28-August-08
Symphony riding high on embedded wave
Symphony Services, the global leader in the product engineering outsourcing services, organised a roundtable in Pune on embedded software and services titled 'India, the new frontier for "Technovation" in Embedded software and services'. more...

28-August-08
Role of electronics in contemporary automobiles
With the growth of on-board electronics in the automobile sector, from two-wheelers to tractors and heavy commercial vehicles, semi-conductor industry experts believe that in the immediate future, electronics will be the differentiator. more...

27-August-08
2 Sep: electronicIndia 2008
electronicIndia 2008 is scheduled to be held from 2 September to 5 September 2008 in Bengaluru. more...

27-August-08
'Design with Freescale' to boost skills
Freescale Semiconductor will host 'Design With Freescale' (DWF), part of a global training program created to inspire and equip design engineers with the latest semiconductor technologies. more...
27-August-08
Suniva, Titan in over $480mn Indian solar agreement
Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value crystalline silicon solar cells, has entered into a long-term supply contract with Titan Energy Systems Ltd, one of India's largest and longest-standing manufacturers of solar modules and specialty photovoltaic (PV) products. more...

27-August-08
First polysilicon solar project in India
A new polysilicon solar project will be established in the eastern Indian city of Haldia as part of an integrated solar complex, including a power plant, at a total cost of about Rs.5,357.31 crore ($1.25 billion). more...
26-August-08
Magma to Develop Yield Enhancement Software for Solar Cell Fabs
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. magma design automation, a provider of chip design software, today announced development of a new yield enhancement software system customized for solar fabs to improve conversion efficiency, increase yield and reduce the manufacturing costs of solar cells. more...

25-August-08
Bhaskar Silicon plans $1.27 billion solar facility in India
Singapore-based Environ Energy plans to build a $1.27 billion (Rs. 5,500 crores) manufacturing site for solar cells and wafers in India. more...

23-August-08
DuPont India eyes $1 bn revenue, enters photovoltaic market
DuPont India, which is targeting to cross the threshold of $1-billion revenues by 2012, has expanded its business operations. more...

22-August-08
DuPont aims $1b revenue in India; enters photovoltaic segment
Science-based products and services company DuPont is foraying into the Indian photovoltaic market as it looks for a significant contribution from the segment to its overall target of becoming a billion dollar entity in the country by 2012. more...
22-August-08
World's first solar power complex in West Bengal
Construction work for the world's first integrated solar power complex in Haldia in West Bengal is expected to begin very soon, Industry Minister Nirupam Sen said on Thursday. more...
22-August-08
Indian Semiconductor Market Embraces Hardware-Assisted Verification Solutions
The global semiconductor market continues to grow, driven by the unquenchable demand for consumer-oriented electronic devices. more...

21-August-08
Suniva Enters Customer Agreement with Titan Energy Systems Valued at More Than USD$480 Million
Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value crystalline silicon solar cells, has entered into a long-term supply contract with Titan Energy Systems Ltd, one of India’s largest and longest-standing manufacturers of solar modules and specialty photovoltaic (PV) products. more...

21-August-08
Environ Energy plans polysilicon project
The Jyoti Poddar-controlled Environ Energy group on Thursday announced plans to set up the country’s first integrated polysilicon solar project at Haldia. more...
21-August-08
EDA companies are the best paymasters
On an average, EDA companies are the best paymasters followed by Analog design firms and EDA professionals receive 32 percent higher salaries over other domains in the semiconductor space, says a study conducted on the compensation landscape by CareerNet Consulting, a recruitment services firm. more...

20-August-08
`Product companies are best pay masters`
The electronic design automation (EDA) companies are the best paymasters and are followed by the analog design firms in the semiconductor space. more...
19-August-08
Cell phones can do a lot more: Broadcom
Broadcom, recently launched a mobile connectivity solution, the BCM4325 chip, which combines Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM functionality into a single 65nm silicon die. With this, the company aims to significantly reducing the board space and power consumption typically required to add all three wireless features to mobile devices. more...

19-August-08
Japanese semicon firms seek India ties
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) recently organized the India-Fukuoka (Japan) IT, Embedded Software and Semiconductor Business Workshop 2008. more...

18-August-08
LDK Solar to supply 300MW multicrystalline solar wafers to Indian module manufacturer
Indian based module manufacturer, XL Telecom & Energy Limited has secured a 300MW multicrystalline silicon solar wafer supply deal with LDK Solar. more...
15-August-08
Pegasus plans Rs 200 crore semiconductor plant in Ahmedabad
In what could provide an impetus to energy conservation and reduce power costs, Ahmedabad-based Pegasus Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. is setting up a manufacturing plant on the outskirts of the city for white light emitting diode (LEDs) semi-conductor chips. more...
12-August-08
Japan's chip industry seeks ties with Indian designers
Trade officials from Japan's Kyushu Island, the site of 650 semiconductor-related companies, are looking for software design partners in southern India. more...
11-August-08
Importance of low power in today's ICs
In every application, power management must take precedence, whether to reduce energy use or to minimize heat dissipation to lower cooling and packaging costs. more...

11-August-08
Indian semicon industry attractive for EVE
EVE offers a broad range of hardware-assisted verification solutions on the market, from acceleration to fast emulation and prototyping, with the most cycles per dollar. more...

08-August-08
India a high growth area for Xilinx
Xilinx is a global leader in programmable logic solutions with over 51 percent market segment share during 2007, according to iSuppli. PLDs represent an exciting growth potential in the chip market thanks to their flexible nature and ability to change functionality even after being manufactured. more...
08-August-08
World's biggest solar farm planned in India, report says
The world's largest solar power project is reportedly being planned for the state of Gujarat in western India at a cost of about $5 billion. more...

07-August-08
SPEL lines up Rs 430 cr for capacity expansion
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd, originally promoted by the Chennai-based Spic Group, is planning to invest over $100 million (Rs 430 crore) over the next five years in capacity expansion at its Maraimalai Nagar plant, 45 km from Chennai. more...
06-August-08
Solar projects top Indian IC prospects
The Indian government is reviewing a dozen proposals worth $23 billion under its IC and electronics manufacturing policy to determine which are eligible for an incentive package announced last year. more...

05-August-08
Researchers propose new way to develop behavioral circuit models
Engineers here say they have found a new way to develop behavioral models for analog and mixed-signal circuit designs based on modular architectures that can be reused in future designs. more...
04-August-08
Indian chip industry shows how to do IT in a connected world
The 130-odd members of the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) between them provide an accurate snapshot the country's silicon edge: representing various niches of the semiconductor business: desi development centres of the global chip `biggies'; Indian developers who thrive along the `fabless' road; a plethora of electronic design and development hardware and software providers. more...

02-August-08
Rs 30K-cr Fab City plan for rantij Rajiv Shah
Gujarat could well give Andhra Pradesh a run for its money as India's fab capital with Hindustan Semiconductor & Manufacturing Company (HSMC), a consortium of NRIs based out of Silicon Valley, eyeing a Rs 30,000-crore Fab City project spread over 700 acres for manufacturing semi-conductors in the state. more...

01-August-08
Tremendous response for Fab policy
The semiconductor policy announced by the government has received an overwhelming response with 12 prospective players, including Reliance Industries, lining up a total investment proposal of Rs 93,000 crore. more...

01-August-08
Solar projects dominate Indian semi proposals
The Indian government is reviewing a dozen proposals worth $23 billion under its semiconductor and electronics manufacturing policy to determine which are eligible for an incentive package announced last year. more...

31-July-08
Signet Solar expects final acceptance test of first thin-film PV line to be completed within 90 days
During our Tuesday (July 29) chat at the company's modest global headquarters in Menlo Park, Signet Solar's founder-CEO Rajeeva Lahri and VP of manufacturing Bijan Moslehi updated me on the company's latest news and future plans, including the status of the ramp of their first production facility in Mochau, outside of Dresden. more...