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CDIL partners with Germany's Infineon to explore Indian semiconductor mkt

Under the agreement, Infineon will supply bare die wafers to CDIL, which the latter will package into discrete and module semiconductor products for Indian customers

Semicon Mission-2 in works, mulling to support chip designs: IT secy

The government is ready with an outline of next phase of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and discussions are on internally for its rollout, a senior government official said on Thursday. Speaking at IESA Vision Summit, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said the government is also mulling supporting ambitious chip design projects in the country as well as semiconductor packaging designs. "The next stage of ISM is in the works. We have had discussions, discussions with many of the stakeholders, including many amongst you, as to how to design the programme. The design and the outline is ready, and there's undergoing detailed discussions internally in the government," he said. Krishnan in his virtual speech said that the second phase of ISM proposes to provide support for gases and other elements that are required for semiconductor production. He said that the first phase of ISM had a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore comprising Rs 65,000 crore for chip manufacturing

TSMC's CEO to hold press conference at Taiwan presidential office

Trump has repeatedly criticised Taiwan, saying it has taken away American semiconductor business and that he wants manufacturing to return to the United States

German firm Infineon inks pact with CDIL to supply chips for semiconductors

German semiconductor company Infineon has signed its first agreement in India with CDIL Semiconductors to supply silicon wafer for manufacturing power chips in the country, senior officials of the firm said here on Thursday. Under the agreement, Infineon will supply bare semiconductor wafers to CDIL, which the Indian firm will process and use for assembly and packaging to make power chipset for use in products like power inverters, solar technology, automobile power solutions, and renewable energy applications, among others. "Infineon will provide silicon to CDIL. India is a special and very large market where we need partners like CDIL who understand the local requirement. This is the first of its kind agreement that we have signed in India," Infineon technologies Asia Pacific President and Managing Director CS Chua said after signing the agreement. Founded in 1964, Continental Device India (CDIL) is India's first semiconductor manufacturer, specialising in discrete semiconductors

M3 Ultra: Everything you need to know about most potent Apple silicon

Apple said M3 Ultra-powered Mac Studio can run large language models with over 600 billion parameters directly on-device, leveraging high unified memory capacity of up to 512GB

PSMC 'working' to bring semiconductor fab construction companies to India

PSCM, which has partnered with Tata Group to build the country's first semiconductor chip manufacturing facility at Dholera in Gujarat, is collaborating with the latter on multiple fronts, Chu said

India Semiconductor Mission, Tata ink fiscal pact for Gujarat chip plant

The Centre through the India Semiconductor Mission, has committed 50 per cent fiscal support on a pari-passu basis for eligible project costs

TSMC to announce $100 bn investment in US chip plants over next 4 years

TSMC is the world's leader in production of advanced semiconductors used for artificial intelligence, and the investment would help bolster Trump's pledge to make the US dominant in AI

Semiconductor sector vital for economic growth and technology: US consulate

The semiconductor sector plays a vital role in driving economic growth and technology, US Consulate Public Affairs Officer Brenda Soya said on Friday while emphasising its strategic importance for the United States and India, . The US Consulate in Mumbai, in a release, said it is hosting a four-part roundtable series focused on advancing US-India collaboration in semiconductor technology. The event, which will be held in collaboration with Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) and knowledge partner Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), will bring together leaders from government, academia, and the private sector to discuss trends, challenges, opportunities and policy recommendations for strengthening technological innovation in the sector, the release said. While the first session was held in Mumbai on January 15, the second was held here on Friday. "The semiconductor sector plays a vital role in driving economic growth, technological innovation, and supply chain ...

India must make itself quantum secure, says HCL Co-founder Ajai Chowdhry

Speaking at BS Manthan, HCL Co-founder Ajai Chowdhry emphasised the urgent need for India to embrace quantum technology and take proactive steps to ensure the country's digital and strategic autonomy

BS Manthan: HCL's Ajai Chowdhry to share views on semiconductor play

In a fireside chat at BS Manthan, HCL's co-founder Ajai Chowdhry will share his views on 'Reimagining India's Semiconductor Play'

AI chipmaker Nvidia gives 'underwhelming' report after 2 years of blowouts

The company also warned that gross profit margins would be tighter than anticipated as it rushes to roll out a new chip design called Blackwell

ABB bullish on India for its electric business, says Giampiero Frisio

The company expects data centres, semiconductors, and the solar industry in India to drive demand

Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US as 'souvenir', says China

US President Donald Trump has criticised Taiwan for taking away American semiconductor business

First 'Made in India' semiconductor chip expected by 2025: Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the first 'Made in India' semi-conductor chip would be ready for production by 2025. He made the announcement on the second day of the 'Global Investors Summit 2025' organised in Bhopal. "By 2025, the first 'Made in India' semiconductor chip would be ready for production," an official release quoted the Electronics and Information Technology Minister during the event that he joined via video conference. "Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, electronic manufacturing in Madhya Pradesh has gained significant momentum. Two electronic manufacturing clusters have been approved by PM Modi one each in Bhopal and Jabalpur," he said. Currently, 85 companies are actively engaged in the electronics manufacturing sector in the state, marking a major success for the double-engine government, Vaishnaw said. The government's commitment to technological advancement by announcing the training of 20,000 engineers under the Future Skills ...

BS Manthan: Ashwini Vaishnaw to address India's chips to railway journey

From chip to tracks, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw will address India's growth journey

Semiconductor policy key to improving defence mfg: Navy chief Tripathi

Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has said India's semiconductor policy is essentially "new oil for the economy" and important to improve the country's defence manufacturing. Speaking at an event here on Monday, he also asked the private sector to take the lead in order to make the country self-reliant. If India has to become self-reliant, then the private industry must take the lead in defence manufacturing, he said. The Ministry of Defence has set aside Rs 450 crore this year for the Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) scheme, which aims to help startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) innovate, Admiral Tripathi said. "The MoD has earmarked 75 per cent of our modernisation budget for the defence industry, which is almost Rs 1 lakh crore. And out of that, 25 per cent has been earmarked for the private defence industry in this budget. This year, Rs 450 crore has been successfully allocated for iDEX scheme," he said. Since its inception in 2018, the iDEX has signed

Nvidia's chip demand faces scrutiny as DeepSeek stirs doubts on AI spending

Claims that DeepSeek's AI models rival its Western counterparts at a fraction of the cost has led some investors to ask if Nvidia's cutting-edge chips are essential for gaining an edge in AI race

Will Trump's semiconductor tariffs disrupt India's global supply chains?

US President Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on semiconductor imports, raising costs for US tech firms and disrupting global supply chains. Here's how it will impact the Indian industry

Nadella unveils Microsoft's quantum breakthrough: Majorana 1 explained

Microsoft's Majorana 1 represents a paradigm shift in quantum computing. This innovation could solve biggest challenges at a pace previously thought impossible