India must make its defence chips end-to-end, say scientists

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Scientists warned that India needs to build an end-to-end domestic supply chain for defence semiconductors, arguing that reliance on imported chips can expose network-centric weapons to vulnerabilities. They said waiting until 2030–35 for advanced manufacturing nodes would be too late.

At The Hindu Semiconductor Summit, V.K. Saraswat, A. Sivathanu Pillai and Deleep Nair warn that imported chips leave network-centric weapons vulnerable, and that waiting until 2030-35 for advanced nodes would be too late