Three made in Odisha chips presented to PM Modi

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, presented as many as three semiconductor chips made in Odisha to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

The chips, developed using indigenous knowledge and expertise, were presented to PM Modi at Semicon India 2025 held in New Delhi. Of the three chips, two were developed at NIT Rourkela, while one was developed at Parala Maharaja Engineering College.

"A matter of great pride for #Odisha! The achievement of PMEC Berhampur in developing the High Performance Multiplier IC-C2S0061 as part of India’s first indigenous chips marks a significant milestone in our nation’s semiconductor journey," Odisha CM Mohan Majhi posted on X (earlier known as Twitter) in response to the development.

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Earlier last month, the Union Cabinet had approved as many as four new semiconductor projects across three states, including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab. Out of these four projects, Odisha will get two semiconductor manufacturing units. Similarly, one project each will be set up in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.

The total investment across all four projects will be Rs 4,594 crore. Odisha’s two semiconductor manufacturing units alone will attract an investment of Rs 2,066 crore.