Intel, HCL veterans, university chiefs on government's semiconductor panel

Chennai: Intel veteran Vinod Dham, HCL founder Ajai Chowdhry, IIT M Director V Kamakoti, Chancellor of University of California Pradeep Khosla, and other senior leaders have been named as part of the committee.

"The Advisory Committee shall meet at least once in three months to provide key inputs to develop a sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in India," the release said, adding that the panel would be reconstituted for the next year.

In mid-December last year, the IT Ministry unveiled a Rs 76,000-crore incentive policy for semiconductor and display unit manufacture, among other components. In an earlier release, the ministry has said it has already drawn over $20 billion in investments from five ventures, who have filed applications for incentive approval.