Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches 2 nm semiconductor chip in Qualcomm in Bengaluru

• On 7 February 2026, Union Minister for Electronics & IT Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a 2 nanometre (nm) semiconductor chip designed at Qualcomm's India engineering operations in Bengaluru.
• The chip was designed across Qualcomm's Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad centres — a milestone in India's transition from chip consumer to chip designer under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
• Significance for UPSC: anchors GS-III questions on deep-tech, electronics manufacturing, Atmanirbhar Bharat, 5th Industrial Revolution and critical-tech geopolitics.