India’s technology strategy has shifted from resourceful improvisation to building core capabilities in chips, AI, and space. The government’s Semiconductor Mission, now in its second phase, has approved 12 projects across six states with investments exceeding ₹1.64 lakh crore, including silicon and compound‑semiconductor fabs, display fabrication, and advanced packaging. Three facilities are already in commercial production. The initiative covers chip design, equipment, fabrication, packaging, R&D, and talent development, positioning India to produce critical components for automotive, telecom, defence, [...]

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) announced the start of mass production of its fifth‑generation DRAM process, the G5 platform, at the World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei. The new process reduces the active area half‑pitch to 11.95 nm via quadruple patterning, enabling a 50 % increase in potential dies per wafer for 8 Gb products and allowing 24‑Gb LPDDR5X chips that hold 3 GB per die. CXMT’s G5 platform matches the industry’s most advanced nodes, and the company now holds a 9.5 % share [...]

The 5th Global Memory Innovation Forum (GMIF 2026) will convene on September 23 in Shenzhen’s Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel, co‑hosted by the Shenzhen Memory Industry Association and Peking University’s School of Integrated Circuits. The event, themed “The Future Built on AI Memory and Storage,” will feature more than 18 global companies and academic institutions, including Samsung Semiconductor, SanDisk, Solidigm, and Arm. Speakers will discuss memory and storage evolution, AI deployment, token‑economy impacts, and industry collaboration. Over 39 exhibitors will [...]

SEMICON India 2026 wrapped up at New Delhi’s Yashobhoomi venue, showcasing India’s push toward a full‑stack semiconductor ecosystem. Held 17‑19 September under the theme “Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem,” the three‑day conference attracted 51,656 registrants, about 40,000 visitors and more than 600 exhibitors, including roughly 300 foreign firms from 52 nations. Over 150 speakers addressed topics from chip design and AI to quantum tech and workforce training, while a Startup Pavilion, Innovation Showcase and Student Hackathon highlighted emerging [...]

Chinese DRAM maker CXMT announced that its fifth‑generation memory‑chip platform has entered mass production, marking a claimed breakthrough for China’s domestic semiconductor sector. The new process tightens feature spacing to 11.95 nm using quadruple patterning, enabling higher density and lower power consumption. CXMT unveiled two 24‑gigabit LPDDR5X chips built on the platform, each offering 50 % more capacity than its predecessors and already in volume output. The company, listed on Shanghai’s STAR Market, says the technology will provide electronics [...]

India is transitioning from a technology importer to a creator, with public research institutions, corporate R&D, and deep‑tech startups driving growth in semiconductors, communications, space, and healthcare. Patent filings have risen, and indigenous products are emerging, yet R&D spending remains low and commercialisation weak. Talent shortages and limited research capacity hinder full market penetration. Government policy pushes for innovation, but stronger industry‑research links, technology transfer mechanisms, and support for frontier technologies are needed to close gaps and [...]

The three‑day SEMICON India 2026 concluded with 45 memorandums of understanding and a record 600 participating companies, including 300 international firms. Government officials announced that the next edition, tentatively scheduled for March 2028, will expand to include electronics companies using “Made‑in‑India” chips and partner with the India Mobile Congress. Ajit Manocha of SEMI and Amitesh Kumar Sinha of MeitY highlighted the event’s role in fostering joint ventures, technology partnerships, and ecosystem collaboration. The 2026 conference attracted about [...]