9SEPTEMBER, 2025manufacturing," noted Easwaran International collaborations with well-established semiconductor ecosystems, and Japan holds a crucial position in this endeavor, considering its leadership in semiconductor materials and equipment."Japan currently accounts for manufacturing of nearly 50 per cent of the world's semiconductor materials including photoresists, specialty chemicals, gases, and wet chemicals, and one-third of equipment, making it a key partner of choice in scaling India's manufacturing base and creation of a robust ecosystem." These strengths make Japan a "partner of choice" for India to scale its semiconductor ecosystem, Easwaran highlighted.The partnership between India and Japan is currently materializing through significant projects that include technological collaboration and the provision of equipment by Japanese companies for semiconductor facilities in India.Strategic efforts like the India-Japan Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership, established in July 2023, and the Digital Partnership 2.0 unveiled in August 2025, are designed to enhance collaborative research, foster design innovation, and promote talent development."India creates scale and develops talent, Japan could bring class-leading technologies and support the creation of the ecosystem involving equipment, materials, and chemicals. Together, this partnership can fast-track India's journey to becoming a leading semiconductor manufacturer by 2030," noted Easwaran. INDIA'S SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH TO SEE KEY ROLE FROM JAPANESE FIRMS: DELOITTEAccording to Deloitte India, Japanese firms are poised to significantly influence India's semiconductor initiative as the nation prepares to establish a $100 billion semiconductor market by 2030.In a written response to inquiries, P.S. Easwaran, Partner & Supply Chain Leader at Deloitte India, stated that the expansion of the semiconductor industry in India will be enhanced by the government's $10 billion incentive program under the Indian Semiconductor Mission."India's semiconductor market is projected to reach over $100 billion by the end of this decade, and nearly 30-35 per cent of this demand will be met through domestic INDIAN SEMICON CONSORTIUM BAGS DEAL FOR INDIGENOUS CAMERASIn a landmark move for India's electronics sector, the Indian Semicon Consortium led by Kaynes Semicon has clinched contracts to supply five lakh fully indigenous cameras by March 2026. This move will help push the country away from foreign imports and help build India's vision hardware ecosystem.The contract involves 1.5 lakh dash cameras for a major automotive manufacturer located at their headquarters in Mumbai, and approximately 3.6 lakh advanced surveillance cameras for communications and defense networks by a Himachal Pradesh­based technology company.Furthermore, this directly aligns with the Indian government's broader India Semiconductor Mission for a self-reliant ecosystem in chip and device manufacturing.Each one of the partners in this consortium will add value based on their particular skill set. Kaynes Semicon is taking on the assembly, test and integration of the product, 3rdiTech is providing a CMOS sensor which can perform under Indian conditions, Focal is contributing optical designs, and SparshIQ Solutions will develop the systems and PCB. Both Global and domestic partners, NXP, Sensesemi, CDAC, u-blox, and Accord, and are providing important insights and access to technology in AI, navigation, and processing technology.The cameras will be manufactured over 50% localized in 2026, and they're targeting 90% localization by 2030. This is a key move for India's electronics industry as it pivots from a reliance on imported modules ­ imported largely from China ­ to creating homegrown, scalable solutions for automotive and surveillance markets.Industry experts regard this achievement as a marker in India's goal to be a global leader in semiconductor and vision-based technologies. It signifies a long-term view alongside fulfilling short-term demand to build an indigenous semiconductor capability that can compete on international terms.
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