Telangana has potential to be part of global semiconductor supply chain

With the global semiconductor supply chain complex interconnected at many levels, Telangana must leverage its unique strengths to integrate seamlessly into it, Chris Miller, a well-known author and professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, said.

He said that the State has the potential to become a part of the global chain.

Mr. Miller’s latest book “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” is a New York Times bestseller and a winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award.

The semiconductor industry is both capital and labor-intensive. Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) is key to developing a resilient semiconductor ecosystem, he said at an event

“Making India a Semi-Conductor Product Nation” organized at T-Hub by the IT Department in association with the VLSI Society of India.

The organisers said in a release on Thursday that industry leaders, startup ecosystem stakeholders, academia, and senior government officials participated in the programme.

The IT Department is committed to creating an enabling environment for the semiconductor industry through initiatives that promote policy support, infrastructure development, and public-private partnerships. VLSI Society of India president Satya Gupta, Venkata Simhadri from ASIP Technologies, Subhash Chintamaneni from Micron, Siva Vanjari from IIT Hyderabad and Col. Anurag Awasthi, senior consultant to the IT Department, spoke.

The organisers said the programme's discussions focused on critical issues, including the strategic implications of geographic positioning in the semiconductor supply chain and the merits of adopting a top-down approach to ecosystem development.

S.K. Sharma, director of electronics, semiconductors, and energy storage systems, Telangana government, said the discussion was a testament to the state’s commitment to fostering innovation, collaboration, and investment in the semiconductor space.