Projects supported under DLI scheme are scaling rapidly, with 16 tape-outs, 6 ASIC chips, 10 patents and over 3x private investment leveraged.
About DLI Scheme
- Launched in: 2021 by MeitY under the Semicon India Programme.
- Nodal Agency for implementation: C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
- Objective: To catalyze a strong, self-reliant chip design ecosystem by providing financial incentives and access to advanced design infrastructure for domestic startups and MSMEs.
- Benefits of the scheme:
- Provides financial incentives in 2 categories: Product Design Linked Incentive and Deployment Linked Incentive.
- Provides Design Infrastructure Support: through the ChipIN Centre to approved companies.
- This includes remote access to a National EDA Tool Grid, a repository of IP Cores, and fiscal support for prototyping (MPW) and post-silicon validation.
- Eligibility under the DLI Scheme:
- Start-ups and MSMEs are eligible for financial incentives and design infrastructure support for semiconductor product design & deployment.
- And other domestic companies are eligible for financial incentives for deploying semiconductor designs.
