On Friday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai laid the cornerstone for Polymatech Electronics, a chip manufacturer in Nava Raipur, to build India’s first gallium nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor production facility.

Eshwara Rao Nandam, MD and CEO of Polymatech Electronics, recently announced a further Rs10,000 crore investment in Chhattisgarh. He said that the 1.50 lakh square foot factory, which has set a lofty output goal of 10 billion GaN chips a year by 2030, would shortly start producing. 5G and 6G technologies will be able to function thanks to the GaN chips.

Vishnu Deo Sai, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh, said, “I am pleased that the chips needed for the upcoming 6G and 7G technologies will be made in our country, and our engineers will make them in Nava Raipur.”

According to him, the telecom device packaging facility would promote independence in the manufacturing of vital semiconductor modules for satellite communications, IoT, and telecom infrastructure. The initiative, which would cost 1,143 crore, will put India and Chhattisgarh at the forefront of the world’s semiconductor sector.

In addition to powering commonplace gadgets, the factory’s chips will support military technologies, data analytics, high-performance laptops, next-generation 5G and 6G networks, and power electronics. The construction of the factory is an important step in India’s efforts to become a global tech powerhouse and lessen its reliance on imports of semiconductors.

According to Nandam, Chhattisgarh was an obvious option for development because of its progressive industrial policies, strong infrastructure, aggressive government backing, and Nava Raipur’s rise as an industrial powerhouse.