India’s Semiconductor Mission is Shaping Up to Compete in Global Chip Making Race
With the global chip shortage, fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical circumstances, affecting several smartphone and automobile industries, the government has launched the ‘Semiconductor Mission’ to establish a self-reliance and give boost to India’s fast-expanding electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem.
The main objective of the programme is to provide financial assistance to companies that invest in semiconductors, display production, and the design environment.
Mr. Deepak Pahwa, M.D. Bry-Air, told News18 that“ India is rising to the occasion wherein with the right talent, skill, technology, and infrastructure it can become the leader in semiconductor manufacturing, designing, and innovation,”.
But in the mission it is really crucial to focus on the ancillary industries that can render quality end products that remain unrivalled across the globe.
As components in a semiconductor are hygroscopic in nature, humidity can have a corrosive effect and cause chip failure. Therefore, the government should establish a “powerful, highly resilient manufacturing base”, suggested Mr. Pahwa.
The initiatives by the states and Centre highlight that India is ready to accomplish its goals and attract more companies to invest in the country. During the Digital India Week-July, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India wants to become a “chip maker from a chip taker”.
Dehumidifiers for Pharma Industry: A Specialist
The pandemic has given industries a reality check in more ways than one. The world’s dependence on China for sourcing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients led to the disruption in supply chain of APIs and significant shortages in the supply of essential drugs around the Globe and in India. The government has announced subsidies/incentives for setting up API plants in India to bridge the gap.
Vizag and nearby areas which already are an important destination for manufacturers can present its own set of challenges due to high humidity levels and it can be a real task to process the ingredients and produce quality drugs.
As majority of the pharmaceutical products are highly hygroscopic and humidity can cause production processes to be less efficient, less predictable, and more prone to producing products that don’t meet specification. The sugar solution that is needed to coat the tablets dry faster in presence of moisture resulting in rough translucent and uneven coating.
The simplest and cost-effective solution is Desiccant Dehumidification in combination with air-conditioning provides the required humidity and temperature parameters for manufacturing, storage & packaging of Pharmaceutical Industry.
