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Apollo Nears $3.4B Chip-Leasing Deal With xAI

Ahead of a massive AI infrastructure push, Apollo nears a $3.4 billion chip-leasing deal for xAI as Elon Musk accelerates plans for orbital data...

Samsung Set To Ship HBM4 Chips For NVIDIA

Securing NVIDIA orders, as per reports, Samsung readies the mass production of HBM4 chips, challenging SK hynix in the AI memory race. Samsung is reportedly...

Qualcomm Tapes Out 2nm Chip From India

Redefining global confidence in local engineering depth, Qualcomm completes a 2nm tape-out from Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. India becomes its second-largest chip design base. Qualcomm...

Elektronika Sales Names Parag Kulkarni National Lead

Eyeing to drive growth and partnerships in India, Elektronika Sales appoints industry veteran Parag Kulkarni as the National Business Development Head. Elektronika Sales Private Limited...

Texas Instruments Opens R&D Hub In Bengaluru

Marking 40 years in India, Texas Instruments opens a massive Bengaluru R&D hub. A milestone in India’s chip design timeline? Texas Instruments has opened a...

Memory Costs Hit 20% Of Flagship Smartphones Globally

Squeezing SoC vendors globally, rising memory costs are reshaping smartphone economics as AI, gaming, and imaging push DRAM and storage to 20% of flagship...

Texas Instruments To Buy Silicon Labs For $7.5 Billion

What does a $7.5 billion deal mean for US chipmaking as Texas Instruments moves to buy Silicon Labs and pull wireless chip manufacturing back...

ABM Expands Semiconductor Leadership With Acquisition Of WGNSTAR

Advancing semiconductor and high technology operations worldwide, ABM completes acquisition of WGNSTAR to expand technical leadership. ABM, a provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions,...

DLI Scheme Fuels India’s Semiconductor Breakthroughs With TSMC

Including cutting-edge AI and 5G designs, seven advanced chips have been taped out under the DLI scheme, one with TSMC. Seven advanced chip designs have...

NVIDIA In Talks To Lead $20 Billion OpenAI Investment

Amazon, SoftBank and others are racing to partner with OpenAI, betting closer ties will sharpen their competitive edge in AI. NVIDIA is nearing a deal...

Silicon Labs Sees 34% Revenue Growth In 2025

Despite losses, Silicon Labs achieved a strong growth in 2025, with a $785 million annual revenue. Their record opportunity funnel positions them well for...

NVIDIA AI Chip Sale To ByteDance Hinges On Trump Conditions

NVIDIA is in talks with US authorities over licence terms to ship H200 AI chips to Chinese firms. NVIDIA is in discussions with US authorities...

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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

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...