The Tamil Nadu government has invested significantly in electronic hardware businesses. As a port city, Chennai is well-positioned to export these hardware products globally. These are some of the top hardware companies in Tamil Nadu’s capital city.
Hardware Companies in Chennai
- Trimble, Inc.
- Microchip Technology Inc.
- The ePlane Company
- Aero360
- Mindgrove Technologies
Top Hardware Companies in Chennai
Trimble, Inc. is a hardware and software company that develops IoT and other physical products that are supported by connected tech. The company holds over 1,000 unique patents and develops hardware for contexts like satellite system receivers, laser rangefinders and drones. Trimble specializes in GNSS — or global navigation satellite system — devices.
Microchip Technology Inc. makes a catalog of connected computer processing hardware like microcontrollers and microprocessors. The company recently received a $162 million funding package from the United States government that is earmarked for bringing a sizeable piece of Microchip Technology’s semiconductor production to U.S. fabrication sites as part of a national onshoring initiative.
The ePlane Company is an aerospace and aviation company that makes hardware components and technology for aircraft. It offers replacement and upgrade parts as well as repair services and is currently at work developing a prototype for a flying electric taxi fleet. ePlane runs a secure digital marketplace for aerospace components, which must be closely tracked to prevent possession by bad actors.
Aero360 is a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles and associated hardware components. Its fleet of unmanned drones is designed for aerial processes such as geospatial and remote sensing, surveillance and data collection as well as agricultural spraying and seeding. Aero360 is approved by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation and has been offering its services for nearly a decade.
Mindgrove Technologies is a semiconductor manufacturing company in the hardware space. It focuses on Systems on Chips, or SoCs, which are integrated circuits that contain a system’s full suite of components on a single piece of silicon hardware. SoCs are used in mobile phones and tablets and in vehicle navigation systems.
