New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- More than 68,000 students have been trained in semiconductor chip design and 254 chip designs have been successfully taped out under the government's Chips to Start-ups (C2S) Programme as per the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

The programme is aimed at building an industry-ready talent pool and strengthening chip design capabilities in the country as India expands its domestic semiconductor ecosystem.

In a release issued on Friday, the Ministry said, "More than 68,000 students have been trained under the programme so far."

The C2S Programme aims to generate 85,000 industry-ready professionals at B.Tech, M.Tech and PhD levels specialising in semiconductor chip design.

The Ministry said the pro...