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David Goeckeler Appointed Chair Of SIA Board

Bringing 40 years of tech experience to lead the global semiconductor industry, David Goeckeler, CEO of Western Digital, joins to lead the SIA Board...

Experts Highlight Engineering Role In India’s Tech Boom

Focusing on EV and semiconductor growth and Bengaluru at the centre, India's booming electronics sector depends more on engineering excellence. What do the experts...

Ravvi Dhyani Joins ADATA To Boost India Presence

Planning growth in India with exciting new products and a strong market push for 2025 expansion, ADATA names Ravvi Dhyani as Country Manager. Memory...

US-China Scuffle Forces South Korea To Relocate China-based Chips Firms To Vietnam

This move is part of a broader trend to reduce reliance on China amid escalating trade tensions with Western nations. Amid Donald Trump's presidential triumph,...

Wolfspeed CEO Removed Amid EV Slowdown, Shares Rise

Wolfspeed ousts CEO Gregg Lowe as EV demand drops, triggering a 6% stock surge. The company faces closures, layoffs, and a stalled German factory...

Beijing’s $4.6B Wafer Fab Project Aims High

With major players Beijing Yandong Microelectronics and BOE leading the charge, China bets $4.6B on a cutting-edge 12-inch wafer fab to power its semiconductor...

IT Minister: Telangana Building Strong Semiconductor Ecosystem

On Friday, Duddila Sridhar Babu, Telangana's Minister for Information Technology, Electronics, Communications, and Industries, stated that the state government aims to establish a strong...

Samsung Outlines $7.17B Share Repurchase After Profit Drop

Following challenges in its semiconductor business and a 40% profit drop in Q3 2024, Samsung announced a $7.17 billion share buyback to enhance shareholder...

India On Track To Add 1MN Semiconductor Jobs By 2026

Consequently, investments in skilling and reskilling are expected to increase by 25 percent over the next 2-3 years. Reports now surfaced that with a...

TSMC Becomes 2nd Firm To Be Awarded With $6.6Bn Under CHIPS and Science Act

These plants are projected to produce millions of advanced logic chips for applications in 5G/6G smartphones, autonomous vehicles, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. The U.S....

Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet Gave Nod To Semicon, Display Fab Policy 2024-29 

The Central Government provides a 50 percent subsidy, and the Andhra Pradesh Government offers an additional 30 percent subsidy. The Andhra Pradesh government has introduced...

Allegro MicroSystems Launches R&D Unit In Hyderabad

While expanding its workforce to 500 professionals, Allegro MicroSystems inaugurates an R&D centre in Hyderabad, focusing on EV, automation, and clean energy solutions....

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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...