Industry flags infra, talent as key challenges

Call for upgrade

- UDISHA SRIVASTAV

India's semiconductor industry has witnessed robust growth but continues to face key challenges, said industry representatives at the Semicon India 2025 here on Tuesday. These include infrastructure gaps, a shortage of skilled talent, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Srinivas Satya, president of component business and supply chain at Tata Electronics, said though some signs of progress are visible in recent times, the country's semiconductor supply chain is still nascent.

He said, "There are still plenty of challenges in infrastructure. The construction and design of these facilities themselves is a specialized skill. There, we have gaps in the Indian context in terms of cost-effective semiconductor fabs design and depth of capabilities in the country."