In a landmark moment for India’s technology sector, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday presented the country’s first made-in-India semiconductor chip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Semicon India 2025 in New Delhi.
The presentation included the Vikram 32-bit processor, developed by ISRO’s Semiconductor Lab, along with test chips from four approved projects. The Vikram processor is India’s first fully indigenous microprocessor, designed to withstand the harsh conditions of space launch vehicles.
Vaishnaw credited the achievement to the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), launched in 2021 under PM Modi’s vision. “In just 3.5 years, India has transformed from a semiconductor aspirant to a nation the world now looks at with confidence. Today, we presented the first ‘Made-in-India’ chip to our Prime Minister,” he said.
Highlighting India’s growing importance in the global supply chain, the minister noted that the government has rolled out a ₹76,000 crore incentive scheme, of which ₹65,000 crore has already been committed to semiconductor projects. In June 2023, the first semiconductor fabrication unit was approved in Sanand, Gujarat, and as of now, 10 manufacturing projects worth ₹1.6 lakh crore have been cleared across six states.
The event also comes days after the launch of India’s first Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) pilot line facility in Sanand. Companies like CG-Semi and Vervesemi Microelectronics are now designing and producing chips for defence, aerospace, EVs, and energy systems—marking India’s shift from a consumer to a global creator in the chip ecosystem.
Semicon India 2025, a three-day flagship event, aims to position India as a global hub for chip design, manufacturing, and technology development, focusing on building a robust, resilient, and self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem.
