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Samsung Eyes $58.6 Billion Share Buyback Following Employee Stock Bonus Deal 

A reported 90 trillion won buyback plan and optimism around AI-driven chip demand sent Samsung shares sharply higher, helping the company reclaim the top...

Qualcomm Explores Custom Chip Deal With ByteDance Amid Diversification Push 

The U.S. chipmaker is reportedly discussing a custom semiconductor project with ByteDance as it seeks to expand beyond smartphones and strengthen its presence in...

ASE Technology Expands Global Capacity as AI Demand Drives Growth 

The chip packaging giant plans 15 new facilities this year and may increase spending beyond its $8.5 billion capex budget as it prepares for...

Nvidia AI Hardware Prices Jump in China as Export Controls Squeeze Supply 

A tightening crackdown on illicit chip exports is reportedly driving up prices of Nvidia's AI hardware in China, highlighting persistent demand despite efforts to...

Qualcomm Eyes $4 Billion Acquisition of AI Chip Startup Modular

The reported deal would significantly boost Qualcomm's AI ambitions and mark a sharp jump in Modular's valuation less than a year after its last...

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as South Korea’s most valuable listed company 

Once burdened by debt and near collapse, SK Hynix has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence boom.  SK Hynix has...

Japan PM’s Assam visit puts chips and fresh investments in focus

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s upcoming Assam visit is expected to deepen India-Japan ties, with semiconductor manufacturing and infrastructure investments high on the agenda. Japanese...

ASML denies reports of advanced EUV chipmaking tools reaching China 

The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker says it has never shipped EUV systems or related components to China and remains compliant with export-control regulations. Dutch semiconductor...

Renesas acquires Pictorus to strengthen embedded software capabilities

The acquisition is expected to enhance embedded software design and accelerate development across automotive, robotics and industrial applications. Renesas Electronics has acquired software developer Pictorus...

AWS Weighs Selling Trainium AI Chips in Challenge to Nvidia 

The move could transform AWS from a cloud provider into a more direct player in the AI semiconductor market.  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is considering...

Intel Taps Former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee for Key Foundry Role 

Lee joins from SK On and will help scale Intel's next-generation packaging technologies for foundry customers.  Intel has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee as...

Nvidia, ABB and Standard Bots Drive Next Wave of Industrial AI 

Robotics companies are expanding capabilities as manufacturers embrace smarter automation solutions.  Manufacturers are ramping up investments in automation technologies as they prepare for the next...

Industry's Buzz

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...

India Opens Industry Opportunity In High-Power Microwave Testing

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DRDO’s new SHIELD programme puts industry at the centre of an emerging defence capability, creating an opportunity to build specialised microwave testing infrastructure in...

Harwin Expands High-Reliability Portfolio with KEC Acquisition

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The deal broadens Harwin's footprint in mission-critical aerospace, defence, and industrial markets by integrating specialised EMC backshell technologies.  Harwin has acquired UK-based KEC Limited, a...
Aimtron

Aimtron Electronics to Expand Bengaluru Manufacturing, Set Up GCC

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The company expanded into southern India to cater to customers located in the region Vadodara-based Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) company Aimtron Electronics is...

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

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...

L&T Technology Services Launches LTTS FARM to Accelerate Deep-Tech Startup Commercialisation

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The initiative is also expected to expand LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence ecosystem by bringing together startups, engineering talent and industry stakeholders L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has...