♦ Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first 3-nanometre (3nm) chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru on 13 May 2025.

♦ The centres have been set up by Renesas Electronics India Private Limited and are poised to place India among a select group of nations working at the cutting edge of chip technology. 

♦ The new centres are part of a broader strategy by the government to build a robust semiconductor ecosystem, spanning design, fabrication, ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging), and the supply of associated equipment, chemicals, and gases.

♦ The government has also been focusing on nurturing a skilled workforce to meet the growing demand in the semiconductor industry.

♦ Vaishnaw also announced the launch of a new semiconductor learning kit designed to strengthen practical hardware skills among engineering students.

♦ Over 270 academic institutions, which have already received access to advanced EDA (Electronic Design Automation) software tools through the India Semiconductor Mission, will also receive these hands-on kits.