{
  "id": 4832512,
  "title": "Semicon 2.0: What is India’s new Rs 1.27 lakh-crore push for chip design?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/semicon-2-0-what-is-indias-new-rs-1-27-lakh-crore-push-for-chip-design",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/semicon-2-push-chip-semiconductor-design-incentives-10858657/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's new Rs 1.27 lakh-crore Semicon 2.0 program aims to boost domestic chip-design capabilities, address a key gap in the country's semiconductor ambitions. The program sets six pillars and 10 categories to foster the development of Indian-owned intellectual property and fabless semiconductor companies. The first pillar, dedicated to design, targets semiconductor technologies critical for national security and commercial products. Companies must be incorporated and headquartered in India, with significant operational and manpower presence in the country. Financial support and access to chip-design infrastructure will be provided by the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The second track focuses on commercial chip-design companies, offering access to expensive electronic design automation tools, multi-project wafer fabrication services, and milestone-linked seed funding. The third track, deployment-linked incentive, aims to help newly developed chips find buyers by reimbursing 9% of net sales for five years, capped at Rs 30 crore per application and Rs 120 crore for a company. The broader ecosystem focus includes support for equipment manufacturers, wafer fabs, and semiconductor-related facilities through capital expenditure support and production-linked incentives.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Domestic chip design to receive big push through Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/domestic-chip-design-to-receive-big-push-through-rs-1-27-lakh-crore",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:28:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Samsung showcases chip 3D architecture strategy at SEMICON Taiwan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/samsung-showcases-chip-3d-architecture-strategy-at-semicon-taiwan",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:52:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}