Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Semiconductor Roundtable with leading global and Indian industry CEOs at Seva Teerth, New Delhi. He is due to inaugurate SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026 at around 10 AM, and will also address the gathering.
At the roundtable, Modi spoke of close collaboration between the Government and the semiconductor industry in shaping India's technology future. He framed the question before industry as how to help the mission move to its next stage.
Modi pointed to India's base of talent, technology adoption and infrastructure. He called for greater industry participation in skilling, innovation and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing. Referring to the target of training one crore people in AI, he said India's talent pool, combined with the experience and capabilities of global industry leaders, can create significant opportunities.
He said India should aspire to be among the early leaders in emerging technologies. Noting progress in the semiconductor sector, he said the ecosystem is now moving from foundational efforts to a phase of greater scale and opportunity.
Modi reiterated the Government's commitment to a predictable and responsive policy environment, and said policies must evolve with technological advances and industry requirements. He invited the CEOs to share suggestions on policy and administrative measures and assured them their inputs would be given due consideration. He also encouraged them to take part actively in the next phase of India's semiconductor growth.
The CEOs said the Government's sustained efforts had produced progress in manufacturing, design, infrastructure and talent development. They expressed confidence in the opportunities emerging under ISM 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission 2.0) and in India's potential to build capabilities across the value chain, including manufacturing, R&D, advanced technologies and supporting industries. They committed to contributing to India's emergence as a globally competitive semiconductor and technology hub.
The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of organisations including SEMI, Micron, Infineon, Applied Materials, ASML, Merck, Tokyo Electron Ltd, FujiFilm, AMD, Intel, Tata Electronics, Lam Research, Rapidus, NXP, Foxconn, Semi Conductor Devices, Advantest, Celesta Capital, CG Power and IBM Research, among others.
The conference and exhibition runs from 17 to 19 September 2026 under the theme 'Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem'. It will bring together global and Indian companies, policymakers, investors, researchers, start-ups, academic institutions and students from across the semiconductor and electronics value chain. The focus is on collaboration, investment, innovation and talent development in India.
The event follows the value chain from semiconductor materials, equipment and chip design to fabrication, advanced packaging, electronics and systems. A new 'Sand to Silicon to Systems' Value Chain Experience will present this journey.
Parallel sessions will cover advances in the display industry, six Country Roundtables designed to facilitate collaboration and joint ventures, and a forum on women's leadership, among others.
More than 600 companies are participating and around 50,000 visitors are expected. Representatives from 52 countries, more than 400 executives and over 150 speakers will attend.
There will be six Country Pavilions, representing Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore and Sweden, along with 12 State booths. The exhibition also includes a Startup Pavilion, an Innovation Showcase, a Student Hackathon and a Workforce Development Pavilion.
With reference to SEMICON India 2026, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following countries have a Country Pavilion at SEMICON India 2026?
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: At the Semiconductor Roundtable, the Prime Minister said the semiconductor ecosystem is now moving from foundational efforts to a phase of greater scale and opportunity.
Statement-II: The CEOs expressed confidence in the opportunities emerging under ISM 2.0 and in India's potential to build capabilities across the value chain.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
