Inspite of less-than estimated financial concessions for semiconductor production operations situated in Special Economic Zones, Indian industry is optimistic about the semiconductor policy by the government saying it will result in an instant investment of around $10 Billion.
Called as the Special Incentive Package Scheme, the program is focused on pulling capital for establishing semiconductor plants and industries for manufacturing other technologies.
Semiconductor firms looking for incentives, that will be 20% of the capital expended during the initial ten years, will have to infuse a minimal amount of $550 Million in SEZs.
Raj Khera, Chairman, Indian Semiconductor Association, said in a statement reported on February 23, 2007 by Indiatimes Infotech, “Although the 25% fiscal incentive anticipated by the industry even in case of SEZs has not materialised, but our mood is upbeat. It will galvanise the entire eco-system including inputs like chemicals, and wafer processing. We expect immediate investment commitment of about $10 billion, and the resultant boom in electronics manufacturing could see new players taking this figure to $50 billion in the next 10 years”
The proclamation will bring huge investments to Indian semiconductor industry and will also form a large employment pool for hardware industry. As per the estimates, it could form nine million job vacancies in the next 10 years in India. By 2015, India is projected to house a $360 Billion worth of electronics industry with an approximated chip consumption of about $35 to $40 Billion, thereby making it a luring market for global players to consider establishing their fab units in India.
According to the RNCOS report “Semiconductor Industry (2007-2010)”, India is coming as an important country for semiconductor industry. Not only the semiconductor consumption but also the semiconductor manufacturing capacity of the country is growing high. In 2006, the Indian industry was ruled by embedded software and design service. However, inspite of harboring design and development centers for almost all the chief fabless companies and IDMs, India has yet to establish a semiconductor manufacturing facility meeting international standards of excellence.
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