New Delhi, July 25 -- India is home to nearly 20 per cent of the world's chip design engineers and building on this strong talent base, the government is facilitating the development of a complete semiconductor ecosystem in India, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, informed Lok Sabha on Friday.

Leading semiconductor companies have established chip design and research centers in India. A 3nm semiconductor chip designed in India was recently unveiled, the minister said.

It showcases the technical capabilities of Indian engineers and importance of Indian design centres in global semiconductor industry.

To foster talent development in the semiconductor chip design, the Government has launched...