India is accelerating its semiconductor ambitions, from Micron Technology's Sanand ramp to new fabrication and advanced packaging projects, while expanding design partnerships. At the same time, regulatory pressure on Apple, weakening smartphone demand, and solar policy tensions highlight challenges alongside growing global supply-chain integration.
Micron's Sanand ramp shifts India chip debate from milestone to manufacturing system
Micron Technology's Sanand assembly, test, marking, and packaging plant has given India something it lacked until recently: a live semiconductor manufacturing operation with global supply-chain relevance.
Apple faces US$38B antitrust fine in India, eyes Trump card for relief
Apple faces a potential US$38 billion antitrust fine in India as Tim Cook prepares to hand leadership to John Ternus, raising both legal and business implications for the company and for India's approach to regulating global tech firms.
India notifies Dholera chip SEZ, signaling diversification of global semiconductor supply chain
India's notification of a special economic zone in Dholera for the country's first chip fabrication plant marks a potential turning point in global semiconductor supply chains, promising a new manufacturing hub that could attract investment, create skilled jobs, and reduce import dependence — part of a broader international effort to diversify electronics production worldwide.
Odisha to break ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit
Odisha broke ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit on April 19, 2026, a move that could reshape global semiconductor supply chains by adding high-end heterogeneous integration capacity in South Asia, attracting investment for aerospace, defense, artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and data center applications, and creating jobs.
IndieSemiC partners with Nordic on wireless modules as India expands design-led semiconductor push
IndieSemiC, an Indian semiconductor and chip design company, has partnered with Nordic Semiconductor to design and commercialize wireless modules for connected devices, as Indian firms seek to capture more value in the semiconductor chain through design, RF integration, certification, and module-level manufacturing.
India's smartphone shipments fall 3% amid cost pressures and weak demand
India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, signaling strain across global supply chains and consumer markets as rising component costs and sluggish demand squeezed volumes and margins. The downturn — and the further price pressures expected ahead — could affect device availability, pricing strategies, and earnings across manufacturers and retailers.
India and Korea deepen strategic cooperation across technology, energy, and sustainability
The state visit of South Korea President Lee Jae-Myung to India on April 20, 2026, marked a broad effort by both countries to expand cooperation across trade, technology, and strategic sectors. He was hosted in New Delhi by Droupadi Murmu, who welcomed him at Rashtrapati Bhavan and later hosted a banquet in his honor.
Naver, TCS partner on AI and cloud in India during Korea-India summit
Naver has signed a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services in India, marking one of the cooperation deals concluded during a Korea-India summit visit.
India's solar growth faces policy tension between local manufacturing push and rapid capacity expansion
India's push to localize solar manufacturing while rapidly expanding capacity is creating a structural bottleneck, as stricter domestic sourcing rules risk constraining supply just as renewable deployment accelerates. Industry groups warn that the mismatch between solar cell production and demand could delay projects, even as the government accelerates its clean energy transition.
Article edited by Jack Wu
