Introduction : A New Chapter in Our Semiconductor IP Conversation
A few weeks ago, we started this conversation with a simple question: what does it really mean to build semiconductor technology in an increasingly open and competitive ecosystem?
We explored RISC-V and the important distinction between an open instruction-set architecture and the intellectual property that can exist around its implementation.
Then we moved from technology to geography: if semiconductor companies are building in India, which ecosystem offers the right combination of incentives, manufacturing capabilities, talent, design expertise and long-term technology value?
And most recently, we went one layer deeper—into the process knowledge itself. We asked whether semiconductor process recipes, yield data and manufacturing know-how should be patented, protected as trade secrets, or managed through a combination of both.
Today, that conversation moves from the page to the industry floor.
IIPRD, in association with Khurana & Khurana (K&K), is exhibiting at SEMICON India 2026.
From Talking About the Ecosystem to Being Part of It
SEMICON India 2026 will take place from 17–19 September 2026 at Yashobhoomi, Delhi, under the theme “Transform Tomorrow: Silicon to Systems – Building the Ecosystem.” The event brings together stakeholders from across the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ecosystem. For us, exhibiting is not simply about having a presence at another industry event.
It is an opportunity to take the IP conversation we have been developing and bring it directly to the companies, founders, engineers, investors, technology leaders and ecosystem partners building India’s semiconductor future.
Find us at Hall 2 | Booth H6029.
Why This Conversation Matters
Semiconductor innovation rarely belongs to a single layer.
A RISC-V-based processor may involve proprietary architecture, third-party technologies and implementation-specific inventions.
A manufacturing operation may depend on patented processes while simultaneously relying on confidential recipes and accumulated yield knowledge.
A company choosing an Indian state for its semiconductor operations may benefit from incentives and infrastructure—but its long-term competitive advantage may ultimately come from the IP developed within that ecosystem.
In other words, the semiconductor value chain is also an IP value chain.
That is the conversation we want to continue at SEMICON India 2026.
What We Bring to the Conversation
At IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana, our focus is not on treating patents as isolated documents. We look at IP in the context of technology and business strategy.
For semiconductor companies, that can mean asking:
- What technology is actually being developed?
- Which parts of the technology may be protected by third-party patents?
- Where could Freedom-to-Operate concerns arise?
- Which innovations should be protected through patents?
- Which process knowledge may be better maintained as trade secrets?
- Who owns IP created through employees, consultants, technology partners or collaborations?
- How can patent intelligence support licensing, investment, market entry or competitive strategy?
These questions become increasingly important as India moves from semiconductor ambition toward a more connected design, manufacturing and technology ecosystem.
The Booth Is an Invitation, Not Just a Destination
If you are attending SEMICON India 2026, we would like the conversation to begin before you walk away from our booth.
Bring us the technology question behind the business question.
- Are you entering the Indian semiconductor market?
- Building or licensing semiconductor technology?
- Developing a RISC-V or SoC platform?
- Evaluating third-party patent exposure?
- Building a semiconductor patent portfolio?
- Trying to determine what should be patented and what should remain confidential?
- Exploring technology partnerships or investment opportunities?