New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The government has reiterated that the first chip from an Indian fab will debut by October. That would mark self-sufficiency in chips, 65 years after Fairchild Semiconductor chose Malaysia over India, citing bureaucratic hurdles. The milestone will help boost jobs, cut imports, and take India closer to global AI leadership. Mint explains:

In June 2023, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Micron's $2.75 billion memory chip plant in Gujarat will be operational by late 2024. In November, the government confirmed that the Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd in Assam will produce 48 million chips daily, likely by mid-2025. At the World Economic Forum in January, Vaishnaw reaffirmed the first 'Made in India' chi...