India took a major step forward in its semiconductor journey with the launch of its first 3nm chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru. Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, inaugurated the two state-of-the-art facilities set up by a leading embedded semiconductor solutions company.
During the launch, Minister Vaishnaw emphasised the significance of the achievement, noting that this is India’s first design initiative at the 3-nanometre scale. “Designing at 3nm is truly next-generation. We’ve done 7nm and 5nm earlier, but this marks a new frontier,” he said. This capability positions India alongside global leaders in advanced chip design and reinforces the country’s emerging role in the global semiconductor value chain.
The Minister highlighted India’s holistic semiconductor development strategy, which includes not only design and fabrication, but also Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP), along with equipment, chemicals and gas supply chain development. He shared that international confidence in India’s semiconductor potential has grown significantly, as seen at global platforms like Davos. Companies such as Applied Materials and Lam Research have already made substantial investments in India’s semiconductor ecosystem.
The new design centre in Noida is among the largest of its kind in Uttar Pradesh, playing a critical role in creating a distributed, pan-India semiconductor ecosystem. The Bengaluru facility further strengthens India’s presence in embedded systems and high-performance chip design, supported by the country’s large talent pool and expanding innovation infrastructure. Together, these centres are expected to generate high-value employment opportunities and foster deep-tech innovation hubs that can serve both domestic and global markets.
To support long-term growth, the Minister announced a semiconductor learning kit aimed at strengthening practical skills among engineering students. More than 270 academic institutions that have already received advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools under the India Semiconductor Mission will also receive these hands-on kits.
“This integration of software and hardware learning will create truly industry-ready engineers. We are not just building infrastructure but investing in talent,” the Minister said, also commending CDAC and the ISM team for their execution of the initiative.
Minister Vaishnaw credited the central government for identifying semiconductors as a strategic focus under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
“In just three years, India’s semiconductor industry has evolved from a nascent phase to an emerging global hub and is now poised for long-term, sustainable growth,” he noted. With rising demand from sectors such as smartphones, laptops, servers, defence, automotive and healthcare, the Minister emphasised that the timing for this progress is ideal.
A senior executive from the company remarked that India serves as a strategic cornerstone in the global value chain, with increasing contributions in embedded systems, software and system innovation. The company reaffirmed its commitment to expanding end-to-end semiconductor capabilities in India and to supporting academia and startups through initiatives such as the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme and the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme. The company’s investment reflects growing confidence in India’s policy environment, skilled workforce and long-term market potential for advanced electronics.
The organisation is also expanding its design presence in the country with centres in Noida, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Its comprehensive portfolio supports automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications with expertise in high-performance computing, embedded processing, analogue and connectivity and power solutions.
India is actively advancing in photonic chips, quantum computing and AI through focused government initiatives. Light-based Photonic Integrated Circuits promise ultra-fast, energy-efficient data processing. The National Quantum Mission supports research across four hubs, including work on photonic qubits. Institutions like C-DOT and C-DAC are developing post-quantum cryptography and secure communication tools, while research into neuromorphic computing aims to build brain-inspired, low-power AI hardware
