Subject: guidelines for designing linked incentive (DLI) programs. 1. Background 1.1. The designlinked Initiative (DLI) plan (hereinafter referred to as the "plan") has notified CG ‑ DL ‑ e ‑ 21122021 ‑ 232049 on December 21, 2021, to help offset the disabled semiconductor design of the domestic industries involved in order to strengthen the ecosystem of the country in semiconductor chip design. 1.2. According to paragraph 4 of the plan, the plan shall be open to applications for an initial period of three years from 1 January 2022, with the approval of the Minister of electronics and information technology (meit). 1.3. According to paragraph 13 of the above plan, for effective operation and smooth implementation of the plan, the following guidelines are being developed and will be read together with the plan. In case of any inconsistency between this scheme and this guideline, the provisions of this scheme shall prevail. 1.4. The planning guide includes, inter Alia, the following contents: 1.4.1. Definition 1.4.2. Eligible expenditure 1.4.3. Eligibility for awards under the plan 1.4.4. Node mechanism 1.4.5. Application 1.4.6. Agree with 1.4.7. Reward distribution 1.4.8. Review and impact assessment 1.4.9. The remaining (developed by Electronics Group) machinetranslated by Google 2.1. Applicant: the applicant of the scheme is a legal entity, i.e. a limited company or a public limited company applying for financial support under the scheme. 2.2. Application: the application submitted by the applicant to nodal according to the plan shall be handled according to the application form specified in Annex II of the guide, including necessary information, supporting documents and application fees. 2.3. Confirmation date: the date on which the application is confirmed is applied to the node agent after the initial screening of the applicant. Confirmation of the application shall not be construed as approval under the plan. 2.4. Approval date: date of approval of the application the plan is issued to the applicant by the node organization. 2.5. Eligible expenditure: Eligible expenditure shall include: 2.5.1. Manpower cost: the monthly expenditure of startup or MSME. The salary limit of scientific / technical personnel is 50% of the total reward amount approved by the applicant. 2.5.2. Capital investment: equipment used for R & D activities, including computers, servers, workstations, and network equipment, etc. incurred by purchasing professional capital. 2.5.3. Software IP and license: EDA (Electronic Design Automation) / CAD (Computer Aided Design), other design and verification tools, IP core and hardware / software license, etc. are not provided by the node organization according to the plan. 2.5.4。 Intellectual property registration: submit intellectual property (patents, copyrights, etc.), India and international. 2.5.5。 Field test: the expenses incurred in manufacturing design verification include silicon startup, testing and characterization of ASIC. On site / on-site testing and verification of the designed operating environment of the expenditure users and facilitating the smooth transfer of technology to the end users. Page 2 of 16 2. Define machinetranslated by Google 2.5.6. Production cost: the expenditure incurred in the design of prototype (MPW (multi project wafer) mode and batch production, including NRE (non recurrent Engineering) cost of mask, wafer, etc. 2.6. Net sales: total sales excluding credit notes (raised for any purpose), discounts (including but not limited to cash, volume, turnover, target or any other purpose), applicable taxes and expenses related to advertising and promotion, and brand royalties. 2.7. Node organization: refers to C ‑ DAC (Center for development of Advanced Computing), a scientific association operating under meity, which receives and evaluates applications on its behalf, verifies qualifications and reviews payment claims through any method / document deemed appropriate. The payment of claims, including the management of payment process, is based on the standards specified in the payment guidelines, and manages the above matters in accordance with the guidelines. 2.8. Successor in interest: the successor in interest refers to the new or reorganized successor in the event of merger, division, acquisition, business transfer or significant change in the ownership of the applicant. 2.9。 Domestic companies: domestic companies are defined as Indian residents as defined in the 2017 FDI circular. If more than 50%, the company is deemed to be "owned" by Indian residents, and the capital is beneficially owned by resident Indian citizens and / or Indians. These companies are ultimately owned and controlled by Indian residents. 2.10。 MSME shall define small and medium-sized enterprises according to the bulletin notice of the Ministry of micro, with the date of June 1, 2020 or the current specification. 2.11。 The start-up shall be as defined in the dpiit notice dated 19 February 2019 or as per existing specifications. 3. Eligibility for awards under the plan 3.1. Financial incentives and design infrastructure support will be extended to domestic companies engaged in semiconductor design, start-ups and small, medium and micro enterprises or semiconductor link design. Page 3 of 16 machinetranslated byGoogle