New Delhi: Moving ahead with the aim to establish a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem in India, the central government approved 23 chip-design projects under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme.
To boost the country’s semiconductor design capabilities, the 23 projects are being supported to manufacture domestically built chips and System-on-chip (SOC) solutions. The chips will be beneficial for energy meters, microprocessor IPs, networking applications, and surveillance cameras. The projects are led by domestic startups and MSMEs.
To enable the 72 companies engaged in the process for developing chip design projects, the government has given them access to the industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for their chip design projects.
Vervesemi Microelectronics, which came into existence in 2017 as a fabless semiconductor company, on Friday, informed about its upcoming portfolio of advanced integrated circuits (ICs) designed to accelerate India’s semiconductor self-reliance and drive global innovation.
“Amongst the first cohort of the companies approved under the Government of India’s DLI Scheme and also approved under Chips to Startup (C2S) program, Vervesemi is committed to developing designed-in-India chips that strengthen self-sustenance and foster innovation,” the release of Ministry of Electronics & IT mentioned.
The roadmap of Vervesemi to address critical applications:
BLDC controller Application Specific Integrated Chip (ASIC)
ASIC for Precision motor-control solutions
ASIC for multifunction data acquisition system for space and avionics
ASIC for weighing scale and bridge sensor applications
ASIC for smart energy metering applications
“These innovations mark a turning point for India’s semiconductor ecosystem,” said Rakesh Malik, Founder & CEO of Vervesemi.
“By building high-performance, Made-in-India ICs for strategic and consumer markets, we are not only driving import substitution but also showcasing India’s capability to lead on the global semiconductor stage.”
“At Vervesemi, we integrate advanced signal-chain design with machine learning to deliver fault tolerance, adaptive calibration, and predictive diagnostics. Our multi-channel data acquisition and industrial application ICs set new benchmarks in precision, efficiency, and reliability across aerospace, industrial, and consumer markets,” said Pratap Narayan Singh, Founder & CTO, Vervesemi Microelectronics.
“India’s ambition to become a world leader in semiconductor design, envisioning a future where every device in the world has designed-in-India chip” said Sunita Verma, Group Coordinator(R&D), MeitY.
Semiconductors are fast becoming the most essential component in the digital era and are useful in manufacturing smartphones and automobiles to defence and medical devices.
(Inputs taken from official release of Ministry of Electronics & IT on PIB)