Semiconductors Made in India
The focus of the Indian government is completely on semiconductor manufacturing. The government’s semiconductor mission is progressing very fast to achieve its mission of completely self-reliant in the field of semiconductors. India is limiting its dependency on foreign companies like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel for chips. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday stated that India is working on 25 chipsets with intellectual property (IP). The Union Minister said that work is going on 13 such projects which are being led by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Bangalore. He further stated that we have to change from a service nation to a product nation, while ensuring the protection of intellectual property (IP).
Government is supporting 250 academic institutions in semiconductor design
The government aims to manufacture chips in India for semiconductor fabrication in the future. Taking a step in this direction, the government is working on a systematic overhaul process for semiconductor design in more than 300 institutions across the country. It includes 250 academic institutions and 65 startups. According to the IT Ministry, these initiatives aim to usher in a new era by enabling creativity in the country. Under this process, chip design is being made democratic and accessible in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision—”Design in India is as important as ‘Make in India'”.
C2S program will prepare 85,000 industry-ready professionals
The C2S (Chip to Startup) program aims to benefits B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.Ds. The aim is to prepare 85,000 industry-ready manpower specialized in semiconductor chip design at the level of NIELIT. This program provides practical experience to the students in the field of chip design, fabrication and testing. Under the C2S program, one of the largest facilities in the country, ‘ChipIN Center’ has been established at C-DAC. Its aim is to bring chip design infrastructure to the doorstep of the design community across the country. In addition, a new ‘Center of Excellence (CoE)’ in the chip design field has been launched in February this year to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the semiconductor and chip design industry. This CoE has been started by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) at Noida Campus.
