SEMI, Messe München India to Host SEMICON India

Messe München India, the Indian subsidiary of Messe München GmbH and a leading organizer of trade fairs in India, and SEMI, the global industry association advancing growth for 3,000 member companies and helping the semiconductor industry deploy life-changing tech worldwide, have officially inked a partnership agreement to host SEMICON India expositions.

The event will be co-located with electronica India and productronica India, thereby creating Southeast Asia’s single largest platform for showcasing the latest advancements in the electronics and semiconductor industries.

The collaboration comes in the wake of the earlier announcements by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) at the Semicon India 2023 event in Gandhinagar, and subsequently at the curtain raiser event of SEMICON India during electronica India and productronica India 2023 in Bengaluru, signaling a significant stride in advancing India’s domestic semiconductor ecosystem and connecting it to the global industry.

India has emerged as an attractive destination for semiconductor manufacturing and sourcing due to its rapidly expanding domestic market, demand for new-age electronics including electric vehicles, and a fast-developing supply chain for machinery, components, assembly, testing, and many other specialized products and services.

“India’s demand for semiconductors is valued at $24 billion today, and this is likely to emerge as a $110 billion opportunity by 2030,” said Bhupinder Singh, CEO, Messe Muenchen India. “This explains the initiatives by global semiconductor companies to enter the Indian market. As the organizers of South Asia’s largest trade fair for electronics manufacturing – electronica India and productronica India, we are excited to work with SEMI to host SEMICON India.”

“Considering the inherent strengths of the Indian economy, the government’s India Semiconductor Mission is an open invitation to the world to make and source semiconductors in India,” Ajit Manocha, president and CEO, SEMI, said. “From policy support to talent availability and attractive demand, India has all the elements for success in semiconductor design and manufacturing. SEMICON India will be a place for all stakeholders to come together and build win-win partnerships to develop the ecosystem in India. Thus, we are excited to host SEMICON India with our longstanding partners Messe München.”

SEMICON India will give Indian semiconductor and electronics companies access to global semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, thereby integrating the upstream and downstream value chains for semiconductors.