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India’s DLI Chip-Design Push Logs 16 Tape-Outs, 6 Chips as Centre Clears 24 Projects

The programme signals a shift from design validation to productisation.

Overview

  • An official update cites 10 patents filed, 16 tape-outs completed and 6 chips fabricated under the Design Linked Incentive scheme.
  • Twenty-four sanctioned chip-design projects focus on sectors such as video surveillance, drone detection, energy metering, microprocessors, satellite communications and IoT SoCs.
  • Government support has given 95 companies access to industry-grade EDA tools, with the national EDA Grid recording 5,403,005 cumulative hours of use.
  • The ChipIN Centre has opened advanced design tools to about 100,000 engineers and students across 400 organisations, alongside support for 305 academic institutions under the C2S programme.
  • MeitY implements the scheme under the Semicon India Programme with C-DAC as nodal agency, engaging 1,000+ specialised engineers, producing 140+ reusable IP cores and leveraging over 3x private investment.