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HCLTech and Rapidus open semiconductor engineering centres in Bengaluru and Hubballi
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Japan's Rapidus sets up chip centres in Hubballi: the India Semiconductor Mission facts GS3 asks
HCLTech and Rapidus open chip engineering centres in Bengaluru and Hubballi.
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HCLTech and Japan's Rapidus Corporation formally opened dedicated semiconductor engineering development centres in Bengaluru and Hubballi on 26 October.
The India Semiconductor Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is the Centre's programme to build a domestic chip ecosystem.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- HCLTech and Japan's Rapidus Corporation opened semiconductor engineering development centres on 26 October.
- The centres are located in Bengaluru and Hubballi, both in Karnataka.
- India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) functions under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- ISM is the Centre's programme to build a domestic semiconductor and display ecosystem.
- Rapidus is a Japanese company; the tie-up reflects India-Japan technology cooperation.
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- The India Semiconductor Mission operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and aims to build a domestic chip ecosystem.
- HCLTech and Japan's Rapidus Corporation have opened semiconductor engineering development centres in Bengaluru and Hubballi.
- Semiconductor design and engineering centres belong to the chip design segment of the value chain, distinct from fabrication and packaging.
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GS3 (Science and Technology, Industry) and GS2 (India-Japan relations). Issue: India depends on imports for chips and needs design and manufacturing capability. Policy: the India Semiconductor Mission supports the ecosystem, and foreign partnerships such as HCLTech-Rapidus bring technology and talent to Tier-2 cities like Hubballi. Implication: balanced regional industrial growth and supply chain resilience; way forward: skilling, fab and OSAT investment, and sustained incentives.
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