‘AI, data centres power semiconductor demand’, says Cadence India MD Alok Jain
As India pushes aggressively into semiconductors, Cadence Design Systems is betting that the country’s role will extend far beyond back-end engineering. Alok Jain, corporate vice-president and India managing director, Cadence, says India is fast emerging as a global innovation hub for chip design, with over 40% of Cadence’s worldwide R&D now anchored here. In this interview with Sudhir Chowdhary, Jain speaks about AI-led chip design, the rise of “silicon-aware” Indian firms, and why India’s semiconductor ambitions now hinge on moving from execution to innovation. Excerpts:
