Semicon

India’s Evolving Chip Industry Will Create 600,000 Jobs by 2030, Says SEMI CEO

SEMI's official unveiling of SEMICON India 2024 is a significant step towards paving India's Path to a $1 Trillion Global Semiconductor Industry, instilling optimism...

STMicroelectronics Joins RISC-V Startup Quintauris As Shareholder

To enhance RISC-V product development, STMicroelectronics has joined startup Quintauris as its sixth shareholder, which focuses on automotive and future mobile/IoT applications. Swiss semiconductor company...

STMicroelectronics, Sanan’s SiC Fab Ahead of Schedule

With the substrate factory set to start production two months early, STMicroelectronics and Sanan’s $3.2 billion joint silicon carbide wafer fabrication project in Chongqing...

AGC To Open New Taiwan Facility, Support Electronics, Chip Industry

To enhance semiconductor and electronics services and support its goals in the industry, glassmaker AGC Group is set to open a new technology lab...

Chip Design Startup BigEndian Receives $3M Investment

Eyeing expansion in engineering and R&D teams for security solutions, domestic fabless startup BigEndian has obtained a $3 million investment from Vertex Ventures SEA...

Why Are Industries Shifting From Silicon To Silicon Carbide For Advanced Electronics?

Silicon carbide (SiC) revolutionises power semiconductors, cutting switching losses by up to 90% and enhancing efficiency and compactness. As demand for electric mobility and...

Intel Explores Business Overhaul Amid 60% Share Drop

Attempting to combat recent market challenges, US chipmaker Intel reportedly plans to separate its semiconductor design and fabrication division, taking advice from financial experts. Intel...

VDL Denies Job Cuts Amid ASML’s Potential Loss Of Chinese Market Access

Stating that it only reduces flexible workers periodically, Dutch chip equipment manufacturer ASML’s machinery supplier VDL denied layoff claims. Meanwhile, ASML faces the risk...

There Must Be An Immediate Chips Act 2.0, Urges ESIA

In the last 40 years, Europe has not even managed to grab 15 percent of the global share in the semiconductor industry. In an effort...

Cabinet Approves Kaynes’ ₹33.07 Billion Gujarat OSAT Facility

Another feather in India’s crown of semiconductor ecosystem gets added as domestic company Kaynes’ ₹33.07 billion OSAT unit in Sanand, Gujarat, receives a nod...

Taiwan, Czech Republic Plan To Partner For A Semiconductor Hub

to foster collaboration and development in the semiconductor industry, Taiwan and the Czech Republic aim to build a semiconductor cluster in Europe, leveraging TSMC’s...

Japan’s Rapidus To Produce 2-nm Chips In Its New Plant In Hokkaido

Tokyo is also the international supplier of  photoresist coating and premium aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which are the important requirement for cutting-edge chip production. Tokyo-based global...

Industry's Buzz

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...