24-June-08
Too premature to write off fab story: Pradip Dutta, Synopsys
According to Dr. Pradip K. Dutta, Corporate Vice President & Managing Director, Synopsys (India) Pvt Ltd: "Building wafer fabs in India involves an element of national pride and should also make business sense.
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24-June-08
Indian fab story not disappearing: SemIndia/ISA
B.V. Naidu, managing director, SemIndia Systems, and Vice Chairman - India Semiconductor Association (ISA), comments on the FabCity, status of fabs in India and SemIndia's initiatives in an exclusive with CIOL.
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24-June-08
Has Indian silicon wafer fab story gone astray?
The recent news of the Hyderabad Fab City giants -- SemIndia Fab Pvt Ltd and Nano-Tech Silicon India Pvt Ltd -- being served notice by the local state government and to explain the reasons for their delay in setting up the Fab City on the outskirts of Hyderabad, does not come as a surprise at all!
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24-June-08
Solarworld wins 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from India
Solarworld AG. said it won a 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from Indian company Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. to supply silicon wafers.
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24-June-08
Silicon Valley venture firm to fund Indian start-ups
India-born investors from Silicon Valley have joined hands to fund Indian start-ups in the technology sector with seed capital and mentoring.
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops SEZ plan
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd today said that it has decided to ask the Government to cancel the approval for the company’s SEZ, “as the company is not in a position to execute the SEZ project.”
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops plans for SEZ proj
Chennia-based SPEL Semiconductor Ltd has dropped plans for setting up Special Economic Zone (SEZs) due to its inability to execute such projects.
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