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The Yogi Adityanath cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy 2025 (UP ECMP-2025) on 3 September 2025, designating an effective date retroactive to 1 April 2025 for a six-year policy horizon (sunset 31 March 2031). Administered by UPLC and Invest UP, the policy targets INR 5,000 crore in new investment by layering state-level incentives on top of the central MeitY Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), covering eleven priority component categories including displays, camera modules, multilayer PCBs, magnetics, lithium-ion cells, capacitors, resistors, semiconductor packaging substrates, sensors, connectors, and oscillators. UP is the fourth major Indian state (after Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh) to publish a dedicated ECMS-stacking instrument, completing the Big-Four-state cluster for ECMS-anchored greenfield investment.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.30 (ITE&C Promotion Wing, 1 August 2025) establishing the Electronics Components Manufacturing Policy 2025-30, a dedicated sub-national subsidy framework designed as a 100% matching top-up of the central MeitY Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). The policy targets INR 4,600 crore (~USD 550 million) in state fiscal outlay against a USD 50 billion production target and USD 10 billion investment target, with a goal of 5 lakh (500,000) first-time jobs over the policy period. Priority components span 11 categories including displays, camera modules, multilayer PCBs, lithium-ion cells, magnetics, capacitors, and resistors, channelled into dedicated electronics zones at Sri City, Hindupur, Orvakal, and Kopparthy.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced the Gujarat Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy 2025 (GECMP-2025) on 22 June 2025, making Gujarat the first Indian state with a dedicated sectoral stack-on-top instrument to the central Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) notified by MeitY on 28 March 2025. Under GECMP-2025, any project approved by MeitY under ECMS and physically located in Gujarat is eligible for a state-matched fiscal incentive equal to the central incentive (PLI / capex subsidy) disbursed under ECMS, released by the state within 30 days of the central tranche. The policy targets INR 35,000 cr in new investment and covers multi-layer / HDI printed circuit boards, lithium-ion cells, SMD passive components, display modules, camera modules, sub-assemblies and the capital machinery required for their production. A separate R&D track provides up to INR 12.5 cr per Gujarat-based recognised institution to establish Centres of Excellence, Finishing Schools or Applied Research Laboratories. Initial applications closed 31 July 2025.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (TN-ECMS) on 30 April 2025, making Tamil Nadu the first Indian state to introduce a dedicated state-level electronics components manufacturing subsidy designed to stack on top of the central Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS, notified April 2025). The scheme targets ₹30,000 crore (~USD 3.6 bn) in investment and 60,000 jobs over three to five years, supporting 11 high-growth component categories including HDI/MSAP printed circuit boards, lithium-ion cells, display assemblies, camera modules, SMD passive components, multilayer ceramic capacitors, copper-clad laminates, and capital goods for electronics manufacturing. Investment thresholds are ₹50 crore for basic components and up to ₹250 crore for complex sub-assemblies; matching grants mirror the central ECMS subsidy structure with additional state concessions on stamp duty, land, and electricity costs plus workforce-development incentives.

The Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 28 March 2025, notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) via Gazette Notification CG-DL-E-08042025-262341 on 8 April 2025. The scheme has an original outlay of Rs 22,919 crore (~USD 2.7bn) over six years (FY26-FY31, with an optional one-year gestation period), raised to Rs 40,000 crore in the Union Budget 2026-27. ECMS targets passive components, multi-layer PCBs, lithium-ion battery cells, camera modules, display assembly, electromechanicals, bare-component sub-assemblies and capital equipment for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing -- the ecosystem feeding the existing large-scale-electronics PLI and the India Semiconductor Mission. The scheme targets investment of Rs 59,350 crore, production of Rs 4,56,500 crore and 91,600 direct jobs.

On 21 March 2024, Costa Rica's Ministerio de Comercio Exterior (COMEX) launched the Hoja de Ruta para el Fortalecimiento del Ecosistema de Semiconductores — the first national semiconductor roadmap published by any Latin American country — jointly presented with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in the context of the CHIPS Act §103 ITSI Fund partnership. President Rodrigo Chaves Robles simultaneously signed an executive decree declaring the semiconductor industry and related industries of "interés público" (public interest) and directing COMEX to lead implementation. The roadmap is organised around four pillars: Talent (Human Talent Training Incentive programme, US$6M initial budget), Incentives (OECD BEPS Pillar Two-aligned fiscal/financial R&D incentives, Free Trade Zone regime strengthening under Law 7210), Investment Attraction (CINDE-led FDI promotion targeting ATP, advanced PCB, and design-house segments), and Regulatory Improvement (customs facilitation, IP reform, export-control alignment). Costa Rica is one of seven declared ITSI-fund partner economies and hosts Intel's largest non-US assembly and test site since 1997, alongside Applied Materials, ON Semiconductor, Coherent, MaxLinear, and Boston Scientific.