The 75 important priorities for India to become Electronics & Semiconductors Nation.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Memory Fab for DRAM, Flash, SSD
- Display Fab for small and large devices
- CMOS Silicon Fab, Multiple Technology Nodes
- Analogue Mixed Signal Fab
- Revitalise & Upgrade SCL
- GAN/Silicon Carbide Fab for Power Electronics
- GAN/GaAs Fab for RF Applications
- Polysilicon Fab for Solar and other Applications
- ATMP Units for Simple Packages
- ATMP Units for Complex Packages
- Chemicals, Gases, Wafers, Raw Material
Electronics Products
- Servers for Data Centres
- Tablets/TabTops for Education & Healthcare
- Indian Smart Mobile Phone
- 5G Base-Station & VRAN
- Optical Network Terminal (ONT) for FTTH
- Secured Network Routers and Switches
- Wi-Fi Router/Access Points
- Interactive Boards for Smart Classrooms
- Smart Cameras with AI/ML Features
- Indigenous Drones
- Single Board Computer (RISC-V)
- Digital Stethoscope
- Wearables for Healthcare and Lifestyle
- Cuffless B.P. (Touch Based)
- Prick-less Glucometer; No Blood
- Wireless ECG & Halter Device
- Home Pathology/Blood Test Device
- Next-gen STB with OTT
- Smart Universal/Voice Remote
- Interactive/Internet Based TV
- GAN Chargers/UPS/Inverters/EV Components
Semiconductor Products
- E-Passport Chip
- LED Driver Chip
- NAVIC Receiver Chip
- Mobile/Tablet Apps Proc. with Modem
- 4G/5G Modem Chip/IP
- GAN RF Chip for 5G/6G Radio
- RISC-V based IoT Chip multi-Radio
- Smart Meter Chip with Radio Comms
- Electronics Toys Chip
- Bluetooth Chip/IP
- AI/ML Chip Inferencing Chip
- AI/ML Training Chip
- WiFi-6 Chip
- Set-Top-Box/OTT Chip
- X-GPON Chip for FTTH and ONT
- Sensors (PIR, Ultrasonic, Temp, Light, N-P-K)
- UWB & Lidar
- Digital Thermometer + SPO2 Chip
- Capsule Chip for Medical Diagnosis
- High Resolution Ultra-Sound Chip
Large National Programmes
- Cities with Free Wi-Fi Access for all
- Every digital device Multi-Lingual – Bhashini
- Digitisation of Health & Health Records
- Data Sets for AI/ML (Agri, Health, Education)
- National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
- Indigenisation of 5,000 Tinkering Labs (AIM)
- 10 Component Banks for ESDM Startups
Capacity/Talent/Research
- NISER (iMEC of India)
- Chip-to-Startup (C2S) programme
- B.Tech in VLSI @ 100+ Colleges
- Internship Exchanges
- Train 1,50,000 VLSI Engineers
- Train 5,000 Fab Technicians
- VR/AR Based Training for Mfg
- Tie-up with 5 Fabs for On-job Training
- 1000 PhDs in Semiconductor & VLSI
- 100 Fabless Startups
Policy Initiatives
- Repairable Policy & Products
- Refurbishment Policy
- Domestic Value add / PMA
- DLI for Electronics & Fabless
- Indian Brands, Products, Procurement
- Demand Aggregation for Products & Chips
Dr Satya Gupta is CEO, EPIC Foundation, President, VLSI Society of India, and Co-Chair, FICCI Digital Economy Committee
