Nationwide Momentum in Chip Design as India Prepares Workforce for AI Age: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

The session “Semiconductor Workforce in the Age of AI” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 positioned talent development as the decisive link between India’s artificial intelligence ambitions and its semiconductor manufacturing roadmap. Bringing together leaders from government, industry and academia, the discussion underscored that the next phase of India’s semiconductor journey will depend not on incremental skilling initiatives, but on building a deep, end-to-end understanding of the fab ecosystem, spanning device physics, process integration and advanced manufacturing systems.