31-Aug-06
Huawei Technologies to invest $100 m
Chinese telecom major Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. will invest $100 million to scale up its India operations by building its own facility and increasing the engineering workforce to 2,000 from the existing 1,200, a company official said here on Wednesday.
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29-Aug-06
Taiwan Chi Cheng on fact-finding trip to India
The Taiwan Chi Cheng Enterprise Co Ltd is on a fact-finding trip to India towards setting up a manufacturing base here.
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29-Aug-06
Taiwan semiconductor industry eyeing India
The members of a delegation headed by the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) seemed enthusiastic about investing opportunities in India.
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29-Aug-06
AMD plans $500 mn in SemIndia SEZ
World’s second largest computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is planning to invest about $500 million in SemIndia’s proposed chip manufacturing facility near Hyderabad.
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29-Aug-06
Single-chip solution from Qualcomm
Qualcomm on Monday introduced its new single-chip solution to enable CDMA2000 handsets to double its talk time compared to the currently available cell phones.
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26-Aug-06
Bosch to develop ECUs
Robert Bosch plans to develop special electronic control units (ECUs) for the domestic automobile sector, Walter Grote, Managing Director of its Indian unit, said here on Thursday.
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25-Aug-06
Robert Bosch India On Expansion Mode
Robert Bosch India has inaugurated a 'Clean-Room' in their headquarters at Koramangala.
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25-Aug-06
G & D sets up SIM card production in India
Smart card chip and security chip specialist Giesecke & Devrient is readying a production facility in India to support the country s booming market with SIM cards for mobile communications and with payment cards.
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24-Aug-06
Bosch India plans to add 1,000 employees every year
Robert Bosch India plans to add 1,000 employees per annum to its workforce.
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23-Aug-06
Chandrakasan to lead MIT microsystems lab
The Massachusetts Institue of Technology has named Anantha Chandrakasan as director of its Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), effective Sept. 1.
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23-Aug-06
Nortel opens tech centre
Nortel Networks on Tuesday announced the opening of Nortel Technology Excellence Centre (NTEC) in Bangalore. more...

23-Aug-06
Nortel to open R&D arm in Bangalore
Telecom major Nortel has announced that it will set up a research and development centre in Bangalore to focus on new product design, development and testing to deliver greater cost benefits to customers worldwide.
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23-Aug-06
Qualcomm chipset to cut handset cost
In a move that would help lower handset prices below the present $40-45 range, CDMA technology developer Qualcomm is working towards rolling out a chipset that would soon be available for commercial use.
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23-Aug-06
eInfochips plans drug research application
eInfochips, Ahmedabad-based application software solutions provider, is planning to develop an application to help the scientists managing laboratory experiments and building models for drug research.
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22-Aug-06
Intel talent competitions
Intel, in alliance with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Government of India, has announced the start of the `India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006'. more...

22-Aug-06
Nortel opens centre to focus on product design
Nortel on Tuesday announced the opening of first Technology Excellence Centre in India that would focus on new product design, development and testing to deliver greater cost benefits to its global customers.
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22-Aug-06
India Innovation Pioneers Challenge launched
Department of Science and Technology( DST), Government of India and Intel , today announced the start of the 'India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006', to encourage students, scientists in R&D labs, faculty and technologists to think innovatively, come up with an idea based on technology and convert them into businesses.
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22-Aug-06
InSilica surpasses 2 million units shipped
InSilica Corp. has surpassed the two millionth customer unit shipped and continues to ramp high volume shipments and expand its growing customer base, the company said here today.
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22-Aug-06
Nortel sets up R&D center in Bangalore
Nortel today announced the setting up of Nortel Technology Excellence Centre (NTEC) in Bangalore, which will focus on new product design, development and testing to deliver cost benefits to customers worldwide.
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22-Aug-06
InSilica Ships Two Million Custom Silicon Solutions
InSilica Corp. has shipped more than two million customer units of high-value custom silicon solutions to a variety of high-volume segments which require custom ASIC and SOC solutions.
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22-Aug-06
India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006
The department of science and technology (DST), the Government of India and Intel have announced the 'India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006'.
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22-Aug-06
Qualcomm programme
Qualcomm will be holding the Wireless Reach programme in alliance with the Nasscom Foundation.
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22-Aug-06
Nortel's new R&D centre
Nortel India is setting up a new R&D centre in Bangalore.
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22-Aug-06
Qualcomm in talks to transfer CDMA licence
In a bid to address the need for cheaper CDMA handsets, Qualcomm Inc has begun negotiations with Indian companies to transfer licence for manufacturing handsets in the country.
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21-Aug-06
Kyocera Sets Up R&D Facility In Bangalore
Kyocera Wireless India Pvt Ltd (KWI) has opened an R&D facility in the Global Village Campus at Mylasandra Village in Bangalore.
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21-Aug-06
Kyocera launches new facility
Kyocera Wireless India Private Ltd (KWI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Wireless Corp (KWC), inaugurated its new facility in the Global Village Campus at Mylasandra Village in Bangalore.
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21-Aug-06
Freescale Expands in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. is expanding its operations in India with a new 100,000-sq.-foot facility in Bangalore. more...

20-Aug-06
Finance Ministry for cap on sops to chip units
Even as the controversy about the package of tax incentives for setting up semiconductor manufacturing facilities in India is raging, the Finance Ministry is reported to have set the "ceiling" for Central Government concessions, over and above the benefits extended to such units under the current policies of Central/State governments.
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19-Aug-06
iWave Introduces ARM9-Based Embedded Development Platform
iWave Systems, an embedded (S/W&H/W) turnkey service rrovider, has announced the ARM9-based Embedded Devevelopment Platform.
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19-Aug-06
Qualcomm acquires Qualphone for $18 m
Qualcomm, the U.S.-based leader of Code Division Multiple Access or CDMA phone technologies, has announced the acquisition of another American company, Qualphone, which is a key provider of software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices over the Internet, for $18 million in cash.
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18-Aug-06
Isilica courses on Juniper tools
Juniper Networks has announced that Isilica Networks India has expanded its training curriculum with courses on Juniper Networks' network security and routing solutions, including the J-series services routers. more...
18-Aug-06
Freescale expands presence in Bangalore
Fabless firm (viz. a firm which gets semiconductors fabricated by others), Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has expanded its India operations with a new one lakh-sq. ft. facility in Bangalore to support its research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
India's Innoviti connects watches to wireless data
Bangalore start-up Innoviti Embedded Solutions has developed a two-chip, wireless product (picture) that enables wrist watches to receive personalized messages and news feeds. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale Strengthens Position In India
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its India operations with a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore to support its research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
Complex semiconductor IP is an Indian opportunity
In 2005, the market for semiconductor intellectual property (IP) grew by 16 per cent to reach $1.4 billion. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale expands in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor has announced the expansion of its India operations with a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore to support Freescale’s research and development in software for wireless technologies. more...

17-Aug-06
Bartronics plans to manufacture tags
Bartronics Ltd., a barcode and RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions provider, is planning a backward integration project to manufacture tags with investment of up to Rs 150 crore. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale expanding in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Thursday (Aug. 17) announced plans to expand its India operations by adding a 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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17-Aug-06
Freescale plans R&D centre in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its India operations with a one lakh sq ft facility in Bangalore for research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
Tessolve plans to start testing unit in Chennai
Tessolve Inc, a US-based semiconductor and manufacturing services company, has selected Chennai to set up its testing, assembling, packaging and prototyping (TAPP) facility.
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15-Aug-06
IDE Info to broaden RFID, data-capture services
Intellicon, an automatic data capture and barcode solutions provider, has taken the consortium route to partner Dexler Information Solutions and Essae Technologys, to offer expanded range of data capture and RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions building on joint capabilities.
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14-Aug-06
`M&As are new biz models in IT sector'
The ubiquitous nature and soaring salary structure are proving to be major impediments for IT development in the country, Mr Venki Sundaresan, Director, IT Group of Cypress Semiconductors, said. more...
14-Aug-06
Intel, inside India
Technical Education isn't about just learning how to operate computers.
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11-Aug-06
eInfochips Ramps Up Software Operations
eInfochips Ltd, an Indian electronics design services company, is ramping up its software operations.
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11-Aug-06
Infineon appoints vice president and MD in India
Infineon Technologies India Pvt Ltd has appointed Albert Stritter as the new managing director in charge of strategy and direction to further develop its biggest software development center.
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10-Aug-06
Mindteck gets into hardware design service
Mindteck India, a leading provider of information technology solutions has decided to venture into hardware design services by setting up a new facility at its software development center in Kolkata. more...

10-Aug-06
Tech Mahindra joins Symbian Program
Tech Mahindra announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for mobile phones based on Symbian OS.
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10-Aug-06
ArchPro expands R&D Center in Bangalore, India
ArchPro Design Automation, in the development of EDA products for solving power management design challenges in IC/SoC designs, announced an expansion with the opening of its new R&D Center in Bangalore, India.
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10-Aug-06
Sasken to set up SEZ in Bangalore
Sasken Communications Technologies Ltd is likely to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sarjapur Road on the outskirts of Bangalore spanning 25-50 acres.
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09-Aug-06
RFID to make Pharma industry more efficient
Nearly 8 percent of the world's prescriptions proving counterfeit each year.
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09-Aug-06
“We want to be the next Texas Instruments”
Marvell CEO Sehat Sutardja is upbeat about the company’s rapid strides in the market
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09-Aug-06
`Desi' semiconductor biz is `all chip shape'
An interesting fact emerged, when half a dozen leading international silicon chip manufacturers banded together last month, in a `Power Forward' initiative, to `lower the heat' and produce semiconductors to a common format thatwould make them cooler, less power hungry.
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08-Aug-06
Sasken seeks to use IPO funds for buys
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd is seeking the shareholders' approval to revise the terms of the section `Objects of the Issue' of the company's prospectus and utilise the IPO proceeds to fund the acquisition of Botnia Hightech Oy. more...
07-Aug-06
Chip makers to get equity prop
In a move that will boost the fledgling semiconductor and nano technology sector, the government is finalising plans to provide equity support of up to 15 per cent of the total project equity, and subordinate loans amounting to 5 per cent of the project cost at government securities rates to companies that set up manufacturing facilities in the country.
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07-Aug-06
Outsourcing in engg $40 bn opportunity: Nasscom report
Offshoring of engineering services is estimated to be a $40 billion opportunity for the Indian software services sector by 2020.
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07-Aug-06
e-Infochips plans tie-ups with academia
The industry-academia relationship has strengthened in recent times with a large number of companies introducing academic initiatives or associating with academics in some way.
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05-Aug-06
India wants to compete better with China
India is keen to "grab opportunities" from China in the booming offshore engineering services space, Chairman of NASSCOM R Ramalinga Raju said on Friday.
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05-Aug-06
After IT, Indian cos eye a piece of growing engg offshoring pie
Indian IT companies have a $40 bn opportunity in engineering services by ’20. more...

05-Aug-06
Wipro plans 2nd hardware unit
Wipro, which is mulling a second hardware manufacturing plant, is most likely to locate it in the northern part of the country. more...

05-Aug-06
KPIT Cummins to beef up financial services space
KPIT Cummins Infosystems, a global software solutions provider focused on the automotive and semiconductor sectors, is exploring opportunities to acquire a company in diversified financial services (DFS) space.
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04-Aug-06
GDA Tech plans $5-m expansion
GDA Technologies, a US-based electronic product development design company with development centres in Chennai, will invest $5 million in the next 18 months on expansion.
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04-Aug-06
Offshore engineering revenue to exceed $40 b
Nasscom on Thursday urged the IT industry to tap into the fast-growing engineering services market that is expected to offer $40-billion opportunity over the next 15 years.
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04-Aug-06
‘Engineering services outsourcing can be a $40 bn business’
IEngineering services (ES) outsourcing will create $40 billion opportunity for the Indian IT industry by 2020, a Nasscom report said.
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04-Aug-06
India targets $225bn offshore engineering market
Indian IT companies are targeting a $225bn market in engineering services as the next big driver of growth for the offshore outsourcing industry.
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04-Aug-06
Engg services tops Satyam's China expansion
The expansion plans of Satyam Computer Services in China is likely to see engineering services becoming the main line of activity.
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03-Aug-06
India Engineering Demand Grows
Software services companies in India will have a $40-billion market opportunity in engineering services by 2020, according to a study released Thursday.
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03-Aug-06
India sitting on engg services offshoring goldmine
Offshoring of engineering services can be $40 billion opportunity for the Indian IT industry by 2020. more...

03-Aug-06
NASSCOM Bats For Outsourcing Of Engineering Services
NASSCOM and Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm, have released the key findings of a study titled `Globalization of Engineering Services -- the Next Frontier for India’. more...

03-Aug-06
2.5 lakh jobs for Indian engineers
The potential offshored engineering market in India could exceed $40 billion by 2020, which will catapult India's market share in the same category to 30 per cent from the current 12 per cent.
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03-Aug-06
Infineon appoints new MD
Semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Albert Stritter as the new Managing Director in charge of strategy and direction to further develop its software development centre. more...

03-Aug-06
Mistral to offer Curtiss Wright product
Embedded firm Mistral Solutions announced the availability of Curtiss Wright Controls Embedded Computing's S/DCP3-1201, the industry's first 3U CompactPCI Single Board Computer (SBC) for benign and rugged applications. more...
01-Aug-06
"Development tools, reliability, and scalability are more crucial to developers than real-time capabilities"
Jane Gilson, Director, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corporation, recently gave EDN Asia some insight into embedded operating systems (EOSs), and their continued relevance in the near future. Excerpts. more...
31-July-06
Traze to open RFID manufacturing facility
Gemini Traze RFID Pvt Ltd will set up India's first RFID tag manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur Electronic Park in Chennai, with an investment of $2.5 million.
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31-July-06
SPEL Semiconductors net down
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd, a Chennai-based semiconductor integrated circuit assembly and test company, reported a reduced net profit of Rs 68.7 lakh for the quarter ended June 30, compared to a net profit of Rs 99.1 lakh for the corresponding quarter previous year.
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