India, Sept. 24 -- India's semiconductor ambitions are entering a more complicated phase. Building manufacturing capacity is one part of the equation. Now the challenge is developing the engineering knowledge, intellectual property (IP), advanced packaging capabilities, skills, and digital infrastructure that can turn that capacity into a broader semiconductor ecosystem.

From simply making chips to understanding the systems around them was a recurring theme at SEMICON India 2026. For Dassault Systemes, it also defines where the company sees its role. Rather than competing in electronic design automation (EDA), the company is looking at what happens when a chip moves beyond circuit design and becomes part of a larger product, whether that...