29-September-08
RF Micro opens customer support center in India
Greensboro-based RF Micro Devices said today it has opened a customer support center in Bangalore, India. more...

29-September-08
Govt urged to energize solar power industry
India needs a renewable energy law that requires utilities to progressively buy greater amounts of electricity generated from renewable energy sources, a study released on Monday has suggested. more...

29-September-08
Industry to explore solar potential in India
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), today launched the report on the "Solar PV Industry: Global and Indian Scenario" along with the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at the inaugural session of the first annual Solar PV Conclave 2008. more...
29-September-08
SemIndia junks $3 billion fab plans SemIndia will not pursue plans for a $3 billion semiconductor chip fabrication (fab) unit that was to come up at the much hyped FabCity here. more...

28-September-08
BV Naidu quits SemIndia! So what?
There have been reports in the media regarding BV Naidu putting in his papers at SemIndia. more...

26-September-08
SemIndia MD quits; firm assures on packing unit
There is a change of guard at SemIndia Group, which has been trying to set up a full-fledged semiconductor chip unit in India at a cost of $3 billion for close to three years now. more...
26-September-08
Yindusoft goes aggressive on embedded
Yindusoft, established 2006, is a software services company focused on the following domains: embedded software for IC design houses, OEMS/ODMS in consumer electronics; IT solutions in the semiconductor manufacturing sector; and distribute and customize higher end IT software products in the two areas. more...
25-September-08
India inside Intel chips
Three hundred odd people at Intel India have just won a bet with their management and earned themselves a ‘fascinating vacation’. more...

23-September-08
Is Innovation India's Next Big Thing?
People tend to think of lower-cost IT services -- and not "innovation" -- when Indian outsourcer Wipro Technologies' name is mentioned. more...
23-September-08
University of Pune ties up with Intel
The University of Pune (UoP) and semiconductor giant Intel India on Monday announced a joint initiative in order to create a specialised workforce in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) layout design, required by the semiconductor industry. more...

23-September-08
Solar PV industry in India: Strategy for success
Nearly four years since promoters first descended on India to hawk multi-billion dollar wafer fabs for semiconductor chips and for nearly as long since local booster associations (composed mostly of software/design types with rather thin credentials in expertise e,g. physics or materials science, critical to semiconductors) jumped on the bandwagon to advocate wafer fabs, not a single new fab has come up anywhere in India! more...

22-September-08
India can easily establish solar/PV ecosystem
Renewable energy has never ever had such a good time like this! A tremendous hype has already been built around solar photovoltaics. more...
22-September-08
Mentor bullish on India despite global challenges
The EDA industry, along with the global semiconductor industry, has not had a smooth ride this year, so far. more...

22-September-08
To your health
Chips designed by researchers at TI India touch our lives in more ways than one, says the company. more...

21-September-08
Intel India team lofts a ‘sixer’
The world’s first six-in-one processor has been completely designed and developed in India.
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21-September-08
ESC India to focus on India's embedded industry
UBM India and TechInsights, divisions of United Business Media, LLC, will launch this year's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) India, that has been certified by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Extension. more...

21-September-08
Semiconductor sector sees Rs 55,000-cr fresh investments
In the last two months, the Government’s policy for semiconductor fabs and eco-system units has attracted three new solar photovoltaic (PV) proposals together worth nearly Rs 55,000 crore, thus taking the overall proposals under the scheme to 14 and the total investment commitment to almost Rs 1,36,000 crore. more...
19-September-08
NEWSMAKER: Praveen Vishakantaiah
When Intel launched its first six-core x86 microprocessor — a high-end processor to crunch huge amount of data — designed and developed by its Indian team, there was relief at its India office. more...
17-September-08
ONGC to enter solar energy business
After unveiling its plans to harness wind energy, ONGC, the country's leading crude and gas producer, now plans to foray into solar and geothermal energy. more...

17-September-08
A chip off the Bangalore block
Intel on Tuesday announced the launch of its 45 nanometer six-core Xeon processor 7400 series, which was conceptualised and developed at its India development centre here. more...

17-September-08
Intel unveils first Made-in-India chip
The world’s largest chipmaker, Intel, on Tuesday unveiled its latest microprocessor for servers, designed entirely by its Bangalore team and developed in a record two years. more...

17-September-08
India's hardware design prowess on the global map
A Bangalore-based team has developed the Intel Xeon 7400 series processor, which is Intel’s first six-core central processing unit. more...
16-September-08
Landmark launch of Intel chip developed in India
Intel is to launch the first microprocessor for the mass market that it has developed almost exclusively at its design centre in Bangalore in a milestone for the research and development of computer hardware in India. more...

16-September-08
India Needs To Start Manufacturing Electronic Components
electronicIndia 2008 started in Bengaluru amidst lots of expectations. more...

15-September-08
German Solar Roof Project Demonstrated In India For First Time
Leading German company IBC SOLAR, specialist in turnkey solar systems, has installed its first showcase system in India on the roof of the cultural organisation, the Goethe-Institut, in Bangalore, Karnataka. more...

15-September-08
ISA-NMCC to launch solar/PV industry report
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry will launch the "ISA-NMCC report on the Solar PV industry: Global and India scenario, 2008". more...

15-September-08
Indian Team Designs Intel's First 'true' Quad-core Chip
Intel released its first "true" quad-core processors on Monday with the introduction of its Xeon 7400 series of server chips, formerly called Dunnington. more...

15-September-08
Semicon Special: Global trends, NAND, Fabs and Solar
We are coming to the close of the third quarter of the year. As things stand, the global semiconductor industry has been holding up well, so far. more...

12-September-08
India can get more into product development
There have been reports about the troubles within the EDA industry in recent times, especially those related with quarter sales. Synopsys has been the one, which has been sailing along fine! more...

12-September-08
TI India celebrates 50 years of the IC
Texas Instruments India today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Integrated Circuit (IC) - a Nobel Prize winning discovery that led to the generation of life-changing technological advances in the field of electronics globally and expanded the possibilities of how we learn, connect, grow and discover in our day-to-day lives. more...

12-September-08
Ramkumar Subramanian Appointed As Sales and Marketing Vice President For AMD India
AMD (NYSE: AMD), today announced the appointment of Ramkumar Subramanian as, sales and marketing vice president for India and SAARC region. more...

11-September-08
Solar Infra, Inc. Unveils Phase 1 Plans for Crystalline PV Module Manufacturing in India
Solar Infra, Inc. today announced plans to establish a mega plant for module manufacturing in India. more...

11-September-08
Hit home runs in solar with Magma YieldManager!
Recently, Magma Design Automation Inc. announced the development of a new yield enhancement software system, the YieldManager software system, which is customized for solar fabs to improve conversion efficiency, increase yield and reduce the manufacturing costs of solar cells. more...

08-September-08
Infotech Enterprises acquires TTM
Infotech Enterprises, a global technology solutions provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire California based TTM, an embedded software services company, for an unspecified amount. more...

08-September-08
Infotech forays into hitech industry with TTM
Infotech Enterprises America Inc., a subsidiary of Infotech Enterprises Ltd. (IEL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Time To Market Inc. (TTM), a software service provider based in San Jose, California. more...

08-September-08
Infotech Enterprises buys Time to Market
Engineering services provider Infotech Enterprises on Monday announced that it will acquire California-based semiconductor design company Time To Market for an undisclosed amount. more...

08-September-08
Infotech Enterprises to acquire US firm
Infotech Enterprises America Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of Hyderabad-based Infotech Enterprises (IEL) entered into a definitive agreement with Time To Market Inc. (TTM) to acquire the company and all its affiliates, for an undisclosed sum. more...

05-September-08
Moser Baer to raise Rs 411 cr to boost thin film verticals
A consortium of investors including Nomura, CDC Group, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, IDFC PE and IDFC are acquiring a 6.5% stake in Moser Baer’s photovoltaic (PV) arm for Rs 411 crore. more...

04-September-08
Moser Baer’s solar PV biz gets Rs 411-cr funding
Moser Baer India Ltd on Thursday said its wholly-owned photovoltaic subsidiary has raised Rs 411 crore from a clutch of global investors including Nomura, CDC Group, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, IDFC PE and IDFC. more...

03-September-08
India, Vietnam Lead Asia's Chip Growth
India is tipped to be the world's fastest growing semiconductor market, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.2 percent between 2007 and 2012, Phillip Koh, Gartner's research vice president for semiconductors in the Asia-Pacific region, said Tuesday at the company's 14th annual semiconductors roadshow here. more...

02-September-08
Microchip invests $65M in India
Microchip Technology Inc. is setting aside Rs.278.58 crore ($65 million) for the next five years for its investment plan for India. more...

01-September-08
SemIndia Sees Profit in Broadband Manufacturing
Hyderabad-based SemIndia Systems, part of the SemIndia Group, aims to become a market leader with its "Made in India" modems and set-top boxes (STB). more...

01-September-08
Microchip to invest $65 million in India
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced a US$65 million investment plan for India over the next five years. more...

31-August-08
Microchip Tech to put $65 mn in India
One of the leading providers of micro-controller and analog semi-conductors, Microchip Technology Inc on Saturday announced that it would invest $65 mn in India over the next five years. more...

30-August-08
Microchip to invest $65 mn in India
Leading provider of microcontrollers and analog chip maker Microchip Technology will invest $65 million (Rs.2.85 billion) in its India development centre over the next five years and hire about 300 more engineers, the company said in Bangalore. more...