Local Tech Display Achievements in Semicon Exhibition
Ø Concluding session features 15 announcements
spanning RISC-V innovation, AI and quantum platforms, fab automation, start-up engagement
and workforce development
Ø Digital India RISC-V Grand Challenge under
C2S Programme awarded to three teams for solutions built on indigenous processors
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Concluding Session Highlights:
SEMICON India 2026 wrapped up with 15 major announcements spanning RISC-V innovation,
AI/quantum platforms, fab automation, startup pitching, and workforce development.
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Digital India RISC-V Grand Challenge Winners:
Three teams won a total of ₹60 lakh under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme:
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First Prize:
Meevisai Technologies (Team Digital Dawgs, SASTRA University)
for an autonomous water-surface cleaning robot using the IIT Madras SHAKTI processor.
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Second Prize:
Digiscope LLP (Team Binary Bandits, ER&DCI Institute)
for VEGA Chikitsa, a digital stethoscope
using the CDAC VEGA processor.
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Third Prize:
Zetawave Technologies (Team NeuroBytes, IISc Bengaluru)
for a forest-environment monitoring system using the VEGA processor.
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New Tech Platforms & Challenges Launched:
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Bharat AI-SoC Challenge 2026–27:
Second edition launched for students and professionals (supported by the UK Government
via the UK-India Technology Security Initiative).
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SCL DMIS:
Semi-Conductor Laboratory (Mohali) launched an indigenous Device Manufacturing Integrated
System for wafer-fab automation.
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PARAM Vidya & PARAM Shavak-QS: C-DAC introduced an AI
Excellence Lab-in-a-Box and a compact high-performance quantum simulation platform.
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Sovereign Computing & Infrastructure
Partnerships: C-DAC partnered with NLC India Limited and
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to build secure data-centre
and high-performance computing solutions.
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Workforce & Skilling Alliances:
Collaborations involving ESSCI, Maitrio Labs, Truechip
Solutions, SEMI, Peachtree Elevate, and NIELIT to drive training in circuit design,
ATMP, and digital manufacturing twins.
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Startup & Ecosystem Roadmap:
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Startup
Mitra: 11 startups pitched to 20+ VCs (Elphins Technologies secured 1st place).
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EY
& ISEA Report: Launched "Semicon India 2.0: From Capacity Creation to Ecosystem Leadership,"
projecting India's semiconductor market growth from ~$64 billion (2026) to $200
billion by 2035.
[ABS News Sevice/21.09.2026]
SEMICON India 2026 concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi on 19 September, 2026, with a series
of 15 announcements and collaborations during its concluding session. The initiatives
are aimed at strengthening India’s capabilities in semiconductor design, indigenous
computing, fabrication management, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies,
start-up engagement and workforce development. They brought together Government
institutions, industry, academia and skilling organisations to translate India’s
semiconductor ambitions into deployable technologies, stronger domestic infrastructure
and industry-ready talent.
The day’s proceedings placed particular
emphasis on innovation using indigenous processor platforms, wider access to advanced
computing, sovereign digital infrastructure and practical skilling across chip design,
verification, testing, semiconductor manufacturing and Assembly, Testing, Marking
and Packaging (ATMP).
1. Digital India RISC-V Grand Challenge winners announced
The winners of the Digital India RISC-V
(DIR-V) Grand Challenge, organised by Maker Village under the Chips to Startup (C2S)
Programme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), were announced. The challenge received participation
from 1,236 teams comprising 5,045 participants from across the country. Three teams
received total prize money of Rs 60 lakh:
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First Prize: Meevisai Technologies Pvt.
Ltd., representing Team Digital Dawgs from SASTRA University, Thanjavur, developed
an autonomous water-surface cleaning robot, using the indigenous SHAKTI processor
developed by IIT Madras. The robot is designed to clean inland water bodies such
as ponds and temple tanks.
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Second Prize: Digiscope LLP, representing Team Binary Bandits
from ER&DCI Institute of Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, developed VEGA Chikitsa,
a digital stethoscope that captures heart and lung sounds with real-time filtering
and supports recording, remote monitoring and machine-learning-assisted murmur screening,
using the indigenous VEGA processor developed by CDAC.
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Third Prize: Zetawave Technologies Pvt. Ltd., representing
Team NeuroBytes from the Indian Institute of Science,
Bengaluru, developed a forest-environment monitoring system using the indigenous
VEGA processor.
New technology platforms and innovation challenges launched
2. Bharat AI-SoC Challenge 2026–27:
The second edition of the challenge was launched under the C2S Programme for undergraduate
and postgraduate students and working professionals in artificial intelligence and
system-on-chip design. The initiative is supported by the UK Government through
the UK-India Technology Security Initiative and will remain open for one month from
the date of launch.
3. SCL DMIS for fab automation:
The Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, launched Device Manufacturing Integrated
System (DMIS), an indigenous manufacturing execution system for efficient management
of wafer-fabrication activities. Its modular, plug-and-play architecture supports
end-to-end management from order booking and wafer fabrication to final packaging,
strengthening shop-floor control and manufacturing efficiency.
Partnerships for
sovereign computing and digital infrastructure
4. C-DAC and NLC India Limited:
The organisations announced a collaboration to establish a data centre within India’s
energy-sector ecosystem by leveraging indigenous technologies and expertise. The
partnership seeks to promote secure and advanced digital infrastructure while strengthening
self-reliance and technological capability in the energy sector.
5. C-DAC and Bharat Electronics Limited:
C-DAC and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced a collaboration to jointly
develop and deliver indigenous high-performance computing, artificial intelligence
and sovereign data-centre solutions. The partnership will combine C-DAC’s advanced
computing technologies with BEL’s system-integration and deployment capabilities.
Indigenous AI and quantum platforms
6. PARAM Vidya: C-DAC launched
PARAM Vidya, a ready-to-deploy AI Excellence Lab-in-a-Box for universities, research
institutions, start-ups and MSMEs. Its plug-and-play architecture and indigenous
software ecosystem are intended to widen access to artificial intelligence and high-performance
computing and support research, skilling and application development.
7. PARAM Shavak-QS:
C-DAC inaugurated PARAM Shavak-QS, a compact, high-performance
quantum simulation platform designed to enable research, education and innovation
in quantum technologies and broaden access to quantum-computing capabilities.
8. Electronics Sector Skills Council of India
and Maitrio Labs: A strategic partnership was announced to strengthen
the semiconductor skilling ecosystem and develop training infrastructure aligned
with the emerging requirements of semiconductor manufacturing.
9. Electronics Sector Skills Council of India
and Truechip Solutions: The organisations
announced a partnership for training and certification of youth in semiconductor
circuit design, verification and testing, with the objective of building industry-ready
skills across the semiconductor value chain.
10. SEMI and Peachtree Elevate:
An MoU was exchanged to advance semiconductor workforce development through technical
training, professional education and customised certification pathways, combining
SEMI’s global ecosystem and SEMI University resources with Peachtree Elevate’s demand-led skilling model.
11. NIELIT semiconductor workforce initiatives:
NIELIT announced initiatives for ATMP skilling and a Digital Twin for Semiconductor
Manufacturing. These will combine digital learning, hands-on training and immersive
simulations through NIELIT Centres of Excellence, the NIELIT Digital University
Platform, the upcoming ATMP facility at Guwahati and the Digital Twin.
12. Ramaiah Institute of Advanced Skills and
Technology (RIASAT) and IISc Bengaluru: The Ramaiah Institute of
Advanced Skills and Technology and IISc Bengaluru exchanged an MoU to advance India’s
semiconductor capabilities through closer institutional collaboration.
Innovation start-up
engagement and ecosystem roadmap
13. SEMICON India Hackathon Grand Finale:
The SEMICON India Hackathon received 3,808 team registrations from 881 colleges
and 1,053 ideas, with 10 teams reaching the Grand Finale. Teams from VIT Vellore
and IIT Madras emerged as winners, while teams from KPR Institute and VIT Vellore
were runners-up.
14. Startup Mitra: Under Startup
Mitra, 11 start-ups pitched to over 20 venture capital investors. Elphins Technologies secured first place, Meukron Technologies stood second, while Multi Nano Sense Technologies
and CraftifAI jointly received third place.
15. EY and ISEA report launch:
EY and the India Semiconductor and Electronics Association (ISEA) launched the report
“Semicon India 2.0: From Capacity Creation to Ecosystem
Leadership”. The report highlights an opportunity for India’s semiconductor market
to grow from nearly USD 64 billion in 2026 to USD 200 billion by 2035 and outlines
a roadmap to translate domestic demand and design talent into leadership across
manufacturing, advanced packaging and innovation.
The announcements at the concluding session
complemented the MoUs and partnerships unveiled during the first two days of SEMICON
India 2026. Together, they reflected a broad-based effort to strengthen the ecosystem
from indigenous processors and research platforms to fabrication operations, sovereign
infrastructure, industry-academia collaboration and specialized talent.
Together with the 41 announcements and
MoUs during the first two days, the initiatives at SEMICON India 2026 reflected
increasing collaboration among Government, industry, academia, startups and R&D
organisations to translate semiconductor capabilities into technology development,
skilled talent, commercialisation and deployment.