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Donald Trump to rescind global chip curbs, prepare new AI restrictions

The repeal, which is not yet final, seeks to refashion a policy launched under President Joe Biden that created three broad tiers of countries for regulating the export of chips from Nvidia and others

China, US 'very, very close' in the chip race, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

China has made significant investment in resources to shore up its semiconductor sector amid the recent export restrictions by the US and its allies

SaaS major Zoho suspends its $700 million chip manufacturing plan

Zoho struggled to find the right technology partner required to advise on the complex chipmaking processes, one of the sources said

Adani Group puts on hold $10 bn chip deal with Israel's Tower Semiconductor

Adani Group pauses its $10 billion chip venture with Israel's Tower Semiconductor after internal review reportedly cites weak demand and limited partner investment

Electronics & semiconductor body names Ruchir Dixit as chairperson

India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) on Monday announced a new Executive Council and named Ruchir Dixit as its Chairperson for FY2025-26. IESA is an industry body for the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing sector in India. "India Electronics and Semiconductor Association announces new Executive Council, Ruchir Dixit Named as Chairperson for FY2025-26," IESA said in a release. Six new leaders were elected to the Executive Council, including Akshay Aggarwal, Senior Director of Engineering at MediaTech; Hemang Shah, Senior Director Government Affairs at Applied Materials; Pradeep Kumar Vajram, Managing Partner at 7Rays; Raghu Panicker, Chief Executive Officer of Kaynes SemiCon; Sundeep Gupta, MD India & VP Central R&D at Alphawave Semi, and Vivek Tyagi, Managing Director of Sales at Analog Devices. "Continuing EC members from last year are Navin Bishnoi (Elected as Vice Chairperson), Rajeev Khushu, Sanjeev Keskar (Elected as Treasurer), Veerappan VV ...

Threefold rise in trade restrictions since 2019: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Speaking at the Stanford University, the FM flagged a threefold increase in trade restrictions since 2019 with both advanced and emerging economies striving to protect domestic production and jobs

Tesla looks to American, Indian chipmakers to diversify supply chain

After Tata Electronics, Tesla has held discussions with Mumbai-headquartered CG Semi for potential chip sourcing

Scientists submit report to govt on developing new semiconductor material

A team of 30 scientists from India's premier institute, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has submitted a proposal to the government to develop 'angstrom-scale' chips, far smaller than the smallest chips currently in production. The team has submitted the proposal to the government for developing technologies using a new class of semiconductor materials, called 2D Materials, that could enable chip sizes as small as one-tenth of the smallest chips currently in global production and develop India's leadership in semiconductors. Currently, semiconductor manufacturing is dominated by silicon-based technologies, led by advanced nations such as the US, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. "A team of scientists at IISc submitted a detailed project report (DPR) to the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in April 2022, which was revised and submitted again in October 2024. The report was later shared with the Ministry of Electronics and IT. The project promises to develop angstrom-scale chip

Suchi Semicon looks to churn out 3-4 million chips per day: MD Ashok Mehta

Mehta is confident that Suchi Semicon will receive the requisite approvals and incentives from the central government

Chhattisgarh CM lays foundation stone for semiconductor manufacturing unit

The state government inked an Invitation to Invest with the company during the Chhattisgarh Investor Connect in December 2024 in New Delhi

Trump exempts China-made smartphones, chips from reciprocal tariff plan

Beyond economic considerations, the exclusions appear to be part of a broader strategy to reduce inflation concerns and mitigate disruptions in supply chains

Govt working on 25 chipsets with Indian IPR to fight cyberattacks: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw unravels the action on the ground and the move towards localisation

'Build plant here, or pay 100% tax': Trump's ultimatum to chipmaker TSMC

Donald Trump's latest threat comes as chip giant TSMC faces a potential $1 billion fine over a US export control probe linked to its chips ending up in a Huawei AI processor

Samsung profits surge as buyers stockpile chips ahead of Trump tariffs

Samsung Electronics March quarter earnings beat estimates as demand spikes for semiconductors and smartphones amid fears of steep US import duties under Trump's trade policy

Trump says tariffs on chips and pharma imports to be announced soon

President Trump has said tariffs on pharmaceutical and semiconductor imports will be announced shortly, as the US imposes a 27% duty on all imports from India

Qualcomm's 8s Gen 4 chip brings 'Elite' gaming features for premium phones

With a new Adreno GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip gets support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing, 4K graphic upscaling, and more

Pharma, semiconductors escape Trump's tariffs. See full exemption list here

Pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and other goods are exempt from Trump's tariffs, as the White House releases a full list ahead of the April 5 implementation

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

From chips to training models: Tracking progress of India's AI Mission

The programme has a total outlay of ₹10,300 crore over five years