India to widen chip sops as nearly $10 bn is fully committed, says Meity’s Krishnan

“India does not need only chip fabs (fabrication plants) and testing plants, but also equipment suppliers, material suppliers, gases and chemicals are all areas that were not covered under ISM’s (the semiconductor mission’s) first plan, and need attention,” said S. Krishnan, secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity).

“These areas were previously covered under the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (Specs), which…