Saankhya Labs: SDR, broadcast, communication SoCs
Signalchip: 4G/5G modem and telecom chipsets
InCore Semiconductors: RISC-V processors and IP
Morphing Machines: Processor IP
Mindgrove Technologies: RISC-V microcontrollers
Aura Semiconductor: Analog and mixed-signal ICs
Steradian Semiconductors: Automotive radar ICs
Terminus Circuits: High-speed interface IP
L&T Semiconductor Technologies
INTEL: Has one of its largest design centers in Bengaluru.
AMD: Has large R&D and engineering facilities in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Qualcomm: Multiple large design centers, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.
NVIDIA: Major R&D center in Bengaluru and Pune, focused on GPUs, AI and networking.
Texas Instruments: Analog ICs, power management, MCU design in their largest R&D site outside USA, in Bengaluru.
Broadcom: R&D and design operations in India (primarily in Bangalore and Hyderabad) concentrate on developing high-performance chips, networking hardware, and wireless connectivity solutions.
Marvell Technology: Operates a massive R&D operation in India, employing around 1,700 engineers across Bengaluru (India HQ), Hyderabad, and Pune.
MediaTek: Operates a massive fabless semiconductor R&D footprint in India with over 1,000 engineers across R&D centers in Bengaluru, Noida, and Mumbai.
NXP Semiconductors: R&D for automotive, industrial IoT, and edge processing. Employing over 2,500 engineers in its four main hubs in Noida, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune.
Infineon Technologies: Operates a major R&D and engineering hub in Bengaluru and opened a second major GCC in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Renesas Electronics: Focus on advanced chip design, embedded system software, and cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for global automotive and IoT applications. R&D centers in Bengaluru (India HQ), NOIDA, Hyderabad and Pune.
STMicroelectronics: Engineering teams in Noida and Bengaluru specialize in RTL Design, creating complex digital circuits for Microcontrollers (MCUs) and Microprocessors (MPUs).
Micron: Strong design team in Hyderabad working on memory and SSD controllers.
Samsung Electronics: Primarily driven by Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) and Samsung Research Institute-Bangalore (SRI-B), with hubs located in Bengaluru, for designing of advanced SoCs, memory architectures, and AI-optimized hardware-software integrations for next-generation flagship devices.
Western Digital
Apple
Amazon
Cisco
ARM
Imagination Technologies
Synopsys
Cadence Design Systems
Siemens EDA
InCore Semiconductors: Develops RISC-V based CPU cores and platform solutions.
Synopsys
Cadence Design Systems
Siemens EDA
Ansys
Keysight Technologies
MathWorks
TCS (Tata Consultancy Services): Offers chip design and validation services, emphasizing AI and data-driven solutions
Tech Mahindra: Provides semiconductor design and verification services, along with embedded solutions for IoT and automotive sectors.
Infosys
Wipro
HCL Technologies (including Sankalp Semiconductor): Focuses on semiconductor design services, ASIC, SoC, and system-level design, serving industries like automotive, IoT, and telecommunications
LTTS
Cyient
Tessolve
eInfochips
Sasken Technologies
MosChip Technologies
Mirafra Technologies
IBM: IBM Research India; processor architecture, AI accelerators, advanced packaging, semiconductor research.
C-DAC
SCL Mohali
IIT Madras (through initiatives such as the SHAKTI RISC-V processor)
IISc Bangalore
TATA Electronics partnered with PSMC of Taiwan. To manufacture CMOS logic and mixed-signal (mature nodes) in India's first fab in Dholera, Gujarat.
SiCSem Private Limited, in collaboration with UK-based Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd., are setting up a compound semiconductor fabrication facility focused on Silicon Carbide devices in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Crystal Matrix, in collaboration with Lumens and Soft-Epi, are setting up a Compound Semiconductor Display fab in Dholera.
SCL: A government-owned unit runs a small-scale fab for strategic and defense applications (not commercial), in Mohali, Punjab.
Pre-silicon validation is a critical step in the semiconductor design lifecycle, involving the simulation and verification of a chip design before it is manufactured. This process ensures that the design meets its functional and performance specifications, reducing errors and costly rework in later stages. This is actually one of the strongest segments of India's semiconductor industry.
These companies have significant teams in India performing RTL design, UVM/SystemVerilog verification, formal verification, DFT, physical implementation, and related pre-silicon activities:
Synopsys: Verification IP, VCS, ZeBu emulation, formal verification, design services
Cadence Design Systems: Xcelium, Palladium, Protium, VIP, verification solutions
Siemens EDA: Questa, Veloce, DFT, verification tools
Intel: CPU, GPU, AI SoC verification
AMD: CPU/GPU verification
Qualcomm: Mobile SoC verification
NVIDIA: GPU, AI accelerator verification
Broadcom: Networking ASIC verification
Marvell Technology: Storage and networking verification
MediaTek: Smartphone SoC verification
Texas Instruments: Analog and mixed-signal verification
NXP Semiconductors: Automotive verification
Renesas Electronics: Automotive SoCs
Infineon Technologies: Power and automotive semiconductors
STMicroelectronics: MCU, MEMS and mixed-signal verification
Samsung Electronics: Memory and Exynos verification
Micron Technology: Memory verification
Apple: Custom silicon verification
Google: TPU and accelerator verification
These companies provide verification and implementation services to semiconductor customers worldwide.
Tessolve: Verification, DFT, physical design, post-silicon
Mirafra Technologies: RTL, verification, physical design
MosChip Technologies: ASIC/FPGA, verification, DFT
eInfochips: Verification, FPGA, embedded systems
Sasken Technologies: SoC verification and embedded software
Cyient: ASIC verification and physical implementation
The bulk of the new investments in the industry in India focus on this field. (It is, however, to be noted that many processes, such as wafer-level micro bumping, still have no players in India.)
Micron Technology: Setting up an assembly and test facility for DRAM and NAND in Gujarat
Tata Electronics (TEPL): Building an advanced ATMP plant in Assam with a focus on modern packaging technologies like flip-chip.
CG Power, Renesas, and Stars Microelectronics: Collaborating on an OSAT facility in Gujarat for legacy and advanced packaging.
HCL (with FoxConn), CDIL, ASIP, and Kaynes: Each is building an OSAT facility in India.
The last category is not strictly within the Semiconductor Manufacturing domain, but belongs more in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry. However, since this site is connecting everything relevant to the Indian Semiconductor play, this is also relevant....
Dixon Technologies: Consumer electronics EMS
Kaynes Technology: Industrial & automotive EMS
Syrma SGS Technology: Industrial, medical & automotive EMS
Avalon Technologies: High-reliability EMS
Centum Electronics: Aerospace & defence electronics
VVDN Technologies: Telecom and networking products
Jabil: Global EMS
Flex: Global EMS
Foxconn: Smartphone manufacturing
Sanmina: Industrial EMS