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boAt partners with HrdWyr
boAt, India’s leading audio brand, is co-designing a chip with Bengaluru-based semiconductor startup HrdWyr to reduce its import dependence and strengthen its supply chain control.
Additionally, the new HrdWyr Indus 1011, an MCU-class SoC for headset charging cases, will be assembled and packaged in India by Tata Electronics.
More details about the collaboration
The Aman Gupta-founded electronics company plans to integrate this into 25 per cent of its devices by 2026, starting with the premium Nirvana range.
“Despite designing most of our Prime and Nirvana series of products locally, we still ended up procuring most of the silicon from countries like Taiwan and China. Together with HrdWyr, we identified the chip,” boAt Co-founder and CEO Sameer Mehta told Moneycontrol.
The chip is designed to improve power and battery management in charging cases.
“The first products with this SoC will launch in the Nirvana range. By late 2026, we plan to deploy it across about 25 per cent of our devices. The prototype will be ready by December, and the commercial chip will be plugged into Nirvana products by mid next year,” Mehta said.
He added that it is the first locally sourced chip in the category.
The SoC combines an MCU with a power management IC, delivering 20–30 per cent better charging efficiency.
“Over time, we’ll add AI features to keep optimising battery performance. The roadmap will evolve — first get the chip right, then add software layers to make it smarter,” he said.
As reported by The Times of India, BoAt provided consumer insights and market needs, while HrdWyr developed new chip features and IPs for low power, performance and reliability.
Tata Electronics completed the ecosystem by handling packaging and testing in India.
Speaking on the announcement, Sameer Mehta, Co-founder and CEO, BoAt, said: “BoAt has consistently backed the Make in India vision. We have always believed in pushing the boundaries of innovation to deliver world-class products. By taking the first-mover step to collaborate with HrdWyr at the semiconductor level, we are demonstrating that India’s consumer brands can be ecosystem enablers. We are proud to show that true product differentiation comes from innovation at the chip level, and this can be achieved right here in India.”
Ramamurthy Sivakumar, Co-founder and CEO, HrdWyr, added: “Semiconductors and AI are the foundation of all modern economies. Strategic autonomy in semiconductor innovation and supply chain is an imperative for large economies like India. Fabless product companies like HrdWyr are critical to achieving this goal, eventually taking Indian innovation to the world. This milestone proves that India can innovate at the deepest levels of technology - semiconductor product design and IP creation. With boAt’s bold trust in a homegrown chip and Tata Electronics’ manufacturing capabilities, we are showing that India’s semiconductor ecosystem is ready for global scale.”