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Innovation in the Indian Semiconductor Industry: The Challenge of Sectoral Deepening

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

William W. Keller  and
Louis W. Pauly
William W. Keller
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Louis W. Pauly
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Abstract

Seeking to build on related successes in other information technology sectors, the government of India has signaled its intent to transform the country's performance in microelectronics. Facing a young and expanding population, India needs to create manufacturing jobs in promising industries, and it needs to build out from its limited high-technology base. Semiconductors are foundational in this regard. Today, there is much discussion within India about the link between semiconductors and innovation in bio-electronics, alternative energy production and storage, and various micro- and nano-devices. The government's contemporary attempt to promote the building of infrastructure for manufacturing and applied research in semiconductors highlights reasons for hope. So too does the remarkable talent now available in the Indian diaspora. But significant impediments, especially in postsecondary and graduate-level education, must still be overcome if the necessary human capital is to be developed, equipped, and deployed effectively.

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IndiaIndian industrial policyhigh-technology innovationsemiconductor industrymicroelectronicsnanoelectronicseducation reformelectrical engineeringapplied research
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Business and Politics , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , August 2009 , pp. 1 - 21
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Copyright © V.K. Aggarwal 2009 and published under exclusive license to Cambridge University Press 

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