India, Feb. 16 -- IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expects the first "made-in-India" chip to be rolled out from a commercial fab by September or October this year.

As per Economic Times, the minister made the comments during a media interaction in Bengaluru on Saturday (February 15).

It is pertinent to note that Tata Electronics, in collaboration with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), is building a semiconductor unit in Gujarat's Dholera. There is also Micron's semiconductor assembly and test facility in the state's Sanand, where nearly 60% of the construction work has already been completed.

Vaishnaw said that the Centre has approved grants to the tune of INR 334 Cr for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Benga...