India, March 2 -- The 1st International Electronics, Packaging, Design, and Manufacturing Conference 2026 was held today in Faridabad, under the mentorship of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society.

Delivering the opening keynote, Ajit Manocha, President, SEMI, said the semiconductor industry is going through a major inflection point. AI is now fueling growth opportunities. SEMI brings together $3 trillion electronics value chain. Top priorities for 2026 are global advocacy and SIPS, workforce development, sustainability, PFAs, AI and cyber security.

SEMI tech partners include Fraunhofer, CEA-Leti, IEEE, IESA, ITRI, AIST, etc. SEMI is built on three pillars. Standards, Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), and Thought Leadership. Semicon W...