Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, inaugurated two design facilities of Renesas Electronics India in Noida and Bengaluru. These centres mark a significant leap for India’s semiconductor industry, as these are the country’s first to work on cutting-edge 3 nanometer (nm) chip design.

India's comprehensive semiconductor strategy includes design, fabrication, assembly, testing, marking, and packaging (ATMP), and development of the entire supporting ecosystem such as equipment, chemicals, and gases. The Noida centre represents a significant milestone in building a nationwide semiconductor ecosystem that taps into India’s vast engineering talent.

To further strengthen this ecosystem, the Minister announced a new semiconductor learning kit aimed at improving hands-on hardware skills among students. Over 270 academic institutions, already equipped with advanced EDA software through the India Semiconductor Mission, will now also receive these kits. “This integration of software and hardware learning will create truly industry-ready engineers. We are not just building infrastructure but investing in long-term talent development,” he said. 

Renesas Electronics CEO & MD Hidetoshi Shibata underscored India’s strategic importance to the company, especially in embedded systems and system innovation. He reiterated Renesas' commitment to growing end-to-end capabilities and supporting academia and startups through initiatives like the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme and the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme.