Gap in core chip manufacturing, equipment capabilities: Industry executives

While India has traditionally excelled in chip design and application development, top semiconductor equipment makers pointed to a gap in core semiconductor manufacturing and equipment capabilities, Radhika Viswanathan, chief operating officer of semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials, said in an address.

She was speaking at the India Electronics and Semiconductors Association (IESA) Vision Summit here on Wednesday.

American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment Lam Research Managing Director Rangesh Raghavan highlighted a $50 billion supply chain opportunity, and expanded R&D investments.