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Semiconductor Projects Under Design Linked Incentive Show Signs Of Growth

24 DLI-supported chip design projects target strategic areas including surveillance, drones, energy metering, microprocessors and satellite communications. Projects supported under the government’s Design Linked Incentive...

Apple And NVIDIA Set To Rival Each Other Over TSMC Advanced Chip Packaging

Apple is set to compete with NVIDIA for TSMC’s 3D packaging capacity with its upcoming M5 or M6 Ultra chips. Apple and NVIDIA are set...

Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $20 Billion In NVIDIA Backed Funding

NVIDIA joins xAI funding round, backing Musk’s AI ambitions with advanced chips and software to scale computing power. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has...

Tata Power Invests ₹66.75B In Andhra Pradesh Solar Wafer Plant

A big bet on solar manufacturing in Andhra Pradesh? Tata Power Renewable plans a ₹66.75 billion ingot and wafer plant, creating jobs and strengthening...

Avnet To Distribute Silanna’s ADCs, Laser Drivers Across Americas

To distribute its innovative ADCs and laser drivers in the Americas, Silanna Semiconductor teams up with Avnet, offering engineers cost-effective and efficient solutions. US-based Silanna...

UP Unveils Incentives To Attract ₹30B Semiconductor Investments

Over ₹320 billion investment proposals including Tarq Semiconductors and Kaynes Semicon await approval under UP Semiconductor Policy 2024. The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a...

Samsung Doubles Galaxy AI Push With Gemini, Says Report

Can Galaxy AI help Samsung regain its edge? The company reportedly plans to double AI-powered devices, betting on Google Gemini amid fierce competition and...

Trump Blocks Chip Deal, Citing Security And China Concerns

Trump halts a $3 million chip asset deal, citing national security risks and alleged China linked control of HieFo Corp. President Donald Trump has blocked...

Centre Clears 24 Chip Design Projects To Boost India’s Semiconductor Push

A big boost to India's chip dreams as the Centre rolls out the ₹760 billion DLI scheme under MeitY to supercharge homegrown chip design. The...

Industry, Government Clash Over DLI 2.0 Funding Model, Says Report

As the government pushes pari-passu funding, tensions reportedly rise over India’s revamped DLI scheme, the industry seeks upfront support. Debates spark on safeguards, caps,...

Chinese AI chipmaker Biren Raises US$716.85M In Hong Kong IPO

With investor frenzy, Shanghai Biren’s US$716.85 million Hong Kong IPO hits top pricing, drawing massive oversubscription as China steps up its push for AI...

Xi Celebrates China’s AI And Chip Advances

Relations between the largest economies stabilize after Xi and Trump agree to a one year truce before April China visit. President Xi Jinping used his...

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...