Foxconn has already held informal discussions with a few companies to explore a potential partnership, including 'two large domestic corporate groups'
The company is keen on setting up its plant in Maharashtra but due to some challenges, it may consider Tamil Nadu as its auto manufacturing hub
Apple's vendors have localised chargers, batteries, printed circuit board assembly (or PCBAs), enclosures, and coils, to name a few
The matter ran into controversy with the opposition parties calling it as a publicity stunt after the claims of the BJP government was disputed by the company
Tech giant Apple's contract manufacturer Foxconn has plans to start manufacturing iPhone units at its proposed Devanahalli plant near here by April 2024 and the state government would hand over required land for the company by July 1 this year, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said. He stated this after a meeting with the representatives of the company who met him as part of a courtesy visit on Thursday. State IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge was also present. With this, the new government has speeded up the process of the Rs 13,600 crore project that is expected to create 50,000 jobs, an official release said. "The identified 300 acres of land at ITIR (Information Technology Investment Region) of Devanahalli would be handed over by July 1, 2023. Along with this, the government would ensure providing 5 million litres per day (MLD) of water, quality power supply, road connectivity, and other infrastructure facilities," Patil said. "The company has been asked
Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub
A second mega $19.5 billion plan to build chips locally by a joint venture between India's Vedanta and Taiwan's Foxconn is also proceeding slowly
Joint venture between Vedanta Resources and Foxconn reportedly denied benefits under state programme
Nine months after Agarwal announced the chip partnership to build India's "own Silicon Valley," the project is yet to find a technology partner or license manufacturing-grade technology
His appointment comes at a time when Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta has been on an aggressive talent acquisition drive to attract leaders from the semiconductor industry globally
The factory's construction will be finished in nine months, and operations will start within a year
VFSL is a joint venture between India's Vedanta Group and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn). The two have 63 and 37 per cent stake in the company, respectively
This comes amid reports that the Cupertino-based tech giant may soon start producing all its major products in India
The investment will create 25,000 jobs in the first phase, KT Rama Rao said in a tweet
In the first quarter of 2023, revenue totaled 1.4624 trillion Taiwanese dollars, up 4 per cent year-on-year
Karnataka has reportedly encouraged Foxconn to invest in the state
Apple mainly assembles iPhones in India through Taiwan contract manufacturers but plans to expand into iPads and AirPods, as it looks to cut reliance on China
Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world's largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfil grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers. Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data centre on the 315-acre parcel in Mount Pleasant, a village of about 27,000 people in Racine County about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Milwaukee. It's unclear how many people the centre might employ; Microsoft officials had no immediate comment when reached via email Wednesday. The village already is home to a Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing facility. The Taiwan-based company is best known for making Apple iPhones. The company announced plans in 2017 to build a $10 billion facility in Mount Pleasant that would employ 13,000 people. Wisconsin's governor at the time, Republican Scott Walker, and then-President Donald Trump praised the decision, with Trump boasting the plant would
The two new facilities that Foxconn is likely to build will be in addition to the two other buildings the company already has in place
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