Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will host the third Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Symposium 2026 on August 1 and 2 to bring together stakeholders from government, industry and academia to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem.

The symposium is being organised in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and RISC-V International at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, according to an official release issued on Wednesday.

The event aligns with the Union government's vision of positioning India as a global hub for semiconductor design, electronics manufacturing and secure digital infrastructure.

The symposium, themed "Empowering Bharat's Semiconductor Future", will bring together policymakers, technology experts, researchers, startups, industry leaders, investors, faculty members and students.

Discussions will focus on indigenous processor technologies, secure computing systems, hardware innovation, artificial intelligence and the expanding RISC-V ecosystem.

According to IIT Madras, the event aims to promote collaboration among government, academia, research institutions, startups and industry to accelerate the development of trusted semiconductor technologies designed and developed in India.

Highlighting the significance of the symposium, IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti said the initiative was conceived to bring together the country's semiconductor ecosystem to strengthen indigenous computing capabilities.

"The Digital India RISC-V Symposium was created to bring together the entire semiconductor ecosystem -- government, industry, academia, startups and researchers -- to collectively build India's indigenous computing capabilities," he said.

Kamakoti said the response to the first two editions had demonstrated India's strong intellectual and innovation capabilities and reinforced confidence in the country's potential to emerge as a global leader in semiconductor technologies.