Semicon 2.0 scheme in next 3-4 months: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that it would take about 3-4 months for the government to launch the next leg of the semiconductor incentive scheme. In a media interaction, the minister said the scheme will be an expanded version of Semicon 1.0 and will cover the entire value chain from materials, ingots and wafers to fabs and chip assembly units. Excerpts: