New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India stands at a pivotal moment in its semiconductor journey.

The country has earned global recognition for chip design and software. It now has an opportunity to build on those strengths by becoming a leader in advanced packaging and, ultimately, evolving into a world-class systems foundry. By focusing on advanced packaging and workforce development, India can lay the foundation for a semiconductor-driven economy of the 21st century.

Advanced packaging has emerged as one of the most strategic technologies in the semiconductor industry. It enables the integration of chips, chiplets, memory, photonics, sensors, RF components and power devices into highly functional systems that power artificial intelligence, high-...