Semiconductor

After memory, AI drives up chip costs: Will phones and laptops get pricier?

AI demand is driving up chip costs, with TSMC reportedly weighing a 20 per cent increase in advanced packaging prices. With memory already pushing up device prices, could devices get more expensive?

MP semicon summit draws ₹15,425 cr investment proposals, 14k jobs in sight

Madhya Pradesh has received investment proposals worth over ₹15,425 crore in semiconductors, electronics and high-tech sectors, with more than 14,450 jobs expected to be created

Madhya Pradesh gets ₹5,800 crore in semiconductor investment proposals

Madhya Pradesh received investment proposals worth ₹5,800 crore in semiconductor and technology sectors at an Indore summit, with potential to generate more than 10,000 jobs.

China's CXMT swings to profit as AI demand fuels memory chip price surge

Chinese chipmaker CXMT expects a sharp turnaround in profit for the first nine months of 2026 as AI-driven demand pushes up memory chip prices and boosts global sales

Qualcomm plans worldwide job cuts in performance-focused layoffs

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the company would begin notifying affected employees in November as it seeks to strengthen its performance culture amid slowing smartphone demand

Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments

Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups

Cadence pitches homegrown EDA industry for India's chip design push

Cadence India Managing Director Alok Jain said India needs a balanced semiconductor ecosystem, including local EDA tools, to become a major global player

Terrafab plant will 'make chips better than anyone', says Elon Musk

Musk is preparing to build a Terrafab factory in Grimes, Texas, via a joint venture between his companies Tesla and SpaceX alongside Intel Corp., with an initial investment of more than $15 billion

TSMC Q3 revenue surges 50% to $46.71 billion, beats market forecast

TSMC reports record third-quarter revenue of $46.71 billion, beating market estimates as surging demand for AI applications drives chip sales.

India needs fresh graduates, returning experts to bridge semicon talent gap

As fabs and packaging units move towards commercial production, experts say India must combine a pipeline of industry-ready graduates and technicians with incentives for experienced professionals

Govt may tap Taiwan, Singapore institutes to build chip talent pool

"The idea is to develop a steady pool of trained semiconductor engineers and shop-floor workers for allied components who can be hired directly from these institutes"

OpenAI, Synopsys team up to build GPT model for AI-powered chip design

Under the multi-year agreement, the companies will jointly develop and deliver GPT-Synopsys, combining OpenAI's frontier AI capabilities with Synopsys' EDA tools and chip design expertise.

India semicon ecosystem needs more research-industry ties: S'pore official

India's semiconductor ecosystem is taking shape at an accelerated pace and could attract greater international attention in the next three to five years, but the country would benefit from an umbrella agency to help translate research into industry, a senior Singapore semiconductor R&D official has said. Navab Singh, Deputy Executive Director (Research) at the A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics, said Indian institutions such as the IITs and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore are investing in semiconductor research and training manpower, while companies such as Tata Electronics are driving investments in the sector. "We see government-led momentum picking up in developing the semiconductor industry, with research institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore investing in semiconductors and training manpower," Singh said in an interview with PTI. A*STAR IME is working with IIT Kharagpur on ...

NX group targets $380 mn India revenue in 2 years: Katsuhito Kobayashi

NX Group plans a dedicated semiconductor logistics facility in Gujarat in 2027 and will train its Indian workforce to handle sensitive chip equipment and materials

Statsguru: India's chip aspirations face funding gap despite policy push

India ranks third in semiconductor firm registrations, but weak funding, R&D spending and a widening trade deficit remain concerns

Electronics demand, policy support driving India's semiconductor play: BCG

The growing consumption of electronics in India, coupled with government support through incentives, and a shift in global semiconductor supply chains, are creating a strong opportunity for the country to build a domestic chip ecosystem, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Managing Director and Partner Ankush Wadhera has said. On the AI safety debate he said recent discussions around responsible AI development are important "to keep things in check", but does not see them slowing development or casting a shadow on the semiconductor sector demand. "The recent discussions, conversations are good speed-breakers but they are not stop signs, so I don't see this stopping," he told PTI. Wadhera expects the AI boom to continue driving demand for GPUs, compute and memory, and argues that the semiconductor-AI linkage will grow, not weaken. He said a combination of multiple factors are driving investments beyond fabs and assembly units into the wider semiconductor value chain here, and described th

India must build chip capacity to guard against tech denial: Meity secy

IT Secretary S Krishnan said India needs domestic capacity to guard against technology denial while building a crucial presence across global electronics and semiconductor value chains

Meity to flag Customs delays in chip shipments amid industry concerns

"Some industry participants have flagged a couple of cases where Customs officials at the port of entry insisted that the packaging of precision tools and raw materials be opened," said sources

Indian semiconductor market at inflection point, says NXP CTO Lars Reger

NXP CTO Lars Reger says connected smart devices will boost chip demand, while physical AI, automotive systems, smart appliances and payments offer opportunities

India's $200 billion chip opportunity hinges on ecosystem depth: Report

An EY-IESA report says India's next semiconductor phase will depend less on adding factories and more on building suppliers, advanced packaging, R&D, specialised talent and domestic demand