Chipmakers Are Adding Brains
India high-growth mkt for Infineon; will double headcount by 2030: Official
India is a high-growth market for Infineon, and the German semiconductor firm plans to double its headcount by 2030 as it looks to scale its R&D base in the country, a top company official has said. Infineon has more than 58,000 employees worldwide, with most of them based in the APAC region. It employs over 2,500 people in India, primarily in R&D roles. India is a growth market and critical R&D location for the company, Infineon Technologies CMO and management board member Andreas Urschitz said during a media roundtable here. "We are doing lots of innovation in India and intend to heavily invest and grow our R&D base here...in terms of our long-term planning towards 2030, we intend to double the number of people in India," he said. The semiconductor firm intends to support the country's domestic market and explore joint growth opportunities with Indian partners and customers, he added. Currently, India contributes a low single-digit percentage to Infineon's group ...
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A chip off the quantum block: Microsoft's breakthrough reshapes computing
Microsoft outlined a scalable architecture built around a single-qubit device called a tetron. Tetrons can be connected in arrays to create a million-qubit chip if all goes according to plan
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Semicon 2.0 scheme to raise subsidies; large chip design firms to benefit
Under the Semiconductor Incentive Scheme 2.0, the subsidy amount is likely to increase beyond the current limit
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How a sleepy Czech town is helping Europe compete in the global chip war
Roznov was best known for its rum-drizzled sweet pies and open-air museum showing off historical wooden houses, then US chipmaker ON Semiconductor picked it for a new $2 bn manufacturing hub in June
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Will India become a global player in semiconductor chips?
A Taiwanese fab company is in India to explore manufacturing possibilities. PM Modi also called for making India a 'chip maker from a chip taker'. Can the govt's push turn India into a chip maker?
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Memory boost: How chipmakers are weathering slowing smartphone sales
All the same, the slowdown in smartphone shipments is bad news for chipmakers that design microprocessors: each phone needs just one microprocessor chip versus rapid growth of memory content in device
Chipmakers are adding 'brains' alongside cameras' eyes
From lettuce production to augmented reality, companies are finding new uses for machines that can interpret and act on what they see
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