Bengaluru, Feb. 7 -- Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday unveiled a high-tech 2-nanometre chip manufactured by Qualcomm.

On the occasion, the minister underscored the country's rapid progress in building an end-to-end semiconductor ecosystem.

Speaking at the event, Vaishnaw said the development marks a shift from India's earlier role as a back-office destination to a hub for end-to-end semiconductor product development, from customer product definition through silicon design, tape-out, and validation.

"Our country is making major progress in the semiconductor manufacturing design and getting the entire ecosystem in our country. It's a new industry," he said.

Holding a chip wafer in his hands, the ministe...