DLI scheme 2.0: Centre considers picking up equity in chip design firms

Design companies need to show proof of concept of their design, as well as undertake testing of the design on products before it can identify buyers

The government has started discussing a proposal to support domestic Indian semiconductor chip design companies by taking equity stake, as a key element of the second phase of the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme. The first phase of the scheme is currently on.
 

While the modalities and the timing of the second phase of the scheme are yet to be worked out, the broader vision on which there is a consensus is to offer equity support to those domestic semiconductor chip design companies that have reached a certain maturity and have the potential to go to the next level or scale.