First 3nm Chip Design Centres Unveiled In India

New Delhi: Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has inaugurated two new design facilities of Renesas Electronics India, located in Noida and Bengaluru, that would work on cutting-edge 3 nanometer chip design.

Highlighting the uniqueness of the new facility, Vaishnaw said that this places India firmly in the global league of semiconductor innovation.

“Designing at 3nm 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.