India’s first telecom system with indigenous chips gets TEC certification: IT Minister

September 6, 2025 10:31 AM

India’s first telecom system with indigenous chips gets TEC certification: IT Minister

In a breakthrough for India's semiconductor targets, a telecom system powered by domestically manufactured chips has received the TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Center) certification. The announcement was made via an X post by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who hailed the achievement as a "big leap for India's semiconductor story." "Big leap for India's semiconductor story! In a first, a telecom system running on 'made in India' chips has cleared the standards & quality tests (TEC certi...

India launches first 3nm chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru

May 13, 2025 7:58 PM

India launches first 3nm chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inaugurated India’s first 3-nanometre (3nm) chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru, marking a key milestone in the country’s push towards advanced semiconductor innovation. The centres have been set up by Renesas Electronics India Private Limited and are poised to place India among a select group of nations working at the cutting edge of chip technology.   Vaishnaw said, “Designing at 3nm is truly ...