Fabless startups seek major wins to crack chicken & egg dilemma

The Indian fabless semiconductor ecosystem is stuck in a classic chicken and egg problem. Startups need working silicon, a proof-of-concept chip to attract serious investor interest. But building that first chip requires capital, a big ask in a market still taking baby steps in chip product innovation.

With Micron, Tata Electronics, Kaynes Semicon and others setting up manufacturing and packaging bases in India, the missing piece of the puzzle is the country’s own successful fabless startups that can design, iterate, and take chips to market. The…