IITGN can develop 5G use-case lab, semiconductor lab: Ashwini Vaishnaw

A 5G use-case lab and semiconductor lab can be set up at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), suggested Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology who visited the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) Tuesday.

Taking about the rapidly growing semiconductor industry in the country during his interaction with students, Vaishnaw said, “There are lots of opportunities coming up in the 5G technology development. By the end of this year, we will have the first semiconductor FAB in the country.”

He also asked IIT-GN to prepare a proposal and offered to develop a 5G use case laboratory and a semiconductor laboratory at the Institute.