India: an emerging powerhouse for chip design.(india SUPPLEMENT)

A tectonic shift is underway in the high-technology world. Chip manufacturing activities moved out of US markets around 10 years ago in form of Asian foundries, and now the back end, verification and design services have also begun their eastward march. The center of gravity of the high-tech industry is slowly but surely moving eastwards, opening the doorway to huge opportunities for Asian nations particularly India.

The market is enormous. The ASIC design services market globally is estimated at $50 billion in 2006, while the embedded software market size is put at $25