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Infineon, AWL-E Join Forces For Power Innovation

Revolutionising power transfer, Infineon teams up with AWL-E to utilise GaN technology to boost efficiency and slash battery waste across industries. Infineon Technologies has recently...

Wolfspeed Secures $750M From US Government For Semiconductor Fab

Fuelling tech innovation in North Carolina and New York, American chipmaker Wolfspeed lands $750 million to build a major semiconductor fab, creating 5,000 jobs. On...

Adani Group To Invest $3 Bn In The 1st Phase Of Its New Chip Unit In Maharashtra

The Adani-Tower fab project indicates steady progress, but achieving self-reliance in producing advanced chips is a complex, long-term goal. Adani Group, India’s global billionaire conglomerate,...

Tata Electronics Appoints Bobby Mitra As CIO

As Tata gears to steer India's semiconductor revolution with initiatives in Dholera and Jagiroad, Bobby Mitra becomes the new CIO and President of AI...

Bain Capital Cuts Kioxia Valuation, Abandons October IPO Plans

As Japan's semiconductor market faces uncertainty and fierce competition, Bain Capital slashes Kioxia's IPO valuation nearly in half, scrapping October plans amid investor concerns....

CG Semi Taps Jacobs For OSAT Unit Engineering In Sanand

Eyeing to boost innovation in automotive, consumer, and 5G sectors, Jacobs teams up with CG Semi to design a 28-acre semiconductor OSAT facility in...

STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Unite To Enhance IoT Development

Integrating advanced wireless connectivity with STM32 microcontrollers, STMicroelectronics and Qualcomm join forces to simplify IoT development. STMicroelectronics and Qualcomm Technologies International, Limited. have announced a...

Foxconn To Build Nvidia Superchip Plant In Mexico

Foxconn, the leading contract electronics manufacturer globally and a major assembler for Apple's iPhones, is capitalising on the surge in artificial intelligence by assembling...

Vietnam’s Ambitious Three-Phase Plan to Build Its Chip Ecosystem 

In phase three, between 2040 and 2050, the nation aims to build 300 design companies, three semiconductor chip manufacturing plants, and 20 packaging and...

Samsung Intensifies Efforts to Launch 2nm Chips by 2025

Aiming to close the gap with TSMC's market dominance, Samsung is rushing to kick off mass production of 2nm chips by 2025. However, it...

Global Semiconductor Sales Surge By 20.6% YoY In August’24

Supercharged by strong growth in the Americas and China, despite Europe's YoY decline, semiconductor sales soared to $53.1 billion in August 2024 worldwide, a...

PSMC Abandons Japan Chip Project For Indian Partnership

In order to tackle financial challenges, Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor has dropped Japan's chip plant plans, pivoting to a collaboration with Tata Group's fab in...

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ASMl Holdings

ASML and TSMC Partner to Advance Next-Generation Semiconductor Mask Tech

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The chipmaking giants target a shift to larger 12-inch photomasks to boost manufacturing productivity and lower advanced node costs.  ASML and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Ultraviolette to Build Major EV Factory in Tamil Nadu

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The Indian electric vehicle manufacturer plans to produce up to 500,000 units annually at its new automated facility in Hosur.  Electric vehicle pioneer Ultraviolette Automotive...
Drone

Karnataka to Build $5.1m Drone Testing Hub

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The state government targets advanced aerial mobility expansion with a dedicated testing facility in Chikkaballapura.  Karnataka is set to bolster its aerial mobility ecosystem by...
Telecommunications sector

US Backs Africell with $100m Loan to Counter Huawei in Africa

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The Trump administration finances the US-owned telecoms operator to expand trusted mobile network technology across the continent.  The US government is set to provide a...
CXMT

China’s CXMT Takes Top Spot with 82 per cent Profit Margin

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The DRAM manufacturer’s record profitability eclipses Samsung and SK Hynix as conventional memory prices surge.   China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has achieved...

Learn From Leaders

India’s Photonics Puzzle Is Finally Coming Together 

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Can India turn its scattered photonics capabilities into a stronger industry? A new association aims to connect the ecosystem and strengthen the domestic value...
Jin Bains, CEO, Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits CEO Jin Bains on Navigating High-Frequency Component SWaP-C Constraints, Emerging Markets, and Career...

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In this exclusive, Jin Bains, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mini-Circuits, explains in a conversation with Dilin Anand of EFY about areas of emerging...

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

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Can India build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond fabs? Indiesemic believes thousands of diversified chip companies are needed to make that possible. India’s semiconductor push is...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...
(L-R) Nikesh Gondchawar, Strategic & Technical Advisor – Robotics Manufacturing; Shrikrushna Kakade, Founder Partner; Nikhil Kakade, Senior Technical Advisor – Robotics & Control Systems, SlightGen Solutions LLP

“A Made-In-India Robotic PCB Soldering System That Automates The Through-Hole Soldering Process!” – Shrikrushna...

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Electronics manufacturing is complex, and automation often comes at a high cost. To bridge this gap and offer a more affordable solution in India,...

Startups

Manivannan Subramaniam, Director R&D, CIYES Systems

“We Want to Build Globally Competitive Deep-Tech Products from India” –  Manivannan Subramaniam, CIYES...

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Can India build globally competitive deep-tech products? Manivannan Subramaniam of CIYES Systems believes it can. In this interview with EFY's Nitisha Dubey, he discusses...

Raptee.HV, Rajalakshmi Engineering College Launch EV Centre of Excellence

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The facility is among the first initiatives under Raptee.HV Academy Raptee.HV has launched a Centre of Excellence for Electric Mobility at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC),...

Agnikul Cosmos Opens New Facilities to Advance Reusable Rocket Development

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STIF has been designed and fabricated in-house to test complete reusable rocket stages under flight-like conditions Indian space-tech company Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated two new...

Zenergize Technologies Raises $4 Million Pre-Series A to Scale SiC Power Electronics

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The fundraise comes after a year of rapid product development and commercialisation Zenergize Technologies, an R&D-driven deep-tech company developing indigenous Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power electronics,...
Gadhadar Reddy, Co-Founder and CEO, NoPo Nanotechnologies

Nopo Nanotechnologies’ Carbon Nanotubes Turn ‘Not Possible’ To ‘Now Possible’

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Can single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) significantly improve EV batteries? This startup says it has turned what was once considered ‘not possible’ into ‘now possible.’ An...