Summary
The country already makes lots of phones and now wants to add chip factories.
The government started a plan called Semicon India to help.
Kids can learn to design chips in school and become chip engineers.
Key Points
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India aims to have 12 chip factories with $20 billion investment.
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Three factories are already making chips.
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Goal to train about 85,000 engineers in chip design.
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Support for new chip‑making companies and startups.
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Future plan called Semicon 2.0 will add more factories and tools.
New Words to Learn
9 wordssemiconductor
a tiny piece that controls electricity in gadgets
chip
a small electronic part that tells devices what to do
ecosystem
all the different parts that work together, like a big team
fabrication
the process of making chips
nanometre
a super tiny length, one‑billionth of a meter
transistor
a tiny switch inside a chip
packaging
the outer cover that protects a chip
lithography
a special way to draw tiny patterns on chips
venture capital
money that helps new companies grow
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