AICTE Approves Technology Curriculum to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing and Design

“PM launched SemiconIndia on January 1, 2022. One of the key elements was that India should train 85,000 semiconductor professionals in 10 years. Today, AICTE within the Ministry of Education launched two new programs,” Vaishnaw said.

A semiconductor B.Tech program and a semiconductor diploma have been launched to develop talent, he added. AICTE has launched a curriculum designed for his B. Tech Electronics VLSI Design & Technology and Diploma in Integrated Circuit Manufacturing. VLSI, or Very Large Scale Integration, is the process of integrating or embedding hundreds of thousands of transistors onto a single silicon semiconductor microchip. In 2021, the Cabinet has cleared a policy program of Rs 76,000 for the semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem. So far, three applicants — Vedanta —Foxconn A joint venture, the international consortium ISMC and Singapore-based IGSS Ventures, has been approved to set up a semiconductor fab.

Last September, the center tweaked its Rs 76 crore Semiconductor Production Related Incentive (PLI) scheme to allow it to uniformly finance 50% of project costs for semiconductor fabs across technology nodes and display manufacturing.