ALGIERS, Apr 13 (NNN-APS) – Algeria has successfully designed its first homegrown electronic chip, marking a significant achievement in its technological development, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kamel Baddari, announced yesterday.
During a visit to the Centre for Development of Advanced Technologies (CDTA) in Algiers, Baddari revealed that, Algerian researchers had developed a high-precision 1-square-millimetre chip, specifically designed for integration into electronic cards. The chip, developed entirely by local experts in microelectronics, is now ready for production.
“Mastering this technology adds significant value to Algeria’s economy, and reflects our growing expertise in this critical field,” Baddari emphasised. He further noted that, the chip design lab, inaugurated in Dec, last year, will pave the way for local manufacturing within the next two years.
On the sidelines of the visit, the CDTA signed an agreement with the National Company of Electronic Industries, to oversee mass production.– NNN-APS
