The Ahmedabad white paper underscores semiconductors as the backbone of modern technology—critical for cloud computing, AI, smart devices, and 5G—and emphasizes India’s urgent need to cultivate domestic manufacturing to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains and bolster security. It details the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) schemes for fabs, display fabs, and compound semiconductors, noting the Union Budget 2025’s 48% increase for MeitY, doubling semiconductor funding to ₹2,500 crores and attracting ₹1.52 lakh crores in investments. On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Consulate, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. convened government representatives (including Gujarat’s Science & Technology and GSEM leadership), academicians, investors, and industry stakeholders to focus on Gujarat’s ecosystem. Key recommendations include building awareness and semiconductor curricula at all educational levels, expanding skilling programs and apprenticeships, incentivizing financiers and fostering the Dholera AI-enabled fab with Tata Electronics–Powerchip’s ₹91,000 crore investment, extending incentives across the value chain, accrediting specialized courses, establishing robust temperature-controlled logistics and clusters, accelerating technology-transfer and IP frameworks, and appointing a Core Steering Committee to draft a phased roadmap positioning Gujarat as a premier semiconductor hub.

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