The Indian semiconductor and embedded design services market entered a growth phase in the last couple of years and since then there has been no looking back. With an unprecedented growth, the market is set to cross the US$ 7.37 billion in 2008.

But is this the end of the current growth phase? Will the market mature and reach a plateau? The ISA and IDC India teams expect that there will be significant, new developments in the years ahead. The nature of opportunities and engagements between design services' ecosystem players would be quite challenging moving forward. Thus, in a manner of speaking, the domestic semiconductor and embedded design services industry enters a new phase - Ver 2.0, following on from where Ver 1.0 left off.

Research has been a key ingredient in the offerings from ISA to the industry ISA’s market reports have established the size and nature of the semiconductor driven market in India and its criticality in the global context. The research initiatives have been conducted in collaboration with reputed consulting firms. These initiatives have brought focus to the sector within and outside the country. The reports are a true guide for semicon companies, policy makers, media, analysts and investors in this industry. ISA’s research division also regularly responds to questions on the sector in Parliament.