At the end of 2023, we posted about India’s own Aatmanirbhar GPS called NAVIC. Now, after years of policy pitches, global fab tie-ups, and more announcements than we could count, India is finally making chips for real. In mid-2025, the country will roll out its first indigenously produced semiconductor chip, manufactured entirely on home soil.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the news in May, stating that chips built on 28nm and 90nm nodes will begin production this year. That might not sound like bleeding-edge stuff (Taiwan’s pushing 3nm, after all), but for India? It’s a leap. Until now, chip design was where India stopped short. Manufacturing, especially the kind that involves actual cleanrooms and photolithography, was outsourced or delayed. But now? The country finally has some actual silicon to show for all the Silicon Valley-style ambition.
This rollout isn’t just about wafers and transistors, it’s about credibility. In the chip world, if you’re not building, you’re begging. And for the first time ever, India’s building.
https://www.sify.com/science-tech/indias-first-aatmanirbhar-semiconductor-chip-is-finally-here/