Qualcomm announces tape-out stage of 2nm semiconductor design in Bengaluru

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on Saturday (February 7, 2026) announced the tape-out of its 2nm semiconductor design in Bengaluru, as the company highlighted the contributions and collaboration of its largest engineering workforce outside the United States.

The tape-out phase refers to one of the last stages in the semiconductor design process, before formally transitioning the product to the manufacturing stage.

The event took place at the Qualcomm Bengaluru facility, and during the visit of the Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw.

“The Qualcomm Bengaluru campus serves as a key engineering center for development across next-generation wireless, AI, compute, and system-level technologies,” shared the company in a press release.

Qualcomm highlighted that its presence in India spanned more than 20 years of continuous investment, and made note of its engineering development centres in Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad.

The company referred to India’s emergence as a “critical hub” for advanced semiconductor development and stressed on the importance of strengthening domestic chip design capabilities.

“India is increasingly at the center of how advanced semiconductor technologies are being designed for the future. Seeing Qualcomm’s work here, its engineering strength, deep design capabilities, and long-standing commitment to India, is truly impressive. Milestones like this demonstrate how far India’s design ecosystem has come and align strongly with our vision of building a globally competitive semiconductor industry,” said Mr. Vaishnaw.

“This milestone reflects over two decades of Qualcomm’s commitment to India, investing in talent, building advanced engineering capabilities, and operating at a scale that enables us to support our stakeholders in their digital transformation journeys. India today plays a key role in how we support the design, development, and delivery of next‑generation technologies for the world. The innovation being developed here is helping shape the future of connectivity, computation, and intelligent systems globally,” said Savi Soin, President, Qualcomm India.