Telangana, Sept. 29 -- Telangana is seeking a bigger role in India's semiconductor industry by moving from chip design to actual manufacturing, said Sridhar Babu Duddilla, the state's IT Minister.

Speaking at the T-CHIP (Technology Chip Innovation Program) Semicon Constitution Summit in Hyderabad, Duddilla highlighted the state's growing talent pool in chip design and the need to develop local manufacturing capabilities.

"The semiconductor industry must establish a strong presence here. We have the design talent, and the next step is manufacturing. We hope the central government will support Telangana in this effort," he said.

Duddilla noted that Telangana has introduced several policies to encourage semiconductor development, includin...