New Delhi,jul 4
India is moving beyond its long-standing role as a global chip design hub and beginning to build domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and a global reordering of semiconductor supply chains create new opportunities for the country, according to an Equirus Securities thematic report.The report said India, which has spent decades designing chips for global companies while importing almost every chip it consumed, is now entering “the next chapter” by building capabilities across fabrication, packaging and testing.”For two decades India’s place in semiconductors has been defined by design… This note is about the next chapter, the move from design talent toward full stack capability as India begins to fabricate, package and test chips on home soil,” the report said.According to the report, the global semiconductor market is expected to grow from about USD 775 billion to USD 1.6 trillion by 2030, driven by AI, electrification and digital infrastructure. It said the changing geopolitical landscape has positioned India as a trusted manufacturing partner.”A global chip market on course to grow from about US$ 775bn to US$ 1.6tn by CY30 is being rewired by a geopolitical reordering of where chips are made, and India has emerged as a trusted partner,” it said. The report said India has around three lakh chip designers, roughly one-fifth of the global semiconductor design workforce, while domestic chip consumption is expected to more than double to about USD 155 billion by 2031.”India is building where its advantages are real,” the report said.However, the report cautioned that the journey will take time.
