Texas Instruments opens new R&D center in Bengaluru, coincides with broader chip design momentum in India

Adds IC design and reliability testing capacity as the country’s semiconductor design footprint continues to scale.

Texas Instruments has opened a new advanced semiconductor research and development centre in Bengaluru, to expand its chip design operations in India.

The new facility includes multiple integrated circuit design laboratories, and an end-to-end reliability laboratory designed to test semiconductor products under varied environmental conditions.

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates the centre.

He says Texas Instruments has played a pioneering role in India’s semiconductor journey and has contributed to the development of the country’s semiconductor design talent base.

Texas Instruments says the new centre strengthens its work in analogue and embedded processing technologies.

The company also says the facility improves its ability to support customers and the electronics design ecosystem in India.

The expansion comes at a time when India continues to attract semiconductor investments focused on design and engineering.

Last week, Qualcomm launched 2 nm chip, marking a significant moment in advanced semiconductor design and India’s key role in global engineering operations.

The minister added that we have made good progress with 10 units under construction, and four of them started pilot production recently.

Other multinational semiconductor firms continue to expand design centres and engineering teams across Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Noida.

Government in sync

Government policy in 2026 reinforces this direction.

Public statements under the India Semiconductor Mission continue to emphasise design capabilities, talent development and ecosystem readiness as core pillars of India’s semiconductor strategy, alongside manufacturing and packaging initiatives.

For the channel ecosystem, the continued expansion of semiconductor design centres sustains demand for engineering services, testing support and embedded software capabilities.

System integrators, ER&D service providers and global capability centre partners support these programmes through long-term engagements tied to product lifecycles.

Texas Instruments says it was the first multinational company to establish a semiconductor R&D centre in India in 1985.

Over the past four decades, the company has expanded its footprint steadily, supported by a large local workforce and growing customer engagement.

The company also continues to scale its India presence beyond R&D.

It recently opens an additional sales office to deepen engagement with Indian customers.

As global semiconductor companies distribute product development across regions, India remains a key location for chip design and engineering execution.

The new Texas Instruments centre adds capacity in areas that remain central to global semiconductor development.