Semicon India 2022 Conference

Context

The first-ever Semicon India 2022 Conference is going to be inaugurated in Bengaluru.

• This was announced by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

About Semicon India 2022 Conference

• Semicon India-2022, a 3-day conference, is being organized to make India a leader in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor design, manufacturing & innovation.
• Semicon India 2022 Conference will be organized by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
• The steering committee includes a mix of Startups, Academia and Global Industry Leaders.
• The theme of the conference is ‘Design and Manufacture in India, for the World: Making India a “Semiconductor Nation”.
• The logo signifies a handshake – signifying a collaborative approach & forms the shape of an ‘S’ which stands for semiconductor. 
• It is placed on a wafer sheet.
• Semicon India 2022 conference will attract best minds from across the world from the semiconductor industry, research & academia.
• The Semicon India 2022 conference will act as a big step in fulfilling the PM's vision on making India a global hub for electronics manufacturing and the semiconductor industry.
• Semicon India 2022 Conference demonstrates the Government’s collaborative approach toward powering India’s Semiconductor & electronics manufacturing ambitions.

What are semiconductors?

• A semiconductor is a material product usually composed of silicon, which conducts electricity more than an insulator, such as glass, but less than a pure conductor, such as copper or aluminum. 
• Success in the semiconductor industry depends on creating smaller, faster, and cheaper products. 
• The bulk of semiconductor manufacturing and supply capability concentrated in a handful of countries including Taiwan, South Korea, U.S., Japan and China.

About India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

• India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been set up as an Independent Business Division within Digital India Corporation.
• India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been set up having administrative and financial autonomy to-
• Formulate and drive India’s long-term strategies for developing semiconductors and
• Display manufacturing facilities and semiconductor design ecosystem.
• Envisioned to be led by global experts in the Semiconductor and Display industry, ISM will serve as the nodal agency for efficient, coherent and smooth implementation of the schemes.