Highlight

• India’s first Made-in-India semiconductor chip will be launched by late 2025.
• It is being developed in partnership with Tata Electronics and PSMC and manufactured at a plant in Dholera Gujarat.
• The project is part of the Semicon India program approved with an investment of ₹76,000 crore.
• A ₹334 crore grant has been announced to support R&D in GaN technology.
• India AI Mission portal has also launched to provide access to high-performance computing resources.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that India’s first Made in India semiconductor chip will be launched by September or October 2025. He shared the update during a press conference in Bengaluru, emphasising the government’s commitment to strengthening India’s semiconductor industry.

The chip is being developed in partnership with Tata Electronics and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). It will be manufactured at India’s first semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, Gujarat.

This project is a key part of the Semicon India program, which was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2021 with an investment of ₹76,000 crore. The goal is to build a strong semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.

Vaishnaw also announced a ₹334 crore grant to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru to support R&D in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. GaN is crucial for semiconductors used in telecom and power applications.

Alongside the semiconductor push, Vaishnaw revealed that the India AI Mission portal will be launched in the next 7-8 days. This platform will provide stakeholders with access to high-performance computing resources, making AI development more accessible.

The initiative will offer 14,000 GPUs (graphics processing units) to central ministries, state governments, and other stakeholders at subsidised rates. These GPUs will come from ten shortlisted companies including Yotta Data Services, E2E Networks, Tata Communications and AWS’s managed service providers.

India is making big strides toward becoming a global tech hub with semiconductor manufacturing and AI infrastructure gaining momentum.

FAQs

Q1. When will India’s first semiconductor chip be launched?

Answer. India’s first Made-in-India semiconductor chip will be launched by September or October 2025. It is being developed in partnership with Tata Electronics and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC).

Q2. What is the investment amount for the Semicon India program?

Answer. The Semicon India program was approved with an investment of ₹76,000 crore. The goal is to build a strong semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.

Q3. What additional initiatives were announced alongside the semiconductor push?

Answer. A ₹334 crore grant has been announced to support R&D in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Additionally, the India AI Mission portal will be launched to provide access to high-performance computing resources.

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