Union Minister for IT and Electronics Ashwini Vaishnaw today visited a startup in Bengaluru that manufactures Computer Numeric Control or CNC machines within the country. Speaking to the media persons during the inspection of the facility, the minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires to create a semiconductor ecosystem within the country that can sustain itself. In line with this, the Government is encouraging start-ups and the manufacturing sector to create machines needed for the Semiconductor sector within the country.

The Minister informed that the Bengaluru based Ethereal Machines has developed machines as well as components used in semiconductor manufacturing machines. It has developed extremely high precision equipment and components with tolerance levels ranging from two microns to 20 microns. Normally such components are manufactured in Germany and Japan.

The Minister noted that by encouraging such CNC machines manufacturing within the country, India will be Atmanirbhar in manufacturing components and equipment meant for Defence, space, Semiconductor and electronic component sectors and reduce our dependence on imports.