Kerala Semiconductor Design Centre (K-SDC)
Kerala's shared commercial semiconductor design utility and industry landing platform.
Key Components
Full design-flow support — architecture, RTL, verification, synthesis, physical design, DFT, sign-off and post-silicon analysis · Specialised labs for analog/mixed-signal, RF, low-power SoC and embedded software · Design security with access-controlled secure rooms and encrypted project environments · Industry collaboration through joint design projects and consultancy · Academic integration via capstone programmes and joint research.
Key Infrastructure
Industry-grade EDA suite (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens) · High-Performance Compute cluster with GPU acceleration · Secure design environments aligned with IP-protection standards · Shared IP repositories — standard cells, embedded memories, I/O libraries · RTL-to-GDSII capability for digital, analog and mixed-signal SoCs.
Who Uses K-SDC
Semiconductor GCCs and global design companies (secure pilot teams, overflow design) · Fabless startups and faculty spin-offs (shared EDA/HPC seats, MPW/tape-out facilitation) · Kerala electronics firms, OEMs and MSMEs (ASIC/FPGA/SoC feasibility, custom IP integration) · EDA, IP, foundry and OSAT partners · Universities and research groups · Government, PSUs and strategic programmes (trusted electronics, design assurance).
Service & Access Model
Anchor-tenant mode · Shared membership mode · Project-service mode · Startup access mode (cohort-based tool credits linked to K-FSA milestones) · Academic mode · Partner mode — all governed by a published service catalogue, rate card, utilisation dashboard, licence compliance and project-level NDAs/IP agreements.
From Idea to Company
Intake and qualification → Architecture and feasibility → Design execution → Independent readiness review → MPW/tape-out and post-silicon → Productization and scale-up with referrals to IIoT Sensors 2.0, Cleanroom and Maker Village 2.0; conversion to a park tenant or independent Kerala design company.
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