# Ericsson Expands Bengaluru ASIC R&D For Next-Generation Telecom 2026-08-06T21:55:53+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ericsson is strengthening its application-specific integrated circuit research and development in Bengaluru, as India takes on a broader role in the company’s telecom innovation, a senior executive told ETElectronicsWorld. Raman Rengarajan, head of Ericsson Silicon India, said the focus is shifting from engineering execution to chip architecture, intellectual property, product definition, verification and responsibility for commercial silicon. The company sees opportunities in telecom silicon, AI inference, edge computing, embedded systems, security and software-defined hardware. Rengarajan said India’s next phase could include telecom-grade AI, programmable networks and 6G systems. He described AI in telecom as both a tool for improving radio access network performance and a way to support AI workloads across devices, edge, cloud and network infrastructure. ## Coverage - telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: ASIC, Bengaluru, Ericsson, semiconductors, telecom Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ericsson-expands-bengaluru-asic-rd-for-next-generation-telecom/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ericsson-expands-bengaluru-asic-rd-for-next-generation-telecom/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.