Semiconductor Industry Competence Centre (SICC)
India's Centre for Trusted Semiconductor Systems, Advanced Materials and Space Electronics.
Six Integrated Technical Verticals
1. Chip Design & IP — analog, mixed-signal, digital ASIC, RISC-V, SoC, FPGA, verification, DFT and physical design. 2. Electronics System Design (ESDM) — PCB, embedded, medical, industrial, automotive, maritime and communications electronics. 3. AI Hardware & Edge Computing — AI accelerators, TinyML, neuromorphic computing. 4. Advanced Packaging, Test & Reliability — OSAT readiness, heterogeneous integration, failure analysis. 5. Trusted Space, Defence & Maritime Electronics — radiation-tolerant and high-reliability electronics, secure communications, avionics, MEMS/inertial systems. 6. Advanced Materials, Strategic Minerals & Circularity — packaging and thermal materials, high-purity process chemicals, critical-mineral intelligence, recycling.
Institutional Anchors
IIITM-K (Semicon Keralam) — lead anchor · Kerala Startup Mission — co-anchor · iVP Semiconductor — industry innovation partner · ISRO (VSSC, LPSC, IISU) — strategic technology partner · KMML — advanced-materials partner · IREL (India) Limited — strategic-minerals partner · FACT — process-chemistry partner · C-DAC and BEL — strategic electronics partners · SFO Technologies and Kaynes Technology — system/manufacturing partners.
Cross-Cutting Platforms
Semiconductor Startup Accelerator (run by KSUM) · National Skills Academy — industry-certified courses in VLSI, PCB, embedded, AI hardware, packaging, test, reliability, cleanroom operations and materials · Strategic Minerals and Electronics Supply Chain Observatory · Commercialisation and International Partnership Office — a single window for sponsored R&D, licensing, IP/legal support, venture connects and export facilitation.
Innovation-to-Market Pipeline
Idea → student or institutional innovation → prototype → IP filing → design review and tape-out or system build → validation and qualification → startup formation or industry transfer → venture/customer funding → commercialisation → export. Each project has a technical owner, industry mentor, IP position, market pathway and measurable exit criterion.
Five-Year Outcomes
15,000 participants in structured courses · 5,000 industry-ready professionals · 100 ventures including 25–30 core fabless startups · 20–30 tape-outs or MPW submissions · 150+ patent applications · 75+ industry-funded projects · 25 products commercialised · 5,000+ direct and indirect jobs · 30–40% self-generated revenue by Year 5.
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