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Silicon Labs Receives $23M Grant For R&D In Texas

Boosting wireless chip innovation and creating local jobs for economic growth, Silicon Labs secures $23M from the Texas CHIPS Act to build an R&D...

Global Semiconductor Sector Ends 2024 Strong, Sees A Steady 2025

With hopes for 2025, despite seasonal and economic uncertainties, the worldwide semiconductor sector showed a strong 2024 finish with 2 per cent growth, fueled...

GlobalFoundries, Analog Devices Prepare For Tariff Impact

Preparing for a disruption to the global semiconductor market as Trump's 25 per cent looms, chipmakers GlobalFoundries and Analog Devices ramp up supply chain...

Nvidia-Supported Robotics Startup Eyes $2B Valuation

Previously backed by Nvidia, Field AI, a California-based robotics startup, is in talks to raise hundreds of millions, with its valuation soaring to $2...

Madhya Pradesh Secures ₹25.64B Investments In IT Summit

Reinforcing the state's tech hub ambitions, the Madhya Pradesh IT Summit at GIS 2025 secured ₹25.64 billion in investments, eyeing to create 183,400 jobs....

Apple Breaks Free From Qualcomm With Custom Modem

Shaking off Qualcomm dependency, Apple introduces its own modem chip, powering the iPhone 16e and paving the way for smarter, more efficient tech in...

India-Qatar Partnership Fuels Growth In Tech And Innovation

Through new partnerships and reforms, India and Qatar are joining forces in cutting-edge tech like AI, IoT, and semiconductors to drive innovation, sustainability, and...

Former TSMC Chairman Launches Tech Policy Centre At UC Berkeley

To address US technology challenges and provide policy guidance, focusing on innovation and manufacturing growth, Mark Liu, former TSMC chairman, has launched a think...

Bengaluru Power Electronics Startup Dynolt Technologies Lands $1.7M

Bagging $1.7 million in seed funding, Bengaluru startup Dynolt Technologies plans to advance EV charging, renewable energy, and storage with cutting-edge converters. Dynolt Technologies, an...

Samsung Electronics Names Its Veteran Leaders For Board

Reshuffling its board membership, Samsung Electronics has nominated its chief of chip business, CTO, awaiting finalisation in March. Dr Hyuk Jae Lee from Seoul...

TSMC Considers Operating Intel’s US Chip Plants

Despite political and ownership challenges, TSMC is reportedly exploring to take control of Intel’s US factories to boost domestic chip production, with backing from...

“Many Startups Selected Under DLI Are Part Of SFAL’s Portfolio” – Sridhar Kaip, SFAL

With a vision to enable companies to develop semiconductor IPs in India, the Semiconductor Fabless Accelerator Labs (SFAL) has incubated five fabless design startups...

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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...