According to the latest government data, India’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme is hitting its stride. To date, companies supported under the scheme have achieved over 30 chip design tape-outs and, perhaps more crucially, have raised more than $100 million in VC funding. This surge in capital demonstrates a clear, growing investor confidence in India’s domestic semiconductor design capabilities.
One example of standout success is Chennai-based Aheesa Digital Innovations, which just achieved first-pass silicon success with its ‘VIHAAN’ broadband chip. Built on the indigenous VEGA microprocessor, this isn’t just a lab project — it’s a commercial-grade SoC aimed at India’s massive fibre broadband expansion.
With chip design contributing up to 50 percent of the overall semiconductor value chain, these successes mark India’s transition from an idea-stage ecosystem to a global supplier of validated silicon.
With the Semicon 2.0 programme now active with a massive Rs. 1,27,500 crore outlay, the momentum is only set to accelerate.
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