Bengaluru, May 7 -- In a step towards boosting India's semiconductor capabilities, Tata Electronics Ltd, a Tata Group company has begun exporting limited quantities of semiconductor chips packaged at its pilot line in Bengaluru, according to industry sources.

These packaged chips are being shipped to some of Tata Electronics' partners in Japan, the United States, and Europe, reported ET.

This development comes as the company lays the groundwork for its new chip packaging unit in Morigaon, Assam, and a USD 10 billion chip foundry in Dholera, Gujarat.

Sources indicate that Tata Electronics is in the advanced stages of a successful tape-out of semiconductor chips in various nodes, including 28nm, 40nm, 55nm, 65nm, and others. A tape-out ...