Tech announcements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to United States a “milestone” for India’s semiconductor growth: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Hindu
Mr. Chandrasekhar also said the three proposals in the high-tech arena strengthen the two countries’ resolve to shape the future of technology, products and services
The big announcements by players like Micron, Applied Materials and Lam Research during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s United States visit are a “significant and meaningful milestone” in the expansion of the semiconductor ecosystem in the country, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on June 23. He also said the three proposals in the high-tech arena strengthen the two countries’ resolve to shape the future of technology, products and services.
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The announcements would create an estimated minimum of 80,000 direct jobs, in addition to indirect jobs in the supply chain, Mr. Chandrasekhar said. The proposals would catalyse the electronics and semiconductor ecosystem, the Minister said during a briefing and added that in the areas of AI (Artificial Intelligence), and high-performance computing, the partnership between India and the U.S. would shape the future of technology.
His comments come amid the Prime Minister’s momentous and historic visit to the U.S., which is boosting diplomatic, economic and trade ties between both nations. In a tweet earlier, Chandrasekhar termed the latest developments “big milestones” in India’s road map and growth as a semiconductor nation, and said the world recognised India’s rise as an economic and tech power.
The announcements include major investments by Global Memory and storage chipmaker Micron Tech in a multi-billion dollar packaging facility, global semiconductor equipment leaders like Applied Materials’ new semiconductor centre for commercialisation and innovation and Lam Research’s training programme in India for up to 60,000 high-tech engineers.
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“In the last 18 months after the announcement of Semiconductor vision by PM @narendramodi ji and investment of Rs 76,000 crore to catalyze and build Indias Semicon Ecosystem, much progress has been made,” the Minister said in his tweet.
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