Calligo in talks to raise $12-15 million to scale indigenous RISC-V chip playBengaluru's Calligo Technologies is in talks to secure $12-15 million in funding. US-based BIG Capital is expected to lead the investment r...
01 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Delhi government drafts semiconductor policy to build design and innovation hubDelhi is developing a new semiconductor policy. This initiative aims to make the capital a center for chip design and research. The policy ...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Razorpay eyes IPO; Sarvam's $1.5 billion leapHappy Monday! Razorpay is planning an IPO at a lower valuation than its $7.5 billion peak. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
20 Apr, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Fabless startup Sensesemi raises Rs 25 crore to build edge-AI chipsBengaluru-based fabless semiconductor startup Sensesecmi Technologies has raised Rs 25 crore (about $2.75 million) in a seed round led by P...
21 Jan, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Scaling Indian chip startups tap Taiwan, South Korean foundriesThe India Semiconductor Mission, through the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme, is lowering entry barriers by offering financial aid and...
16 Oct, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Centre’s DLI tag helping semicon cos win over venture capital companiesSeveral Indian semiconductor startups are raising funds from local venture capital firms, driven by government self-reliance initiatives, r...
08 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Fabless startups seek major wins to crack chicken & egg dilemmaIndustry experts said the average cost to take a chip prototype to market is $7 million, and while in the US that's not a big amount, in In...
07 Apr, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
India’s semiconductor push needs more VC backing, say industry leadersIndustry leaders also underlined the need for AI use in silicon systems and the requirement to build a sustained talent pipeline.
27 Mar, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Mature nodes more viable for fabless sector in India: Marvell India manager Navin BishnoiThe Santa Clara-headquartered company with $5.5 billion revenue has three R&D centres in India and is looking to double its capacity at its...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
MeitY approves Mindgrove's proposal to develop second chip under DLI schemeThe design-linked incentive scheme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology offers financial incentives and design infrast...
09 Sep, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
SFAL-backed startups breaking barriers, creating cutting-edge products, says IT/BT Minister Priyank KhargeMorphing Machines, an SFAL-supported fabless semiconductor company, has developed Redefine, which would cater to emerging workloads in area...
28 Aug, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Tech incubator T-Hub launches new cohort for semiconductor startupsT-Hub's six-month-long hybrid cohort-based programme that will mentor 20 startups.
16 Aug, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
NXP India launches semiconductor incubation and acceleration program with MeitY, FabCI“The next decade will be all about creating a “world that anticipates & automates” with a lot of smart connected systems around us. All of ...
25 Mar, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
Accelerator looks to chip in with fundsThe accelerator would look at promoting 20 startups in the next three years which will eventually reach around 50 in five years.
25 Dec, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
Need to develop an ecosystem for semiconductor sectorDepartment of electronics and IT has proposed a policy to encourage setting up semiconductor fabrication plants in India, to preclude the m...
22 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Budget 2012: Grant tax exemption to encourage fabless semiconductor companies, says FICCI
Building the domestic electronics industry is a very important item for national agenda, from security, self-reliance as well as future bus...
17 Feb, 2012, 06.54 PM IST
- Does India really need to chip in?
Former AMD founder and CEO Jerry Saunders once notoriously quipped, “Real men have fabs.”
19 May, 2007, 01.58 AM IST