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Micron set to break ground for Sanand semiconductor plant on Saturday

A few months ago, Micron acquired 10 acres of land, a building and a factory from a troubled auto components maker

Intel plans for 18A chips by 2025 to challenge Samsung, TSMC dominance

While TSMC and Samsung were making strides in reducing the transistor size in their chips, Intel was still stuck with its Intel 10 (10nm equivalent semiconductor manufacturing process) up until 2020

How Micron planned its Sanand project to match India's semiconductor play

Critics say the project is hyped, as Micron will be merely importing its wafers and doing low-value ATMP processing

Chinese chipmaker raises over $1.8 bn as Beijing prepares new chip fund

With this injection of capital Shanghai-based GTA Semiconductor has in less than two years racked up over $2.7 billion of mostly state funds

TMS Ep514: G20 Summit, Sahasra chip plant, metal stocks, airline codes

What are the key things to look for at the New Delhi G20 Summit? What is the significance of the Sahasra chip plant? Do metal stocks have more mettle? What are airline codes? All answers here

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Huawei's new phone is a win for China

Huawei chip shows US curbs on China's semiconductor are porous, not useless

Regulations announced by the US Commerce Department in October last year restrict the export of manufacturing tools that can churn out processors at 16 nanometers or below

It's Sahasra Electronics, the chipmaker who came in from the cold

It could have been Foxconn. But the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer said on July 10 it had withdrawn from its $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta

Value addition could hit 70% with memory chips made in India: Vaishnaw

Some players in the world do not want India to become a big manufacturer of these products, so they are engineering a problem, the Communications minister says

Kaynes up 14%, hits record high on Rs 3,750 crore MoU with Karnataka Govt

Kaynes will setup Semiconductor Assembly & Testing (OSAT) facility and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing plant through its step down subsidiaries.

Chip equipment maker Lam Research to invest under local manufacturing sops

Based in Fremont, California, Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and solutions for active components used in semiconductor wiring and wafer cleaning

Researchers unveil 'demon particle' that can lead to making superconductors

70 yrs after it was first predicted, scientists discover the elusive particle which can form at any temperature as it has no mass

Intel calls off $5.4 bn semiconductor deal after failing to get approvals

Intel will terminate a USD 5.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign off on the deal amid rising tensions with the United States. It was a mutual decision between Intel and Tower, the companies said Wednesday. Intel said that the deal was terminated due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement. Intel Corp. will pay Tower a termination fee of USD 353 million, the US semiconductor giant said. The deal required regulatory approval from several regulators worldwide including China, but Chinese regulators did not greenlight the deal by the August 15 transaction deadline, even after Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger travelled to China last month in a bid to win them over. The scuttled deal between the two companies comes amid increasing US-China tensions, particularly as the US has tightened export controls and imposed restrictions aimed at crippling China's ability to

SRAM, MRAM may onboard SK Hynix, GlobalFoundries for chip plant in India

UK-based SRAM & MRAM Group is in advanced stage of discussion with semiconductor makers SK Hynix and GlobalFoundries to collaborate for its proposed Rs 30,000 crore chip manufacturing plant and a testing facility in India, a top company official said. SRAM & MRAM Group Chairman Sailesh Lachu Hiranandani told PTI that his group will hold majority stake in the joint venture and the application to seek the Centre's approval for the project will be submitted within a week. "We are only the investing partner. We are already in negotiations with SK Hynix from Korea. They are going to be our partner in India. Technical partner has to have all the IPs (Intellectual Properties). Our role is very much defined," Hiranandani said. SK Hynix is among the top three global memory or storage semiconductor companies. SRAM & MRAM Group has proposed to set up a semiconductor manufacturing plant and a testing unit in Odisha. "My vice president is in touch with them (GlobalFoundries). We might

Industrial gas sector charged up on India's semiconductor industry boom

Now, the component industry is seeking government assistance with technology transfer, land allotment, electricity, and capital subsidy, since many new gases will need to be manufactured in India

After laptops, cameras and printers may be next in line for import curbs

For FY23, India's total merchandise imports stood at $714 billion, which is 16.5% more than last year. This has resulted in a rising current account deficit

Domestic electronic manufacturing up Rs 8 trn, semicon import at Rs 1 trn

Indigenous production of electronic goods in the country more than doubled to Rs 8.25 lakh crore in 2022-23 from Rs 3.88 lakh crore in 2017-18, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that semiconductors worth Rs 1,29,703 crore were imported in 2022-23. "As a result of several initiatives taken by the Government and efforts of the industry, the domestic production of electronic goods has increased substantially from Rs 3.88 lakh crore (USD 60 Billion) in 2017-18 to Rs 8.25 lakh crore in 2022-23 (USD 101.9 billion) at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.28 per cent," the minister said. The government is focused on its objective of catalysing the overall semiconductor ecosystem to further expand India's already rapidly expanding electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem, he added. The minister said that semiconductors form a major part of all electronic products theref

Taiwan is and will be India's most trusted partner, says Foxconn CEO

The world's largest electronics maker is keen to show that its India plans are on track. That is understandable because Foxconn needs India as much as India needs Foxconn

Qualcomm announces appointment of Savi Soin as president of India division

Qualcomm, the largest maker of smartphone processors, on Friday announced the appointment of Savi Soin as president of Qualcomm India, to steer and lead the company's strategy for the Indian market. Rajen Vagadia, Qualcomm India president for the last five years, will relocate to Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego and transition to a new role as a Vice President to lead Global Distribution and Global Carrier Strategy. Soin's appointment will be effective immediately and he will be reporting directly to Jim Cathey, Chief Commercial Officer, Qualcomm Technologies. "Qualcomm Incorporated today announced the appointment of Savi Soin as senior vice president and president of Qualcomm India," the statement said. As President of Qualcomm India, Soin will lead Qualcomm's strategy in India by fostering relationships with industry partners and the government across mobile, automotive, semiconductor, industrial and IoT and communication infrastructure sectors, the company said. Soin has been

Foxconn to invest $600 mn in Karnataka for components, chipmaking machinery

The world's largest contract manufacturer will also invest $250 million in a second plant where it aims to produce chipmaking tools in partnership with Applied Materials