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The Government of India is stepping up efforts to build a robust, self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem through India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0) , announced in the Union Budget 2026–27. The initiative aims to strengthen domestic capabilities in semiconductor equipment, materials, chip design and manufacturing while reducing dependence on external supply chains. The expansion of India's semiconductor ecosystem creates promising avenues for students, faculty and researchers in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and related disciplines. Emerging areas of interest include: VLSI and semiconductor chip design Semiconductor devices and fabrication Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Artificial intelligence and hardware systems Semiconductor materials and packaging Research collaboration and skill development Students can strengthen their preparation through relevant coursework, laboratory projects, internships and research ac...

Pune, June 22 (KNN) The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to set up ten 'Indovation' cells in tier 2 and 3 institutions across the country, chairman of AICTE T G Sitharam said on Wednesday. Abhay Jere, vice chairman of AICTE and chief innovation officer at the ministry of education said, “These Indovation cells will scout for technologies in tier 2 and 3 institutions of our country and help them scale up the technology, in commercialisation and converting into startups.” “For the Indovation cell, we already have infrastructure in place and funding has been approved. As for the placement portal, many industries have approached. We will be giving pre-placement interview training to these students so that they can successfully appear for the interviews," Sitharam said. As per reports, AICTE in collaboration with the ministry of education's innovation cell is organising innovation, design, and entrepreneurship (IDE) boot camps in six locations t...

  Lam’s India engineers build complex chip fab machines TNN | Oct 6, 2021, 07.59 AM IST Lam Research may not be as known in the semiconductor sector as those like Intel, AMD or Samsung. But the capital equipment that it provides to chip fabrication facilities enable the manufacture of some of the most advanced semiconductors. “We’re probably the world’s most underappreciated company responsible for critical output,” says Rangesh Raghavan, corporate VP and general manager at Lam Research India. Lam Research has a large presence in India, with over half of the R&D resources of the company based out of its offices here. So the work done out of India has a huge impact on the firm’s capabilities. The research done here is what allows the machines used to make the world’s chips run. Lam is also building a new state-of-the-art lab in Bengaluru which should be ready by the middle of next year and which will more than double its footprint. “On the software side, some of the engineering ...