New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- In a major breakthrough for India's semiconductor targets, a telecom system powered by domestically manufactured chips has received the TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Center) certification.

The announcement was made via an X post by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who hailed the achievement as a "big leap for India's semiconductor story."

"Big leap for India's semiconductor story! In a first, a telecom system running on 'made in India' chips has cleared the standards & quality tests (TEC certification)," the post added.

TEC certification is an official approval issued by India's Telecommunication Engineering Center, which operates under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications.

The...