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The “Trade Zone” section on Electronics For You BUSINESS provides valuable insights into the global trade landscape of the electronics industry. It features articles on trade policies, tariffs, import-export regulations, and market trends, aiming to help businesses navigate challenges and seize opportunities in international trade. The content focuses on supply chain dynamics, industry-specific trade challenges, and strategies for staying competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

Back end rebates: Look before you leap

Committed incentives like back end rebates are important for channel partners for survival in the market. But issues like delay in payments, hidden tax deductions and dumping of products by principals make them ‘not so lucrative options’ for many channel partners. How one should handle such situations? What precautions one must take to avoid them

Evolution of dual mode of distribution

The role of regional distributors has often been questioned. But today, the trend is a co-existence of both the models—national as well as regional—as both have emerged stronger and play important roles in channel strategy

Are you being sold?

After investing hundreds of millions of dollars on R&D, manufacturing, distributing and advertising a product, it is upsetting for any company to discover that due to incompetence of channel partners their customers turn away from their products. Hence, effective channel engagement initiatives and training should be on top of the ‘to-do’ list of the companies

Managing prompt replacement service

Besides selling products, on time replacement of damaged products, is an added responsibility of channel partners

Supplying components in effective and efficient ways

Channel partners need to provide better supplying options to manufacturers to help them cut manufacturing cost and lead time

Taiwanese firms invest US$ 800 in Indian electronics and IT sectors

Taiwanese firms are eyeing the Indian market to explore new business avenues. David Hsu, director, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, shares his perspective on the current status of India-Taiwan business relations and the scope of India as an investment destination, with Himanshu Yadav of Electronics Bazaar

Training channel partners to give after sales services

Earlier, only the manufacturers offered after sales services to customers but now, channel partners, too, have started providing the same

Taiwan to set up second office in Chennai

Sunday, September 06, 2009: Taiwan has obtained consent from the Indian government to set up a second representative office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Our price is better than other international products

Jiangsu DongGuang Micro-Electronics Company Ltd, an 11-year-old firm based in China, which manufactures integrated circuits and power semiconductor devices, has been eyeing India as a prospective market and aspires to contend with other international imported brands in the country. Grace Yan, export manager, Jiangsu DongGuang Micro-Electronics, speaks to Atanu Kumar Das of Electronics Bazaar about the company’s India business plans

Brand building & sales promotion:Stepping stones to success

Implementing resourceful marketing strategies to build one’s brand and spawn sales is pivotal to staying on top—or getting there

LG sources 50% of its components from India

Friday, June 19, 2009: LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd (LG), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics of South Korea, is one of the most...

4 Reasons why dealers rule in the age of the Internet

Today, when more and more companies are realising the efficacy and economy of Internet usage in addressing their business needs, dealers still prevail as the indisputed kings of the supply chain

Industry's Buzz

TASKING, dSPACE Join Forces for Defence Software

Nitisha Dubey - 0
TASKING’s acquisition of LDRA in 2025 further strengthened its capabilities in software verification, testing, and traceability. TASKING India has recently signed an agreement with dSPACE...

Global Semiconductor Equipment Market to Reach $344 Billion by 2032 

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The semiconductor equipment market is forecast to grow at 11% CAGR through 2032, as chipmakers expand capacity for advanced nodes and next-generation packaging.  Global semiconductor...

Memory Price Surge to Push Global FPD Shipments Down 4.7% in 2026 

Nikita Kumari - 0
Rising memory costs are weighing on global display demand, with smartphone FPD shipments forecast to fall 9.5% in 2026.  Global flat panel display (FPD) shipments...

MulticoreWare Acquires Simulus Automation to Strengthen Semiconductor Design and Verification Capabilities

Nitisha Dubey - 0
The combined expertise is expected to support applications such as sensor fusion, physical AI, edge computing and robotics MulticoreWare has acquired Simulus Automation Pvt. Ltd.,...
India to export semiconductors soon: Amit Shah

Tamil Nadu Plans ₹175 Crore Semiconductor & Electronics Manufacturing Park in Kanchipuram

Nitisha Dubey - 0
The project is estimated to cost ₹400 crore and will include office infrastructure, startup facilities, modern laboratories and training centres Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C....

Learn From Leaders

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

Saba Aafreen - 0
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...

Nitisha Dubey - 0
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 ”...

Saba Aafreen - 0
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

Saba Aafreen - 0
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

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

Nidhi Agarwal - 0
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

Nitisha Dubey - 0
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”...

Saba Aafreen - 0
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...

Pune-Based Slightgen Solutions Powering India’s PCB Automation With Indigenous Robotics

Nitisha Dubey - 0
Can manufacturers access cost-effective, customisable robotic soldering systems for PCB assembly automation? This Pune-based startup aims to address that challenge. SlightGen Solutions LLP is a...
(L to R) C2i Semiconductors Founders—Vikram Gakhar, Founder & Director, Mixed Signal; Preetam Tadeparthy, Founder, CTO, VP, Engineering; Ram Anant, Founder & CEO; B.S. Dattatreya, Founder & Director, Power

Bengaluru Startup Targets AI Data Centre Power Delivery

Nidhi Agarwal - 0
C2i is building power systems that can help AI servers use electricity more efficiently and reliably. Two friends, Ram Anant and Preetam Tadeparthy, were working...