The government granted Rs 334 to the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru. Press conference regarding the announcement of the Union Budget 2025.
The government will soon be releasing a Component Production-Related Incentive (PLI) scheme, he said.
Gallium nitride (GAN) has been touted as an Indian opportunity to mark its presence in the semiconductor niche as technology is still evolving and it is cheaper to set up foundries than silicon. There is, IISC said on its website.
The IISC interdisciplinary group of faculty members has developed India’s first e-mode Gan Power Transistor. Its performance rivals some of the most reported to date, it said. Gan is “suitable for high power and high frequency applications,” the site claims.
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Vaishnaw said the government will launch a portal of graphics processing units (GPUs) under India’s mission in 7-8 days. He said that out of the 18,693 GPUs proposed under India’s mission, the number is provided by 10 technically qualified companies offered by the lowest bidder (L1) from ET. I was answering questions. Responding to a letter of intent sent by the Ministry of IT on February 7th. I asked to match the L1 price.
India has invested Rs 13,162 in the electronic manufacturing space in the recent past, with more investments coming, Vaishno said. He added that the latest semiconductor design tools are currently being given to students from 234 universities.
In response to questions from ET, Vaishnaw said that the Ministry of IT is first cooperating to complete the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 1.0. Once that is completed, he said the ministry will work on ISM 2.0 approval. The ISM 2.0 budget allocation will be revealed after cabinet approval, he added.
