Govt to build local microprocessors for smartphones, strategic sectors for better security
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Govt to build local microprocessors for smartphones, strategic sectors for better security

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In the backdrop of security concerns over electronic devices manufactured abroad, including in China, the ministry of electronics and information technology is planning to promote local development of microprocessors. These will be used initially in strategic sectors including space, defence and atomic energy, two people with knowledge of the plan said. Top Meity officials met in August to discuss the development of an indigenous microprocessor to meet domestic needs and shield the country from potential future embargoes on transfer of critical technology. “Microprocessor is pervasive in all electronic devices including smartphones, network routers, space, defence and atomic sectors.

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