EDA Tools (Design Software)
$0.80 bnAnnual import
5%Indian capability
8,528Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹3,000 crTo localise
Why India imports it. India has design talent but no commercial EDA toolchain; Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens EDA dominate.
Why it matters. Chip design without indigenous EDA is a strategic liability; export controls on EDA (US 2022 rules) directly constrain Indian AI chip startups.
Can India localise it? Hard - 20+ year IP moat; C-DAC has small analog tools but no digital flow.
Where it comes from. USA (92%), Germany (8%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 84.55Dependency
LPI 28Localisation potential
IAI 55.5Investment attractiveness
SRI 83.35Supply risk
SCI 54.75Supply-chain complexity
TRI 38.35Technology readiness
IMI 73Industrial multiplier
NSRI 70.55National-security relevance
EPI 61Export potential
ICGI 83.5Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Global leaders
SynopsysCadenceSiemens Eda
Intelligence
Related signals
Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Verified. Verified: US BIS export controls on EDA documented; market share public. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).