Overview

• Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that a telecom system powered solely by domestically manufactured chips has passed TEC standards.
• TEC certification, issued by the Department of Telecommunications’ Telecommunication Engineering Centre, confirms compliance with stringent quality and performance criteria.
• The approval enables domestic rollout of the system and is reported to strengthen prospects for exports.
• The milestone aligns with India’s focus on mature-node production in the 28–65 nm range for telecom, automotive and industrial applications.
• Under the India Semiconductor Mission’s Rs 76,000 crore PLI, approved projects include Tata’s Dholera fab, Micron’s Sanand packaging facility and a new OSAT pilot line, with analysts saying this strategy addresses key global supply gaps.