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PM Modi to inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 on Sep 11 at India Expo Mart in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 at the India Expo Mart in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on September 11, his office said. He will also address the gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh at around 10.30 am on September 11, the PMO said. It has been the vision of the prime minister to position India as a global hub for semiconductor design, manufacturing and technology development, the statement said. In accordance with this vision, SEMICON India 2024 is being organised from September 11 to 13 with the theme "Shaping the Semiconductor Future". The three-day conference will showcase India's semiconductor strategy and policy which envisions making India a global hub for semiconductors, it said. It will witness the participation of top leadership of global semiconductor giants and will bring together global leaders, ...

Biden govt to hit China with quantum, chip-related export prohibition

The promise of more lenient license approvals offers an incentive for countries to join the US camp, given American leadership in a range of academic fields and research partnerships

Like-minded nations partnering with India to make it chip hub: Krishnan

Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025. "Globally, and thanks to geopolitical circumstances, there is an increasing realisation that semiconductors are a very important and strategic commodity, and therefore, we need substantial resilience in the production of semiconductors," Krishnan said. The importance of resilience in semiconductors was underlined during the pandemic when many industries -- including the auto industries, medical devices industries and other electronics, and consumer electronics industries -- ...

Investment worth $30 billion likely in semiconductor space in 4 years

This is about 6% of new investment in the sector globally

Israel's Tower Semiconductor, Adani plan $10 bn chip project in India

Semiconductor manufacturing marks the latest foray for billionaire Gautam Adani, whose conglomerate has businesses across ports, power utilities, transmission and coal trading

S Korean chip executive detained over alleged technology leak to China

Choi, a former Samsung executive who ran a chipmaking venture in China, has already been the subject of a high-profile industrial espionage trial

Maharashtra approves $ 10 bn semiconductor fab unit by Adani, Israeli firm

The project will have capacity to produce 80,000 wafers monthly and it will create 5,000, says Devendra Fadnavis

PM Modi visits AEM semiconductor facility in Singapore

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong, visited AEM Holdings Ltd to discuss collaboration in the semiconductor and electronics sector.

India inks chip deal with Singapore as PM Modi pushes tech ambition

The nations will also work more closely together in cybersecurity, fifth-generation mobile networks, super-computing and artificial intelligence

Germany's Infineon eyes entry into India's power semiconductor space

Move comes days after firm opened first phase of fab plant in Malaysia

India should aim at developing 10 fabs in 10 years: Semi's Manocha

According to industry estimates, the Indian semiconductor market is projected to exceed $100 billion and generate over 6 lakh jobs by 2030

India will need 10-20 chip manufacturing plants in next 10 yrs: Semi CEO

India will need 10-20 chip manufacturing plants over the next 10 years, Semicon India organiser Semi President and CEO Ajit Manocha said on Wednesday. Manocha said that huge interest is developing in the semiconductor ecosystem, especially in Taiwan after the success of Foxconn and Wistron in India. "I think we will need probably in the next 10 years maybe 10-20 fabs in India. This is a rough estimate," Manocha said. Semi will organise the first global conference on semiconductor ecosystem, Semicon India 2024 from September 11-13 in Noida. Manocha has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Earlier, he served as the CEO of chip manufacturing company Global Foundries between 2011 and 2014, and as executive vice president and chief manufacturing officer at NXP Semiconductors. He also pointed out that the present government has put in place a clear policy which supports the semiconductor ecosystem in India. "For the first time, stars are aligned in favour of Indi

Supply chain and talent woes pose challenges to Indian semicon industry

India's nascent semiconductor industry is also facing challenges in attracting talent back to the country after undergoing training abroad

BigEndian Semiconductors raises $3 mn in funding led by Vertex Ventures

India's semiconductor sector, despite being home to 20-25 per cent of the global design talent, has historically lacked a significant presence in the global market

100% of our chip capacity is tied up with global firms: Kaynes SemiCon CEO

We also have agreements with technology providers who have committed to sourcing their chip requirements from India, Panicker said

Donald Trump wrong in saying island took US chip industry: Taiwan

Trump rattled Taiwan officials and the island's markets with comments published July 16 that criticized the island over its chip sector and pushed Taiwan to pay the US for protection

Cabinet approves Kaynes chip assembly, packaging unit worth Rs 3,307 crore

The unit will have the capacity to produce 6.3 million chips per day

Govt approves Kaynes' Rs 3,307 cr semiconductor unit at Gujarat's Sanand

The government on Monday approved a proposal of Kaynes to set up a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat with 6.3 million chips per day capacity, entailing an investment of Rs 3,307 crore. Announcing the decisions of the Union Cabinet, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that a complete semiconductor ecosystem is coming up in India. "Today, the Cabinet has approved Kaynes' plant, with a capacity of 6.3 million chips per day. The plant will come up in 46 acres, it is a big plant and large portion of the production will go for Kaynes Industries, it has already been booked," the minister said. The plant will also cater to chips related to the power sector. The company has already acquired land in Sanand, Gujarat for the project, and construction will start soon. The proposed investment for the unit is about Rs 3,307 crore. "Power related chips..chips used in automobiles and home appliances, will also be produced in this plant," Vaishnaw said.

Sub-10 nm chips likely to steer 60% of India's semicon market by 2032

Conventional chips to drive $40 billion market for Tata and others: Report

L&T Semiconductor, C-DAC sign pact to jointly work on indigenous chip tech

L&T Semiconductor Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with government-backed Centre for Development of Advanced Computing for jointly working to develop local chip technology and the ecosystem around it, according to a statement on Wednesday. The MoU will focus on a comprehensive framework for collaborative research, development, and training initiatives, with an emphasis on the creation of Make-in-India Integrated Circuit (IC), System-on-Chip (SoC) and Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) solutions for automotive, industrial, and energy applications, the semiconductor company said. "The signing of this MoU between L&T Semiconductor Technologies and C-DAC indicates the government's commitment to fostering public-private partnerships that drive innovation and economic growth," Ministry of Electronics and IT, Group Coordinator, Sunit Verma, was quoted as saying in the statement. This collaboration not only underscores the importance of ...