Peruri develops chip-design platform for local talent

Jakarta (ANTARA) — Perusahaan Umum Percetakan Uang Republik Indonesia (Peruri) has launched a web-based chip-design development platform as part of efforts to strengthen human-resource capabilities and reduce Indonesia’s dependence on semiconductor technology from abroad.

“Developing semiconductor technology is a strategic step towards strengthening national technological independence,” Peruri Digital Business Director Edwin Purwandesi said in a press statement in Jakarta on Monday.

The platform is available at chip.peruri.co.id. It enables students, academics and technology talent to learn about, design and test digital circuits directly through a browser.

Edwin said the initiative comes amid challenges facing the development of Indonesia’s semiconductor industry, particularly limited domestic chip-design capacity and a shortage of specialists in the field.

Alongside the chip-design learning platform, Peruri introduced the Chip Merah Putih Sandbox initiative as an approach to promoting the development of Indonesia’s semiconductor technology.

The initiative envisages chip development in stages, from initial design and technology testing and validation through to preparation for industrial-scale production.

The development process also uses Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI), open-source software and a collaborative approach to help accelerate chip design and testing.

Through the platform and initiative, Peruri aims to widen access to semiconductor-technology learning while encouraging collaboration between universities and industry to build domestic chip-design capabilities.

“These efforts require not only technological expertise, but also support for human-resource capabilities, development infrastructure and sustained collaboration between industry and academia,” Edwin said.