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NIELIT and SCL Launch 1.2-Micron Process Design Kit
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Fusion42 · 24 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
NIELIT and SCL have jointly launched a 1.2-micron process design kit, a foundational tool for chip design that reduces India's dependency on foreign semiconductor technology and accelerates domestic chip development.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, and 3 sources have reported it between 24 Jul 2026 and 28 Jul 2026.
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If you're building chips in India or selling design tools to Indian chipmakers, you just lost your moat. A domestic PDK means engineers can now design at 1.2 microns without licensing from abroad—call your customers and ask what they'll do with the cost saving and IP control they just won back.
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3 sources · first reported 24 Jul 2026 · latest 28 Jul 2026
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