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Semiconductors escape US tariffs, easing concerns for chip industry

Semiconductors were spared Trump's reciprocal tariffs, reflecting their key role in global supply chains, say industry experts

Tata Electronics appoints KC Ang as head of chip production business

Tata Electronics has appointed former senior executive of GlobalFoundries, KC Ang as President and Head of its foundry business - Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd. Ang will report to Randhir Thakur, CEO & MD of Tata Electronics. US-based GlobalFoundries is known for producing chips for Qualcomm, AMD, Infineon, Lockheed Martin etc. Ang will spearhead Tata Electronics' advanced AI-enabled foundry operations and play a key role in driving innovation and excellence while forming strategic partnerships to position Tata Semiconductor as a global leader in chip manufacturing, a company statement said. Born in Malaysia, Ang holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University and a Master's degree in Engineering from the University of Texas. "With over three decades of experience in the foundry industry, Ang specialises in fab startup, management, operations, and technology transfer, as well as customer, supplier, and industry relationship ...

JICA may soon sign pact to support India's semiconductor manufacturing push

Substantial JICA financing could support Tata's chip unit plans in Gujarat and Assam

AI boom drives increased demand for semiconductors: Industry leaders

India aims to lead the semiconductor industry by leveraging geopolitical advantage, skilled talent, and cost competitiveness, driving economic growth, say tech executives and officials

India scaling up semicon push for global leadership: Meity Secretary

He also spoke about the importance of ensuring that intellectual property (IP) remains in India. He noted that the key concern is not ownership, but the use of Indian IP

HCLTech selected as design partner under Samsung's SAFE programme

Through the SAFE-DSP programme, HCLTech will offer comprehensive application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design services to semiconductor customers

YES launches semiconductor equipment production, begins TN shipments

This landmark achievement signifies a pivotal moment for YES and the burgeoning semiconductor ecosystem in India

Tata group seeks 80 acres more to expand Dholera semiconductor chip plant

Gujarat govt had earlier allocated 20-acre land parcel to conglomerate

Malaysia to tighten controls over Nvidia chip flow on US pressure

Washington asked Malaysia to closely scrutinize the shipment of Nvidia chips coming to the country, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz said

TSMC risks losing lead as Asia's largest company to Tencent amid AI boom

TSMC shares have dropped 11 per cent this year, falling alongside global chip stocks like Nvidia Corp. as concerns mount over the sector's frothy valuations

Nvidia looks to expand AI reign with new chips, personal supercomputers

At the event, Huang unveiled more powerful chips and related technology that he said would provide a clearer payoff to customers

Power-saving optical chip tech will need to wait for wider use: Nvidia CEO

Huang said that he was focused on providing a reliable product roadmap that Nvidia's customers, such as OpenAI and Oracle, could prepare for

Infineon aims to double India workforce to 5,000 by 2030, says CMO

Going ahead, the company intends to continue supporting its Indian partners and customers to leverage growth opportunities, as the country remains a high-growth market for Infineon, he said

India high-growth mkt for Infineon; will double headcount by 2030: Official

India is a high-growth market for Infineon, and the German semiconductor firm plans to double its headcount by 2030 as it looks to scale its R&D base in the country, a top company official has said. Infineon has more than 58,000 employees worldwide, with most of them based in the APAC region. It employs over 2,500 people in India, primarily in R&D roles. India is a growth market and critical R&D location for the company, Infineon Technologies CMO and management board member Andreas Urschitz said during a media roundtable here. "We are doing lots of innovation in India and intend to heavily invest and grow our R&D base here...in terms of our long-term planning towards 2030, we intend to double the number of people in India," he said. The semiconductor firm intends to support the country's domestic market and explore joint growth opportunities with Indian partners and customers, he added. Currently, India contributes a low single-digit percentage to Infineon's group ...

Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan has a history as a successful underdog

Tan, named Intel CEO on Wednesday, faces an enormous challenge in turning around the operations of a company that put the "silicon" in Silicon Valley

Intel names semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as next CEO

Tan will assume the role on March 18, the company said in a statement Wednesday. He will rejoin the board as well after stepping down in August 2024

TSMC pitches Intel foundry joint venture to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom

Any final deal - the value of which is unclear - would need approval from the Trump administration, which does not want Intel or its foundry division to be fully foreign-owned

CG Power gets nod for $36 mn deal to acquire Renesas Electronics business

CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Wednesday said it has received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for a USD 36 million deal to acquire the Radio Frequency (RF) components business of Japan-based Renesas Electronics Corporation. "The regulatory approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been obtained on 10th March, 2025 and received by us on 11th March, 2025," a regulatory filing said. Earlier in October, CG Power and Industrial Solutions has inked a pact to acquire the Radio Frequency (RF) components business of Japan-based Renesas Electronics Corporation for a cash consideration of USD 36 million. An asset purchase agreement was executed on October 4, 2024 between CG and Renesas Electronics America Inc, a subsidiary of Renesas, and other affiliated entities of Renesas, that have assets in the RF components business. As per the pact, Murugappa Group firm CG Power will acquire Intellectual Property (IP), tangib

India's semiconductor industry can grow to $40 billion by 2030: IESA

The Indian semiconductor industry can grow to USD 40 billion by 2030 by promoting the ecosystem around supply chain, including chemicals and gases involved in the making of electronic chips, a senior official of industry body IESA said on Friday. Speaking at IESA Vision Summit, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) President Ashok Chandak said India needs to learn from the global centers of semiconductors as it is a very complex technology. "Any chip making touches at least more than 10 countries. It is very complicated. If we have to make semiconductor manufacturing successful in India, we have to take care of the supply chain that includes gases, the chemicals, materials, and most of the supply chain has to happen with the plants that are going to manufacture semiconductors," Chandak said. He said that in 2022, IESA had released a report on tha groundwork that needs to be done from the semiconductor ecosystem and it has now released a report which details out all

Taiwan says TSMC's move to invest $100 bn in US not due to Trump's pressure

Taiwan's president and top chipmaker TSMC held a joint news conference Thursday to defend the company's decision to invest USD 100 billion in the US, saying it stemmed from customer demand and not pressure from the Trump administration. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest chipmaker, said earlier this week it would invest USD 100 billion in three more chip manufacturing plants, along with two packaging facilities in Arizona. The decision sparked concerns that Taiwan would gain little in return for moving some of its most advanced manufacturing processes to the US. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te denied that TSMC's investment decision was due to political pressure by the United States. US President Donald Trump had previously said that Taiwan had taken away the US chip business and that he wanted it back. "TSMC's decision is necessary for its future development. The government did not face pressure from the United States during TSMC's investment proce