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Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semicon investments

Vietnam has garnered investments of over $5 billion in the semiconductor space, which have been publicly announced or are in various stages of implementation

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips: Report

CEO Sam Altman has made the acquisition of more AI chips a top priority for the company. He has publicly complained about the scarcity of graphics processing units, a market dominated by Nvidia

'Industrial coup': How China grabbed pole as the world kept napping

Was it happenstance, or reflective of an already acquired manufacturing might, or strategic foresight, or that the West was caught napping? The full story is that it is all of these, writes T N Ninan

Semiconductors, Industry 4.0 to be discussed at Vibrant Gujarat 2024: CM

The CM also announced that the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat summit will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, and the inauguration ceremony will be attended by heads of states

US-based LAM Research plans to set up a semiconductor lab in Karnataka

LAM Research has been present in Karnataka since 2000

Inox Air to invest Rs 500 cr on gas purification facilities for chip fabs

Fifty different and extremely pure gases are required for fabricating chips, of which only eight are available in raw form in India

Semiconductor chip crunch more or less resolved: Hyundai COO Tarun Garg

The company currently sells 13 models, including Creta, Exter and Venue, in India. He said that in 2022, only 18 per cent of the company's models had six airbags as standard

TSMC's $72 bn rout concerns investors of prolonged weakness in chip sector

The 12-month earnings estimate for TSMC has also been revised down by about 8% from a high in October last year, according to Bloomberg data

US warned China to expect updated export curbs in October: US official

Providing China with a heads up about the rules is part of a broader bid by the Biden administration to stabilize relations with Beijing

MyGov chief Tripathi to take over as CEO of India Semiconductor Mission

ISM screens applications received for manufacturing semiconductors in India, and it shortlists the ones that are eligible for subsidies

Electronics industry body seeks PLI scheme for non-semicondcutor sectors

Electronics industry body ELCINA has requested the government to come up with a production linked incentive scheme for non-semiconductor or computer chips sector which is dominated by imports, a senior official of the organisation said. According to Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) report, total electronic component market in the country was estimated to be around USD 39 billion, of which 68 per cent requirement was met through imports in 2021-22. While speaking at 48th ELCINA Award Ceremony, organisation's new President Atul B Lall said that the government's scheme for devices has been hugely successful and the incentive scheme for semiconductor sector is seeing a lot of traction and some investments have started flowing in. "Our humble submission and perseverance is going to be to do the same for non-semiconductor component sector also. For which we request government's intervention," said Lall, who is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Dixon ...

CDIL 1st Indian firm to make silicon carbide chips, starts unit in Mohali

CDIL Semiconductors has also partnered with the government's Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali

Govt seeks partnerships to modernise Mohali's semiconductor lab

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology aims for public-private collaboration to boost local semiconductor manufacturing capabilities

Govt places its chips on public-private partnership for new fab in Mohali

The govt has been pushing for a local semiconductor ecosystem to reduce dependency on other countries for semiconductors

Govt forms committee for modernisation of Mohali semiconductor plant

The IT ministry aims to make SCL into a research and development-led Center of Excellence with semiconductor R&D capabilities

Apple intimidates workers who 'dare to leave', alleges startup Rivos

Apple accused the startup and the employees in a lawsuit of luring away its engineers and stealing proprietary information used to develop its homegrown chip designs

Focusing on niche areas in semiconductor space, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electronics & IT Minister says India can emerge as a global leader in this category

Two big semiconductor proposals are under process, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Two big semiconductor proposals are under process and expected to take shape in the coming few months, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Without divulging specifics of the proposals, the minister said the projects will focus on a special area where India can emerge as a leader at the global level. While speaking with PTI on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of Micron's semiconductor plant, Vaishnaw said that the global semiconductor company is noticing the progress made by India in the segment and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's capability to execute large and complex policy decisions. "This has developed India as a major trusted geography in which global industry players want to come. We can see in the coming few months at least two more large semiconductor proposals taking shape," Vaishnaw said. He said that there are some specific areas where India can take the lead and the focus of the semiconductor projects will be in areas that can help the country .

High-speed train to connect Ahmedabad and Sanand in next 6 months: Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said a high-speed train will start plying between Ahmedabad and Sanand in the next six months. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of semiconductor company Micron's plant here, Vaishnaw said Vande Bharat Express trains will also halt at Sanand. "A world class train will start between Ahmedabad to Sanand. The high-speed train will start very soon, in the next six months," the Railway Minister said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express on September 24. Talking about the semiconductor ecosystem, Vaishnaw, who also holds the Communications and IT Minister portfolio, said, the demand for semiconductors is going to increase to Rs 5 lakh crore in next few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is to build the future of the country with designed and made in India semiconductors, he said. He said that Gujarat has taken the lead in the semiconductor space. Micron in June had announced sett

Huawei unit ships Chinese-made surveillance chips in fresh comeback sign

The shipments to surveillance camera manufacturers from the company's HiSilicon chip design unit started this year