India has hit roadblocks in its efforts to build a local display fab. The country is reportedly considering fresh incentives for electronics manufacturers.
India's semiconductor ambitions are gaining momentum with initiatives like SEMI's planned Semiconductor Academy and Mindgrove Technologies' US$8M RISC-V funding. Marvell and Synaptics emphasize India's potential at the VLSI conference and beyond, while Wistron, Sunnic, and Micromax strengthen local capabilities through investments, diversification, and partnerships supporting AI and chip innovations.
Local electronics manufacturers, including Dixon and Kaynes, are expanding as India strives to build a local supply chain. Multinationals like Apple and MSI continue investing in manufacturing in India.
PSMC and Tata finalized a deal for India's first commercial fab in three decades. The US and India agreed on a national security fab, which is likely to subject to US export curbs.
Ahead of SEMICON India, the Indian government approves a chipmaking facility proposed by Kaynes Semicon, which commits to setting up multiple chipmaking projects in more Indian states.
Kaynes SemiCon secured India's first paying OSAT customer for advanced semiconductor packaging and inaugurated an EMS facility. Foxconn clarified the yields of made-in-India iPhones were on par with those made in China.
The Indian finance ministry lauded development in the mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem thanks to Apple suppliers, reducing import taxes benefiting Apple.
Foxconn encountered fresh accusations from a Reuters report saying the company excludes married women from working at facilities, which Foxconn refutes. Data indicated that India issued much fewer visas to Chinese nationals after the border conflict with China.
The US and India enhanced their technological cooperation under the iCET initiative to reduce their reliance on China. India is still dependent on imported electronic components from China despite its ambitious target of building a local ecosystem.
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are eyeing opportunities in India. India's local EMS providers are benefitting from a global supply chain relocation.
India is facing a talent shortage amid a growing semiconductor ecosystem. India's trading partners are concerned about India's import management system, which may be replaced by a stricter quota-based system in October.
Google plans to partner with Foxconn and Dixon Technologies to make Pixel smartphones in India. India's local companies continue to foray into the chipmaking business.
