PM Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2026, the fifth edition of the flagship semiconductor event, at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, with over 600 companies from 52 countries taking part.
The three-day convention, themed ‘Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem,’ features more than 150 speakers and spans 15,000 square metres of exhibition space.
The inauguration coincided with PM Modi’s 76th birthday and Vishwakarma Jayanti, a link he drew in his address between India’s craftsmanship traditions and its technology ambitions.
Japan’s Fujifilm announced an ₹800 crore investment in a new semiconductor materials facility in India following a pre-event CEO roundtable hosted by PM Modi.
The government’s Semicon India Programme has approved 12 projects so far, as India works toward a $200 billion semiconductor market target.
Ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi chaired a roundtable with global semiconductor CEOs, emphasizing close collaboration between government and industry on skilling, innovation and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
Japanese company Fujifilm announced an investment of ₹800 crore for a new greenfield semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in India, following its CEO’s attendance at the PM’s roundtable.
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.
Semiconductor wafer on dicing tape (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
