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Gujarat’s SemiConnect Conference Opens With Deals Worth ₹150B

Gujarat, India's semicon paradise. On the first day of its SemiConnect Conference, ₹150 billion worth chip deals reportedly got inked, including the ones involving...

Microchip Slashes Workforce By 9% Due To Automotive Decline

Due to falling automotive demand, Microchip Technology plans to cut 2000 jobs, restructure operations, and sell integrated circuits to a Chinese partner. Microchip Technology...

Trump Slams CHIPS Act, Calls For Repeal

Calling it a waste of taxpayer money, Donald Trump urges the repeal of Biden's CHIPS and Science Act, while some defend its potential to...

“India Offers Exceptional Access To Talent In Silicon Design, Software Engineering, AI Development” – Ford Tamer, Lattice Semiconductor

Recognising India’s design potential, Lattice Semiconductor has established an R&D centre in Pune to develop innovative FPGA solutions. In an exclusive conversation with EFY’s...

Allegro Microsystems Draws Acquisition Interest From Onsemi

With other suitors also possible, Onsemi is reportedly exploring a potential acquisition of Allegro Microsystems amid its restructuring plans as Allegro witnesses a change...

Kaynes Technology Targets Japan And Taiwan Acquisitions

While boosting its Indian operations to meet growing demand across industries, Kaynes Technology is expanding with acquisitions in Japan and Taiwan. Indian electronics manufacturing...

Global Semiconductor Revenue Hits $621B, Growing 19% In 2024

With AI, memory, and GPUs leading the charge for future growth, the global semiconductor market recovered with 19 per cent revenue growth in 2024....

Tokyo Electron Considers Manufacturing Hub In India

After global giants like Lam Research and Applied Materials, now Tokyo Electron eyes India for semiconductor manufacturing as the country ramps up its semiconductor...

eInfochips Partners With Samsung To Fast-Track Product Engineering

Boosting its ability to accelerate custom silicon development and bring innovative products to market faster, eInfochips joins Samsung’s SAFE™ ecosystem as a virtual design...

TSMC Commits $100B To US Manufacturing Expansion

Creating substantial employment, TSMC reveals to invest $100 billion in Arizona plants. Is Trump's dream of powering America's chip industry reaching new heights? Taiwan Semiconductor...

Orient Technologies, AWS Partner To Boost AI In India

Leveraging advanced GPUs for cost savings, energy efficiency, and scaling the IndiaAI initiative globally, Orient Technologies teams up with AWS India to boost AI...

Semiconductor Test Equipment Revenue Rises 18% In 2024

With continued growth expected in 2025, Semiconductor test equipment revenue soared 18 per cent in 2024, driven by AI, HPC, and SoC demand. Advantest...

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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...