India has steadily advanced its indigenous semiconductor capabilities over the past decade, developing home-grown processor architectures, nurturing design talent, and strengthening research infrastructure.

These efforts have built a strong foundation for the country’s emergence as a key player in the global chip design ecosystem.

Building on this progress, India is now taking a major step forward with the development of a

7 nanometre processor, marking its entry into advanced node semiconductor design. Announced by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 18 October 2025,

the initiative signifies a defining moment in India’s semiconductor journey and reaffirms the nation’s commitment to self-reliant, next-generation technology innovation.

The 7 nm processor is being developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras), a key institution in India’s processor design ecosystem through its SHAKTI  initiative. '

Started in 2013, SHAKTI is based on open-source instruction set architecture, allowing anyone to adopt and use it freely without restrictions.

India is presently adopting RISC-V architecture, an open-source architecture, and a family of microprocessors is being developed based on different types of devices.