Next phase of chip design scheme to target at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies
Meeting chip design firms under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme on 27 January 2026, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw set a target of enabling at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies in the next phase and announced Deep Tech Awards in 2026.
Summary
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw interacted with semiconductor chip design companies approved under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme of the Semicon India Programme in New Delhi. The next phase aims to enable at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies, with focus on six design domains: compute systems, RF, networking, power management, sensors and memory. The government will also institute Deep Tech Awards in 2026. DLI-supported firms are working on indigenous SoCs and ASICs for surveillance, networking and embedded systems.
Key facts
- Date
- 27 January 2026
- Scheme
- Design Linked Incentive (DLI), Semicon India Programme
- Next-phase target
- At least 50 fabless semiconductor companies
- Six domains
- Compute systems, RF, networking, power management, sensors, memory
- New award
- Deep Tech Awards in 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the next phase of the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, the government aims to enable at least how many fabless semiconductor companies?
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Correct answer: C — 50
PIB (MeitY): target of enabling at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies in the next phase.
Which of the following is NOT among the six key semiconductor design domains identified for the next phase of the DLI Scheme?
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Correct answer: C — Display Panels
PIB (MeitY): the six domains are Compute Systems, RF, Networking, Power Management, Sensors and Memory.