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Cabinet approves MoC between India, Japan for semiconductor development

The MoC envisages improved collaboration leading to employment opportunities in the field of Information technology (IT)

Expert panel suggests semicon research centre with investment of $8 bn

An Electronics and IT ministry-backed expert panel has recommended setting up a semiconductor research centre with an initial investment of around USD 8 billion (about Rs 66,500 crore) over the next five years. The panel on Friday submitted its report to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar who said that the proposed institution is expected to start taking shape next year. The minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is that Indians should be involved in the leadership of semiconductor research. "A group of top minds in semiconductors around the world and country have sat together to design the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre," Chandrasekhar told PTI. He said that the proposed Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre will be a global institution in semiconductor research. "The design, area in which it should focus etc. have all been today authored and put in a high-quality report by the experts. I'm hopeful that in the year 2024, we should

Govt aims to setup the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre in 2024

The Minister affirmed that the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre will become one of the leading semiconductor research institutes in the next four to five years across the world

Govt to start giving shape to semiconductor research centre from 2024: Min

Ministry of Electronics and IT will start setting up Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre from next year in collaboration with the industry and academia, minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is that Indians should be involved in the leadership of semicoductor research. "A group of top minds in semicoductor around the world and country have sat together to design the Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre," Chandrasekhar told PTI after the experts' panel submitted its report. He said that the proposed Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre will be a global institution in semicoductor research. "The design, area in which it should focus etc. have all been today authored and put in a high quality report by the experts. I'm hopeful that in the year 2024, we should have the beginning of this institution taking shape," Chandrasekhar said. He said that Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre will become one of the leadin

US moves to limit access to advanced chips hurt supply chains: China

China vigorously protested Wednesday the US Commerce Department's latest update of export controls to prevent exports to China of advanced computer chips and the equipment to make them. The revisions to the US rules were announced Tuesday, roughly a year after the export controls were first launched to counter the use of the chips for military applications that include the development of hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence. China's Commerce Ministry said the controls were improper and urged that Washington lift them as soon as possible. It said that since the semiconductor industry is highly globalised, the restrictions on chips used for artificial intelligence and other advanced applications were hindering normal trade and economic activities. They violate international trade rules and seriously threaten the stability of industrial supply chains, it said according to a transcript of a briefing on the ministry's website. US semiconductor companies have suffered huge lo

US restricts Nvidia made-for-China semiconductor chips in new export rules

The latest regulations also restrict exports to two Chinese artificial-intelligence chip firms that are seen as rivals to US-based Nvidia

Semiconductor, deep tech to be in focus at the India Mobile Congress

With 250+ global and domestic exhibitors, the 7th edition of the event is expected to draw more than 1 lakh visitors this year

First semicon fab expected within a year: IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The country's first electronic chip manufacturing plant is expected to be in place within a year, according to Union Telecom and IT Minister Aswhini Vaishnaw. The government has initially earmarked USD 10 billion incentive for setting up a semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in the country including a wafer fabrication plant. The wafer fabrication plants are the first building block of physical chips that are used in all high-tech electronic products. "We are focussing on some niche area where we can take global leadership. Telecom and EV (electric vehicles) have emerged as a big segment for semiconductors. If we focus on developing and manufacturing chips used in these segments then we can become global leaders in these two segments," Vaishnaw told PTI in an interview. He said the work is being done with a focus on these emerging areas. "We should have some good success in the coming months. It will be fab (wafer fabrication), design, manufacturing, complete (ecosystem)," Vaishn

Canon begins selling new chip machines to rival world's best by ASML

Canon's machinery may also add a new front in the US-China trade war, as the import of EUV machines into China is prohibited by trade sanctions

Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semicon investments

Vietnam has garnered investments of over $5 billion in the semiconductor space, which have been publicly announced or are in various stages of implementation

US-based LAM Research plans to set up a semiconductor lab in Karnataka

LAM Research has been present in Karnataka since 2000

Inox Air to invest Rs 500 cr on gas purification facilities for chip fabs

Fifty different and extremely pure gases are required for fabricating chips, of which only eight are available in raw form in India

Semiconductor chip crunch more or less resolved: Hyundai COO Tarun Garg

The company currently sells 13 models, including Creta, Exter and Venue, in India. He said that in 2022, only 18 per cent of the company's models had six airbags as standard

TSMC's $72 bn rout concerns investors of prolonged weakness in chip sector

The 12-month earnings estimate for TSMC has also been revised down by about 8% from a high in October last year, according to Bloomberg data

Electronics industry body seeks PLI scheme for non-semicondcutor sectors

Electronics industry body ELCINA has requested the government to come up with a production linked incentive scheme for non-semiconductor or computer chips sector which is dominated by imports, a senior official of the organisation said. According to Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) report, total electronic component market in the country was estimated to be around USD 39 billion, of which 68 per cent requirement was met through imports in 2021-22. While speaking at 48th ELCINA Award Ceremony, organisation's new President Atul B Lall said that the government's scheme for devices has been hugely successful and the incentive scheme for semiconductor sector is seeing a lot of traction and some investments have started flowing in. "Our humble submission and perseverance is going to be to do the same for non-semiconductor component sector also. For which we request government's intervention," said Lall, who is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Dixon ...

Govt forms committee for modernisation of Mohali semiconductor plant

The IT ministry aims to make SCL into a research and development-led Center of Excellence with semiconductor R&D capabilities

Focusing on niche areas in semiconductor space, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electronics & IT Minister says India can emerge as a global leader in this category

Two big semiconductor proposals are under process, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Two big semiconductor proposals are under process and expected to take shape in the coming few months, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Without divulging specifics of the proposals, the minister said the projects will focus on a special area where India can emerge as a leader at the global level. While speaking with PTI on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of Micron's semiconductor plant, Vaishnaw said that the global semiconductor company is noticing the progress made by India in the segment and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's capability to execute large and complex policy decisions. "This has developed India as a major trusted geography in which global industry players want to come. We can see in the coming few months at least two more large semiconductor proposals taking shape," Vaishnaw said. He said that there are some specific areas where India can take the lead and the focus of the semiconductor projects will be in areas that can help the country .

Tata Projects to construct Micron's advanced semiconductor plant in Sanand

Tata Projects on Saturday announced its collaboration with Micron Technology to construct an advanced semiconductor assembly and test plant in Sanand, Gujarat. The company in a statement said the contract awarded to Tata Projects solidifies the company's proficiency in large-scale, sustainable infrastructure development in the Indian manufacturing landscape. According to the statement, situated in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation area of Chaarodi, Sanand, the project spans an expansive 93 acres of land. "This enduring project is a significant milestone and the largest investment under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)," the statement said, adding that the construction of Phase 1 will include a 500,000 square feet cleanroom space, scheduled to be operational by late 2024. The statement said the project encompasses the design and construction of a first-of-its-kind DRAM (dynamic random access memory) and NAND (non-volatile flash memory) assembly and test facility in

A tale of two Indian cities: How Singur's loss became Sanand's gain

This Saturday, Micron Technology, the world's fifth-largest semiconductor company, will commence the groundbreaking ceremony in Sanand