CHIPMAT – Semiconductor & Advanced Materials Innovation Program
Grant program supporting semiconductor and advanced materials innovations with funding of up to INR 40 Lakhs per project.
About the Program
CHIPMAT is an innovation support initiative led by IIITM-K in collaboration with Maker Village, Semicon Kerala, and ATAL EIC to strengthen India's semiconductor and advanced materials ecosystem. The program supports deep-tech innovators developing semiconductor, chip, and advanced materials technologies by providing grant support of up to INR 40 Lakhs per selected project.
Eligibility requirements
- Fabless startups.
- Product companies with proprietary IP requiring validation or pilot deployments.
- Advanced materials ventures.
- Application ventures integrating indigenous chips into deployable systems.
- Research teams and spin-offs with defensible IP and commercialization plans.
- MSMEs developing semiconductor, material, or chip-based technologies.
Offerings / Benefits
- Grant support of up to INR 40 Lakhs per selected project.
- Support for semiconductor innovation.
- Product validation support.
- Pilot manufacturing support.
- Institutional ecosystem support.
- Opportunity to strengthen commercialization of indigenous semiconductor technologies.
Sectors supported
Selection process
- Not specified.
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