Overview

• Ashwini Vaishnaw cleared the establishment of the NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory at IIT Bhubaneswar, according to an official release.
• The project is funded under the MPLAD scheme with an estimated outlay of Rs 4.95 crore.
• The allocation includes equipment and software, with Rs 35 lakh earmarked for software and the balance for hardware.
• The lab will complement IIT Bhubaneswar’s existing SiCRIC cleanrooms to support regional R&D and industry training.
• The initiative aligns with India’s growing semiconductor base, which includes a large chip-design workforce, dozens of student tape-outs at SCL Mohali, and recent pilot ‘Made in India’ chip outputs.