Amid the semiconductor battle between China and the US, the Indian semiconductor trade is attempting to take form with new state-of-the-art programs and a silicon innovation lab being inaugurated at Bengaluru’s NXP Semiconductors Campus in Manyata Tech Park.

Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday inaugurated the state-of-the-art R&D lab.

Hitesh Garg, India Country Manager, NXP Semiconductors, stated: “The team at NXP India consistently emphasises on creating cutting-edge solutions that are secure and safe for end users. We are happy to announce the launch of our new R&D lab that will push innovation in the semiconductor industry in India.”

Meanwhile, the minister interacted with NXP-Mentored start-ups and urged them to hold working to enhance the semiconductor ecosystem in India by having a clearer imaginative and prescient in addition to a roadmap. He additionally requested them to construct the ecosystem by profiting from the federal government incentives and industrial alliances.

In phrases of presidency initiatives resembling Design-Linked Incentive schemes, Garg acknowledged that these are inserting a spotlight on bolstering the nation’s start-up ecosystem.

He additionally stated that for newer IP and SoC areas (system-on-a-chip: a microchip that incorporates the entire digital circuits and elements required for a selected system, resembling a smartphone or wearable laptop, on a single built-in circuit), particular wants of the Indian ecosystem and system options for Electronics System Design & Manufacturing incumbents in India, corporate-start-up collaborations between multinational companies are urgently wanted.

“NXP is consistently strengthening and nurturing the start-up ecosystem by providing mentoring and other support with twin programmes: Semiconductor Startup Incubation and Acceleration Program and NXP India Tech Startup Challenge,” he additional added.

The firm’s spokesperson informed News18: “The launch of our new R&D lab will push innovation in the semiconductor trade in India. This state-of-the-art lab can be used to design, confirm and validate NXP applied sciences in areas of Security, Connectivity, Sensing, and Processing and construct market-specific system options in automotive, Industrial, IoT, and Consumer areas.”

At the inauguration event, NXP Semiconductors presented their products and solutions, emphasising their contribution to automotive, security and connectivity with technologies such as RADAR, Ultrawide Band (UWB), 5G, NFC, and DRM.

The company said that it is helping to strengthen the local manufacturing ecosystem by developing applications such as 4G/5G, secure authentication of goods, e-metering for electricity boards, e-passports, transportation ticketing cards, and so on.

In the automotive sector, NXP also discussed their recent contributions to the growth of the Indian two-wheeler ecosystem, in collaboration with some of the major players working in areas such as BMS, ADAS, and emerging automotive technologies.

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