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India draws nearly 12 billion dollars in investment proposals under Semicon 2.0
2 updates, 18 September 2026 to 19 September 2026.
- 18 September 2026:
PM Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi, over 600 companies from 52 countries take part
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on 17 September 2026 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, jointly organised by the India Semiconductor Mission, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the global industry association SEMI. The three day conference and exhibition, running until 19 September under the theme Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem, brought together more than 600 companies, nearly 300 of them international, from 52 countries across 15,000 square metres of exhibition space. In his address, the Prime Minister said the world is looking for new and trusted manufacturing destinations and that India is steadily preparing itself to meet this need. As of September 2026, India had approved 12 semiconductor fabrication and packaging units with a cumulative investment of more than Rs 1.64 lakh crore.
- 19 September 2026:
India draws nearly 12 billion dollars in investment proposals under Semicon 2.0
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government has received investment proposals worth nearly 12 billion dollars under Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, at the ongoing SEMICON India 2026 event in New Delhi. The commitments span semiconductor equipment, materials, gases, chemicals, assembly, testing, marking and packaging, and substrates, and are expected to be deployed over the next two to three years. Semicon 2.0 extends state support beyond chip fabrication and packaging to equipment, materials, design, research and talent development, with more than 600 companies from 52 countries taking part in the event.