Semicon 2.0 has drawn about $12B in investment commitments: IT minister Vaishnaw

India has already seen semiconductor investment interest worth $11 billion-12 billion, or about Rs 1 lakh crore, following the announcement of Semicon 2.0, with the government expecting the new phase of its chip programme to create at least one lakh jobs, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The investment commitments span a broad swathe of the semiconductor ecosystem, including equipment, materials, gases, chemicals, assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) units, substrates and even wafer