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The Union Budget 2017-18: ELCINA’s recommendations

The Indian electronics industry awaits the budget of 2017-18 with great anticipation, as it’s not very certain as to how the recent demonetisation by...

Journey of Andhra Pradesh Towards Industry 4.0

A technology enabled paradigm shift is now happening in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The state is moving towards the next industrial revolution –...

The MeitY-BIRAC Industry Innovation Programme on Medical Electronics (IIPME)

The programme’s goal is to fund a portfolio of Indian pilot projects targeting innovations in multi-disciplinary areas comprising electronics, engineering, medical devices, healthcare, software,...

Government promotes indigenous manufacture of set-top boxes (STBs)

Indigenous manufacturing of set-top boxes is part of the road map for the digitisation of the broadcast sector By EB Bureau The Ministry of Electronics and...

Status update: Implementation of MeitY’s policies

From the modification of the special incentive package to the procurement of locally manufactured electronics products, MeitY is working hard to bring out updated...

NITI Aayog: Reaching out to startups and innovators

Having replaced the former Planning Commission, NITI Aayog, the premier policy think tank of the Indian government, aims to play a larger role in...

Status update: Implementation of MeitY policies

The Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY) has been transformed into the independent Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). Here is an update on...

Promoting collaborative industrial R&D funding through GITA

MeitY has approved a proposal submitted by the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) to provide funding and support to the electronics industry and...

GST to boost electronics system design, manufacturing sector

The Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) industry would receive a major boost with the introduction of GST in terms of attracting foreign investment...

IT-Electronics industry leaders keen to see implementation of GST law

The much awaited and talked about GST regime in India is finally attaining certainty with a four-slab GST tax structure of 6, 12, 18...

Electronic products policy to focus on exports

NITI Aayog, the government’s premier think tank, has junked its first dedicated ‘Make in India Strategy for Electronic Products’ and has floated another policy...

MeitY will boost electronics industry with 8 new initiatives : Aruna Sundararajan

Aruna Sundararajan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) while expressing her views about the Indian Electronics System  Design and Manufacturing  ( ESDM) industry at...

Industry's Buzz

Infineon

Infineon and Skeleton Partner on AI Data Centre Power Solutions

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Semiconductor firm Infineon teams up with energy storage specialist Skeleton Technologies to develop high-efficiency power architectures for data centres running heavy AI workloads.  Semiconductor manufacturer...
NVIDIA

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $13BN

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Semiconductor giant expands software footprint with multi-billion-dollar deal for open-source AI platform, reassuring developers the ecosystem will remain independent.  Semiconductor titan Nvidia has agreed to...
SK Hynix

SK Hynix Considers Japanese JV to Meet NAND Demand

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South Korea’s memory giant looks across Japan for chip-manufacturing sites with reliable power and water to ease global artificial intelligence supply bottlenecks. South Korean...
Bluehill.VC

Bluehill Backs Makr In Rs 102 Million Semiconductor Metrology Deal

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Bluehill.VC has led a Rs 102 Million seed round in Makr Microsystems to develop nanoscale subsurface metrology for advanced chip packaging, 3D architectures and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India, Belgium Expand Semiconductor And Defence-Tech Cooperation

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India and Belgium will deepen semiconductor cooperation by linking IMEC with India’s semiconductor ecosystem, while expanding defence-electronics manufacturing and technology partnerships. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Learn From Leaders

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,...
Navdeep Narula, Executive Director, Client and Endpoint Solutions, Ingram Micro, India

“Enterprise Computing Is Shifting From CPU to GPU And Now Toward NPU-Based Systems ”...

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The shift from CPU to GPU to NPU-based computing is redefining today’s enterprise endpoints. In an exclusive conversation, Navdeep Narula from Ingram Micro discusses...

India’s Robotics Push Opens New Hardware Opportunities

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How do you build India’s physical AI future when critical robot components still come from overseas? Niqo Robotics reveals where the gaps remain.  India’s push...

Startups

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...

L&T Technology Services Launches LTTS FARM to Accelerate Deep-Tech Startup Commercialisation

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The initiative is also expected to expand LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence ecosystem by bringing together startups, engineering talent and industry stakeholders L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has...
(R to L) Hetendra Singh Rathore, Founder, Sri Kusulu Devalla, Co-Founder and CTO, and Vijay Pratap Singh, Co-Founder, Segritech

Segritech’s Compact And Portable Automated Machine Sorts Fruits And Vegetables At Farm level

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This startup has developed a computer vision-based machine that inspects fruits, grades and sorts them by quality, and identifies and separates defective produce directly...

Red Balloon Aerospace Develops India’s First Stratospheric Super-Pressure Balloon

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Based in Andhra Pradesh, deep-tech startup Red Balloon Aerospace develops next-generation lighter-than-air platforms for communication, surveillance, and research… Founded by Dr Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran...
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...