Why doesn't India build a physical verification (DRC/LVS) EDA tool?

Software that checks chip layout geometry against foundry manufacturing rules and against the design's schematic netlist before tapeout, requiring deep foundry-specific rule knowledge and massive geometric computation.

Physical verification (DRC/LVS) tool
India's statusUnassessed
Criticalitycritical
Typesoftware
SectorSemiconductors
Rests on10 capabilities
Deep-red gaps1
VerificationUnverified
Revised2026-07-15