Most captive operations in India feel the heat
Almost 90 per cent of companies that started their captive operations (set up to provide internal services and in some cases sell them to clients) in India in the last 18 months are operating with less than 300 people each which is not sustainable in the long-run.
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05-Feb-07
ISA Vision Summit gets underway in Hyderabad
With a participation of about 300 delegates from eight countries, the second edition of the India Semiconductor Association-organized Vision Summit got off here today.
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05-Feb-07
TSMC sets up operations in India
Foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) today announced that it has opened an office in Bangalore, India.
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05-Feb-07
India should resist gung-ho wafer fab subsidies, says analyst
While India is eager to make its mark as a semiconductor manufacturer, a rapid plunge into leading-edge chip manufacturing could contribute to global overcapacity and not serve India well, according to an analyst attending the India Semiconductor Association's Vision Summit conference in Hyderabad.
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05-Feb-07
Indian IC design market to grow at 20% CAGR, says In-Stat
India's IC design services market is set to grow at over 20 percent per year through 2010, according to market research firm In-Stat (Scottsdale, Arizona).
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05-Feb-07
TSMC setting up operations in India
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. intends to open a support office in Bangalore, India, the company said Monday.
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05-Feb-07
Make Hyderabad semiconductor capital: Andhra CM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Monday invited semiconductor industry to invest here saying the city would emerge as the semiconductor capital of India.
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05-Feb-07
SemIndia awaiting Govt move for expansion
The promoters and strategic investors in SemIndia project are awaiting the Union Government policy framework to finalise the nature of equity participation.
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05-Feb-07
AP woos hardware, semiconductor cos
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today invited hardware and semiconductor companies to locate their projects in the State and assured all necessary support from the Government.
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05-Feb-07
Sequence Design to focus on low power consumption chips
Sequence Design India Pvt Ltd, the US based chip design company, is looking to acquire a company with expertise in low power consumption chip design.
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05-Feb-07
`Chip industry has scope to create 9 million jobs'
The Chairman of India Semiconductor Association (ISA), Mr Rajender Kumar Khare, said that the semiconductor industry could contribute to about one third of the total gross domestic produce by 2015 and employ about six-eight times that of IT sector provided this becomes a national priority.
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