The rationale of focussing on design (continued) Local success stories in hardware design, a precursor to the shape of things to come. HCL Infosystems, DCM Data Systems, Godrej and Wipro Infotech are successfully catering to global customers. Multinational IT firms like IBM are focussing on hardware design. Existing software design tool vendors are moving up the value chain to hardware design. For instance, Cadence, Synopsis, Rockwell and Texas Instruments. Leveraging the existing modified EHTP. Window for importing free of duty capital and raw material for prototype development. No compulsion for value addition. The design leads to manufacturing as environment improves.
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