Cadence tool for low power chips
Electronic design automation (EDA) provider Cadence Design Systems has developed a design solution for low power chips.
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30-Jan-07
Magma expands Bangalore facility, adds Mumbai operation
Magma Design Automation Inc., a provider of semiconductor design software, has expanded its India operations with the inauguration of a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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29-Jan-07
Magma opens new facility in Bangalore
Semiconductor design software provdier Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced the expansion of its operations in India with the inauguration of a 40,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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29-Jan-07
Magma expands in India, U.S.
EDA provider Magma Design Automation Inc. has moved to new facilities in India and the U.S. in anticipation of expanding staff and operations in both regions, the company reported Monday (Jan. 29).
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29-Jan-07
`Kerala has potential to be electronics hardware hub'
Kerala has the potential to be a regional hub for the electronics hardware manufacturing industry, said Mr Sreekanth P. Krishnan, Co-Chairman (Southern Region), Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA).
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29-Jan-07
Magma Design opens R&D facility in Bangalore
Magma Design Automation Inc, a semiconductor design software provider, strengthened its presence in India with the inauguration of its new facility here on Monday.
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26-Jan-07
Spel Semiconductor inks pact with California Micro Devics
Spel Semiconductor Ltd, a leading semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) assembly and test sub-contractor, has signed an agreement with the US-based California Micro Devices (CMD), to expand the capacity of its leadless moulded package (LMP) by installing two new small profile package lines at Spel's existing plant near Chennai.
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26-Jan-07
Ittiam is preferred DSP IP provider
Ittiam Systems has announced it has been rated as the world's most preferred provider of digital signal processing-based (DSP) intellectual property (IP) in the DSP Professionals Survey 2006, conducted by Forward Concepts, USA.
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Magma expands Bangalore facility, adds Mumbai operation
Magma Design Automation Inc., a provider of semiconductor design software, has expanded its India operations with the inauguration of a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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29-Jan-07
Magma opens new facility in Bangalore
Semiconductor design software provdier Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced the expansion of its operations in India with the inauguration of a 40,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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29-Jan-07
Magma expands in India, U.S.
EDA provider Magma Design Automation Inc. has moved to new facilities in India and the U.S. in anticipation of expanding staff and operations in both regions, the company reported Monday (Jan. 29).
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29-Jan-07
`Kerala has potential to be electronics hardware hub'
Kerala has the potential to be a regional hub for the electronics hardware manufacturing industry, said Mr Sreekanth P. Krishnan, Co-Chairman (Southern Region), Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA).
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29-Jan-07
Magma Design opens R&D facility in Bangalore
Magma Design Automation Inc, a semiconductor design software provider, strengthened its presence in India with the inauguration of its new facility here on Monday.
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26-Jan-07
Spel Semiconductor inks pact with California Micro Devics
Spel Semiconductor Ltd, a leading semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) assembly and test sub-contractor, has signed an agreement with the US-based California Micro Devices (CMD), to expand the capacity of its leadless moulded package (LMP) by installing two new small profile package lines at Spel's existing plant near Chennai.
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26-Jan-07
Ittiam is preferred DSP IP provider
Ittiam Systems has announced it has been rated as the world's most preferred provider of digital signal processing-based (DSP) intellectual property (IP) in the DSP Professionals Survey 2006, conducted by Forward Concepts, USA.
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25-Jan-07
Freescale joins IBM for tech development
Freescale Semiconductor and IBM today announced that Freescale would join the IBM technology alliance for joint semiconductor research and development.
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25-Jan-07
ISA Vision Summit in Hyderabad
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) to host its second international business conference for the semiconductor and electronics industry the ‘ISA Vision Summit 2007' in Hyderabad.
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25-Jan-07
SPEL Semi in pact with US firm
SPEL Semiconductors Ltd has entered into an agreement with the US-based California Micro Devices (CMD) to supply 60 million units a year of ultra thin chips to the US company.
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25-Jan-07
Freescale joins IBM Alliance
Chipmaker Freescale announced a collaboration with the Big Blue for future semiconductor research.
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25-Jan-07
Semiconductor summit in Feb
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) is set to host a two-day ISA Vision Summit 2007 here on February 5-6.
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Freescale joins IBM for tech development
Freescale Semiconductor and IBM today announced that Freescale would join the IBM technology alliance for joint semiconductor research and development.
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25-Jan-07
ISA Vision Summit in Hyderabad
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) to host its second international business conference for the semiconductor and electronics industry the ‘ISA Vision Summit 2007' in Hyderabad.
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25-Jan-07
SPEL Semi in pact with US firm
SPEL Semiconductors Ltd has entered into an agreement with the US-based California Micro Devices (CMD) to supply 60 million units a year of ultra thin chips to the US company.
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25-Jan-07
Freescale joins IBM Alliance
Chipmaker Freescale announced a collaboration with the Big Blue for future semiconductor research.
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25-Jan-07
Semiconductor summit in Feb
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) is set to host a two-day ISA Vision Summit 2007 here on February 5-6.
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25-Jan-07
Intel working on WiMAX standards
Intel, in 2007, will work on making WiMAX a global standard and reducing cost of usage, declared Mr Sean Maloney, Intel's Chief of Sales and Marketing, speaking at MAIT's Wireless World 2007.
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25-Jan-07
SPEL ties up with CMD
SPEL Semiconductor has tied up with California Micro Devices (CMD) to install a couple of fresh lines to bolster its recently launched IC (integrated circuit) package known as LMP (leadless moulded package).
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24-Jan-07
Ittiam rated `most preferred'
The Bangalore-based Ittiam Systems has been rated as the world's most preferred provider of digital signal processing (DSP)-based intellectual property (IP) in the DSP Professionals Survey 2006, conducted by Forward Concepts of the US.
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23-Jan-07
SIA urges India to play more active role
The Semiconductor Industry Association is trying to cajole India's IC community into joining global industry bodies like the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) in order to speed its development and increase its influence on key industry initiatives, such as the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.
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23-Jan-07
`Manufacturing, fabs will face a tough climb'
The US-based chip design firm Analog Devices Inc (AD) has been one of the behind-the-scenes operators, watching as the semiconductor industry underwent transformations — both globally and locally.
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18-Jan-07
Mayfield MD on Tejas board
Tejas Networks announced that Mayfield Fund has joined its existing set of investors.
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18-Jan-07
Govt working on incentive package for chips sector
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is expected to announce incentives for boosting the semiconductor industry in his Budget speech this year.
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17-Jan-07
NeST sets up ODC for Fujitsu VLSI
Network Systems and Technologies (Private) Limited (NeST), global engineering software services wing of the NeST group of companies, has set up an Offshore Development Centre (ODC) for Fujitsu VLSI Limited, Japan, for rendering dedicated VLSI design services.
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16-Jan-07
Semi design services explode in India; startups face increased costs and competition
With the $3.25 billion semiconductor design services market in India forecast to reach $14.4 billion by 2010, according to a recent ISA-Frost & Sullivan report, it's no wonder that startups are sprouting up all over.
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16-Jan-07
NeST sets up design centre
Network Systems and Technologies Pvt Ltd (NeST), part of the Kerala-based NeST Group, has set up a VLSI design centre at the Technopark Thiruvananathapuram.
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16-Jan-07
Home-grown chip design
Several home-grown Indian start-up design companies are making a mark by evolving products for the world market.
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16-Jan-07
Chips are up for India
Is the Indian semiconductor space hotting up?
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13-Jan-07
New semiconductor policy to electrify hardware sector
The Union Cabinet’s in-principle nod to the much-awaited semiconductor policy on Thursday brought cheer to the IT hardware industry.
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12-Jan-07
Silicon Hive, AllGo partner on VSP demo system
Silicon Hive Netherlands, which commenced its India operations here, has entered into a strategic partnership with AllGo Embedded Systems to jointly develop a video signal processing (VSP) demonstration system.
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12-Jan-07
B.V. Naidu, MD, SemIndia Systems
The former Director of Software Technology Parks of India in Bangalore and Hyderabad, Mr B.V. Naidu, announced his new role as Managing Director, SemIndia Systems, a systems and technology development company and also as Managing Director, SemIndia Fabcity.
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12-Jan-07
IIIT-B integrates VLSI curriculum with software engineering
Presently, educational institutions largely adopt linear thinking while designing educational programmes in VLSI design, shared Ranjan Acharya, corporate VP of Human Resources, Wipro, during the start of Wednesday's HR Leadership Forum, which is part of the VLSI Conference 2007.
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12-Jan-07
India's engineer catchment shifts to smaller areas
There is a shift in the Indian semiconductor industry's catchment for electronic design engineers, from India's tier I to tier II and III cities.
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11-Jan-07
Cerebrus CEO forecasts shortage of IT engineers
Semiconductor companies looking to expand design operations in India will be severely tested during the next two years, by the widening gap between supply and demand of engineers.
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11-Jan-07
Power efficiency impacts chip design
A compelling force that affects chip design today, power consumption is the primary limiter of a chip's performance.
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11-Jan-07
Xilinx to focus on Hyd centre
US-based chip design company, Xilinx, is planning to scale up operations at its India development centre here at Hyderabad with product-specific orientation while increasing the strength of R&D manpower to 300 from the present 90 in due course.
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11-Jan-07
Fab policy to hasten cos' India investment plans
The semiconductor policy is expected to give a boost to the investment plans of a number of companies for setting up a base in India.
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11-Jan-07
Cabinet may take up semi-conductor policy
The Union Cabinet is likely to take up on Thursday the much-awaited semi-conductor policy that would include fiscal incentives for chip manufacturers, PTI reports quoting official sources.
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11-Jan-07
Cabinet nods semi-conductor policy
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its in-principle approval to the semi-conductor policy.
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10-Jan-07
India poised to be a big market for semiconductor industry
India, which was a great centre for R&D and semiconductor design, is emerging to be a huge market with respect to semiconductor consumption.
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10-Jan-07
India to become a huge semiconductor manufacturing player
India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities, and with the setting up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, reports In-Stat.
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09-Jan-07
VLSI Conference brings together industry stakeholders
VLSI Conference 2007 is being held in Bangalore and will run until Jan. 10.
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09-Jan-07
“Experiential learning will help make better engineers”
In India, there has always been a huge chasm between the industry requirements and University Learning.
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08-Jan-07
VLSI meet to focus on chip design challenges
Our digital lifestyle will drive the need for chip designers in the country.
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06-Jan-07
India chips in to make the world richer
India may emerge as the global chip design capital, but it is the world that will make the capital.
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04-Jan-07
Powering SOCs with integrated approaches
A typical portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone or an MP3 player, comprises a variety of chips—many of which need different power-supply voltages.
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04-Jan-07
nVidia augments headcount
Graphic processor maker nVidia has plans to increase its headcount here, to 1000 from the existing 300 by 2009.
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03-Jan-07
Bartronics to set up smart card, RFID tag unit
Bartronics India Ltd, a barcode and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions provider, plans to establish an Rs 262-crore facility to manufacture smart cards and RFID tags.
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03-Jan-07
Govt may cut sops to chip units
The Central government is likely to rule out upfront equity participation of 26 per cent in upcoming semiconductor units and other general incentives, including zero interest loans of up to Rs 400 crore and an interest subsidy of 50 per cent for 10 years, in the final draft of the semiconductor policy to be announced in February this year.
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02-Jan-07
India headed for hardware boom
The country is waking up to a hardware manufacturing boom.
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28-Dec-06
Study: Despite growth, Indian embedded industry faces threats
India's $2.53 billion embedded software industry, while enjoying rapid growth, faces a number of challenges related to a shortage of relevant skills.
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26-Dec-06
India scores highly versus other SoC destinations
The emergence of rival design locations and the seemingly inevitable increase in offshoring and outsourcing is causing global companies to pay more serious attention to the immediate and future prospects of locating development activity, causing some to make individual assessments among three of the most likely destinations: China, India and Taiwan.
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25-Dec-06
Picture perfect for your pocket
If high price tags have deterred you from buying a LCD (liquid crystal display) TV, you could be a proud owner in 2007.
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22-Dec-06
“Location is a killer enabler”
Started in 1995, the company has over the last one decade, specialized in providing GPS chips and is a leader in the space.
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20-Dec-06
Indian design industry in transition mode, report finds
India has become a hub for VLSI design but cannot remain competitive solely on the bassis of cost and current engineering skill sets, a report warns.
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20-Dec-06
SemIndia may shift ATMP from India
The proposed $3.5-billion SemIndia chip fab project may not even start an ATMP (Assembly Test Mark Plant).
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20-Dec-06
In-Stat reports India expected to become semiconductor manufacturing player
India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities, and with the setting up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, reports In-Stat.
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15-Dec-06
Rambus' Bangalore, India, design center releases PHY high-speed interface design
Rambus Inc., premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, has released the first physical layer (PHY) high-speed interface design from its Bangalore India Design Center.
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15-Dec-06
Translating thoughts into products
Rene Descartes’ philosophy is distilled in a single famous Latin phrase: Cogito ergo sum.
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15-Dec-06
PC likely to chip in for high-tech goods
The government is planning to revise the draft Fab policy to extend fiscal incentives to other hi-tech products such as LCDs, organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), plasma panel displays, storage devices and solar cells.
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12-Dec-06
No major fab investments for India in 2007, Gartner says
Despite the recent hype about India’s being a hot destination for semiconductor manufacturing, global fab majors will stay away from India in 2007, predicts Gartner Group.
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08-Dec-06
ST Microelectronics to invest $20-30 mn
Semiconductor company; ST Microelectronics on Friday said it will invest 20-30 million dollars in India for expansion and will increase the headcount in the country by about 1300.
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07-Dec-06
Cisco to ship 20% top execs to India
In a move to make India one of its global strategic centres, US-based computer network equipment major Cisco Systems today said it would shift 20 per cent of its top executives to India.
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05-Dec-06
LSI Logic snaps up Agere Systems for $4 bn
Semiconductor solutions provider LSI Logic, headed by Intel veteran Abhi Talwalkar, has announced that it would acquire Agere Systems, the former chip division of Lucent Technologies for $4 billion in stock.
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04-Dec-06
All forms of communications shifting to network: Cisco chief
For the $30-billion Cisco Inc, which makes networks work seamlessly, these continue to be exciting times.
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04-Dec-06
VLSI design conference in Bangalore
In an effort to promote very large scale integration (VLSI – process of creating integrated circuits by combining multiple transistor-based circuits into a single chip) and to create awareness about its employment potential, the 20th international conference on VLSI design will be held in Bangalore between January 6 and 7.
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04-Dec-06
Chipmakers set to get fiscal catalyst
The wait for semiconductor players eyeing manufacturing in India may finally be over.
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03-Dec-06
New Analog test facility
Semiconductor firm Analog Devices inaugurated a new integrated circuit (IC) test development facility in the city.
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02-Dec-06
Cisco all set to woo the end users
The world’s largest network equipment maker, $30-billion Cisco, is now increasingly looking at the consumer market as the new growth engine.
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01-Dec-06
Indian designers focusing on Rapid I/O
Interest in Rapid I/O specifications is growing in India as more designers sign up for conferences focusing on how to implement the spec.
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30-Nov-06
Ittiam launches IP video phone
Ittiam Systems has launched an IP video phone solution on Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and based on DaVinci technology from Texas Instruments.
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30-Nov-06
Texas Instruments to ride e-ecosystem wave
"The Indian semiconductor ecosystem is ready; we now dream of an electronic ecosystem,'' declared chipmaker Texas Instruments, while showcasing electronic products based on its chips at a developer conference in the city.
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29-Nov-06
CEO calls for mind-set shift in analog/mixed-signal
The future of the analog and mixed-signal business lies in a judicious mix of geographical diversification and product family development, rather than customization for specific customers.
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29-Nov-06
`Semiconductor industry needs leg-up from Govt'
The biggest impediment to the growth of the semiconductor industry in India is probably the slackness of the Government in announcing a firm package of incentives on par with the rest of the world.
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28-Nov-06
EInfochips announces DaVinci prototyping board
The DaVinci rapid prototyping board announced today (Nov. 28) by EInfochips Ltd. has all the commonly used video system peripheral interfaces, enabling OEMs and ODMs to reduce their hardware design-cycle time.
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28-Nov-06
Ittiam eyes larger chunk of DSP IP market
Ittiam Systems that focuses on digital signal processing (DSP) applications for the digital media processing space, is looking for a larger chunk of the addressable market for DSP IP, which is currently estimated at $1-2 billion.
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28-Nov-06
Ericsson opens R&D facility in Chennai
Swedish telecom major Ericsson has expanded its research and development (R&D) activities in Chennai by opening a new facility.
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28-Nov-06
India takes lead in chip design
As many as 18 out of the top 25 chip companies are setting up chip design centres in India, making the country – which missed the semiconductor manufacturing bus – a clearly emerging worldwide leader in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design.
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27-Nov-06
Wipro charts high growth trajectory in semiconductor design services
A common thread that connects technology majors such as Nortel, Cisco Systems, Lucent and Sun Microsystems is that they all use outsourced product development services.
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27-Nov-06
Ericsson opens R&D facility in Chennai
Ericsson today announced the launch of its new R&D facility in Chennai.
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27-Nov-06
Texas Instruments gearing up to tap chip market
Twenty-one years after it set up its overseas research and development base in Bangalore, Texas Instruments is now gearing up to tap the Indian semiconductor market.
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27-Nov-06
Ericsson R&D centre in Chennai
Swedish telecommunication company Ericsson today inaugurated its research and development facility in Chennai.
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27-Nov-06
Dell to design hardware systems in India
The research and development centre of Dell in Bangalore is witnessing increasing complexity in its activities, and the aim now is to come out with an end-to-end hardware system design from India.
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25-Nov-06
Cisco chief to visit India
John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, a leader in networking for the Internet, will visit India on December 6 and 7.
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24-Nov-06
TI to showcase Bionic Arm
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) will showcase the world’s first thought controlled ‘Bionic Arm’ at the Texas Instruments Developers Conference India to be held from Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2006 at Bangalore.
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24-Nov-06
Gemini surges on TN e-governance deal
Gemini Communication surged north on the back of reports that the company bagged project for computerisation of gram panchayats.
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23-Nov-06
Gemini Comm plans RFID unit near Chennai
The Chennai-based Gemini Communication Ltd plans to set up a manufacturing facility at an SEZ at Sriperumbudur near here instead of Himachal Pradesh.
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23-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Technology
LSI Logic Corporation has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for $7 million in cash.
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23-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Tech for $7m
LSI Logic Corporation, a silicon-to-systems solutions for the storage and consumer markets based in the US, has announced its acquisition of Metta Technology for $7m in cash on November 21.
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22-Nov-06
Cisco CEO coming here next month
The Chairman and CEO of networking major Cisco Inc, Mr John T. Chambers, will visit India on December 6 and 7.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic buys Metta Tech
LSI Logic Corporation today announced it has acquired Metta Technology, Inc for $7 million in cash.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic Acquires India Company in CE Push
LSI Logic Corp. has spent $7 million in cash on its latest consumer electronics (CE) push, a move to acquire Metta Technology Inc.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Technology
LSI Logic Corporation today announced that it has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for approximately $7 million in cash.
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22-Nov-06
Cisco chairman to visit India in Dec.
John T. Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Inc. will visit India in December, according to a Cisco statement.
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21-Nov-06
LSI Logic buys Indian design firm
LSI Logic Corp. has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for approximately $7 million in cash.
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21-Nov-06
Keynoter suggests changes in Indian policy
The Indian semiconductor story will not be complete with the Indian government merely giving some land and financial incentives for a wafer fabrication facility, assuming the country's imminent semiconductor manufacturing policy actually does so.
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21-Nov-06
NeST inks pact with Microvision
The Kerala-based Network Systems and Technologies (NeST), a subsidiary of the $200 million NeST group, has inked an agreement with Nasdaq-listed Microvision, a global leader in light scanning technologies for display and imaging products, for establishing an offshore development centre.
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20-Nov-06
DiBcom looks to India for mobile TV developments
Mobile TV chip specialist DiBcom is to open a software development centre in Bangalore, India, its first foray away from R&D at its home base in France.
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20-Nov-06
NeST enters pact with Microvision Inc.
Network Systems and Technologies Private Limited (NeST), a subsidiary of the US$200-million NeST group, has entered into an agreement with Microvision Inc., a global player in light scanning technologies for display and imaging products, for establishing offshore development centre initially for the engineering and design and development of the company's laser bar code scanner product.
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19-Nov-06
Afraid of fraud? Go for chip-based card
If you are not using a credit card for fear of fraud, you can now go in for a chip - based card.
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19-Nov-06
Microvision signs up NeST for engg designs
Network Systems and Technologies, a subsidiary of the $200-million NeST Group, has entered into a tie up with the US-based Microvision for establishing an offshore development centre for engineering design and development of the latter's laser barcode scanner product.
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17-Nov-06
Indian semi industry creating more IP, report says
India's semiconductor and embedded design industries have not to date created a significant amount of intellectual property (IP).
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17-Nov-06
Freescale launches low-cost device
Freescale Semiconductor launched its low-cost device for digital media servers deployed in the small-office / home-office (SOHO) segment on Wednesday.
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17-Nov-06
Freescale eyes India
With India’s electronic equipment consumption expected to reach $126.7 billion by 2010 from the present $28.2 billion, Freescale Semiconductor, which specialises in designing embedded semiconductors, has India on its radar for growth.
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16-Nov-06
FreeScale unveils new processor
Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor's Indian engineers are engaged in building products that will run digital homes of the future.
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16-Nov-06
HCL, Celestica forms JV
HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a global engineering, R&D, IT services and business process outsourcing firm, and Celestica Inc., electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, has formed a joint venture to provide complete concept-to-manufacturing (C2M) solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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16-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi setting up campus in Thiruvananthapuram
Leading technology and design services company Tata Elxsi has firmed up its plans to increase its Kerala presence by setting up its own campus in Thiruvananthapuram.
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16-Nov-06
SemIndia sees AMD equity in Fab project
SemIndia Private Limited chairman Vinod K Agarwal is hopeful of taking the relationship with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) forward once the semiconductor policy is announced.
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16-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi for bigger presence in Thiruvananthapuram
The technology arm of the Tata Group, Tata Elxsi, is expanding its operations here by setting up its own campus at the Technopark, the company's chief for worldwide marketing Nitin Pai said here on Wednesday.
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15-Nov-06
Freescale engages Indian developers
Coinciding with the major announcement of the buy-out of Freescale by a consortium of private equity companies, the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) got off to a start here today.
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15-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi to expand in Kerala
Tata Elxsi is ramping up its presence in Thiruvananthapuram by setting up its own campus here. Mr Nitin Pai, Head - Worldwide Marketing, and Mr R. Natarajan, Head - Thiruvananthapuram Centre, told newspersons here that the foundation stone for the company's three-acre campus has been laid.
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15-Nov-06
Intel launches new chips
Intel Corporation launched globally on Tuesday its new quad core chips for both server and desktop platforms.
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15-Nov-06
MosChip sees riding boom to profit in Q3
Chip-design company MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd expects to make a net profit in the current quarter to December 2006 riding a boom in the industry, a top official said.
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15-Nov-06
Freescale bets on Indian market to expand operations
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the $5.8 billion global leader in design and manufacture of embedded systems for wireless, networking, consumer and industrial products, is scaling up its operations in India for increasing its market share in the subcontinent.
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15-Nov-06
HCL joins hands with Canada’s Celestica to tap OEM demand
HCL Technologies is planning to form a joint venture (JV) with Canada’s Celestica, a $4-bn electronics and manufacturing services player, to provide concept-to-manufacturing solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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14-Nov-06
India's HCL in joint venture with EMS Celestica
HCL Technologies Ltd. is forming a joint venture with EMS firm Celestica Inc. of Canada to provide complete concept-to-manufacturing solutions for OEMs.
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14-Nov-06
HCL Tech inks pact with Canadian co Celestica
HCL Technologies Ltd has entered into an agreement with Canada based electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Inc to jointly design and manufacture electronic products for global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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14-Nov-06
Intel unveils microprocessors with 4 chips
Intel today launched a family of microprocessors with four chips inside each - chips that will be the heart of technologies used in digital media creation and high-end gaming.
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14-Nov-06
HCL Tech sees JV sales at 100 mn dlrs
HCL Technologies Ltd , India's fifth-largest software services firm, said on Tuesday that its new partnership with Canadian firm Celestica could bring in cumulative revenue of more than $100 mn over five years. HCL Technologies said it will set up a design centre in the southern port city of Chennai.
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14-Nov-06
HCL inks pact with Canada's Celestica
HCL Technologies said on Tuesday that it has formed a partnership with Canada-based Celestica to design, make and sell electronic components in a deal that would generate $100 million in revenues in the next five years for the country's fifth largest software exporter.
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13-Nov-06
RFID tags - an eye on how you buy
In the first two parts of this article, we looked at some areas where radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can be applied, including logistics, travel and the retail space.
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12-Nov-06
Midsized firms eye engg service outsourcing pie
The opportunity in engineering service outsourcing (ESO) is no longer the sole preserve of the larger companies and captive centres set up by MNCs.
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11-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi becomes ARM's first design centre
Tata Elxsi Ltd, the product design services firm of the $22-billion Tata group, has been appointed as the first approved design centre of Britain-based ARM Embedded Technologies Ltd to develop software and embedded applications for silicon vendors.
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11-Nov-06
Bartronics to manufacture its own smart card chips
Bartronics India is planning to set up a chip manufacturing base in Hyderabad at an investment of Rs 160 crore.
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10-Nov-06
Bartronics India plans chip plant in Hyderabad
Bartonics India Ltd. is to set up a manufacturing plant in Hyderabad in southern India to make chips for smart cards in a pact with Watchdata Technologies Ltd., Singapore, a subsidiary of Beijing-based Watchdata, one of China's first developers of a proprietary smart card operating system.
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10-Nov-06
TI to hold developer conference in Bangalore
Texas Instruments, whose R&D center has been in India for the last 21 years, is happy at the way its partner network of technology solutions providers is growing in the country.
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09-Nov-06
Salaam Bangalore!
In an annual event that is showing increasing signs of `middle age spread' and mediocrity, the Bangalore IT. in event which ended last week, had one saving grace: A small corner of the pavilion hosted by the Software Technology Parks of India, brought together a dozen information technology players.
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09-Nov-06
Analog Devices unveils energy meter ICs for India
Analog Devices unveiled two families of single-chip energy meter ICs here with intelligent battery management for energy meters.
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08-Nov-06
Celestica opens mfg facility in Hyd
Celestica, a Canadian electronics manufacturing services company, today formally inaugurated its manufacturing facility, built with an investment of Rs 30 crore, in Hyderabad.
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08-Nov-06
Tejas aims to expand overseas reach
Tejas Networks, a provider of next-generation optical networking products, is planning to expand its international business and productlines armed with the fourth round of equity fundings from venture capitalists led by Sandstone Capital, an India-focused fund based out of Boston.
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07-Nov-06
Tejas Networks gets $20-m equity funding
Tejas Networks has received $20 million equity funding from Sandstone Capital, which the optical networking products company plans to deploy for expanding its international business and invest in research and development to emerge a strong global player.
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07-Nov-06
EDA's hope is enabling cheaper design, Madhavan says
The future of the EDA industry is not too bright, unless it enables chip design of even greater complexity with fewer engineers, thus helping the semiconductor industry deal with the problem of lower profitability as it moves into designs of 65-nm and below, according to Rajeev Madhavan, chairman and CEO of Magma Design Automation Inc.
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07-Nov-06
India tests RFID waters
Sabare International, a home furnishings textiles exporter headquartered in the small South-Indian town of Karur is using RFID tags to reduce its operating costs.
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07-Nov-06
Tejas to expand global footprint
Optical networking firm Tejas Networks India Ltd. today announced its plans to expand its global footprint.
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06-Nov-06
Flextronics plans $200 million unit
Singapore-based Flextronics, a leading contract electronics manufacturer, has planned to invest $200 million in the first phase to set up its manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur (45 km from Chennai), where the company would be consolidating its Indian manufacturing operations.
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06-Nov-06
SemIndia, IMEC ink partnership on R&D
Belgium-based IMEC, an independent nanoelectronics and nanotechnology research institution, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SemIndia to take up research on next-generation semiconductor process technologies at the proposed “Fab City” in Hyderabad.
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06-Nov-06
India expediting semi policy announcement: minister
Seeking to mollify a frustrated chip industry, the Indian government says it is expediting its efforts to announce a national semiconductor policy as soon as possible.
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06-Nov-06
Semiconductor policy before Cabinet soon
A draft version of the much-delayed semiconductor policy will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon.
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05-Nov-06
Semiconductor policy soon: Maran
The Union Government would soon announce its policy on the semiconductor industry, said the Union Minister for Communication and IT, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, on Sunday.
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04-Nov-06
Intel hasn't given up on India plans
Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, has not given up on setting up an ATMP (assembly test mark and pack—a chip assembly and testing unit) facility for chips in India.
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03-Nov-06
Intel's Barrett presses India to release IC policy
Intel Corp. will delay a decision on whether to locate test, assembly and manufacturing facilities in India until the government announces a semiconductor manufacturing policy, according to Intel chairman Craig Barrett.
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02-Nov-06
Intel eyes Govt carrot for India manufacturing facility
Microprocessor major Intel is waiting for Indian government to formulate its policy on semiconductors before it can take a decision on whether it would set up its next chip fabrication facility in the country, according to Intel president Craig Barrett.
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01-Nov-06
India struggles to fill talent void
Sujeeth Joseph had a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Bombay University and three years of experience when he joined Wipro's fledgling IC design service in Bangalore in 1994.
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Intel working on WiMAX standards
Intel, in 2007, will work on making WiMAX a global standard and reducing cost of usage, declared Mr Sean Maloney, Intel's Chief of Sales and Marketing, speaking at MAIT's Wireless World 2007.
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25-Jan-07
SPEL ties up with CMD
SPEL Semiconductor has tied up with California Micro Devices (CMD) to install a couple of fresh lines to bolster its recently launched IC (integrated circuit) package known as LMP (leadless moulded package).
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24-Jan-07
Ittiam rated `most preferred'
The Bangalore-based Ittiam Systems has been rated as the world's most preferred provider of digital signal processing (DSP)-based intellectual property (IP) in the DSP Professionals Survey 2006, conducted by Forward Concepts of the US.
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23-Jan-07
SIA urges India to play more active role
The Semiconductor Industry Association is trying to cajole India's IC community into joining global industry bodies like the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) in order to speed its development and increase its influence on key industry initiatives, such as the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.
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23-Jan-07
`Manufacturing, fabs will face a tough climb'
The US-based chip design firm Analog Devices Inc (AD) has been one of the behind-the-scenes operators, watching as the semiconductor industry underwent transformations — both globally and locally.
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18-Jan-07
Mayfield MD on Tejas board
Tejas Networks announced that Mayfield Fund has joined its existing set of investors.
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18-Jan-07
Govt working on incentive package for chips sector
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is expected to announce incentives for boosting the semiconductor industry in his Budget speech this year.
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17-Jan-07
NeST sets up ODC for Fujitsu VLSI
Network Systems and Technologies (Private) Limited (NeST), global engineering software services wing of the NeST group of companies, has set up an Offshore Development Centre (ODC) for Fujitsu VLSI Limited, Japan, for rendering dedicated VLSI design services.
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16-Jan-07
Semi design services explode in India; startups face increased costs and competition
With the $3.25 billion semiconductor design services market in India forecast to reach $14.4 billion by 2010, according to a recent ISA-Frost & Sullivan report, it's no wonder that startups are sprouting up all over.
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16-Jan-07
NeST sets up design centre
Network Systems and Technologies Pvt Ltd (NeST), part of the Kerala-based NeST Group, has set up a VLSI design centre at the Technopark Thiruvananathapuram.
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16-Jan-07
Home-grown chip design
Several home-grown Indian start-up design companies are making a mark by evolving products for the world market.
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16-Jan-07
Chips are up for India
Is the Indian semiconductor space hotting up?
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13-Jan-07
New semiconductor policy to electrify hardware sector
The Union Cabinet’s in-principle nod to the much-awaited semiconductor policy on Thursday brought cheer to the IT hardware industry.
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12-Jan-07
Silicon Hive, AllGo partner on VSP demo system
Silicon Hive Netherlands, which commenced its India operations here, has entered into a strategic partnership with AllGo Embedded Systems to jointly develop a video signal processing (VSP) demonstration system.
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12-Jan-07
B.V. Naidu, MD, SemIndia Systems
The former Director of Software Technology Parks of India in Bangalore and Hyderabad, Mr B.V. Naidu, announced his new role as Managing Director, SemIndia Systems, a systems and technology development company and also as Managing Director, SemIndia Fabcity.
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12-Jan-07
IIIT-B integrates VLSI curriculum with software engineering
Presently, educational institutions largely adopt linear thinking while designing educational programmes in VLSI design, shared Ranjan Acharya, corporate VP of Human Resources, Wipro, during the start of Wednesday's HR Leadership Forum, which is part of the VLSI Conference 2007.
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12-Jan-07
India's engineer catchment shifts to smaller areas
There is a shift in the Indian semiconductor industry's catchment for electronic design engineers, from India's tier I to tier II and III cities.
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11-Jan-07
Cerebrus CEO forecasts shortage of IT engineers
Semiconductor companies looking to expand design operations in India will be severely tested during the next two years, by the widening gap between supply and demand of engineers.
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11-Jan-07
Power efficiency impacts chip design
A compelling force that affects chip design today, power consumption is the primary limiter of a chip's performance.
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11-Jan-07
Xilinx to focus on Hyd centre
US-based chip design company, Xilinx, is planning to scale up operations at its India development centre here at Hyderabad with product-specific orientation while increasing the strength of R&D manpower to 300 from the present 90 in due course.
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11-Jan-07
Fab policy to hasten cos' India investment plans
The semiconductor policy is expected to give a boost to the investment plans of a number of companies for setting up a base in India.
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11-Jan-07
Cabinet may take up semi-conductor policy
The Union Cabinet is likely to take up on Thursday the much-awaited semi-conductor policy that would include fiscal incentives for chip manufacturers, PTI reports quoting official sources.
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11-Jan-07
Cabinet nods semi-conductor policy
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its in-principle approval to the semi-conductor policy.
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10-Jan-07
India poised to be a big market for semiconductor industry
India, which was a great centre for R&D and semiconductor design, is emerging to be a huge market with respect to semiconductor consumption.
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10-Jan-07
India to become a huge semiconductor manufacturing player
India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities, and with the setting up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, reports In-Stat.
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09-Jan-07
VLSI Conference brings together industry stakeholders
VLSI Conference 2007 is being held in Bangalore and will run until Jan. 10.
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09-Jan-07
“Experiential learning will help make better engineers”
In India, there has always been a huge chasm between the industry requirements and University Learning.
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08-Jan-07
VLSI meet to focus on chip design challenges
Our digital lifestyle will drive the need for chip designers in the country.
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06-Jan-07
India chips in to make the world richer
India may emerge as the global chip design capital, but it is the world that will make the capital.
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04-Jan-07
Powering SOCs with integrated approaches
A typical portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone or an MP3 player, comprises a variety of chips—many of which need different power-supply voltages.
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04-Jan-07
nVidia augments headcount
Graphic processor maker nVidia has plans to increase its headcount here, to 1000 from the existing 300 by 2009.
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03-Jan-07
Bartronics to set up smart card, RFID tag unit
Bartronics India Ltd, a barcode and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions provider, plans to establish an Rs 262-crore facility to manufacture smart cards and RFID tags.
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03-Jan-07
Govt may cut sops to chip units
The Central government is likely to rule out upfront equity participation of 26 per cent in upcoming semiconductor units and other general incentives, including zero interest loans of up to Rs 400 crore and an interest subsidy of 50 per cent for 10 years, in the final draft of the semiconductor policy to be announced in February this year.
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02-Jan-07
India headed for hardware boom
The country is waking up to a hardware manufacturing boom.
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28-Dec-06
Study: Despite growth, Indian embedded industry faces threats
India's $2.53 billion embedded software industry, while enjoying rapid growth, faces a number of challenges related to a shortage of relevant skills.
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26-Dec-06
India scores highly versus other SoC destinations
The emergence of rival design locations and the seemingly inevitable increase in offshoring and outsourcing is causing global companies to pay more serious attention to the immediate and future prospects of locating development activity, causing some to make individual assessments among three of the most likely destinations: China, India and Taiwan.
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25-Dec-06
Picture perfect for your pocket
If high price tags have deterred you from buying a LCD (liquid crystal display) TV, you could be a proud owner in 2007.
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22-Dec-06
“Location is a killer enabler”
Started in 1995, the company has over the last one decade, specialized in providing GPS chips and is a leader in the space.
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20-Dec-06
Indian design industry in transition mode, report finds
India has become a hub for VLSI design but cannot remain competitive solely on the bassis of cost and current engineering skill sets, a report warns.
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20-Dec-06
SemIndia may shift ATMP from India
The proposed $3.5-billion SemIndia chip fab project may not even start an ATMP (Assembly Test Mark Plant).
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20-Dec-06
In-Stat reports India expected to become semiconductor manufacturing player
India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities, and with the setting up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, reports In-Stat.
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15-Dec-06
Rambus' Bangalore, India, design center releases PHY high-speed interface design
Rambus Inc., premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, has released the first physical layer (PHY) high-speed interface design from its Bangalore India Design Center.
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15-Dec-06
Translating thoughts into products
Rene Descartes’ philosophy is distilled in a single famous Latin phrase: Cogito ergo sum.
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15-Dec-06
PC likely to chip in for high-tech goods
The government is planning to revise the draft Fab policy to extend fiscal incentives to other hi-tech products such as LCDs, organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), plasma panel displays, storage devices and solar cells.
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12-Dec-06
No major fab investments for India in 2007, Gartner says
Despite the recent hype about India’s being a hot destination for semiconductor manufacturing, global fab majors will stay away from India in 2007, predicts Gartner Group.
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08-Dec-06
ST Microelectronics to invest $20-30 mn
Semiconductor company; ST Microelectronics on Friday said it will invest 20-30 million dollars in India for expansion and will increase the headcount in the country by about 1300.
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07-Dec-06
Cisco to ship 20% top execs to India
In a move to make India one of its global strategic centres, US-based computer network equipment major Cisco Systems today said it would shift 20 per cent of its top executives to India.
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05-Dec-06
LSI Logic snaps up Agere Systems for $4 bn
Semiconductor solutions provider LSI Logic, headed by Intel veteran Abhi Talwalkar, has announced that it would acquire Agere Systems, the former chip division of Lucent Technologies for $4 billion in stock.
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04-Dec-06
All forms of communications shifting to network: Cisco chief
For the $30-billion Cisco Inc, which makes networks work seamlessly, these continue to be exciting times.
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04-Dec-06
VLSI design conference in Bangalore
In an effort to promote very large scale integration (VLSI – process of creating integrated circuits by combining multiple transistor-based circuits into a single chip) and to create awareness about its employment potential, the 20th international conference on VLSI design will be held in Bangalore between January 6 and 7.
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04-Dec-06
Chipmakers set to get fiscal catalyst
The wait for semiconductor players eyeing manufacturing in India may finally be over.
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03-Dec-06
New Analog test facility
Semiconductor firm Analog Devices inaugurated a new integrated circuit (IC) test development facility in the city.
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02-Dec-06
Cisco all set to woo the end users
The world’s largest network equipment maker, $30-billion Cisco, is now increasingly looking at the consumer market as the new growth engine.
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01-Dec-06
Indian designers focusing on Rapid I/O
Interest in Rapid I/O specifications is growing in India as more designers sign up for conferences focusing on how to implement the spec.
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30-Nov-06
Ittiam launches IP video phone
Ittiam Systems has launched an IP video phone solution on Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and based on DaVinci technology from Texas Instruments.
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30-Nov-06
Texas Instruments to ride e-ecosystem wave
"The Indian semiconductor ecosystem is ready; we now dream of an electronic ecosystem,'' declared chipmaker Texas Instruments, while showcasing electronic products based on its chips at a developer conference in the city.
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29-Nov-06
CEO calls for mind-set shift in analog/mixed-signal
The future of the analog and mixed-signal business lies in a judicious mix of geographical diversification and product family development, rather than customization for specific customers.
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29-Nov-06
`Semiconductor industry needs leg-up from Govt'
The biggest impediment to the growth of the semiconductor industry in India is probably the slackness of the Government in announcing a firm package of incentives on par with the rest of the world.
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28-Nov-06
EInfochips announces DaVinci prototyping board
The DaVinci rapid prototyping board announced today (Nov. 28) by EInfochips Ltd. has all the commonly used video system peripheral interfaces, enabling OEMs and ODMs to reduce their hardware design-cycle time.
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28-Nov-06
Ittiam eyes larger chunk of DSP IP market
Ittiam Systems that focuses on digital signal processing (DSP) applications for the digital media processing space, is looking for a larger chunk of the addressable market for DSP IP, which is currently estimated at $1-2 billion.
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28-Nov-06
Ericsson opens R&D facility in Chennai
Swedish telecom major Ericsson has expanded its research and development (R&D) activities in Chennai by opening a new facility.
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28-Nov-06
India takes lead in chip design
As many as 18 out of the top 25 chip companies are setting up chip design centres in India, making the country – which missed the semiconductor manufacturing bus – a clearly emerging worldwide leader in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design.
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27-Nov-06
Wipro charts high growth trajectory in semiconductor design services
A common thread that connects technology majors such as Nortel, Cisco Systems, Lucent and Sun Microsystems is that they all use outsourced product development services.
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27-Nov-06
Ericsson opens R&D facility in Chennai
Ericsson today announced the launch of its new R&D facility in Chennai.
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27-Nov-06
Texas Instruments gearing up to tap chip market
Twenty-one years after it set up its overseas research and development base in Bangalore, Texas Instruments is now gearing up to tap the Indian semiconductor market.
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27-Nov-06
Ericsson R&D centre in Chennai
Swedish telecommunication company Ericsson today inaugurated its research and development facility in Chennai.
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27-Nov-06
Dell to design hardware systems in India
The research and development centre of Dell in Bangalore is witnessing increasing complexity in its activities, and the aim now is to come out with an end-to-end hardware system design from India.
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25-Nov-06
Cisco chief to visit India
John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, a leader in networking for the Internet, will visit India on December 6 and 7.
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24-Nov-06
TI to showcase Bionic Arm
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) will showcase the world’s first thought controlled ‘Bionic Arm’ at the Texas Instruments Developers Conference India to be held from Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2006 at Bangalore.
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24-Nov-06
Gemini surges on TN e-governance deal
Gemini Communication surged north on the back of reports that the company bagged project for computerisation of gram panchayats.
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23-Nov-06
Gemini Comm plans RFID unit near Chennai
The Chennai-based Gemini Communication Ltd plans to set up a manufacturing facility at an SEZ at Sriperumbudur near here instead of Himachal Pradesh.
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23-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Technology
LSI Logic Corporation has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for $7 million in cash.
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23-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Tech for $7m
LSI Logic Corporation, a silicon-to-systems solutions for the storage and consumer markets based in the US, has announced its acquisition of Metta Technology for $7m in cash on November 21.
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22-Nov-06
Cisco CEO coming here next month
The Chairman and CEO of networking major Cisco Inc, Mr John T. Chambers, will visit India on December 6 and 7.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic buys Metta Tech
LSI Logic Corporation today announced it has acquired Metta Technology, Inc for $7 million in cash.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic Acquires India Company in CE Push
LSI Logic Corp. has spent $7 million in cash on its latest consumer electronics (CE) push, a move to acquire Metta Technology Inc.
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22-Nov-06
LSI Logic acquires Metta Technology
LSI Logic Corporation today announced that it has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for approximately $7 million in cash.
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22-Nov-06
Cisco chairman to visit India in Dec.
John T. Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Inc. will visit India in December, according to a Cisco statement.
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21-Nov-06
LSI Logic buys Indian design firm
LSI Logic Corp. has acquired Metta Technology Inc. for approximately $7 million in cash.
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21-Nov-06
Keynoter suggests changes in Indian policy
The Indian semiconductor story will not be complete with the Indian government merely giving some land and financial incentives for a wafer fabrication facility, assuming the country's imminent semiconductor manufacturing policy actually does so.
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21-Nov-06
NeST inks pact with Microvision
The Kerala-based Network Systems and Technologies (NeST), a subsidiary of the $200 million NeST group, has inked an agreement with Nasdaq-listed Microvision, a global leader in light scanning technologies for display and imaging products, for establishing an offshore development centre.
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20-Nov-06
DiBcom looks to India for mobile TV developments
Mobile TV chip specialist DiBcom is to open a software development centre in Bangalore, India, its first foray away from R&D at its home base in France.
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20-Nov-06
NeST enters pact with Microvision Inc.
Network Systems and Technologies Private Limited (NeST), a subsidiary of the US$200-million NeST group, has entered into an agreement with Microvision Inc., a global player in light scanning technologies for display and imaging products, for establishing offshore development centre initially for the engineering and design and development of the company's laser bar code scanner product.
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19-Nov-06
Afraid of fraud? Go for chip-based card
If you are not using a credit card for fear of fraud, you can now go in for a chip - based card.
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19-Nov-06
Microvision signs up NeST for engg designs
Network Systems and Technologies, a subsidiary of the $200-million NeST Group, has entered into a tie up with the US-based Microvision for establishing an offshore development centre for engineering design and development of the latter's laser barcode scanner product.
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17-Nov-06
Indian semi industry creating more IP, report says
India's semiconductor and embedded design industries have not to date created a significant amount of intellectual property (IP).
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17-Nov-06
Freescale launches low-cost device
Freescale Semiconductor launched its low-cost device for digital media servers deployed in the small-office / home-office (SOHO) segment on Wednesday.
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17-Nov-06
Freescale eyes India
With India’s electronic equipment consumption expected to reach $126.7 billion by 2010 from the present $28.2 billion, Freescale Semiconductor, which specialises in designing embedded semiconductors, has India on its radar for growth.
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16-Nov-06
FreeScale unveils new processor
Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor's Indian engineers are engaged in building products that will run digital homes of the future.
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16-Nov-06
HCL, Celestica forms JV
HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a global engineering, R&D, IT services and business process outsourcing firm, and Celestica Inc., electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, has formed a joint venture to provide complete concept-to-manufacturing (C2M) solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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16-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi setting up campus in Thiruvananthapuram
Leading technology and design services company Tata Elxsi has firmed up its plans to increase its Kerala presence by setting up its own campus in Thiruvananthapuram.
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16-Nov-06
SemIndia sees AMD equity in Fab project
SemIndia Private Limited chairman Vinod K Agarwal is hopeful of taking the relationship with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) forward once the semiconductor policy is announced.
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16-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi for bigger presence in Thiruvananthapuram
The technology arm of the Tata Group, Tata Elxsi, is expanding its operations here by setting up its own campus at the Technopark, the company's chief for worldwide marketing Nitin Pai said here on Wednesday.
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15-Nov-06
Freescale engages Indian developers
Coinciding with the major announcement of the buy-out of Freescale by a consortium of private equity companies, the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) got off to a start here today.
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15-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi to expand in Kerala
Tata Elxsi is ramping up its presence in Thiruvananthapuram by setting up its own campus here. Mr Nitin Pai, Head - Worldwide Marketing, and Mr R. Natarajan, Head - Thiruvananthapuram Centre, told newspersons here that the foundation stone for the company's three-acre campus has been laid.
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15-Nov-06
Intel launches new chips
Intel Corporation launched globally on Tuesday its new quad core chips for both server and desktop platforms.
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15-Nov-06
MosChip sees riding boom to profit in Q3
Chip-design company MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd expects to make a net profit in the current quarter to December 2006 riding a boom in the industry, a top official said.
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15-Nov-06
Freescale bets on Indian market to expand operations
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the $5.8 billion global leader in design and manufacture of embedded systems for wireless, networking, consumer and industrial products, is scaling up its operations in India for increasing its market share in the subcontinent.
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15-Nov-06
HCL joins hands with Canada’s Celestica to tap OEM demand
HCL Technologies is planning to form a joint venture (JV) with Canada’s Celestica, a $4-bn electronics and manufacturing services player, to provide concept-to-manufacturing solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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14-Nov-06
India's HCL in joint venture with EMS Celestica
HCL Technologies Ltd. is forming a joint venture with EMS firm Celestica Inc. of Canada to provide complete concept-to-manufacturing solutions for OEMs.
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14-Nov-06
HCL Tech inks pact with Canadian co Celestica
HCL Technologies Ltd has entered into an agreement with Canada based electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Inc to jointly design and manufacture electronic products for global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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14-Nov-06
Intel unveils microprocessors with 4 chips
Intel today launched a family of microprocessors with four chips inside each - chips that will be the heart of technologies used in digital media creation and high-end gaming.
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14-Nov-06
HCL Tech sees JV sales at 100 mn dlrs
HCL Technologies Ltd , India's fifth-largest software services firm, said on Tuesday that its new partnership with Canadian firm Celestica could bring in cumulative revenue of more than $100 mn over five years. HCL Technologies said it will set up a design centre in the southern port city of Chennai.
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14-Nov-06
HCL inks pact with Canada's Celestica
HCL Technologies said on Tuesday that it has formed a partnership with Canada-based Celestica to design, make and sell electronic components in a deal that would generate $100 million in revenues in the next five years for the country's fifth largest software exporter.
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13-Nov-06
RFID tags - an eye on how you buy
In the first two parts of this article, we looked at some areas where radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can be applied, including logistics, travel and the retail space.
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12-Nov-06
Midsized firms eye engg service outsourcing pie
The opportunity in engineering service outsourcing (ESO) is no longer the sole preserve of the larger companies and captive centres set up by MNCs.
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11-Nov-06
Tata Elxsi becomes ARM's first design centre
Tata Elxsi Ltd, the product design services firm of the $22-billion Tata group, has been appointed as the first approved design centre of Britain-based ARM Embedded Technologies Ltd to develop software and embedded applications for silicon vendors.
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11-Nov-06
Bartronics to manufacture its own smart card chips
Bartronics India is planning to set up a chip manufacturing base in Hyderabad at an investment of Rs 160 crore.
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10-Nov-06
Bartronics India plans chip plant in Hyderabad
Bartonics India Ltd. is to set up a manufacturing plant in Hyderabad in southern India to make chips for smart cards in a pact with Watchdata Technologies Ltd., Singapore, a subsidiary of Beijing-based Watchdata, one of China's first developers of a proprietary smart card operating system.
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10-Nov-06
TI to hold developer conference in Bangalore
Texas Instruments, whose R&D center has been in India for the last 21 years, is happy at the way its partner network of technology solutions providers is growing in the country.
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09-Nov-06
Salaam Bangalore!
In an annual event that is showing increasing signs of `middle age spread' and mediocrity, the Bangalore IT. in event which ended last week, had one saving grace: A small corner of the pavilion hosted by the Software Technology Parks of India, brought together a dozen information technology players.
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09-Nov-06
Analog Devices unveils energy meter ICs for India
Analog Devices unveiled two families of single-chip energy meter ICs here with intelligent battery management for energy meters.
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08-Nov-06
Celestica opens mfg facility in Hyd
Celestica, a Canadian electronics manufacturing services company, today formally inaugurated its manufacturing facility, built with an investment of Rs 30 crore, in Hyderabad.
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08-Nov-06
Tejas aims to expand overseas reach
Tejas Networks, a provider of next-generation optical networking products, is planning to expand its international business and productlines armed with the fourth round of equity fundings from venture capitalists led by Sandstone Capital, an India-focused fund based out of Boston.
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07-Nov-06
Tejas Networks gets $20-m equity funding
Tejas Networks has received $20 million equity funding from Sandstone Capital, which the optical networking products company plans to deploy for expanding its international business and invest in research and development to emerge a strong global player.
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07-Nov-06
EDA's hope is enabling cheaper design, Madhavan says
The future of the EDA industry is not too bright, unless it enables chip design of even greater complexity with fewer engineers, thus helping the semiconductor industry deal with the problem of lower profitability as it moves into designs of 65-nm and below, according to Rajeev Madhavan, chairman and CEO of Magma Design Automation Inc.
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07-Nov-06
India tests RFID waters
Sabare International, a home furnishings textiles exporter headquartered in the small South-Indian town of Karur is using RFID tags to reduce its operating costs.
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07-Nov-06
Tejas to expand global footprint
Optical networking firm Tejas Networks India Ltd. today announced its plans to expand its global footprint.
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06-Nov-06
Flextronics plans $200 million unit
Singapore-based Flextronics, a leading contract electronics manufacturer, has planned to invest $200 million in the first phase to set up its manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur (45 km from Chennai), where the company would be consolidating its Indian manufacturing operations.
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06-Nov-06
SemIndia, IMEC ink partnership on R&D
Belgium-based IMEC, an independent nanoelectronics and nanotechnology research institution, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SemIndia to take up research on next-generation semiconductor process technologies at the proposed “Fab City” in Hyderabad.
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06-Nov-06
India expediting semi policy announcement: minister
Seeking to mollify a frustrated chip industry, the Indian government says it is expediting its efforts to announce a national semiconductor policy as soon as possible.
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06-Nov-06
Semiconductor policy before Cabinet soon
A draft version of the much-delayed semiconductor policy will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon.
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05-Nov-06
Semiconductor policy soon: Maran
The Union Government would soon announce its policy on the semiconductor industry, said the Union Minister for Communication and IT, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, on Sunday.
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04-Nov-06
Intel hasn't given up on India plans
Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, has not given up on setting up an ATMP (assembly test mark and pack—a chip assembly and testing unit) facility for chips in India.
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03-Nov-06
Intel's Barrett presses India to release IC policy
Intel Corp. will delay a decision on whether to locate test, assembly and manufacturing facilities in India until the government announces a semiconductor manufacturing policy, according to Intel chairman Craig Barrett.
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02-Nov-06
Intel eyes Govt carrot for India manufacturing facility
Microprocessor major Intel is waiting for Indian government to formulate its policy on semiconductors before it can take a decision on whether it would set up its next chip fabrication facility in the country, according to Intel president Craig Barrett.
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01-Nov-06
India struggles to fill talent void
Sujeeth Joseph had a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Bombay University and three years of experience when he joined Wipro's fledgling IC design service in Bangalore in 1994.
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