India touted as option to ease U.S. chip workforce gap

Partners look to bolster semiconductor cooperation amid immigration limits

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India could ease a U.S. workforce shortage in the semiconductor sector, but American immigration policies remain a challenge. © Reuters

NISHANT ANNU, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- Indian talent could help solve anticipated worker shortages in U.S. chip supply chains, but immigration policies remain a hurdle as the two countries look to strengthen cooperation on critical technologies.

American chipmakers have committed billions of dollars in investments in India following a memorandum of understanding to establish a Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership signed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal in March 2023.

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