India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

The Design-Linked Incentive (DLI) program, a crucial component of the "Indian Semiconductor Mission" (ISM), is about to undergo its mid-term evaluation. Only seven of the program's intended 100 start-ups over a five-year period have been approved, prompting calls for a re-evaluation and potential rebirth of the initiative.

India hopes to become a worldwide center for semiconductors, but the scarcity of semiconductor chips has brought attention to supply chain weaknesses and underscored the need for expanding domestic production capacity.

Semiconductor

•  Any type of crystalline solids with an electrical conductivity that falls in between that of conductors and insulators is referred to as a semiconductor.
• Several electrical devices, such as integrated circuits (ICs), diodes, and transistors, are made using semiconductors. These devices' low cost, energy efficiency, compact size, and dependability make them widely used.
• As separate components, they are utilized in power devices, optical sensors, and light emitters, such as solid-state lasers.
• Crystalline materials with four valence electrons on average make up semiconductors. Two typical elemental semiconductors used in electronic devices are silicon and germanium.

Introduction of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

• Under the auspices of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), ISM was introduced in 2021 at a cost of Rs 76,000 crore.
• It is a component of a larger initiative to create a nationwide semiconductor and display ecosystem that is sustainable.
• The program's goal is to give businesses that invest in semiconductor, display manufacturing, and design ecosystems financial support.
• ISM is expected to serve as the central organization for the effective, cohesive, and seamless execution of the plans, guided by international specialists in the semiconductor and display sectors.