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Passenger vehicle dispatches surge 21% in Aug on better chip supply, demand

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a 21 per cent annual growth in August riding on improved supplies of semiconductors and festive demand, according to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. As per the latest data released by industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches to dealers stood at 2,81,210 units last month, against 2,32,224 units in August 2021. Similarly, total two-wheeler wholesales increased to 15,57,429 units last month, compared to 13,38,740 units in the year-ago period, a growth of 16 per cent. Total three-wheeler sales rose to 38,369 units last month against 23,606 units in August 2021, up 63 per cent. Sales across segments rose by 18 per cent to 18,77,072 units in August this year, from 15,94,573 units in the same month last year, SIAM said.

Micron to invest $15 bn by 2030 on semiconductor plant in Idaho's Boise

Micron will invest $15 billion though the end of the decade on a new semiconductor plant in its hometown that the chipmaker said will create 17,000 American jobs. Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO of Boise, Idaho-based Micron, said his company's investment was made possible by last month's passage of the CHIPS and Science ACT of 2022, a $280 billion bill aimed at bolstering U.S. competitiveness against China and avoiding another chip shortage like the one that derailed the auto and tech industries during the pandemic. The CHIPS law sets aside $52 billion to bolster the semiconductor industry, which due to COVID-related supply chain constraints beginning in 2020, has struggled to manufacture the diminutive chips that power everything from smartphones to computers to automobiles. "Our new leading-edge memory manufacturing fab will fuel U.S. technology leadership, ensuring a reliable domestic supply of semiconductors that is critical to economic and national security, Mehrotra ...

August auto sales see record jump on easing chip shortage, new launches

Cumulative dispatches at India's top seven passenger vehicle makers rose 30.2% year-on-year to 329,300 units from 260,450 units, shows the monthly sales data released by the companies on Thursday

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to soon start 3-nm chip production

TSMC said that it will soon produce ultra-advanced 3-nanometer (nm) chip, as the leading contract chipmaker struggles with supply-chain woes and other constraints

India's chip-making gambit: Ambitious plans or breakthrough strategy?

India has already offered an unprecedented $10 bn as capital subsidy. Is that enough? And is self-reliance the right approach in a mega-buck game, or better to be part of a network, wonders T N Ninan

Companies divided over the size of chips they plan to make in India

Chips of smaller nodes are faster and more profitable, but their factories can cost as much as a nuclear power plant

Biden to attend groundbreaking of Intel's $20 bn Ohio semiconductor plants

Intel Corp will break ground September 9 on its planned USD 20 billion Ohio semiconductor facilities with President Joe Biden in attendance, the company and the the White House said Thursday. When the company's two factories, known as fabs, open in 2025, the facility will employ 3,000 people with an average salary of around USD 135,000. Building the fabs is expected to require 7,000 construction workers. Total investment could top USD 100 billion over the decade with six additional fabs, Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger has said. It's Ohio's largest ever private economic development project. Biden will speak on "rebuilding American manufacturing" through recently passed laws boosting the semiconductor industry and U.S. infrastructure, the White House said. Expanding semiconductor manufacturing domestically took on new urgency during the pandemic and as most production has shifted overseas. The US share of the worldwide chip manufacturing market has declined from 37 per cent in 1990 to 1

TMS Ep245: Semiconductor chip, low paddy acreage, markets, hostile takeover

Will India become a global player in semiconductor chips? Lower paddy acreage: How will it affect India? Adani acquires stake in NDTV: Will retail investors benefit? What is a hostile takeover?

Will India become a global player in semiconductor chips?

A Taiwanese fab company is in India to explore manufacturing possibilities. PM Modi also called for making India a 'chip maker from a chip taker'. Can the govt's push turn India into a chip maker?

Chips for growth

Creating a base for semiconductors will be challenging

India to make second foray into chip manufacturing as demand seen rising

Country's chip industry has another chance amid the global trend toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

Taiwanese fab major PSMC looking to set up semiconductor plant in India

PSMC is one among several global fab companies interested in taking advantage of the government's incentives to set up semiconductor units in the country.

Intel, Brookfield to invest up to $30 bn in Arizona chip factories

The move comes after US President Joe Biden earlier this month signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, which included provision of $52.7 bn in subsidies for U. semiconductor production and research

Hyundai mulls speeding up construction of US EV plant amid new law

Hyundai Motor plans to roll out 17 EV models by 2030, including six Genesis models, with Kia scheduled to release 14 EVs by 2027

China opposes new US chip law, says it will undermine global supply chains

Amid heightened cross-strait tensions between China and Taiwan, there is a shortage of semiconductor chips shortage across the world

Tesla's FSD software price to go up again; can update existing car to FSD

After the wide release of FSD Beta 10.69.2, the price of FSD will rise to $15k in North America on September 5th. Current price will be honored for orders made before September 5th but delivered later

Samsung initiates work on $15 bn next-gen chip at R&D complex

Samsung Electronics on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex here, in a move to bolster its global leadership in cutting-edge chip technology.

TMS Ep240: Bank deposit rates, chip shortage, FD rates, Electricity Bill

Good times ahead for FD investors? Will China-Taiwan tension worsen India's chip shortage? Will higher FD rates lure equity investors? What is Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022? All answers here

Will China-Taiwan tensions worsen India's chip shortage?

Pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruption has led to shortage of semiconductor chips. Now, the face-off between China and Taiwan is threatening to make matters worse. Our next report tells why

From supply shock to demand shock: New crisis hits semiconductor industry

As the companies were working on improving the supply of semiconductors, the demand for PCs, and mobile phones, among other things, fell, now leaving these companies with excess inventory