First India-made 28-90nm chip will be introduced this year: Vaishnav
New Delhi New Delhi: IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced that the first Made in India semiconductor chip of 28-90 nm will be introduced this year.
Addressing the CII annual business summit here, the minister said: “We targeted a particular segment using a targeted approach, which has 60 per cent market share. “Today we have six units under construction. The first Made-in-India chip of 28-90 nm will be introduced this year. We start manufacturing in 2022,” the minister said.
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In the context of semiconductor manufacturing, smaller nanometre (nm) measurements reflect more compact transistor designs, allowing manufacturers to fit more transistors on a single chip. 28-90 nm chips are used in automotive, telecom, power and trains.
Underlining the importance of the manufacturing sector, the minister said: “Many top economists want us to focus on services. Both manufacturing and services are equally important for the next level of growth. We must grow our work wherever we find the opportunity. We must have our own IP, products, designs and standards.”
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He also highlighted the positive change being brought about by Artificial Intelligence (AI). “We have seen a big change due to AI, and it is forever,” he said.
“What the internet did to the world, the same will happen with AI. We must be prepared for that change, regardless of the industry and sector. AI will bring a huge change in our society and industry,” the minister said.
He emphasised the need for AI models trained on Indian culture, nuances, languages and social norms.One of the first such models is being developed by Sarvam, the minister said.Vaishnaw also highlighted the achievements and growth of the Indian Railways, of which he is also the minister.”We have achieved a great milestone as we have become the second largest freight railway in the world, surpassing the US and Russia, with a freight carrying of 1,612 million tonnes,” he said.
“Our passenger carrying capacity has also increased substantially. We have reached a level where dreams are being fulfilled and goals are being achieved,” Vaishnaw said. We are moving in a stable direction in railways, and more industries should join in.” The Railway Minister further said that the country’s experiment of bringing startups in the railway sector has proved to be very successful. He said, “We are now bringing a new policy, under which we can test any new innovative idea and then take it forward based on the results of the test.”
