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India on track to enter top 5 semicon league by 2032: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The government has more or less committed $10 billion for the first phase of India's Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

US lawmaker urges tighter AI chip exports to curb China's military edge

Chairman Moolenaar's RTT framework aims to maintain China's reliance on US hardware and software while restricting its capabilities in advanced AI, according to a statement from the SCCCP

India aspires to join world's top 5 semiconductor nations, faces long road

Four countries that are key players in the semiconductor ecosystem - Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Malaysia - will be present in full force with their pavilions

Japan to unveil plan to invest $68 bn in India over 10 years in AI, chips

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba, who is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, is expected to unveil plans to deepen the business ties between the two Asian countries

With 100 fab plants globally, India needs a bigger share: SEMI's Manocha

The industry is going through a massive inflection point. Over the past decade, we saw strong growth in this industry because of the IoT (internet of things)

Govt clears 23 chip design projects under DLI scheme in semiconductor push

Among the supported firms is Bengaluru-based Vervesemi, developing ICs for space, defence, and smart energy applications

Trump not to seek equity from chipmakers with investment plans in US

Companies that are boosting investment pledges in the US will not be pressed to offer equity in exchange for funding such as from the Chips Act

Trump admin in talks to take 10% stake in Intel via Chips Act grants

The federal government is considering a potential investment in Intel that would involve converting some or all of the company's grants from the US Chips and Science Act into equity

Congress hits back at PM Modi over 'foeticide' remark on semiconductors

The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for his swipe at its governments that the idea of semiconductors faced "foeticide" 50-60 years ago, saying the Semiconductors Complex Limited in Chandigarh started operations in 1983. Addressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day, Modi said the first made-in-India semiconductor chip will be launched in the market by the end of this year. "About 50-60 years ago, files on semiconductors were opened, and discussions on having a factory began. But my youths, you will be surprised that the semiconductor, which has become the strength of the world, that thought process, faced foeticide 50-60 years ago," the PM said. Modi also said that he is not at the Red Fort to criticise any government, but it is equally important for the youth to know about it. Hitting back at the prime minister, Congress general secretary in charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "One more example of what a pathological liar Mr Modi is. ...

Cabinet approves 4 new semiconductor projects with ₹4,600 crore investment

Four semiconductor units in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab, plus Lucknow Metro's Phase-1B, aim to create jobs, expand connectivity, and boost India's manufacturing base

Qualcomm to localise module output in India, support partners' mfg plans

US-based chip major Qualcomm is localising automotive module production in India and is supporting its top-tier ecosystem partners in their plan to move manufacturing into the country, a senior company official has said. Qualcomm Technologies, group general manager for automotive, industrial and embedded IoT, Nakul Duggal, told PTI that the company is investing heavily in India to support local automotive companies. "We build a lot of modules. Those modules are typically built in Taiwan, or China, or Korea, but we are now actively working in India to localise this. We, of course, partner with our Tier 1 ecosystem, such that as they move their manufacturing to India, we have been supporting them," he said. Duggal said that Qualcomm is a fabless company, which means it designs the chips but doesn't manufacture them. "For us, it's really about being able to create opportunities in our supply chain to be able to direct that (manufacture)," he said. Qualcomm has approximately 22,000 ..

Taiwan probes 16 Chinese technology companies for illegal operations

Investigators said the companies allegedly faked business registrations, pretending to be branches of overseas firms with foreign or Taiwanese investment

Trump eyes 100% tariff on chips, firms investing in US to be exempted

Firms building in the US to be exempt; Trump signals broader import crackdown as India, Vietnam face new levies

Two Chinese nationals held in US for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China

A criminal complaint says the two shipped Nvidia-designed chips, including H100 AI accelerators used to build and run AI software, without required US government licences

SCL fabricates 20 indigenous semiconductor chips designed by students

36 more chips designed by students in the pipeline

India's first semiconductor chip to be unveiled in 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the country's first domestically produced semiconductor chip is expected to be released this year. Speaking at the 85th foundation day celebrations of Keshav Memorial Educational Society here on Friday, he said India is poised to become a significant global player in the semiconductor industry. Today, some of the most complex chips are designed in cities, including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram and Chennai, he said. "Now, we are starting the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. We have already approved six semiconductor plants. Their construction is going on. We will have the first Made in India chip in 2025," he said. The union minister said, as part of the India AI Mission, free datasets and others are being uploaded. As many as one million people are being trained in the use of AI. Vaishnaw also said India would be among the top two economies in the world by 2047. Noting that the world is g

Tata Electronics, Bosch ink pact for semiconductor, auto tech projects

Tata Electronics and Bosch sign MoU to collaborate on chip packaging, manufacturing, and vehicle electronics; projects to be developed at upcoming facilities in Assam and Gujarat

Nvidia CEO Huang calls Chinese AI models 'world class', lauds innovation

Huang spoke briefly at the opening ceremony of a supply chain expo, one day after the AI giant said it would once again be able to sell its highly popular H20 chips in China

Trump admin lifts chip design export curbs as part of new China deal

US Commerce Dept has informed one of the world's leading chip design software providers, Germany's Siemens AG, that requirements to seek govt licenses for business in China are no longer in place

MiPhi launches India's first locally designed, manufactured enterprise SSDs

The Micromax-Phison JV debuts enterprise-grade SSDs made entirely in India, aiming to power data centres, AI infrastructure, and cloud computing with homegrown tech