27-February-09
Power-Efficient Design Critical to EDA Industry
In terms of trends in the EDA industry, the power-efficient design will become increasingly critical to semiconductor companies, and EDA companies will have to sharpen their focus to deliver 'green' technologies, according to Jaswinder Ahuja, corporate vice president and managing director, Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt Ltd - and chairman of the India Semiconductor Association (ISA). more...
27-February-09
Silicon power
Today, semiconductors are used in virtually every piece of modern electronics, from mobile phones (the SIM card is a semiconductor) and telecom equipment to consumer electronics, infrastructural equipment and automotive systems. more...
26-February-09
Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra is named as president and managing director of TI India
Texas Instruments has announced that Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra has been elected president and managing director of TI India. In his new role, Dr. Mitra will lead all of TI's research and development, sales and marketing activities in India. more...
26-February-09
Bridging boundaries between hardware and software product design
Vayavya Labs Pvt. Ltd, a company that aims to speed the process of programming semiconductor chips, could be a classic Silicon Valley start-up: using tech to ease pain in a high-tech industry process. more...
24-February-09
Now, IT cos move from offshoring to advising strategy
From doing bits and pieces of design and testing on the electronics inside, a few Indian software firms are now partnering with their overseas clients to help them launch medical equipment and other devices for the Indian market. more...
24-February-09
Semicon players unhappy with Government's solar stance
The Government of India has identified Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra to be developed as the first 'solar city' in India. It doesn’t stop there, the ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed to develop 60 such cities during the 11th Plan Period. more...
19-February-09
Importance of semiconductor fab for India
Somewhere in late 80s or early 90s, India's BEL (Bharath Electronics Limited) was making quite a few most used semiconductor devices; some of the devices include telephone speech IC, audio amplifier, and basic operational amplifiers. more...
19-February-09
Dreams of Indian fabs fading away
Major investment plans for a fabrication facility put off due to the slowdown. more...
