Bengaluru, June 9 : AGNIT Semiconductors, India’s first vertically integrated Gallium Nitride semiconductor startup, today unveiled its new testing laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. Spread across 350 sq. ft and backed by a ₹3 crore investment, the facility marks a significant step to boost the country’s indigenous semiconductor testing and validation ecosystem for high-power RF applications.
The new testing lab is established to achieve rapid in-house validation to accelerate commercialisation, reduce external dependency, enhance customer confidence in the quality assurance and strengthen AGNIT’s market readiness for the defence, telecom and next-generation RF applications.
The laboratory has cutting edge facilities including an Environmental Chamber a Connectorized Load Pull Testing Station, RF Test & measurement benches, and automated PCB assembly systems. The laboratory will enable AGNIT to perform in-house PCB assembly, reliability data generation, power amplifier board characterization and qualification testing, with significantly faster turnaround times.
Commenting on the announcement, Hareesh Chandrasekar, Co-founder & CEO, AGNIT Semiconductors, said:
“India’s semiconductor ambitions require not only chip design and fabrication capabilities but also robust indigenous validation and reliability ecosystems. This facility marks an important milestone in AGNIT’s growth journey as we continue building advanced semiconductor capabilities under the vision ‘Make in India for the world’. Having a dedicated in-house testing ecosystem will allow us to move faster from development to deployment, strengthen product performance, and better support the evolving requirements of telecom and defence customers.”
Prior to this, AGNIT Semiconductors relied on shared IISc-based infrastructure. The new laboratory at IISc will strengthen AGNIT’s in-house testing capabilities and enable closer integration with the design and fabrication teams. Supported by a dedicated team of 5–8 engineers and researchers, the lab is expected to accelerate the commercialisation of indigenous GaN technologies across telecom, satellite communications, next-generation wireless systems, and defence applications. Looking ahead, the company also plans to establish facilities to perform comprehensive accelerated lifetime testing and qualification of military-grade components.
Till date, AGNIT Semiconductors has raised a total funding of Rs. 60 crores by investors such as 3one4 Capital and Zephyr Peacock, with participation from Lakshmi Narayanan. The company is now focused on scaling its GaN semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, with a vision to produce 100K chips over the next 24 months.