India should design and manufacture chips for everyday products: Vaishnaw
Electronics and IT ninister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines the sheer breadth of chip-making prowess the country aims to build going forward.
India's Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has emphasized the nation's goal of designing and manufacturing chips for everyday products like cars, televisions, and refrigerators. The minister expressed that such capabilities should be developed within the next five years. Vaishnaw highlighted the importance of the semiconductor sector, stating that it serves as the "brain" and "heart" of various devices.
He pointed out that India already manufactures chips for automobiles and the power sector, and he called for the expansion of these capabilities to include consumer electronics. Vaishnaw cited a display-control module plant in Uttar Pradesh as an example of the progress India is making, noting that more such products will be designed and manufactured domestically.
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