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South Korea's production of semiconductors rises by most in 14 years

The memory-chip market that underpins South Korea's semiconductor industry is notorious for its boom-and-bust cycle

India uniquely positioned in global semicon story, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

A $1 trillion industry will require more than nine lakh talented professionals. Close to a-third of all talent in the semiconductor industry are in India, says Vaishnaw

Tendulkar-backed RRP Electronics to invest Rs 5,000 cr in chip facility

RRP Electronics, a company backed by former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, on Tuesday announced an investment of Rs 5,000 crore for a semiconductor facility in Maharashtra. The investment will be done over the next five years, the company said in a statement. Contributions from Tendulkar in the overall investment or details of other shareholders were not disclosed by the company. The statement said on March 23, a 25,000 square feet facility in the satellite city of Navi Mumbai was unveiled in the presence of Tendulkar, retired nuclear physicist Anil Kakodkar and the company's founder, chairman, promoter and chief executive Rajendra Chodankar. It is an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility and plans are afoot to establish a comprehensive research and development centre and have an expanded setup encompassing multi-line OSAT and a fab foundry, the statement said. "Embarking on a journey of innovation, RRP Electronics pledges an initial investment of Rs 5,000 crore

India needs to double electronics manufacturing: Tata Electronics chairman

India has slowed down on the manufacturing front and needs to double down on electronics manufacturing services (EMS)-designing, manufacturing, testing components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers, Tata Electronics Chairman Banmali Agrawala said. During a conversation with Vinay Ramesh, COO at the Foundation for Economic Development, Agrawala said India has gone 'slow' on the manufacturing front and needed to ensure that the sector, which accounts for 13-15 per cent of India's GDP, has a much larger share as it will create better-paying jobs. "Our share in the global trade in manufacturing is negligible, so there is ample room for growth. Electronics, on its own, has a global trade worth USD 5 trillion. Given the pace of digitalisation the world over, it is only going to grow, and this is something India should be after," Agrawala said, adding that India's domestic consumption is not going to be enough to be able to achieve sustained economic growth. "We have to ha

China blocks use of Intel, AMD chips in govt PCs, to use local processors

The procurement guidance also seeks to sideline Microsoft's Windows operating system and foreign-made database software in favour of domestic options, the report said

NIT Raipur to set up advanced semiconductor chip research centre on campus

National Institute of Technology Raipur has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Bengaluru-based firm to set up an advanced chip research and development centre on its campus in Chhattisgarh's capital, an institute official said on Sunday. The POSIT system-based general purpose-graphics processing unit (GPGPU) advanced chip research and development centre will be named ViBram Silicon Hub and assistant professor of NIT Raipur Dr Sonal Yadav will head it, a public relations officer of the institute said. POSIT number system is an alternative to Floating Point number system and claims to deliver better performance and accuracy for high-performance applications, specifically those that involve significant mathematical computations, the official said. GPGPU advanced chips are used in smartphones, laptops, desktops, servers, and many other digital devices. These chips are also used in tsunami detection and satellite launch applications, he said. The agreement was inked between NIT

Local chip design firms can cater to e2Ws worldwide: Cadence's India MD

He points out, moreover, that there are two clearly different markets in the semiconductor sweepstakes

Intel gets $20 billion in US grants, loans for semiconductor chip plants

The money also will help pay for equipment research and development and advanced packaging projects at smaller facilities in Oregon and New Mexico

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils successor to its all-conquering AI chip

Huang, Nvidia's co-founder, said AI is the driving force in a fundamental change in the economy and that Blackwell chips are "the engine to power this new industrial revolution"

Nvidia backs little-known Yotta Data Services in India's biggest AI bet yet

The company's products are so coveted because they're essential for the development of artificial intelligence, the technology that's set off a frenzy in industries around the world

Modi launches 3 semiconductor units in Gujarat, Assam: Key things to know

At the event, PM Narendra Modi hailed chip-making as the fourth industrial revolution and said that India will not miss out on this opportunity

Tata Electronics bets big on Singapore-based semiconductor co Silicon Box

Silicon Box specialises in chiplet technology which is considered an advance over traditional chip making

Will create 72,000 jobs through semiconductor plants: Chandrasekaran

The Tata group chairman said that the company's Assam plant will lead to a lot of prosperity and jobs in the state

Dholera semiconductor plant to roll out first chip by end of 2026: Vaishnaw

PM Modi virtually laid the foundation of three chip plants through video conferencing during the function and said that these projects will help India become a semiconductor global hub

Tata's chip plants to serve all sectors, generate 72k jobs: Chandrasekaran

Tata Electronics plants will gradually serve all sectors in a phased manner by supplying chips and generate around 72,000 jobs over the years, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said here. While speaking on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of Tata Electronics' Rs 91,000 crore chip manufacturing plant and Rs 27,000 crore chip assembly facility in Assam, Chandrasekaran said there will be the expansion of projects but only after the company cross the early milestones. He said Tata Electronics chips will cater to the requirements of various sectors, including automotive, power, electronics, consumer, and medical, among others. "There is a whole range of sectors, which have a need for chips in this sector. Obviously, we can't produce all form factors on Day 1. It will happen in stages, but we will be serving all sectors," Chandrasekaran said. Tata's chip plant is capable of producing wafers in 28 nanometers (nm) to 110 nanometer nodes, the chairman noted. High-tech gadget

PM Modi lays foundation stone of 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.25 trn

The prime minister said the projects will make India a global semiconductor hub

Days not far when India becomes global power in semiconductor sector: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities in India at Rs 1.25 lakh crore, and said the country is eager to play a big role in the semiconductor sector and days are not far when it becomes a global power in this field. Addressing people after virtually laying the foundation stone of the three semiconductor facilities - two in Gujarat and one in Assam, PM Modi targeted the Congress, accusing the previous governments led by it of failing to convert India's semiconductor dreams into reality due to the "inability" to understand the country's potential, priorities and futuristic needs and its "lack of will and efforts". Referring to his government's commitment to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub, he said when India commits, it delivers, and added that chip manufacturing opens the door of development with infinite possibilities. "Two years ago, we declared a Semiconductor Mission and announced that we would take

First chip from Dholera plant will be out in December 2026, says Vaishnaw

The first set of semiconductors will start rolling out from Tata Electronics' plant here in December 2026, union minister for communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Tata Group and CG Power chip plants, Vaishnaw said India will be among the top five chip ecosystems in the world by 2029. "The first chip from Dholera plant will be out in December 2026 and chip from Micron plant will be out by December 2024," the minister said. He said Tata's Dholera plant will make chips in 28, 50, 55 nanometer node. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation of three chip plants -- two units by Tata Electronics and the third by CG Power -- entailing total investment of Rs 1.26 lakh crore. The three plants include the country's first high-tech chip manufacturing plant of Tata Electronics which the company is setting up in partnership with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp at Dholera's special industria

PM Modi lays foundation for semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.25 trillion

The 3 semiconductor projects include the Semiconductor Fabrication Facility at the DSIR in Gujarat, the OSAT facility in Morigaon, Assam, and another OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat

Dholera plant's first semiconductor chip to be rolled out by 2026 end

The joint venture between Tata Group and Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation will begin by manufacturing 28-nanometer chips