Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Railways has inaugurated two new state-of-the-art design facilities of Renesas Electronics India Private Limited, located in Noida and Bengaluru. Highlighting the uniqueness of the new facility, Vaishnaw informed that this is India’s first design centre to work on cutting-edge 3 nanometer chip design, a milestone that places India firmly in the global league of semiconductor innovation. “Designing at 3nm is truly next-generation. We have done 7 nm and 5 nm earlier, but this marks a new frontier,” he said.
He also elaborated on India’s holistic semiconductor strategy encompassing design, fabrication, assembly, testing, marking, and packaging (ATMP), equipment, chemicals, and gas supply chains. He cited industry confidence witnessed at global platforms like Davos and mentioned significant investments already being made by companies such as Applied Materials and Lam Research. Highlighting the growing momentum in India’s semiconductor ecosystem, the minister said that the inauguration of this major semiconductor design centre in Uttar Pradesh is a critical step towards developing a pan India ecosystem that harnesses the rich talent available across the country.
To further strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem, the government has been actively encouraging the development of semiconductor design centres in India. The minister announced the launch of a new semiconductor learning kit aimed at enhancing practical hardware skills among engineering students. He also said that more than 270 academic institutions that have already received advanced electronic, design, automation (EDA) software tools under the India Semiconductor Mission will also receive these hands-on hardware kits. “This integration of software and hardware learning will create truly industry-ready engineers. We are not just building infrastructure but investing in long-term talent development,” he said. Vaishnaw praised Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) team for their efficient execution and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to nurturing India into a global semiconductor leader.