Overview
- Netrasemi said Friday that its A2000 system‑on‑chip has completed silicon bringup, the laboratory validation step after sample fabrication that confirms a chip’s designed functions.
- The A2000 is a purpose‑built 12nm edge‑AI SoC with in‑house neural processor, vision cores and image signal processing designed for on‑device tasks such as smart cameras, surveillance, robotics and video gateways.
- The chip was manufactured at TSMC in Taiwan, and Netrasemi is conducting early sample evaluations with OEMs as it readies the design for commercial or mass production.
- The company has raised about Rs 125 crore from investors including Zoho and Unicorn India Ventures and received MeitY Design‑Linked Incentive support, which the firm credits for accelerating development.
- The milestone shows India’s rising chip‑design strength but also the gap in domestic manufacturing, since planned local fabs such as Tata Electronics’ Dholera site will initially support coarser nodes around 28nm rather than the A2000’s 12nm.