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India’s Semiconductor Industry To Reach ₹8.95T By 2030

Fuelled by sectors like smartphones, telecom, and IT, India's semiconductor market is set to soar from ₹4.5 trillion in 2024 to ₹8.95 trillion by...

STMicroelectronics Considers Laying Off 3000 Workers In France, Italy

It is Europe again. Amid market challenges, now STMicroelectronics is considering cutting up to 6% layoff in France and Italy, as part of a...

MeitY’s Budget Rise, ₹70B For Chips, ₹90B For Smartphones

With MeitY's budget soaring 48%, the semiconductor sector gets ₹70 billion, and smartphone PLI surges to almost ₹90 billion—yet the industry hoped for bolder...

Singapore To Aid US In DeepSeek-Nvidia Chip Probe

As AI tech tensions with China rise, Singapore vows to work with the US amid concerns over DeepSeek’s potential bypass of Nvidia chip export...

TotalEnergies, STMicroelectronics Sign 15-Year Renewable Energy Deal

Driving ST’s carbon neutrality goal by 2027, TotalEnergies and STMicroelectronics ink a 15-year deal to supply 1.5TWh of renewable energy from wind and solar...

Global Semiconductor Sector Sees Two New Acquisitions

Eyeing global market reach, Onsemi acquires Qorvo’s SiC technology for $115 million, while Lenovo buys Israeli storage firm Infinidat. Tech giants Onsemi and Lenovo...

MeitY Receives 48% Budget Increase, ₹260B For FY26

As the government eyes to bolster India's tech leadership, MeitY’s FY26 budget gets a 48% boost to ₹260 billion, fueling AI, semiconductor growth, and...

Union Budget 2025-26 Overview

With reduced and exempted duties, tax relief for manufacturing, and increased support for startups, this Budget addresses a broader range of issues within the...

AXISCADES Appoints Nick Santhanam As ESAI Advisor

To expand its strategy and growth in semiconductor and deep-tech sectors, AXISCADES has welcomed Nick Santhanam as an advisor for its ESAI domain. Tech...

IndiaAI Mission Expands To 18,693 GPUs For R&D

Aiming to support R&D and ethical AI, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the expansion of IndiaAI’s GPU infrastructure to 18,693 to benefit startups and...

Global Chip Delays Redefine Semiconductor Industry’s Future

Is the global semiconductor world reassessing their strategies? Delays in big-budget projects in Europe and the US say so. With China and Japan already...

Trump Proposes 100% Tariffs On Taiwanese Semiconductors

Eyeing to compel chip manufacturers to expand in the US, President Trump plans to impose 100% tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors. Believing in their tech...

Industry's Buzz

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...