23-Feb-07
Semiconductor Policy Announced!
The long wait has come to an end and the semiconductor industry in India takes a breath of relief with the announcement of the semiconductor policy.
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23-Feb-07
NRIs plan JV to invest $4.5 bn in chip-making
With the government having finally cleared a package of concessions for the semi-conductor industry, a group of Silicon Valley NRIs are planning to set up a joint venture in India to invest $4.5 billion in semiconductor manufacturing.
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23-Feb-07
Industry cheers chip policy; sees big inflows
Despite the less-than-expected fiscal sops for semiconductor manufacturing operations located in SEZs, the Indian industry cheered the government’s semiconductor policy saying it would trigger an immediate investment commitment of $10 billion.
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23-Feb-07
Carrots to chip makers 40% lower than global norm
Incentives offered by the government to set up semiconductor fab units are about 42.8% lower than what other nations offer to set up chip fabs.
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23-Feb-07
Govt offers sops to semiconductor biz
The government on Thursday finally announced the long awaited semiconductor policy.
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23-Feb-07
Fab sops rolled out for chip makers
Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday announced a capital subsidy of up to 25% to attract investments from global majors for setting up semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nano technology manufacturing units.
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23-Feb-07
Semiconductor policy aims at $10 billion investment
In a move that is perceived as a partial victory for the high-tech manufacturing sector in India and expected to attract investments of over $10 billion, besides generating employment, the central government has announced a host of incentives in its much-awaited semiconductor policy, to buoy the semiconductor ecosystem.
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23-Feb-07
Subsidy for chip manufacturing
The Central Government on Thursday announced its much-awaited semiconductor policy, giving major subsidy to global firms for setting up semiconductor fabrication and other high-end manufacturing units in India.
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22-Feb-07
Chip market heading for overcapacity: Gartner
Investors in semiconductor units in India should be cautious because global overcapacity could slow demand for chips by the time the units are ready, a senior official at Gartner said this week.
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22-Feb-07
India Reveals Chip Policy
A year-long wait for the Indian government’s semiconductor policy finally ended Thursday.
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22-Feb-07
India debuts fab incentive policy
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) today unveiled a new semiconductor policy designed to attract further investments in the country.
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22-Feb-07
India outlines long awaited semiconductor policy
India's long awaited semiconductor manufacturing policy has been announced, paving the way for the country to make its mark on the global semiconductor map.
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22-Feb-07
Semicon policy announced
The Indian Government today announced the Semiconductor policy, after the Union Cabinet had approved the Special Incentive Package Scheme for setting-up fabs and other micro and nanotechnology manufacturing units.
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22-Feb-07
ISA cheers Semicon policy
The Semiconductor industry welcomed the announcement of the Semiconductor Policy here today.
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22-Feb-07
Indian brain behind Intel’s tiny chip
Indian engineers at Intel's facility in Bangalore played a key role in the development of a fingernail-sized chip that gives supercomputer performance while using only 62 watts of electricity.
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22-Feb-07
Chip fabrication companies to get fiscal incentives
In a move aimed at making the country a hub for semiconductor manufacturing, the Government on Thursday announced its decision to give incentives of up to 25 per cent of the capital expenditure incurred by chip fabrication companies for the first ten years.
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22-Feb-07
Industry gives thumbs up to fab policy
The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) and various players from the semiconductor industry welcomed the fab policy that includes SEZ status and related incentives, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Thursday.
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22-Feb-07
Jasmin Infotech's new centre
Jasmin Infotech inaugurated its new development centre in the city at a cost of Rs 9 crore.
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22-Feb-07
`Intel India played key role in fingernail teraflop chip'
An engineering team of the Intel India Development Centre (IDC) had contributed 50 per cent of the work in the development of the teraflops research chip in terms of the logic, circuit and physical device, which is as small as a fingernail.
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22-Feb-07
Semiconductor policy announced
The government has announced a capital subsidy of up to 25 percent to attract investments from global majors such as Intel for setting up semiconductor fabrication and other high-end items manufacturing units.
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