Semiconductor
"This marks a new frontier," says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unraveling India’s first smallest chip design centres
Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated two new advanced facilities of Renesas Electronics India Private Limited, located in Noida and Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by their motto, 'To Make Our Lives Easier'.
Highlighting the new facility, Vaishnaw stated that this is India’s first design centre to work on cutting-edge 3 nanometre chip design, a milestone that places India firmly in the global league of semiconductor innovation.
“Designing at 3 nm is truly next-generation. We’ve done 7nm and 5nm earlier, but this marks a new frontier,” he said.
The minister also elaborated on India’s holistic semiconductor strategy encompassing design, fabrication, ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging), 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 of India 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 270+ academic institutions that have already received advanced EDA (Electronic Design Automation) 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," he said.
"We are not just building infrastructure but investing in long-term talent development,” he added.
Vaishnaw praised CDAC and the ISM team for their efficient execution and reaffirmed the government's commitment to nurturing India into a global semiconductor leader.
Vaishnaw further thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for including semiconductors as a strategic focus area under his broader Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
“Within just three years, India’s semiconductor industry has moved from a nascent stage to an emerging global hub and is now poised for long-term, sustainable growth,” he said.
“With the manufacturing of electronic products in smartphones, laptops, servers, medical equipment, defence equipment, automobiles and many other sectors, the demand for semiconductors is going to increase exponentially. Therefore, this momentum for growth of the semiconductor industry is timely," the minister stated.
On this occasion, CEO & MD of Renesas Electronics, Hidetoshi Shibata, said that India is a strategic cornerstone for our company, with growing contributions in embedded systems, software, and system innovation.
He emphasised Renesas' commitment to expanding end-to-end semiconductor capabilities in India, from architecture to testing, while supporting over 250 academic institutions and numerous startups through government-backed initiatives like the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme & Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme.
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