Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday inaugurated the advanced Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility of CG Semi Private Limited in Sanand Gujarat. He further announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will “soon” dedicate the country’s first chip manufactured at this facility. “CG Power’s pilot line was launched today and very shortly the chip produced from this line will be presented to the nation by the Prime Minister” Vaishnaw said. The OSAT unit has been set up by CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd in collaboration with Renesas Electronics America Inc. and Stars Microelectronics (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd. with a total investment of about Rs 7600 crore. First Made-In-India Semiconductor Chip Speaking at the inauguration event Union Minister Vaishnaw said This is a major milestone in our countrys semiconductor journey. About the progress in other chip plants he said I also visited the nearby Microns plant and the construction is going on at a very good pace. The Kaynes plant and construction are going on at a very good pace. And few months ago I visited Dholera there also the construction is going on with very good pace. Overall out of the 10 projects that we have approved in the semiconductor mission. Very happy to report to all that this is a dream getting fulfilled the Union Minister said. Vaishnaw On Indias Semiconductor Mission Vaishnaw highlighted a key achievement of Indias Semiconductor Mission emphasising its focus on developing talent to meet a looming global workforce shortage in the semiconductor sector. Speaking about the initiative Vaishnaw noted that while the missions goals may seem ambitious they are rooted in a clear global need as experts estimate a shortfall of nearly one million semiconductor professionals by 2032. Highlights India Semiconductor Mission First made in India Semiconductor chip plant Semiconductor chip plant Ashwini Vaishnaw’s on India Semiconductor chip plant and mission To bridge this gap India has partnered with approximately 270 universities providing them with access to some of the worlds most advanced chip design tools used by leading companies. These tools cover nearly every critical aspect of chip design he added. Vaishnaw said that the impact is already visible as in 2025 alone students clocked approximately 1.2 million design hours using these tools. As a result 17 institutions have successfully designed chips which are now in the final stages of production. (With Inputs From ANI)