Hyderabad: Hyderabad, already hosting seven of the world’s top 10 semiconductor firms and outpacing Bengaluru in chip design hiring, is poised to emerge as India’s primary semiconductor design hub, according to Niti Aayog’s newly released Future of India’s Semiconductor Industry road map. The plan targets a $120 billion to $150 billion semiconductor ecosystem by 2035, positioning Hyderabad as a critical node.
The 10‑year road map, unveiled by Niti Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub on Friday, identifies semiconductor design talent development as one of its five key pillars. Hyderabad’s pool of 9,300 semiconductor professionals, growing at four per cent annually, is seen as the foundation for India’s transition from downstream consumer to global chip manufacturing powerhouse.
“This road map validates what we’ve been seeing on the ground for the past two years,” said Dr Rajesh Reddy, a Hyderabad‑based semiconductor industry analyst and former VLSI architect with over 20 years of experience at global chip design firms.
“Hyderabad’s advantage isn’t just about having talent — it’s about having the right kind of talent. The city’s engineers are already working on advanced chip verification, AI accelerators, and SoC design for global clients. When Niti Aayog talks about building 100+ advanced semiconductor design IPs by 2035, Hyderabad is naturally positioned to deliver at least 30–40 per cent of that because the ecosystem is already mature here,” Dr Reddy said.
“Many people think semiconductor manufacturing is just about fabs, but that’s wrong,” Dr Reddy added. “Advanced packaging, chiplet design, and compound semiconductors are where the real growth is happening, and Hyderabad is already strong in all three.”
He said the common facility centre at Knowledge City will be a game‑changer for start‑ups and mid‑size design houses that cannot afford their own prototyping infrastructure. “This is exactly what the road map is pushing for — ecosystem deepening, not just ecosystem creation,” Dr Reddy said.
Niti Aayog road map vision of building 100+ advanced semiconductor design IPs by 2035 directly leverages Hyderabad’s concentration of design GCCs, which together with Bengaluru accounts for nearly two‑thirds of India’s semiconductor design capabilities.
The convergence of IT, semiconductors, AI, and life sciences in Hyderabad’s single innovation cluster, enhanced by Telangana’s plan to double the city’s infrastructure over the next decade, creates a unique competitive advantage for India’s semiconductor ambitions.
This positioning is particularly strategic as the road map prioritises “more‑than‑Moore” differentiated technologies and compound semiconductors over traditional advanced fabs, areas where Hyderabad’s embedded systems and verification expertise already excels.
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