January 24, 2023: VLSI Society of India (VSI), the premier body for development of VLSI Design & Semiconductors in India, honoured Dr. Satya Gupta, CEO, EPIC Foundation recently, with its  Lifetime Achievement Awardrecently,  at the 36th International Conference on VLSI Design & Embedded Systems held in Hyderabad. 
The award recognises Dr. Gupta for his immense contribution and exemplary work in the field of VLSI, Semiconductors & Electronics in India & across the Globe over last 4 decades.
The award aims to highlight and recognise exemplary life-time contributions by an individual to Indian & Global VLSI and Semiconductor Industry ecosystem. Having brought about wide-spread positive impact on Semiconductor product design, manufacturing, research, start-ups, talent & skills development, Dr. Gupta, a Techno Visionary, Serial entrepreneur, Researcher, and Philanthropist, continues to provide leadership and be a source of inspiration for millions of young VLSI & Semiconductor engineers in India and around the world.
During the award ceremony, Dr. Naveed Sherwani, Global Semiconductor Visionary highlighted life-time contributions by Dr. Gupta and the impact to the global semiconductor community at large
"Recognizing the techno-visionaries, transformation champions & difference makers will encourage even more people to make the best of this exhilarating period of innovation in Semiconductors and VLSI Design," says Vishwani Agarwal, Professor Emeritus, Auburn University and a guiding force behind the International Conference on VLSI Design and the VLSI Society of India, since their inception in the late 1980s, "It is a matter of pride for all of us to recognise Dr. Satya Gupta for his tremendous contributions to India's digital Electronics ecosystem, especially the Mission for making India a true Semiconductor product nation. His contributions have stretched across Technology, Products, Start-ups, Academia, Government, Research, and Industry domains. He is an inspiration for the Global Electronics & Semiconductors Industry.”