On his 2-day visit to home state Gujarat starting July 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate an airport in Rajkot and also an exhibition on semiconductors in state capital Gandhinagar.
The PM will inaugurate the newly-built Hirasar greenfield airport at Rajkot, whose foundation stone he had laid in 2017, officials said. He will also address a public rally at the event. On July 28, Modi will inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’, an event to highlight investment opportunities in India’s semiconductor sector, they said.
The exhibition of the event will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on July 25, and the programme will run from July 25-30, a government release said.
Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, S Jaishankar and Rajeev Chandrasekhar will also attend the event.
The exhibition aims to educate visitors about the intricate manufacturing process of semiconductors and the remarkable strides achieved in this dynamic field, it said.
Following PM Modi’s recent visit to the US, where President Joe Biden announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art semiconductor assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) facility by Micron Technology Inc in India, the Gujarat government signed an MoU worth Rs 22,500 crore with the company to establish the facility at Sanand in the state.
Over the course of three days, experts in semiconductor chip, display fab, chip design and assembling, from various corners of the globe will gather to share their knowledge and perspectives on emerging opportunities in India, the release said.
Leading semiconductor manufacturing companies like Foxconn, Micron, AMD, IBM, Marvell, Vedanta, Lam Research, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Grantwood Technologies, Infineon Technologies etc. will participate in the event, the government said.
“With a strong focus on innovation, participation and growth, the event holds immense significance in shaping the future of the semiconductor industry in both India and Gujarat,” the release added.
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