Overview

• Ten semiconductor projects worth about USD 18 billion are under implementation, according to the prime minister.
• An end-to-end OSAT pilot line in Sanand, Gujarat, has begun operations, with CG-Semi expected to roll out the first chip from the unit.
• Test chips from Micron Technology and Tata Electronics are in production, and officials say commercial chip output is expected this year.
• The government’s Rs 76,000 crore PLI has nearly Rs 65,000 crore committed, while the DLI is being restructured after sanctioning 23 design projects.
• Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented Vikram, a fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor from ISRO’s Semiconductor Laboratory qualified for harsh launch conditions, to Prime Minister Modi.