On the 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the impending launch of India’s very first’ made in India’semiconductor chip, marking a considerable action in the nation’s tech self-reliance.|Picture Credit: PMO through PTI
The very first ‘made in India’ semiconductor chip will be released quickly, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech on Friday. The PM likewise worried that India will have its own expert system (AI) environment.
This is the period of infotech, he stated, including, “We wish to have our own AI community.”
Resolving the country on the 79th Independence Day, Modi stated that 6 semiconductor systems are currently functional, and 4 brand-new systems have actually been provided the green signal just recently.
“By the end of this year, made in India, made by the individuals of India, made in India chips will concern the marketplace,” the PM stated.
Semiconductors are essential elements for any electronic gadget and have varied applications varying from cellphones and computer systems to home devices and electrical lorries.
Historic context
Modi stated that the idea procedure for semiconductors in the nation started 50-60 years back, however it got stuck in the files, while a number of nations have actually mastered it and are now controling the world.
“My dear youth, you will be shocked to understand that today, the semiconductor, which has actually ended up being the strength of the world, 50-60 years back, that believed procedure, those files, got stuck. They got stuck. The believed procedure of the semiconductor itself was foeticide 50-60 years earlier. It lost 50-60 years. After us, lots of nations, in semiconductors, today, have actually mastered the innovation and combined their power,” he stated.
He mentioned that the nation has actually now released itself from the concern of the past and is moving on in the semiconductor sector in a mission-driven mode.
The very first recognized effort to establish a semiconductor plant in India was made by American physicist and business owner Robert Noyce in late 1960s before he co-founded Intel with Gordon Moore.
India’s semiconductor market is anticipated to grow more than double in the series of $100-110 billion by 2030, according to market quotes, a main declaration stated just recently.
The nation’s semiconductor market had to do with $45-50 billion in 2024-2025 versus $38 billion in 2023, according to a main declaration which mentioned market quotes.
New plant approvals
The Cabinet authorized 4 more semiconductor plants previously today, consisting of a system backed by United States innovation significant Intel and Lockheed Martin, which requires an overall financial investment of 4,594 crore in 3 states– Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab– as part of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
The Cabinet authorized the facility of a 3D glass semiconductor product packaging system by 3D Glass Solutions Inc., which is backed by United States innovation majors such as Intel, Lockheed Martin, and Applied Materials, requiring a financial investment of 1,943 crore with a yearly production capability of 5 crore systems.
The Cabinet likewise authorized the nation’s very first industrial substance fabrication system, established by SiCsem, for producing silicon carbide semiconductors. The plant will be established in Bhubaneswar with a financial investment of 2,066 crore with capability to produce 9.6 crore chips each year.
A chip product packaging plant in Andhra Pradesh, to be established by Advanced System in Package Technologies with a financial investment of 468 crore, was likewise authorized by the Cabinet. It will have a capability to produce 9.6 crore chips annually.
The Cabinet likewise cleared a semiconductor job of electronic devices part maker company CDIL. The center will be developed in Punjab with a financial investment of 117 crore, boasting a yearly production capability of 15.8 crore systems.
The brand-new semiconductor tasks raise the overall variety of chip plants in India to 10 with cumulative financial investment dedication of around 1.6 lakh crore.
Advanced jobs
The chip plants that are establishing factories in innovative phases consist of semiconductor wafer producing systems by Tata Electronics (TEPL) in collaboration with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) of Taiwan, with a proposed financial investment of around 91,000 crore.
Released on August 15, 2025
