Tata Electronics and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing semiconductor design and intellectual property (IP) capabilities in India. The agreement, signed on 2 September 2025 during SEMICON India 2025 in New Delhi, outlines joint efforts to build solutions aimed at startups, MSMEs, academia, and other stakeholders in the domestic semiconductor ecosystem.
The partnership will leverage Tata Electronics’ fabrication (Fab) technology portfolio and C-DAC’s role as the nodal agency for programmes such as the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme and the Chips to Startup (C2S) initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The collaboration aims to integrate design, fabrication, and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) services.
Tata Electronics is investing INR 910 billion (approximately USD 11 billion) in building a commercial semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat, and INR 270 billion (approximately USD 3 billion) in an OSAT facility in Jagiroad, Assam. These facilities are intended to serve applications across automotive, mobile devices, artificial intelligence, defence, aerospace, and other sectors.
“This partnership with C-DAC is an important step towards India’s semiconductor self-sufficiency. By combining our advanced manufacturing capabilities with C-DAC’s role as the nodal agency to strengthen India’s domestic semiconductor chip design ecosystem, we will build a design IP ecosystem that empowers innovators across the country’s semiconductor value chain, from startups to established enterprises,” said Randhir Thakur, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Electronics.
“As the nodal agency implementing MeitY’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme and Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme, C-DAC has a mandate to nurture India’s semiconductor design ecosystem. Our partnership with Tata Electronics represents a crucial milestone in achieving this goal. Together, we will create a semiconductor design and IP ecosystem that provides domestic startups and academia with end-to-end support from silicon-proven IP portfolios to cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities,” said E. Magesh, Director General of C-DAC.
Tata Electronics Private Limited, established in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata Group, operates across semiconductor manufacturing, assembly and test, foundry services, and design. The company employs over 70,000 people and has operations in Gujarat, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
C-DAC is the research and development organisation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, working on information technology, electronics, and related areas with a focus on strengthening national technological capabilities.
