India, Aug. 23 -- The road ahead for Indian semiconductor manufacturing is steep. One key reason India's progress in the sector could derail is the sheer amount of investment needed to establish fabrication units.

From 17 to 19 September 2026, the global semiconductor industry will have its eyes fixed on New Delhi, as India hosts SEMICON, South Asia's largest semiconductor manufacturing event. SEMICON 2026, the event's fifth edition, will feature more than 500 exhibitors, including from 240+ international companies involved in semiconductor manufacturing. The 2025 event featured around 350 exhibiting companies from India and around the world. That leap in scale says a great deal about how central this industry has become to India's ambit...