Overview

• MeitY said the sanctioned projects will be executed by domestic startups and MSMEs to develop chips and system-on-chip solutions for surveillance, energy metering, microprocessor IPs, and networking.
• Participating companies have been given access to industry-standard Electronic Design Automation tools to support their development work.
• Vervesemi, part of the first cohorts under DLI and Chips to Startup, outlined a BLDC controller ASIC for appliances and a precision motor-control ASIC for EVs, drones, and industrial automation, with sampling targeted in 2026.
• The company also announced plans for data acquisition, weighing and bridge sensor, and smart energy metering ICs, with some engineering samples targeted by late 2025, according to its statement.
• MeitY official Sunita Verma said India seeks leadership in semiconductor design with a vision of devices worldwide carrying chips designed in the country.