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SMIC Plans Expansion as Chip Demand in AI Sector Grows

The demand surge driven by AI comes at a time when the foundry is operating close to 93.7 per cent capacity utilisation in the...

PCB Shortage Due to High Demand Amid Supply Disruptions

While in China, manufacturers are quoting 2028 delivery dates for orders placed last month, in India the shortage comes at a critical time, when...

ISM 2.0 Shifts India’s Chip Strategy From Subsidies to Supply Chains 

India’s Rs 1.27 trillion ISM 2.0 reduces fab subsidies but expands support for semiconductor equipment, chemicals, gases and materials.  India is moving into the next...

Foxconn Q2 Profit Jumps 35% as AI Demand Drives Growth 

Foxconn’s second-quarter profit rose 35% to T$59.97 billion, beating analyst estimates as strong AI demand boosted its business.  Taiwan-based Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai...

Intel Boosts Foundry Ambitions With $20 Billion Equity Raise 

Intel will use the $20 billion equity raise to strengthen its balance sheet and fund an expensive expansion of its contract chip manufacturing operations.  Intel...

Microsoft Eyes Over 1 Million Maia 300 Chips for AI Infrastructure 

Microsoft is preparing to launch its Maia 300 AI chip as it scales custom silicon production and seeks to reduce its dependence on Nvidia...

South Korea Bets $3.5B on Chip Materials, Equipment and Fabless Firms 

A new $3.5 billion fund will support South Korean chip materials, parts, equipment and fabless companies as the country expands capacity for the artificial...

TSMC Revenue Surge Signals Chip Demand

 TSMC’s July revenue surged 44.7 per cent year-on-year to a record NT$467.58 billion, underscoring sustained AI demand and accelerating investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing...

Global Chip Sales Surge In Q2

Global semiconductor sales reached $403.3 billion in Q2 2026, surging 35.1 per cent sequentially as AI, computing and electronics demand accelerate chip consumption worldwide. Global...

Sony, TSMC to Invest $6.3B in Next-Generation Sensor Chips 

Sony and TSMC are deepening their semiconductor partnership with a planned $6.3 billion investment aimed at advancing image sensor manufacturing in Japan. Sony Group and...

Apple Tests CXMT Memory Chips as AI Boom Tightens Global Supply

Apple is reportedly evaluating CXMT’s memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks as surging AI demand drives a global memory crunch and pushes device makers...

Qualcomm Eyes V2X Opportunity as India Builds Connected Road Infrastructure 

Qualcomm sees India’s expanding highway network as a potential growth market for V2X technology, while regulatory decisions on spectrum could determine the pace of...

Industry's Buzz

Humanoid robot

China Curbs Robotic Companies’ IPOs After Unitree’s Volatile Debut

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The “window guidance” remain informal and CSRC has not responded over the report After the volatile debut of humanoid industry leader Unitree Robotics, Chinese regulators...

Targeted Localisation Essential to Address India’s Reliance on Chinese Electronics

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New report reveals deep supply-chain integration rather than simple dependence, urging focused domestic capacity building over broad trade barriers.  A new study by Koan Advisory...
Mission Drishti, GalaxEye's first satellite set to launch in early 2026.

GalaxEye Secures US Patent for Dual-Sensor Satellite System

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Bengaluru startup receives intellectual property protection for technology synchronising optical and radar imaging on a single orbital platform.  Indian space-tech startup GalaxEye has been granted...

PCBAA Calls on Pentagon to Secure PCB Supply Chain by 2027

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Trade association warns against implementation delays, highlighting critical US reliance on Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean components.    The Printed Circuit Board Association of America...
Sony

Sony Semiconductor and Aramco Sign Pact to Advance Industrial AI

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Non-binding memorandum aims to develop real-time monitoring solutions by combining edge sensing technology with energy sector expertise.  Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation and Saudi Aramco have...

Learn From Leaders

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,...
Navdeep Narula, Executive Director, Client and Endpoint Solutions, Ingram Micro, India

“Enterprise Computing Is Shifting From CPU to GPU And Now Toward NPU-Based Systems ”...

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The shift from CPU to GPU to NPU-based computing is redefining today’s enterprise endpoints. In an exclusive conversation, Navdeep Narula from Ingram Micro discusses...

Startups

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...
(R to L) Hetendra Singh Rathore, Founder, Sri Kusulu Devalla, Co-Founder and CTO, and Vijay Pratap Singh, Co-Founder, Segritech

Segritech’s Compact And Portable Automated Machine Sorts Fruits And Vegetables At Farm level

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This startup has developed a computer vision-based machine that inspects fruits, grades and sorts them by quality, and identifies and separates defective produce directly...