Kaynes Semicon, a fully-owned subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India, opened its first chip design center outside of India in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday.
This was done in collaboration with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology and the Ministry of Labour.
The new VLSI design center will work on the early and final stages of chip design. Raghu Panicker, CEO of Kaynes Semicon, told ET that the company plans to train 80 to 100 students each year in advanced chip design technology.
“The centre will help students with designing complex integrated circuits, chip fabrication, wafer preparation, etc,” he explained.
When asked why they chose Oman, Raghu Panicker explained that the design center would be completely funded by the Omani government.
Ramesh Kannan, MD of Kaynes Technology India, said, “With this step, we are extending our plan of building a strong semiconductor ecosystem beyond India, supporting local governments.”
Kaynes Semicon, based in Mysuru, might be the first company to produce India’s first packaged chip by July this year, according to a report by ET on April 1.
In September last year, Kaynes received approval from the Union Cabinet to set up an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with an investment of Rs 3,307 crore.
This facility will have the capacity to produce 6.3 million chips per day.
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