We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”
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—Alan Turing
India’s Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore ($13.23 billion), expanding beyond ISM 1.0’s fab-first approach to fund chip design, advanced packaging, materials, equipment manufacturing and R&D across the semiconductor value chain.
A key supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips for NVIDIA’s AI accelerators, SK hynix plans to use the proceeds primarily for new semiconductor production facilities and advanced manufacturing equipment in South Korea as it expands its AI infrastructure capabilities.
Indium phosphide, a compound semiconductor made from indium and phosphorus, has become a critical enabler of the optical chips that move data inside AI data centres.
MEXT’s AI-powered predictive memory technology is designed to make flash storage behave more like DRAM, addressing a growing challenge in modern data center infrastructure.
Trade ministers from South Korea and Qatar agreed to expand cooperation in manufacturing AI, semiconductors, and biohealth, with talks covering the M.AX Alliance, robotics, and AI chipmakers, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.
India PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon plant in Gujarat’s Sanand on March 31, 2026, signalling the start of commercial production at the country’s second semiconductor facility under the India Semiconductor Mission. The unit will manufacture advanced power modules and strengthen India’s domestic chip packaging capabilities.
