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With the agreement, Purdue will focus on: This is a truly a win-win for India and the USA.”Īmitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission and joint secretary in the Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT, and Alyssa Wilcox, senior vice president for partnerships and the president’s chief of staff at Purdue, shake on it in celebration of Purdue’s agreement with India. India’s vast talent pool will be able to use Purdue’s deep educational expertise and leading research capabilities in semiconductors. Praising the partnership, Vaishnaw said, “This collaboration between Purdue and the India Semiconductor Mission will create tremendous synergy and impact. “We share Minister Vaishnaw's enthusiasm in generating talent and collaborating on innovation, and look forward to co-leading the national semiconductor roadmap of our two nations." “Purdue is excited to form this pioneering partnership with the India Semiconductor Mission, the first of its kind under the framework of U.S.-India governmental partnership,” Purdue President Mung Chiang said. This is on top of numerous other Purdue forward-leaning efforts over the last year-plus to address critical national semiconductor needs. On May 3, Purdue, the state of Indiana and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation announced a partnership with Belgium-based imec. It marks the second major global partnership Purdue has announced within the last week. Purdue signed the agreement Tuesday (May 9) with the leadership of the India Semiconductor Mission in the presence of Honorable Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is in charge of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology in India and also oversees the country’s semiconductors program. With the announcement, Purdue is established as a key collaborator with India and the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) in skilled workforce development and joint research and innovation in the burgeoning fields of semiconductors and microelectronics. – Purdue University continues to rapidly expand its global boundaries in semiconductors, announcing a transformative agreement to become the flagship academic partner and collaborator with the government of India.

Agreement provides foundation to advance workforce development, joint research and innovation, and global industry collaborations
