ASIC Design IP (ARM Cores, PHY IP)
$0.55 bnAnnual import
10%Indian capability
4,600Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹2,000 crTo localise
Why India imports it. ARM, Synopsys, Cadence, Imagination dominate; Indian design houses (Signalchip, Saankhya) emerging.
Why it matters. IP licensing is the gate to chip design sovereignty.
Can India localise it? Partial - 5-7 years for specific verticals (defence, IoT).
Where it comes from. UK (60%), USA (30%), Germany (10%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 73.2Dependency
LPI 44.75Localisation potential
IAI 59Investment attractiveness
SRI 68Supply risk
SCI 52.75Supply-chain complexity
TRI 42.25Technology readiness
IMI 71Industrial multiplier
NSRI 64.5National-security relevance
EPI 57.25Export potential
ICGI 73.75Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
SignalchipSaankhya Labs
Global leaders
ArmSynopsysImagination
Intelligence
Related signals
- India Now Has a Structured Map of Where It Stays Import-Dependent
- India's Deepest Chokepoints: EUV Photoresist, Leading-Edge Logic and Aero-Engines
- Where Dependency Meets Feasibility: SiC Power and Display-Driver ICs Are the Build-Now Surfaces
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Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).