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Vedanta set for $15-billion play in semiconductor, display unit ventures

Vedanta Group is getting ready for two separate ventures that may see investments worth $15 billion in chip and display manufacturing space

MediaTek to release its first 6nm G-series chip in Q3: Report

The company is expected to release the new chip based on the highly advanced 6nm manufacturing process to replace the Helio G96, which in itself, is a quite popular chipset, reports GizmoChina

'Superb response,' says Vaishnaw on govt's semiconductor manufacturing push

Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday welcomed the "superb" response from the industry for the government's semiconductor manufacturing initiatives.

Chipmaker AMD says Xilinx acquisition will double its presence in India

AMD has acquired Xilinx for $35 billion, which is the biggest acquisition deal in the semiconductor segment.

Vedanta signs up with Foxconn to manufacture semiconductors in India

The Vedanta Group had in January shared its intent to invest $15 billion for making displays and semiconductor chips in India over the coming five years

Vedanta joins hands with Foxconn to manufacture semiconductors in India

Vedanta is the first company to make the announcement to invest in semiconductor manufacturing after the government announced a Rs 76,000-crore programme to boost electronic chip and display ecosystem

India's semiconductor consumption estimated at Rs 1.1 trn in 2020: MoS IT

The minister said that beside Rs 76,000 crore semicon programme, the government has also approved modernisation of SemiConductor Laboratory, Mohali as a brownfield Fab

Big European nations likely to gain the most from EU chip push

Chip manufacturing in Europe has dropped from 24% of global production capacity in 2000 to a current 8%, and chipmaker ASML warned that it could fall to 4% if no action is taken

EU presents 15 bn euro plan to ease chip shortage, dependency

The 15 billion euros will come on top of 30 billion euros of public investments already planned through various EU programs

Passenger vehicle sales still facing brunt of chip shortage, says FADA

According to the FADA data, if the overall sales figure is compared with the January 2020 figure, when automobile companies sold 1.76 million units, the decline is over 18 per cent.

MeitY to hire CEO, CTO, CFO for India Semiconductor Mission: Official

MeitY will hire top officials to fill various positions like CEO, CTO and CFO others for 'India Semiconductor Mission' as it looks to build electronic chip and display ecosystem in the country

Japan's Toshiba to invest $1 billion to double production of power chip

The Japanese industrial conglomerate will build a cutting-edge 300-millimeter fabrication plant in central Japan for power management chips

Semiconductor shortage: Maruti, Hyundai see decline in wholesales in Jan

Top passenger vehicle makers, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Honda, on Tuesday reported decline in vehicle dispatches from factories to dealers in January amid shortage of semiconductors continuing to hamper production. However, Tata Motors and Skoda Auto India posted huge jump in their domestic wholesales during the month. Maruti Suzuki India's domestic sales slipped by 8 per cent to 1,36,442 units last month as against 1,48,307 units in January 2021. "The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles which are primarily sold in domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact," MSI said in a statement. Similarly, Hyundai Motor India Ltd reported a 15.35 per cent drop in its domestic sales to 44,022 units last month against 52,005 units in January 2021. In contrast, Tata Motors' total passenger vehicles sale was higher at 40,777 units last month as compared to 26,978 units

Tata Motors narrows Q3 losses quarter-on-quarter as chip shortage eases

It is optimistic of being a net debt-free company by 2024

Product launch success key for Maruti Suzuki to sustain stock rally

A strong Q3, order book and easing chip availability situation to support sentiment

PC, laptop demand on the rise but chip shortage a cause of concern, says HP

The massive 50% surge comes from additional requirements for online learning and WFH; however, demand outstrips actual growth due to chip crunch

For $100 billion, Intel looks to construct biggest chip plant

The move is part of Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger's strategy to restore Intel's dominance in chip making

Intel to invest $20 bn in new site in Ohio to develop and manufacture chips

The planned investment includes 3,000 permanent jobs on the 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio.

Samsung unveils Exynos 2200 mobile chip with AMD RDNA 2-based Xclipse GPU

The new Exynos 2200 processor is built using Samsung's most advanced 4nm fabrication process and is the industry's first mobile chip with hardware support for ray tracing

DLI Scheme: IT Ministry invites applications for semiconductor chip design

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is seeking applications from 100 domestic companies, start-ups and MSMEs under its Design Linked Incentive Scheme.