India, Aug. 28 -- India's first 'made-in-India' semiconductor chip will roll out of Gujarat's CG Semi Pvt Ltd in Sanand, Information Technology (IT) minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the inauguration of CG Semi's pilot OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) facility on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier said from the Independence Day dais that India's first chip-which will be a packaged chip, assembled and tested in India, rather than one produced at a domestic fabrication facility-would be ready by the end of 2025.

Vaishnaw had previously said there was intense competition brewing among three semiconductor plants to claim the milestone. HT had reported that the first made-in-India chip would come from one of ...