{"id":38111,"date":"2025-02-27T19:24:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=38111"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:13:12","slug":"india-first-indigenous-semiconductor-chip-by-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-02-2025\/india-first-indigenous-semiconductor-chip-by-2025","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First indigenous Semiconductor Chip to be Ready by 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ S&amp;T<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Union Minister for Electronics and IT announced at the Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal that India\u2019s first indigenously developed semiconductor chip will be ready for production by 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Semiconductors: <\/strong>Semiconductors are materials that have conductivity between a conductor and an insulator. They are the foundation of modern electronics, used in:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computers and smartphones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automobiles and electric vehicles (EVs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defense and aerospace technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telecommunication and AI applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Importance: <\/strong>India is one of the largest consumers of semiconductors but imports 100% of its requirements.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The launch of an indigenous semiconductor chip in 2025 will:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce import dependence (India imports $24 billion worth of semiconductors annually).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen national security (used in defense and critical infrastructure).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boost Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create high-skilled jobs in semiconductor design and manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Initiatives to Develop the Semiconductor Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) (2021):<\/strong> A \u20b976,000 crore incentive scheme aimed at:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Setting up semiconductor fabrication units (fabs) in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging global semiconductor firms to invest in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Developing design-linked incentive (DLI) schemes to support local start-ups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme<\/strong> for Electronics Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystem: <\/strong>Five semiconductor units under construction in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategic Partnerships:<\/strong> Collaboration under India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talks on setting up chip manufacturing units in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role in the QUAD Group:<\/strong> QUAD (India, US, Japan, Australia) is focusing on semiconductor supply chain resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges in India\u2019s Semiconductor Sector<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lack of Existing Semiconductor Fabs:<\/strong> No existing commercial fab in India yet (first expected in 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dependence on Global Supply Chains: <\/strong>Taiwan, South Korea, and the U.S. dominate semiconductor manufacturing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High Capital and Technological Requirements:<\/strong> Semiconductor manufacturing requires precision, specialized labor, and high investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Geopolitical Risks:<\/strong> US-China trade war &amp; Taiwan tensions impact semiconductor availability.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future Prospects and Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Achieving Self-Sufficiency: <\/strong>The government must ensure faster implementation of semiconductor plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthening Infrastructure: <\/strong>Improve power supply, water availability, and logistics for fabs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhancing Skill Development: <\/strong>Establish semiconductor training institutes in partnership with global leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reducing Import Dependence:<\/strong> Promote local semiconductor startups under the Design-Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/business\/first-made-in-india-semiconductor-chip-to-be-ready-this-year-ashwini-vaishnaw-101740573055323.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister for Electronics and IT announced at the Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal that India\u2019s first indigenously developed semiconductor chip will be ready for production by 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38113,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38111\/revisions\/38113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}