Chasing semiconductor leadership, Tamil Nadu launches subsidies, prototyping grants to fabless firms, and training centres, under its Semiconductor Mission 2030.
Tamil Nadu has unveiled a new semiconductor design promotion scheme, offering subsidies and prototyping grants to fabless design firms. It builds on the ₹ 5 billion Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030, announced in the state budget earlier this year.
In a bid to strengthen its chip design ecosystem, the scheme will be supported by centres of excellence (CoEs), to be developed by Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) in collaboration with universities and private partners.
These centres will provide testing facilities, research infrastructure, and training programmes, aiming to create a steady pipeline of skilled semiconductor designers.
Skills development is a key focus here. About 1000 engineering students will be trained under the India Semiconductor Workforce Development Programme. Select candidates will also be sponsored for advanced training at premier institutes in India and overseas.
The initiative forms part of the state’s broader vision to establish ‘Product Nation Tamil Nadu’ as a centre for semiconductor innovation. The roadmap outlines five pillars: chip design promotion, testing and validation infrastructure, semiconductor machinery manufacturing parks, a pilot fabrication unit, and workforce development.
The State Industries Minister, TRB Rajaa, said the scheme aims to promote research, industry–academia collaboration, and skill development, along with subsidies.
Tamil Nadu’s Industries Secretary V Arun Roy added that the mission laid out a clear plan combining incentives, infrastructure, a pilot fabrication facility, and workforce training to build a self-sustaining semiconductor ecosystem.
