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Qualcomm Buys RISC-V Specialist Ventana To Strengthen CPU Roadmap

Across PCs, servers, and AI, as it pushes into next-gen computing, Qualcomm acquires RISC-V specialist Ventana to sharpen its custom CPU roadmap. Qualcomm has acquired...

Navitas Expands Global Distribution Network With Avnet

Strengthening access to advanced power solutions worldwide, Navitas has partnered with Avnet to broaden its global distribution reach. Navitas Semiconductor has expanded its distribution agreement...

“We Aim To Upskill And Train Engineers To Help Us Innovate The Next Generation Of Solutions For Customers Worldwide”- Vaidya Bharadwaj, TEL

How can universities and industry team up to build engineers ready for real-world design, fab operations, and advanced manufacturing? Answering this question, Vaidya Bharadwaj...

Bosch’s Michael Budde Elected President Of Europe’s ESIA

Amid a crucial phase of Europe’s semiconductor push, Bosch veteran Michael Budde takes charge of the European Semiconductor Industry Association. Bosch executive Michael Budde has...

DeepSeek Accused Of Using Banned NVIDIA Chips To Build New AI Model

Despite the US bans and China pushing firms for domestic semiconductor technology, DeepSeek reportedly used smuggled NVIDIA Blackwell chips to build a new AI...

Navitas, Cyient Semiconductors Announce GaN Partnership For India

Teaming up to drive India’s power revolution, Navitas and Cyient Semiconductors are building a full GaN ecosystem, boosting local innovation, supply chains, and high-power...

Tata Electronics Picks Intel As The First Customer For India Fab

India’s chip ambitions see a new milestone, as Intel teams with Tata Electronics to anchor the country’s first fab ecosystem and accelerate AI-ready PC...

SoftBank’s Arm To Establish Chip Design Facility In South Korea

Driving semiconductor innovation in Asia, Arm plans a new chip design facility in South Korea to expand its footprint. Arm Holdings and South Korea have...

Wolfspeed Secures $700 Million CHIPS Act Tax Refund After Bankruptcy

Receiving a major boost for its recovery, Wolfspeed gains a seven hundred million dollar tax refund under the CHIPS Act. Wolfspeed has received $698.6 million...

Tata, Cyient, Applied Materials Win ₹45B Mandate For SCL Mohali Fab Upgrade

Securing a ₹45 billion contract, Tata, Cyient and Applied Materials will upgrade the SCL semiconductor fab in Mohali. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, Cyient Semiconductors and global...

Vultr And AMD Team Up To Advance Global AI Innovation

Expanding their partnership to boost global AI development, Vultr and AMD aim to deliver broader access to high performance computing. Vultr announced a major expansion...

XLight Secures 150 Million Dollar CHIPS Act Incentive

Securing major CHIPS Act support worth 150 million dollar, XLight advances its semiconductor ambitions with fresh federal backing. Silicon Valley startup XLight has signed a...

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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...