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Ericsson To Expand Chip R&D In Bengaluru, Add 150 Engineers

Looking to scale up chip design in India, Ericsson is hiring 150 engineers in Bengaluru as part of its growing focus on telecom hardware...

India Gains Global Attention As AI Infrastructure Expands

Despite global trade headwinds, Asia emerges as a hotspot for AI investment, with India, Singapore, and Malaysia leading the surge in data centre and...

Global Semiconductor Sales Rise To $57B In April, Up 22.7% YoY

Surging AI and cloud demand power global chip sales to $57 billion in April, with the Asia Pacific region and the Americas leading strong...

India Installs 17,300 GPUs To Build AI Infrastructure

With significant subsidies and large-scale GPU installations, India positions itself to develop foundational models and reduce dependence on foreign compute. Indian government has installed over...

Wolfspeed To File For Bankruptcy In Debt Restructuring Plan

Facing heavy debt and funding pressure, chipmaker Wolfspeed is turning to bankruptcy protection. However, it is not shutting down but rebooting for a leaner...

Applied Materials Backs $400M Chip Lab In Bengaluru

Aiming to power innovation and create 1500 jobs, Applied Materials' new R&D hub is one of the three recent chip projects approved by the...

Texas Instruments Invests $60B In US Chip Manufacturing

Aiming to upgrade facilities in the US, Texas Instruments plans to boost the global semiconductor supply chain with the $60 billion investment. Texas Instruments has...

Testing Firm Caliber Partners With C-DAC For A Better Indian Chip

Eyeing to support India's goal for self-reliance in semiconductors, Caliber Interconnects joins forces with the centre's C-DAC to build critical chip testing capacity. Caliber Interconnects,...

Micron Unveils $200 Billion US Expansion Plan

Amid a fierce global chip race and rising US tech ambitions, Micron commits $200 billion to boost semiconductor production and research across Idaho, New...

Tata Electronics Sends Staff To Taiwan For Semiconductor Training

For chip training, hundreds of Tata Electronics staff head to Taiwan, as India gears up for its ambitious semiconductor leap with the fab in...

STMicroelectronics Boosts MEMS R&D With Singapore Expansion

Breaking new ground in green tech, STMicroelectronics' 'Lab-in-Fab' in Singapore expands to fast-track lead-free MEMS devices with global partners and microelectronics research. Semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics...

Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave In $2.4B AI Data Centre Push

Demand for AI fuels Qualcomm’s $2.4 billion bid for UK chipmaker Alphawave, as the US tech giant dives deeper into the booming data centre...

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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...