India Launches RDI Fund To Build Semiconductors
India's Prime Minister recently launched the INR 1 Lakh Cr Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund to accelerate domestic semiconductor, AI, quantum, and advanced-materials capabilities. The policy targets compute and data sovereignty amid a global semiconductor market projected to exceed $1.1 trillion by 2030 and recommends medium-nm fabs, lithography planning, and architectures like RISC-V and compute-in-memory to build local supply chains.
Key Points
- 1Launches INR 1 Lakh Cr RDI fund to back semiconductors, AI, quantum, and advanced materials
- 2Addresses supply-chain risk as over 70% of advanced chips are fabricated in East Asia
- 3Encourages investment in medium-nm fabs, compute-sovereignty, RISC-V, compute-in-memory, and photonics
Scoring Rationale
High national-scale funding and clear tech roadmap justify top score; outcome depends on execution and industrial partnerships.
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