Chennai, April 24 -- India on Friday marked a significant step towards technological self-reliance in advanced electronics with the launch of indigenously developed Silicon Photonics solutions at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) in Chennai.

The Indigenously developed silicon photonics technology solutions, including a Process Design Kit (PDK) and a programmable photonic chip test engine.

The solutions were unveiled by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where they have been developed under a government-supported centre.

Calling it a major milestone, Secretary MeitY S Krishnan said India's progress in this space is keeping pace globally. "Silicon ...