local supply delays by providing backend technologies such as wafer-handling robots and Equipment Front End Modules, supporting India's domestic semiconductor ambitions. #Semiconductor

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in an exclusive interview on India's semiconductor journey, said the real challenges are yet to come and the industry must be prepared for sabotage and global disruptions.

This is just the foundation, as PM said. Building it was difficult, now bigger global challenges will come. When Apple manufacturing started, there was fake news, electricity wires were cut, and sabotage was attempted by people who don't want India to become a manufacturer. The industry must be prepared for physical sabotage, cyber attacks, fake narratives, and fake news. This is a strategic industry.

#Semiconductor #CyberSecurity

Zoho-backed Netrasemi, incubated at Kerala’s TrEST Park, has raised ₹125 crore and launched its first chip for drones, cameras and robotics. It is in talks with more than 20 OEMs in India and Japan. Cofounder Jyothis Indirabhai called the Centre’s ₹1.28-trillion Semicon 2.0 plan incomplete without procurement preference. #Semiconductor

L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) is developing
India's first indigenous secure microcontroller and cryptographic protocol chip to replace imported silicon.

Slated for a commercial rollout within 18 months, these homegrown chips will eliminate data breach risks by securing future e-passports, Aadhaar cards, credit cards, and payment gateways with domestic cryptographic standards.

Sandeep Kumar, CEO, L&T Semiconductor Technologies #AatmarnirbharBharat #Semiconductor

ASML has officially started operations in India and plans to initially hire 20–30 engineering graduates. #Jobs #semiconductor

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RIR Power Electronics has installed its first Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafer manufacturing reactors at its new ₹618 crore facility in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

This milestone marks the creation of India’s first vertically integrated SiC semiconductor plant, which is designed to produce epitaxial wafers, high-power transistors, diodes, and advanced semiconductor modules. #Semiconductor

Kaynes Semicon will invest about $50 mn in a reliability and failure-analysis lab due in December, starting with automotive chips then space-grade devices. Automotive is 50–60% of Kaynes Group revenue. The firm is localising at least two of seven chips for a South India two-wheeler OEM. #Semiconductor

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🚀 Micronex Technology is setting up a new facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with an ₹80 crore investment. Partnering with Kaynes Semicon, the plant will manufacture 50 crore semiconductor lead frames annually in its first phase, creating 250 local jobs. The project plugs directly into Gujarat's growing semiconductor hub and is slated to begin commercial operations by May 2027. #Semiconductor

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Linde India acquired 8 acres in Sanand, Gujarat, for a second facility to supply chip-packaging units. Its Dholera air-separation unit for Tata’s fab is due in H2 2027. Linde already runs an ASU in Dahej and a packaged-gases unit in Ahmedabad. #Semiconductor

IZMO Ltd partners with IIT Madras for Phase II of the ₹99.94Cr MeitY-sanctioned Silicon Photonics Program. The 5-year project commercializes 1.6 Tbps optical transceivers and co-packaged optics (CPO) to scale AI data-center infrastructure, positioning IZMO in India's semiconductor supply chain ahead of a $40B global market by late 2026. #Semiconductor

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma posts a video on the upcoming Tata OSAT facility in Jagiroad, Assam. #semiconductor

🚀 IN-SPACe opens India’s only #space grade #semiconductor foundry to private #startups

SCL Mohali’s radiation-hardened 180nm CMOS chips (TRL-9) — proven on Chandrayaan-3 & Aditya-L1 — are now available to startups like GalaxEye & Inspecity.

✅ Flight-proven heritage
✅ No ITAR delays
✅ Full indigenous foundry-to-orbit support

A big leap for India’s deep-tech & space sovereignty.

⚛️🇮🇳 Samsung Semiconductor India (SSIR) + IISc Bengaluru open #Quantum Research Lab at IISc — CSR-funded facility for qubit characterisation, cryogenic electronics, device reliability, single-photon sources/detectors & 2D-material quantum devices; aims to train national talent pool & boost India's quantum + advanced #semiconductor ecosystem. #Research

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🚀 🇮🇳 Kredence is investing ₹100 Crore to establish India’s largest 40,000 MTPA ultra-pure Hydrogen Peroxide facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.

🏭🔬 This specialized plant will purify wet chemicals down to a strict 0.1 ppb level, reducing import reliance for critical wafer cleaning in India's #semiconductor fabs and #solar cell manufacturing lines. 🧪☀️ #MakeinIndia

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📦🇮🇳 DHL to build #semiconductor #logistics hub in Dholera, Gujarat — ₹50 cr initial investment, ops by Aug 2027, to scale 3-4x by 2030. First dedicated semi warehouse in India near Tata Electronics’ 28nm fab, part of €1B (₹10,700 cr) India bet; specialized cleanroom, ESD-proof, vibration-free storage for high-value chips.

🚀 Public sector banks are driving a massive ₹7.8 lakh crore corporate loan pipeline, fueling a powerful nationwide #infrastructure investment surge as heavy capital rushes directly into sectors like renewable #energy, #semiconductor manufacturing, #steel, #cement, and data centres.

🚀 BRIN Partnering with Signaltron & Signalchip for Next-Gen Archipelagic Connectivity! 🇮🇳🤝🇮🇩

Indonesia’s PRT BRIN has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Bengaluru-based Signaltron Systems and fabless #semiconductor firm Signalchip Innovations to co-develop cutting-edge #electronics, #telecom, #networking, and #drone technologies.

The strategic collaboration aims to pilot tailored 4G/5G and future 6G solutions specifically engineered for unique archipelagic needs—focusing on inter/intra-island topologies, tropical maritime environments, and last-mile connectivity for remote, underserved islands.

With Signaltron base stations powered by Signalchip’s scalable small-cell-to-macro silicon, the partnership targets positioning, optical, high-speed data, and UAS integration with the goal of "connecting the unconnected." 🌐📡🛰️🌐📡🛰️

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#Semiconductor 2.0 Success Metrics 🇮🇳🚀

Semicon 1.0 was a massive success. The metric for success was to secure 3 plants, but India achieved 15 plants.

For Semicon 2.0, focus on building a comprehensive ecosystem around these fabs and ATMP units. We now have six pillars.

💎 Pillar One: Design is the top priority
Scale from 20 to 200 VC-backed deep-tech startups. Momentum is already strong with 25 design patents granted.

⚙️ Pillar Two: Materials and machines
Success will be judged on attracting at least three global equipment and machine manufacturers (including giants from the US, Netherlands, Japan, or South Korea that historically never manufactured outside or left their home countries) to design and build in India. This will allow Indian MSMEs and precision manufacturers to supply components to them.

🧪 Pillar Three: Chemicals & Gases
Bring 5 ultra-pure chemical and gas manufacturers to India to secure the local supply chain.

🚀 Scimplify raised $25 million in an all-equity round led by Hitachi Ventures, valuing the company at $250 million and positioning India as a global deep-tech manufacturing hub. 💰

⚡ Expansion:

• 🧪 Core Tech: Automating complex molecule synthesis via the SciNode #AI platform.

• ⚙️ Capabilities: Expanding rare earth/critical metals purification, GPU cooling chemicals, defense, and high-purity #semiconductor & battery #chemicals.

• 🔬 Footprint: Scaling R&D in Bengaluru & Hyderabad; anchoring US operations in Texas & Delaware via partner Teknor Apex.

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