New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- India and the Netherlands are exploring collaborative research opportunities to harness lab-grown diamonds in semiconductor manufacturing, a move that could significantly advance India's tech capabilities.

Speaking at the CII Indo-Dutch Tech Summit, Electronics and IT Secretary S. Krishnan emphasised the potential of this emerging field and highlighted India's growing electronics sector.

"The way lab-grown diamonds can be sliced and used to grow crystals is quite similar to how silicon carbide and other materials are processed for semiconductor manufacturing," Krishnan stated.

He noted that diamonds, particularly lab-grown varieties, could serve as a viable substrate for semiconductors-a subject of ongoing research...