Very Large Scale Integration or VLSI refers to the process of design and fabrication of integrated circuits. Integrated circuits feature a large number of transistors which are incorporated into a single chip. The biggest advantage of VLSI is its ability to create highly complex and compact integrated circuits. VLSI plays a crucial role in the semiconductor industry which, in turn, is essential for modern automotive systems, consumer electronics, industrial systems and other cutting-edge technology sectors. Indian VLSI market has expanded quickly in the recent years with semiconductor consumption in the country expected to reach $70-$80 billion in 2026. Let’s have a look at the top 10 most renowned VLSI companies in India for 2025.
1 Qualcomm
Qualcomm, established in 1985, is present in more than 30 countries, including India. It is a leading specialist of VLSI to develop system processors for multiple applications, such as automotive, IoT, handheld gaming, laptops and tablets, smart wearables, printers and more. The processors are powerful semiconductors equipped with on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.
Qualcomm application processors are characterised by cutting-edge performance, seamless user experience and energy efficiency. The company also provides a host of products and solutions across technology areas, like 5G, Bluetooth and Snapdragon.
2. MosChip
MosChip, established in the year 1999, is the first publicly listed semiconductor company in India. Its comprehensive VLSI capabilities include chip design, verification, synthesis, STA, physical design, PCB board design, SW/FW development, testing, protocol validation and certification. The company is proficient in end-to-end semiconductor design solutions, including cutting-edge designs tailored to meet the requirements of various industries.
MosChip’s capabilities cover each and every aspect of integrated circuit design, right from conceptualisation to final product delivery. It has delivered millions of integrated circuits worldwide till date.
3. NVIDIA
NVIDIA, founded in the year 1993, is a global leader in graphics processing technology with a significant presence in India. It is a specialist in designing and developing graphic processing units or GPUs for gaming laptops and other professional devices, and system-on-chip units for mobile computing and automotive market. Other products and solutions offered by the company include high-performance computing platforms for data centres, generative AI, data analytics, computer-aided engineering, robotics and simulation, and edge computing.
NVIDIA India mainly focuses on software development and R&D. It operates from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune.
4. CircuitSutra
CircuitSutra, established in the year 2005, is mainly focused on electronic system level or ESL methodologies for hardware and software co-design and co-verification. It has the capabilities for architecture and performance modelling, high-level synthesis and development, verification and deployment of virtual prototypes of electronic systems or system-on-chip. The company is proficient in augmenting RTL-GDS flow with advanced ESL methodologies.
CircuitSutra’s VLSI expertise cover various industries and applications, such as telecommunications, healthcare and aerospace. It deploys expert ESL project teams to support its clients, as an extension of the customers’ R&D team.
5. AMD
AMD, founded in the year 1969, is among the global leaders in the field of semiconductor development for high performance and adaptive computing with extensive operations in India. It designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphic processors, embedded processors and motherboard chipsets for servers, laptops, desktops, workstations, handheld PC gaming and data centres.
AMD is known for developing high-performance graphics, visualisation and computing technologies for a host of industries, including aerospace, automotive, supercomputing, product design and manufacturing.
6. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments, founded in the year 1930, is an American company with presence in many countries across the world, including India. It designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for multiple applications, including personal electronics, automotive, communications equipment and industrial systems. The company offers a wide range of processors and microcontrollers, such as digital signal processors, C-2000 real-time microcontrollers and arm-based processors.
Texas Instruments manufactures tens of billions of chips each year. The company operates 15 manufacturing facilities across the globe.
7. Broadcom Inc.
Broadcom Inc, founded in the year 1961, is a global technology with a significant presence in India. It designs and develops a wide range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security products and solutions. Semiconductor portfolio of the company includes data centre switches and routers, filters and amplifiers, ethernet NICs, embedded processors, wireless connectivity solutions, HDD/SSD controllers, SAS/SATA/Fibre channel connectivity and fibre optic solutions.
Broadcom’s semiconductor and other product offerings serve a number of segments, such as broadband, wireless connectivity, storage, data centre, networking and software. The company earned 58% of its revenues from semiconductor products, as of 2024.
8. Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, formed in the year 1988, has more than 30 years of experience in electronics system design and computational software. It provides a host of services to semiconductor and system companies. They include silicon design creation, simulation and implementation, off-the-shelf design IP, safe and secure embedded software, co-optimisation with semiconductor devices and intelligence IP for designing inference processing in edge devices.
Cadence has the expertise to use a wide range of innovative EDA tools to streamline the designing and development of integrated circuits and complex semiconductor devices for various applications.
9. Synopsis Inc.
Synopsis Inc, established in the year 1989, provides silicon to systems design solutions and is present in multiple countries worldwide, including India. It offers comprehensive services for not only designing and verifying complex silicon chips but also designing the advanced processes and models required to manufacture the chips. The company is also a leading provider of silicon-proven semiconductor IP solutions for system-on-chip designs.
10. ST Microelectronics
ST Microelectronics, established in the year 1987, is a global integrated device manufacturer with a solid presence in India. It provides a wide range of semiconductor devices and solutions, including sensors, microcontrollers, analog integrated circuits, power management chips, radio-frequency transistors, and interfaces and transceivers. The company is known for delivering energy-efficient sustainable products and solutions. Customer base of the company is over 200,000.
Conclusion
Increasing demand for consumer electronics and massive investments in the semiconductor sector in India is driving the growth of the VLSI industry. India is investing heavily in chip production and the major companies in this industry are likely to scale up their R&D capabilities and production capacities in the coming years.
