India Unveils First Made-in-India Chips – A Big Leap in Semiconductors
Ministry of Electronics & IT | Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav | Posted on 2 Sept 2025
India has taken a historic step in technology as the first set of Made-in-India chips was presented to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the Semicon India 2025 Summit.
This marks a huge achievement in the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), launched in December 2021, which has moved from approvals to real chip production in just 3.5 years.
Key Highlights:
- 12 MoUs signed to boost chip design, camera modules, microphone buds, miniature packaging, and talent development.
- Deep Tech Alliance launched with $1 billion commitment for semiconductors, clean energy, quantum tech, biotech, and space.
- ISM 2.0 announced – focus on making India a Product Nation after building fabs, OSAT units, equipment, and materials ecosystem in Phase 1.
- Cost Advantage: India’s semiconductor production is already 15–30% more cost competitive than global benchmarks.
- Global Confidence: Top global firms like ASML, Lam Research, Applied Materials, Merck, and Tokyo Electron joined Semicon India 2025.
- Talent Power: 78 universities using advanced design tools; 20 chips designed by Indian students were presented to the PM.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called this a “moment of pride” and said India is now seen as a trusted global partner in the semiconductor supply chain.
With a projected $1 trillion global semiconductor industry by 2030, India is on its way to becoming a world hub for chip manufacturing and design.
