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As India's semiconductor ecosystem appears to be readying for take-off, workforce development must be taken to unprecedented levels to fuel it. On a global scale, the talent supply is expected to make or break the growth projections of the semiconductor industry towards $1T, fuelled by megatrends like Big Data, Mobility, and Electrification. India has a unique opportunity to lead the world in supplying talent to grow this industry.
Few takeaways from our past interactions for WFD:Students need to be more “industry-ready” and cross-disciplined.Longer-term Internships are the most preferred way of engaging and training students.
Industry experts should offer seminars and short courses at the universities, conduct design reviews, and provide project feedback. There is a need for closer interaction between academia and industry, possibly through a forum where all industry partners and faculty can share problems and experiences.
There is a need for platform-based communication and not just a one-way ask from the industry to the academia.
Need for improved communication among the faculty. They should be aware of each other's activities via seminars and deep-dive interactive forums to share their work and challenges, brainstorm, and learn from each other's experiences. This will help build a cohesive community.
There should be some level of cross-training between industry, VCs, faculty, and students.
IIT Bombay has been at the forefront of semiconductor design and technology training in India for well over a decade through national programs in these areas, the Skilled Manpower Development Programme (SMDP) and the Indian Nanoelectronics Users' Programme (INUP), respectively. IIT Bombay also pioneered semiconductor technology certification courses in India with industry partners, specifically long-term partner Applied Materials. With the advent of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the concomitant creation of SemiX, this has been accelerated with first-of-their-kind in India courses: a certification course with both Applied Materials and GlobalFoundries as partners, one on Semiconductor Packaging, and one for Gujarat college teachers through their state government. The IIT Bombay faculty has also been deeply involved in preparing the ISM Talent Development Report and the AICTE semiconductor education plan.
We will launch two training programs with Synopsys—one on 28-nm CMOS technology (tentatively scheduled for June 2024) and the other on Power Electronics. Both programs are aimed at training students and young engineers as part of workforce development.
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