India’s First 3nm Chip Design Centres

India’s First 3nm Chip Design Centres : Recently, the Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Railways, and Information & Broadcasting inaugurated two state-of-the-art chip design facilities of Renesas Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. in Noida and Bengaluru.

o These centres are India’s first to undertake 3 nm chip design, a major leap in semiconductor innovation.

• Key Highlights: The initiative is aligned with India’s end-to-end semiconductor roadmap, covering design, fabrication, ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging), and critical supply chains like chemicals and gases.

o A new semiconductor learning kit has been launched to enhance hands-on training in chip design for engineering students.

o Over 270 academic institutions will receive these kits to complement their existing EDA (Electronic, Design, Automation) software tools and close the hardware-software skills gap.

o Semiconductors have become a priority area under India's self-reliance drive, with chip demand rising across smartphones, laptops, defense, automotive, and medical electronics.