- Published on July 12, 2025
- In Deep Tech
What’s Stopping India From Becoming a Semiconductor Superpower?
Support from the central government is no longer the bottleneck.
- By Sanjana Gupta
India’s ambitions to become a semiconductor superpower have been facing as much turbulence as traction. From collaborations to other struggles, the country’s chipmaking story is still finding its footing, and not without external friction.
A recent incident involves Kaynes Semicon, a subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India, and Taiwan-based Aptos Technology, a subsidiary of photomask giant Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC).
The two had signed a definitive agreement in 2024 to build packaging and testing capabilities in India and propagate a knowledge transfer. The deal, however, unravelled before it could even take off.
Contrary to earlier reports by the media outlet Digitimes on Kaynes failing to uphold its commitments, the collapse of the partnership was triggered by A
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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