Aiming to boost local chip technologies in India, focusing on ICs, SoCs, and ESDM solutions, L&T Semiconductor Technologies and C-DAC join hands. An MoU with IIT Gandhinangar to advance research development was signed as well.
On Wednesday, fabless chipmaker L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government-supported Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), aiming to jointly develop local chip technologies and enhance the surrounding semiconductor ecosystem.
Moreover, LTSCT also signed a second MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, which focuses on semiconductor research and development to advance toward India’s goal of self-reliance.
Under these collaborations, a framework for collaborative research, development, and training will be established. It will focus on creating ‘Make-in-India’ solutions, including Integrated Circuits (ICs), System-on-Chip (SoC) designs, and Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) technologies, targeting applications in automotive, industrial, and energy sectors.
The company sees these partnerships as a milestone for domestic development in the semiconductor field, positioning India to potentially lead globally.
LTSCT Chief Executive Sandeep Kumar explained that the collaboration led by LTSCT would establish a robust commercialisation program for advanced technologies developed by C-DAC.
This program would focus on semiconductor design and development, embedded software, open-source operating systems, high-performance computing, and power systems.
Kumar further noted that LTSCT would transform C-DAC’s portfolio of indigenous intellectual properties, such as the VEGA processor and application design, into global product opportunities.
Sunit Verma, Group Coordinator at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), highlighted that this agreement reflects the government’s focus on promoting public-private partnerships that stimulate innovation and economic growth.
