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SpaceX in Talks for $40bn Financing Round to Secure Nvidia AI Chips

Elon Musk’s firm seeks substantial debt backing as tech majors race to finance soaring capital expenditure for AI infrastructure. SpaceX is in discussions with major...

Samsung Heads for Nine-Fold Q3 Profit Surge as Memory Margins Normalise

South Korean tech giant poised for fourth consecutive quarter of record earnings, though strengthening won and long-term contracts limit margin growth. Samsung Electronics is forecast...

Gradiant names India MD, wins five water-treatment contracts across chip, PCB, solar sectors

The company expects the growing project pipeline in India to drive further hiring, particularly for engineering and project execution roles. Water technology company Gradiant has...

Kyoritsu Electric Brings Physical AI Into India Factory Automation

Kyoritsu Electric is expanding its India operations into semiconductors, AI, electronics manufacturing, and data centres while advancing physical AI for factory automation. Japanese factory-automation firm...

HCLTech Commercialises New Semiconductor Lab to Boost Domestic Chip Ecosystem

IT major invests $22 million in Bengaluru post-silicon engineering facility to provide capital-efficient testing infrastructure for fabless startups and global clients. Noida-headquartered IT services provider...

Rapidus Launches Global Alliance to Accelerate 2nm Chip Development

The Japanese chipmaker unveils Rapidus CORE framework alongside 17 design partners to bridge early-stage silicon development and mass production. Japanese semiconductor venture Rapidus has launched...

Nvidia and Broadcom Insulated from US Data Centre Power Shortage

Morgan Stanley highlights strong supply chain visibility as power grid bottlenecks threaten secondary chip suppliers. Leading chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom remain well insulated from an...

GST Council May Ease Tax Rules For Electronics Contract Manufacturing

The GST Council may give export treatment to overseas contract manufacturing even when goods remain in India, potentially reducing tax cascading for electronics and...

Tata Electronics Starts Pilot Runs At Assam Semiconductor Plant

Tata Electronics has begun pilot chip production at its ₹270 billion Assam OSAT facility, with a planned capacity of 48 million chips per day....

Hanmi Semiconductor Wins USD18.2M Samsung Equipment Order

Hanmi Semiconductor has won an $18.2 million order from Samsung Electro-Mechanics for MSVP equipment to support AI semiconductor substrate production. The deal could reopen...

TDB Commits INR 1.3 Billion to BigEndian’s AI Vision SoC Project

The project aims to leverage India’s VLSI design talent to develop a scalable, indigenous semiconductor platform The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of...

Goldman Reaffirms US Data Centre Growth Forecasts Despite Backlash

Wall Street brokerage expects rapid power capacity expansion through 2027 as AI infrastructure demand overcomes local political resistance. Mounting political opposition to data centre development...

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LG Electronics India to Step Into India’s Automotive Market

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The South Korean headquarters of LG Electronics will continue to support the business with global technologies and existing relationships with global car manufacturers. LG Electronics...

Green Circuits Announces Appointment of David Kim As Vice President Of Quality

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Kim brings with him a strong leadership background in various fields, such as aerospace, defence, medical, and commercial manufacturing industries Green Circuits has recently announced...
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YMTC Holds Back Its IPO

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The IPO delay could throw a spanner into YMTC’s expansion plans. The decision comes as Beijing tightens listing approvals for its big-tech in a...
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Qualcomm To Supply Radio Equipment To Starlink

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Together the technologies of Starlink and Qualcomm will improve performance per watt across radio, improving the terrestrial network for 5G and its spectral efficiency. Qualcomm...
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AMD Face a $1B charge in Q3 FY27 for AI-Chip Deals

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The deals that AMD signed with Meta and OpenAI were part of the growing trend of giving equity incentives for long-term contracts from a...

Learn From Leaders

Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman, Brio Agri, India

“Our goal is not to replace farmers, but to empower them with better tools,...

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In an exclusive interaction with EFY's Saba Aafreen, Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman of Brio Agri, discusses building hydroponics and controlled-environment agriculture in India,...

Does India’s Chip Packaging Growth Need Local Materials At Scale?

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What will it take for specialised semiconductor materials manufacturing to grow in India? Packaging volumes will be a key factor as OSAT facilities move...
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“Our goal is to build data centres in space.” – Ronak Kumar Samantray, TM2Space

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A space startup aims to build orbital data centres, letting users run AI models and store data on satellites while also supplying satellite hardware...

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...
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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...

Startups

EVE NET Turns Spare Smartphone Capacity Into An AI Cloud

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What if the phone in your pocket could help run AI? A Mumbai-based startup wants to cut AI computing costs by tapping into millions...

Vimag Labs’ Magnet-Free Motors Set To Redefine EV Efficiency

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Can software replace rare-earth materials? This Bengaluru startup uses virtual magnets to eliminate traditional permanent magnets, boosting EV motor efficiency up to 95 per...

Pine Labs Q2 FY27 Profit Soars 6.5x

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Pine labs said that it processes 25 million transactions per day, a 22 per cent increase from the previous year. Fintech company Pine Labs, reported...
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How Near-Space Platforms Could Revolutionise Broadband Connectivity – Dr Venkata Sai Kiran, Red Balloon...

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As nations explore high-altitude platforms for communication, surveillance, and scientific research, Red Balloon Aerospace is developing super-pressure balloons, tethered aerostats, and airships for near-space...
Manish Seth, Founder, Vimag Labs

Beyond Rare-Earth Magnets: How Vimag Labs Is Reimagining Electric Motors – Manish Seth, Vimag...

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Can software replace rare earth magnets in electric motors? Manish Seth of Vimag Labs speaks to EFY’s Nitisha Dubey about Virtual Magnet Technology, which...