🇮🇳 India’s Semiconductor Design Push: 23 Projects Sanctioned under DLI Scheme

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sanctioned 23 chip-design projects under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, marking a major milestone in India’s semiconductor journey.

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🧩 About the DLI Scheme

- Launched: December 2021

- Part of: ₹76,000 crore Semicon India Programme

- Objective: Support domestic startups, MSMEs, and academic institutions in semiconductor design

- Total Outlay: ₹1,000 crore

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💰 Incentives Offered

Product Design Linked Incentive : Up to 50% of eligible costs, capped at ₹15 crore per application

Deployment Linked Incentive : 4–6% of net sales turnover over 5 years, capped at ₹30 crore |

Design Infrastructure Support : Access to EDA tools and IP cores for prototyping and development

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🏗️ Progress So Far

- 278 academic institutions and 72 startups granted access to advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools

- 23 projects sanctioned for chip design in areas like:

- Surveillance cameras
- Energy meters
- Networking solutions
- Microprocessor IPs

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🚀 Key Outcomes

- 10 companies secured venture capital funding to scale up designs

- 6 firms completed prototype tape-outs at global semiconductor foundries

- 20 chip designs from 17 institutions successfully fabricated at Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali

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📊 Financial Snapshot

- Total sanctioned outlay: ₹803.08 crore (includes cost of EDA tools)

- Fund disbursement: Linked to milestone-based development and deployment stages

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