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Qualcomm to open its 2nd largest office outside US in Hyderabad by October

The American tech giant will be investing Rs 3,904.55 crore, over the next five years, to expand its Hyderabad operations

Ukraine halts half of world's neon output for chips, clouding outlook

Ukrainian neon is a byproduct of Russian steel manufacturing

Russia - Ukraine war: Brace for chip shortage, warns Moody's Analytics

During the 2014-2015 war in Ukraine, neon prices went up by several times over, indicating how serious this can be for the semiconductor industry

War fallout! M&M, TaMo, Ashok Leyland can fall up to 12% on chip shortage

The Nifty Auto index has broken key support levels, and looks weak on the weekly charts indicating a downside of 5 per cent.

Chip woes continue to hobble auto dispatches in Feb; TaMo, M&M buck trend

Leading carmakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota and Honda witnessed a drop in vehicle dispatches to dealers last month as the global semiconductor shortage continued to impact production. Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Skoda and MG Motor, on the other hand, reported an increase in wholesales in February as compared to the same month last year. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its domestic sales slipped 8.46 per cent to 1,40,035 units as against 1,52,983 units in February 2021. "The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles which are primarily sold in the domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact," the auto major noted. Sales of the company's mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, fell 17.81 per cent to 19,691 units last month as compared to 23,959 in the same month last year. Similarly, dispatch of compact models like Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire dipped 3.38

Chipset maker Nvidia confirms it is investigating cybersecurity incident

News of a potential cyberattack at Nvidia comes just weeks after the Santa Clara-based company terminated its $40 billion bid to acquire British chip designer Arm

Chipset market grows 5% as Russia-Ukraine war threatens global supply

5G smartphone SoC shipments were almost half of the total SoC shipments, according to Counterpoint Research

Russia-Ukraine crisis set to worsen global chip shortage: Experts

The worldwide chip shortage will exist well into the last part of 2022, and possibly even 2023, according to the latest US Commerce Department report on semiconductor supply chain

Maruti Suzuki expects sales momentum to continue with better chip supplies

Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said that the company could even reach the 2018-19 peak volume level if the chip supply remained adequate

S. Korean chipmakers to invest $47.36 bn amid heated global competition

The plan was announced by the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association based on a recent survey of its members on their investment plan in the new year, including Samsung Electronics

5 firms submit Rs 1.5-trn proposals to set up semiconductor, display plants

Vedanta-Foxconn JV, IGSS Ventures, ISMC propose to set up electronic chip manufacturing plants with $13.6-bn investment

Taiwan to draft laws to save semiconductor industry from Chinese espionage

The official said Taiwan will set up special courts to facilitate any trials related to trade secret leaks and other cases of economic espionage, said Lauly and Cheng.

Intel-owned Tower Semiconductor's chip-making plan in India back on table

In September 2021, the company had threatened to pull the plug on its plan to set up a facility in India

Carmakers to ramp up production by 18-20% as semiconductor shortage eases

If companies end up manufacturing vehicles according to plan, production is likely to exceed the pre-Covid volumes of Q4FY20

Vedanta to invest up to $20 bn in chip venture in India, roll out by 2025

Vedanta's group firm Avanstrate, which will spearhead the semiconductor business, expects to roll out electronic chips and displays from Indian manufacturing plants by 2025

MediaTek to release its first 6nm G-series chip in Q3: Report

The company is expected to release the new chip based on the highly advanced 6nm manufacturing process to replace the Helio G96, which in itself, is a quite popular chipset, reports GizmoChina

Taiwan, with eye on China, to boost protection for semiconductor secrets

The government also proposed tightening laws to prevent Chinese companies from illegally poaching Taiwan talent via firms set up in a third country

Nvidia gives upbeat revenue forecast, Applied Materials sees challenges

With tech firms venturing into the 'metaverse' and a spike in demand for data centers, revenue is surging for Nvidia, the world's largest maker of graphic and artificial intelligence chips

'Superb response,' says Vaishnaw on govt's semiconductor manufacturing push

Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday welcomed the "superb" response from the industry for the government's semiconductor manufacturing initiatives.

Chipmaker AMD says Xilinx acquisition will double its presence in India

AMD has acquired Xilinx for $35 billion, which is the biggest acquisition deal in the semiconductor segment.