New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India's early movers in semiconductor engineering and design are chasing clients abroad as demand from within India remains tepid. At least three companies in the country's semiconductor industry, including Tata Electronics, have identified global clients as key to generating commercial revenue starting this fiscal year. On December 16 last year, homegrown electronics manufacturer Kaynes Technology India Limited's wholly owned chipmaking subsidiary, Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, announced a deal with Japan-based investment firm Mitsui & Co, receiving regulatory clearance on March 9. The deal, Mitsui said in a press statement then, will "support sales of products manufactured by Kaynes". Later, on September 17, Tata Electronics signed a partnership with Nexperia, a global manufacturer of automotive semiconductors. Nexperia, Tata Electronics said in a press release, will be a key customer for its outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) plant in Jagiroad, Assam. For India's key semiconductor firms, global clients are among the most immediate sources of commercial demand. CG Semi, a joint-venture subsidiary of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd, announced on 1 July that it had begun commercial chip supplies to Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp. in June this year. Renesas, to be sure, is also a captive client, as it holds a 6.8% stake in CG Semi. Industry stakeholders and companies that Mint spoke with said that the rising revenue scope from global chip clients is the natural course of action, as sovereign demand from within India is yet to pick up pace. A senior executive close to developments at Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test (TSAT) Private Limited, who requested anonymity, said "it will take some time for India to build scale as a semiconductor client base."...