New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- A Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme-backed Indian semiconductor startup has achieved first-pass silicon success with 'VIHAAN', an indigenous broadband networking System-on-Chip (SoC) built using the VEGA microprocessor, marking a key step towards taking the chip into production, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said on Saturday.

Chennai-based Aheesa Digital Innovations, a fabless semiconductor startup, taped out VIHAAN on Republic Day and achieved first-pass silicon success on Independence Day this year. The chip, designed for fibre broadband applications, will now proceed towards production tape-out, targeted for 2027, the ministry said in a release.

The development comes as India's semiconductor design ecosy...