Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video interview recorded at the Recode Kerala in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India, this month, EE Times’ senior India Correspondent Yashasvini Razdan spoke to Rijin John, co-founder of fabless startup Silizium Circuits, on developing Kerala’s first 5G-related chip. John spoke about the challenges of building semiconductors in India, and how better microelectronics-focused education and policy can shape Kerala’s role in the global chip ecosystem.

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