PM Narendra Modi opened SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, the fifth edition of the country’s semiconductor industry event, as the government pursues a $200 billion market target.
The three-day convention, themed ‘Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem,’ has brought together over 600 companies from 52 countries and more than 150 speakers.
The launch coincided with PM Modi’s 76th birthday and Vishwakarma Jayanti, a connection he drew in his address between India’s craftsmanship traditions and its technology goals.
Japan’s Fujifilm announced an ₹800 crore investment in a new semiconductor materials facility in India, following a CEO roundtable PM Modi hosted ahead of the inauguration.
The Semicon India Programme has approved 12 projects so far, with three units already in commercial production under its earlier phase.
The government has set a broader target of building India’s semiconductor market into a $200 billion industry as part of its long-term electronics manufacturing strategy.
September 17 also marked PM Modi’s 76th birthday, as well as Vishwakarma Jayanti, which the PM referenced in his address while linking India’s traditional craftsmanship to its modern technology ambitions.
This is the fifth edition of SEMICON India, part of an annual event series that has grown each year since it was first launched to showcase India’s semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
The three-day event, running September 17-19, is organized jointly by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and global industry body SEMI.
More than 600 exhibiting companies, including over 300 international firms, are participating across 15,000 square metres of exhibition space, with delegates from 52 countries and over 150 speakers.
The event includes six country pavilions and twelve state government pavilions, along with a Startup Pavilion featuring 40 emerging semiconductor and electronics startups.
Around 400 academic institutions and 105 startups are being given access to electronic design automation (EDA) tools as part of the initiative to build domestic chip-design capacity.
Semiconductor wafer on dicing tape (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
