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India, European Union sign MoU on semiconductor research and innovation

India and the European Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on semiconductors that covers cooperation in areas such as research and innovation, talent development, partnerships and exchange of market information, the External Affairs Ministry said Friday. The MoU was signed ahead of the IndiaEU Trade and Technology Council that was held in the virtual format on Friday. The Trade and Technology Council meeting was co-chaired on the Indian side by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-President Vera Jourova chaired the meeting from the European side. The Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the latter's visit to India in April 2022. The inaugural ministerial meeting of TTC was held in Bruss

Foxconn's billionaire founder Gou to drop out of Taiwan presidential race

The decision brings to an end Gou's years-long pursuit of Taiwan's most-powerful job - at least for now

Artificial Intelligence: Are AI chips different from traditional processors

AI chips executes numerous calculations parallelly, exhibiting remarkable speed and efficiency advantage over CPUs

CG Power zooms 20% on plan to set-up subsidy-backed new semiconductor unit

The company today filed an application seeking government nod to set up an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility and the grant of subsidy for the said project.

Semiconductor chip foray plan adds $3 billion to Murugappa Group's value

It would also provide investors an opportunity to bet on a sector that's added trillions of dollars in stock values globally this year, but has been largely absent from India's $3.7 trn equity market

Goyal meets Micron CEO, discusses options in India semiconductor ecosystem

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with the CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra on Wednesday (local time) and discussed how India's growing semiconductor ecosystem presents vast opportunities for company to collaborate and expand its footprint in India.Taking to X, Piyush Goyal stated, "Met Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO & President of @MicronTech. Discussed how India's growing semiconductor ecosystem presents vast opportunities for the company to collaborate & expand its footprint in the country."Earlier this July, Mehrotra had met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Gandhinagar and they discussed US chip giant's plans to bolster the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem within India.In June this year, Micron Technology had announced its plans of investing USD825 million in a new chip assembly and testing plan in Gujarat. India hopes to become a major global hub in semiconductor manufacturing over the next 10 years.Meanwhile, Goyal,

India's FDI share gain more than others in its backyard, shows data

But total FDI into India down 22% at $46 billion in FY23, according to the RBI

Huawei's chipmaker warns geopolitical tensions creating global chip glut

That outlook clashes with more upbeat comments from Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. about mobile demand bottoming soon

Intel ties up with eight EMS companies for 'Make in India' laptops

The companies may use the technologies to serve both domestic and global markets

Qualcomm to outsource chip-making in India after fab, Osat plants are built

We will lean in to invest in India once the fabs and OSAT plants are set up in the country, says the San Diego, US-based semiconductor giant

Qualcomm unveils new PC chip in bid to challenge to Apple, Intel dominance

The new Snapdragon X features 12 high-performance cores capable of crunching data at 3.8 gigahertz, Qualcomm said at a company event Tuesday in Hawaii

5G, satcoms, semiconductors to boost economy with $240 bn by FY28: KPMG

KPMG report outlines transformative potential of 5G, satellite communication and semiconductors on India's economy and job market

Chip supplies reallocating from computers, mobiles to automobiles: CRISIL

It added that the chip shortage is easing but the demand-supply dynamics are expected to be more balanced by 2025-26

India-Japan pact on semiconductor supply chain gets Cabinet green light

Japanese government-backed semiconductor venture Rapidus is likely to be a major element of the new partnership

Google, Nvidia back startup that helps navigate AI chip shortage

Big-name backers are betting on young firms like CentML to find innovative ways around those constraints

Cabinet approves MoC between India, Japan for semiconductor development

The MoC envisages improved collaboration leading to employment opportunities in the field of Information technology (IT)

Indian firms cold to Tower Semiconductor's offer to set up chipmaking JV

In 2022, US chip giant Intel, which had signed a deal to buy out Tower for $5.4 billion, decided to cancel it and paid a $353 million termination fee

Expert panel suggests semicon research centre with investment of $8 bn

An Electronics and IT ministry-backed expert panel has recommended setting up a semiconductor research centre with an initial investment of around USD 8 billion (about Rs 66,500 crore) over the next five years. The panel on Friday submitted its report to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar who said that the proposed institution is expected to start taking shape next year. The minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is that Indians should be involved in the leadership of semiconductor research. "A group of top minds in semiconductors around the world and country have sat together to design the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre," Chandrasekhar told PTI. He said that the proposed Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre will be a global institution in semiconductor research. "The design, area in which it should focus etc. have all been today authored and put in a high-quality report by the experts. I'm hopeful that in the year 2024, we should

Govt aims to setup the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre in 2024

The Minister affirmed that the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre will become one of the leading semiconductor research institutes in the next four to five years across the world

Govt to start giving shape to semiconductor research centre from 2024: Min

Ministry of Electronics and IT will start setting up Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre from next year in collaboration with the industry and academia, minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is that Indians should be involved in the leadership of semicoductor research. "A group of top minds in semicoductor around the world and country have sat together to design the Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre," Chandrasekhar told PTI after the experts' panel submitted its report. He said that the proposed Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre will be a global institution in semicoductor research. "The design, area in which it should focus etc. have all been today authored and put in a high quality report by the experts. I'm hopeful that in the year 2024, we should have the beginning of this institution taking shape," Chandrasekhar said. He said that Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre will become one of the leadin