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Karnataka Allocates ₹7.14 Billion To Attract Chipmakers

Planning to develop four industrial clusters for the semiconductor sector, Karnataka has planned ₹7.1449 billion and 901 acres of land to draw investors, said...

Nefab Opens Second Semiconductor Packaging Facility In Malaysia

Boosting advanced sustainable manufacturing practices, Nefab has established a new semiconductor packaging plant in Batu Kawan, Malaysia, which will be fully operational next year. Nefab,...

ChipEdge Appoints Damodaran Subramanian As New CEO

Eyeing to strengthen leadership capabilities as the company plans expansion, Indian semiconductor producer ChipEdge designated Damodaran Subramanian as CEO. Last week, Bengaluru-based semiconductor company ChipEdge...

Raja Manickam Secures $5 Million For iVP Semi Chip Startup

Eyeing local innovations in chip production, semiconductor industry veteran Raja Manickam secured a $5 million fund for startup iVP Semi to develop testing facilities...

TSMC Raises Revenue Forecast, Rejects US Venture

Due to strong AI chip demand and high net profits, TSMC raised its annual revenue forecast while declining a U.S. joint venture proposal, choosing...

Sparsh CCTV Invests $3 Billion To Boost Manufacturing

Sparsh CCTV invested $3 billion to enhance production capacity, aligning with 'Make in India' for surveillance equipment, focusing on scaling operations in Kashipur. Sparsh CCTV ...

US Grants Taiwanese GlobalWafers $400 Million For Semiconductors

To boost America’s semiconductor supply chain, the US government has sanctioned $400 Million to GlobalWafers of Taiwan for increasing silicon wafer manufacturing. On Wednesday, the...

Altair to Acquire Metrics Design Automation For Cloud-based Simulation Solutions

Altair will be able to deliver a flexible and scalable cloud -based solution with the latest acquisition and integration in the EDA and chip...

Assam Government Leases Land to Tata For Semiconductor Unit

Focusing on local advancement in chip packaging technologies, the Assam Government has leased 170 acres to Tata Group for a semiconductor facility valued at...

CP PLUS And L&T Partner For Surveillance Solutions

To boost tech-based solutions in CCTV camera equipment, manufacturer CP PLUS has joined hands with L&T Semiconductor Technologies under the guidance of the IT...

Cyient Announces Establishment Of Semiconductor Subsidiary

A new subsidiary acquires Cyient's semiconductor technology business, focusing on designing and selling specialised analogue mixed-signal chips using a fabless model amid India's semiconductor...

DRDO Teams Up with Bengaluru Firm for NavIC Chip

To boost the indigenisation of India’s defence technology, DRDO has tasked Accord Software with developing an entirely local receiver chip, as required by ISRO’s...

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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...