New engineering hub to accelerate AI infrastructure innovation and strengthen India’s semiconductor design ecosystem
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Swiss fabless semiconductor company Kandou AI has announced the opening of its India Chip Design Headquarters in Hyderabad, marking a significant milestone in its global engineering expansion and commitment to advancing next-generation AI infrastructure technologies.
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Located at Krishe Emerald, Kondapur, Hyderabad, the new facility will serve as a strategic engineering hub focused on advanced semiconductor design, high-speed connectivity solutions, and AI system development. The centre will support key engineering functions including chip design, verification, validation, firmware, software, systems engineering, and customer-facing technical teams.
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As artificial intelligence workloads continue to scale, the demand for faster, energy-efficient data movement has become a critical challenge for data centres and high-performance computing platforms. Kandou AI aims to address this need through its advanced semiconductor solutions designed to improve bandwidth, reduce latency, and enhance power efficiency across modern computing architectures.
The Hyderabad headquarters highlights the growing importance of India’s semiconductor design talent in the global technology landscape. Kandou AI plans to leverage the region’s strong engineering ecosystem while collaborating with universities, industry partners, and government initiatives to nurture future semiconductor talent.
Speaking at the inauguration, Kandou AI CEO and Co-Founder Srujan Linga highlighted Hyderabad’s exceptional engineering capabilities and the company’s long-term vision to build world-class semiconductor and AI infrastructure technologies from India.
With this expansion, Kandou AI strengthens Hyderabad’s position as a rising global hub for semiconductor innovation, chip design, and deep technology development.