Rajasthan: In a spectacular triumph, the Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan has become the axis of India's integrated success with the formation of the country's first chip in 17 years. This next-generation chip uses gold wires 10 times thinner than a human hair, demonstrating cutting-edge technology and precision.
This technological marvel came out of the CERI organization of Rajasthan, which is not traditionally associated with high-tech innovation. CERI has succeeded in manufacturing the country's first LED semiconductor chip. And now, there is a plan to sign an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with a company for its production soon.
Picture of First Indian Semiconductor Chip
The work of installing these wires on the chip becomes so difficult that it cannot be seen without a microscope. A team of more than 7 scientists and technicians worked on the project of making this semiconductor chip in the lab of the CERI campus located in Pilani, Rajasthan.
Head Senior Scientist Dr Kuldeep Singh said that now only 5 countries make chips and Taiwan is the leader among them. And after them America, China, South Korea, and Japan come on this list. But now India will make its chip, Dr Kuldeep Singh stated with confidence.
Miles of memories from start to finish:
CERI Directors Dr. PC Pancharia and Dr. Kuldeep Singh explained the whole story and said that after the year 2000, due to the expansion of digitalization, innovations were taking place all over the world. From TV, mobile, and LED bulbs to the automation industry, the microchip started becoming the most important part. At that time the whole world was dependent on countries like Taiwan and America as they had the technology to make microchips.
While Ceri is working on the new technology development of the country, in 2007 Ceri itself took the inceptive of chip manufacturing. Work to develop indigenous LED semiconductor chips began under the leadership of Dr Chandrashekhar, the then director of CERI.
India’s game-changing forces:
Scientists Dr OP Daga, Dr C Dhanwantri, and Dr S Pal started working on this project with their team but all three of them retired before the project was completed. The technical team, working with the current in-charge of the project, Dr. Kuldeep Singh and Dr. Manish Mathew, has now achieved success in 2025.
Dr. Kuldeep Singh claimed that cheap semiconductors are being supplied to our country from China. In such circumstances, India never focused on research and manufacturing on semiconductor projects.
But now work is being done at a rapid pace towards making the country self-reliant. And attention is being given to starting microscale technology and chip production in the country itself.
Expenditure on chip rectangle:
In India, an expenditure of Rs 23 thousand crore has been shown on semiconductor chip import in the year 2023. According to the IAMRC report, the Indian LED light market is worth about 4.2 billion US dollars i.e. about 35 thousand crores in Indian currency. And this too is increasing at the rate of 20% every year.
According to market research, the semiconductor LED market size is estimated to exceed $32.2 billion (approximately Rs 2 lakh crore) in 2032. As, the demand for chips is bound to increase in many factors like chip-operated devices such as mobiles, laptops, smart devices, the automobile sector, and house appliances.
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