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India builds domestic semiconductor and AI capabilities with major investments

India builds domestic semiconductor and AI capabilities with major investments
India building domestic capabilities from chip design to indigenous AI models · thehansindia.com

Semiconductors are tiny parts inside phones, cars, and computers that help them think and work.

They are like the brains of modern machines.

Making them is really hard, and only a few countries can do it.

India wants to make its own chips instead of buying them from other countries.

It has already made seven chips, including some very advanced ones.

India has approved twelve big projects to build factories for these chips.

Three of those factories have already started making products.

India is also helping people who study artificial intelligence, which means smart computer programs.

It now has more than 45,000 powerful computer parts, called GPUs, that researchers can use.

This helps Indian inventors build cool new technology at a lower cost.

Key facts

Chips successfully fabricated
7, at nodes including advanced 12 nm
Semiconductor projects approved
12, across six states
Total investment commitments
Exceeding Rs 1.64 lakh crore
Facilities in commercial production
3
Chips taped out
211, by 75 institutions by April 2026
Semicon 2.0 outlay
Rs 1,27,500 crore, approved July 2026
IndiaAI Mission GPU capacity
More than 45,000 GPUs, as of June 2026
Subsidised AI computing usage
237 projects, 93.18 lakh GPU hours, by August 2026

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Indian government statement

Official statement from the Indian government

“Semicon 2.0 will further intended to support semiconductor IP, chip and system designs, strengthening India’s position as a global semiconductor design hub. By strengthening domestic capabilities today, India is positioning itself to shape the technologies of tomorrow”
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