First Made-In-India Chip To Roll Out From CG Semi Facility In Gujarat, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The first made-in-India chip will be rolled out soon from CG Semi's pilot line, said Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.

Vaishnaw's remarks came during the inauguration of CG Semi's OSAT, or Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility in Gujarat's Sanand.

Backed by the central and state government support, and in collaboration with Renesas and Stars Microelectronics, CG Semi is investing nearly Rs 7,600 crore over five years to develop two state-of-the-art facilities in Sanand, Gujarat.

The minister added that there is also significant progress at the semiconductor facility set up in Sanand by the local arm of US semiconductor company Micron Technology.

Vaishnaw had, earlier this year in an interview with NDTV Profit, said that the first made-in-India semiconductor chip is expected to be rolled out in 2025.

The minister, who heads the India AI Mission had stressed that the country's plans to benefit from this emerging technology are on track. The government is currently working on the next phase of its AI mission, which revolves around two goals: having an indigenous AI model and getting a homegrown AI chip designed.

The India AI Mission is also expected to achieve three other key objectives in 2025, which includes the creation of common compute facility of 10,000 GPUs, he said. "Second is to have that very strong talent pipeline. Third is to basically focus on getting the applications in."