Vision to reality: Advancing India’s Make-in-India Semiconductor journey

India’s ESDM ecosystem is experiencing remarkable growth across Semiconductor & Electronics Products, Manufacturing, and Design Services. Celebrating outstanding contributions in these critical areas, the "Vision to Reality" journey was showcased at the grand stage of the 19th IESA Vision Summit and Gujarat Semiconnect in Gandhinagar. Co-organized by SEMI and inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel, the event highlighted key milestones shaping India’s semiconductor and electronics landscape.

A prestigious highlight of the event, the IESA Technovation Awards, has been a benchmark of excellence in the ESDM industry for over a decade. Year after year, these awards continue to recognize and honor the most innovative and impactful individuals, startups, industries, and academia driving India’s leadership in electronics design and manufacturing. In alignment with the Government of India’s "Make in India" vision, the 2025 edition of the IESA Technovation Awards celebrated groundbreaking achievements in electronics, fostering innovation, product development, and solutions addressing both local and global challenges.

The Awards were presented in the esteemed presence of Ms. Mona Khandhar (IAS), Principal Secretary, Government of Gujarat, Ajit Manocha, President and CEO, SEMI India, Rajesh Nair, Senior VP, Tata Electronics, Rajeev Khushu, Director Corporate Affairs, and Government Relations of Texas Instruments, Dr. Veerappan VV, Chairperson, IESA, Ruchir Dixit, Vice Chairperson, IESA, and Ashok Chandak, President, IESA. 

Ashok Chandak, President of IESA, emphasised, “As we celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of today, these awards, product launches and “ Sand to Silicon to Systems exhibition” also spark the ideas that will shape tomorrow's innovations, inspiring a new wave of breakthroughs in country’s ESDM sector and accelerate our journey in this strategic sector.”

Another key highlight of the summit was the launch of five most innovative products under the "Vision to Reality: Make in India Milestones" theme, at the hands of the CM of Gujarat:
• Launch of a Unique Semiconductor Test Tool and new Facility by Tessolve in Bangalore.
• Launch of Sapphire Ingot by Polymatech.
• Launch of - India’s first Small Outline Integrated Chip (SOIC) 16L chip assembled/packaged by Suchi Semicon.
• Launch QFN packaged power device by RRP Electronics.
• Launch of Beamformer IC by Fermionics.

Dr. V. Veerappan, Chairperson, IESA, highlighted that these critical launches demonstrate the country's growing potential to design, develop, and manufacture innovative semiconductor and electronic products and are a significant step towards achieving the central government's vision of driving advanced design and innovations led manufacturing.

The Vision Summit showcased a remarkable display of innovation, featuring 100+ esteemed exhibitors and 250 booths under the theme 'Sand to Silicon to Systems'.The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from ecosystem partners worldwide, with all anchor units that have announced semiconductor manufacturing projects in India proudly showcasing their capabilities and future plans.

The exhibition served as a pivotal platform for industry leaders, startups, and academia to present cutting-edge products and solutions, driving collaboration and technological advancements. It played a crucial role in highlighting India’s growing self-reliance in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, reinforcing its position as a global innovation hub. All 2,500 conference delegates and over 1,000 students gained valuable insights into India's rapidly advancing semiconductor and electronics landscape, witnessing its capabilities, progress, and vision for the future.

The awards highlights:
★ Techno Visionary – Public Service – Presented to Sushil Pal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CEO, India Semiconductor Mission.

★ Techno Visionary – Presented to Mr. hashtag#RameshKannan, Managing Director, Kaynes Technology India.

★ Techno Mentor – Academia : Awarded to Prof. Srinivasan Raghavan, Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
★ Enterprise: Presented to Andrew Speller, Communication Specialist for Alphawave Semi.

★ Startups
● Electronics: Presented to Mohan Jindal and hashtag#KushalSakhtivel on behalf of Sumit Kavathekar, Founding Member for Chipspirit, and Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, CEO for IG Drones. 

● Semiconductor: Presented to Dr. Hareesh Chandrasekar, CEO AGNIT Semiconductors Pvt Ltd, and Dr. hashtag#PrometheusDasMahapatra and Rahul Pulipati, COO for amPICQ Pvt Ltd.

★ MSME: Presented to hashtag#NateSrinathNudurupati, MD, Inxee Systems Pvt Ltd.

★ Skilling: Presented to Kunal Ghosh (vlsisystemdesign.com) for VLSI System Design.