Watch | Ashwini Vaishnaw showcases India’s first fully designed AI server

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

On Friday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw showcased India's first fully designed AI server, developed by VVDN Technologies. The minister highlighted that the AI server is equipped with 8 GPUs and was completely designed in India, underlining the country's growing strength in advanced electronics and artificial intelligence.

Ashwini Vaishnaw praised the efforts of VVDN Technologies and called the launch a major step forward for the "Make in India" initiative. Inaugurating VVDN Technologies' SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Line at Manesar, the Minister noted that electronics manufacturing in India has risen 5-fold in the last decade, topping Rs 11 lakh crore.

He emphasised that India's focus on protecting intellectual property rights is gaining recognition in international markets, boosting investor confidence and encouraging innovation in the country.

Speaking at VVDN Technologies' Global Innovation Park in Manesar, where he inaugurated a new SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Line, the Minister highlighted the rapid strides made under the government's 'Make in India' initiative.

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"Over a period of time, India has developed strong capabilities in electronics design. These capabilities now include products related to the automobile sector, power electronics, signalling, and security systems. Designing and manufacturing of such products is increasingly happening within India, which is a significant achievement under the Prime Minister's 'Make in India' program," he told reporters.

"With the recent addition electronic component scheme, the depth and scope of development will further expand. Moreover, the reliability of Indian products and the country's commitment to respecting intellectual property rights are gaining global recognition," he added.

He emphasised that a key development in the electronics sector has been the emergence of large-scale design teams within manufacturing firms.

"We are here in a facility which has a design team as big as 5,000 engineers. These young engineers are designing some of the most complex products, embedded with AI , moving far beyond legacy systems," he said. Calling this a "big leap", Vaishnaw stressed that India's edge lies in its design talent -- something many other countries lack.

"This is very important because this is going to give us that big advantage compared to many other countries which don't have this much design talent," he said. He noted that India's electronics manufacturing has grown fivefold in the past decade, touching Rs 11 lakh crore, while exports have increased six times to over Rs 3.5 lakh crore.

In parallel, the Mechanical Innovation Park, spanning 1,50,000 sq ft, will house mold and tool-making setups, wire-cut machines, and modern injection molding machines, creating a fully integrated mechanical design-to-manufacturing ecosystem. Together these - building on the company's existing manufacturing capacities, would give a significant boost to India's electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem.

The inauguration marks a major milestone for the design and Make in India and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives, showcasing the growing strength of India's domestic capabilities in electronics product engineering and high-volume manufacturing.

"The newly inaugurated SMT Line is VVDN's largest, supporting PCB sizes up to 850mm x 560mm, with a high-speed capacity of 250,000 CPH (components per hour)," the release said. With these new facilities, VVDN said it is poised to add a combined total of over 3,000 skilled professionals, in line with government's vision of employment generation and high-tech skilling.

*With Agency Inputs