India Semicon Watch

2010-07-08T13:08:00.001+05:30

01-Jul-10
"For Us Even Small Customers Are Important, As We Believe That Large Customers Were Also Small At Some Point Of Time"
Texas Instruments (TI) is the world leader in analogue, microcontroller and digital signal processing technologies.
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2010-06-23T12:05:00.001+05:30

17-Jun-10
Semiconductor mkt set to grow by 22%
India’s microchip market is set for a robust compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.1 per cent, according to a report released by the India Semiconductor Association (ISA).
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17-Jun-10
ISA to start chapters in Pune soon
Bobby Mitra, chairman, Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA), on Wednesday said the association would soon start regional chapters in Pune to support local semiconductor industries for better industrial growth.
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17-Jun-10
India semiconductor revenue to cross $8 billion due to localization of manufacturing
The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) has updated its India semiconductor market study report.
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2010-06-02T12:11:00.001+05:30

01-Jun-10
India to become multi-billion USD PV manufacturing hub: Prasad
India is poised to become a multi-billion dollar manufacturing hub for photo voltaic (PV) value chain but the main challenge before the industries would be to reduce costs associated with PV manufacturing and installations, a top solar industry official said in Mumbai.
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01-Jun-10
Embedded Systems Conference announced
ESC India 2010 will be the largest embedded event in India and is aimed at those who are actively seeking to upgrade their design expertise, knowledge and skills.
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31-May-10
Cadence's Ahuja discusses EDA360 vision
Cadence Design Systems Inc. recently launched a global initiative called the EDA360 to counter the threat of profitability gap that faces the EDA industry.
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29-May-10
Karnataka: 'Tech address'ing the world
Karnataka is a formidable avatar when it comes to the tech front.
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25-May-10
At FPGA Camp it was not Xilinx v/s Altera v/s Lattice Semiconductor
At the recently held FPGA Camp in Bangalore, the 1,2,3 vendors of FPGA industry namely Xilinx, Altera and Lattice Semiconductor were not seen so much as competing to influence design engineers in using their products, but it was more of a joint effort to spread the use of FPGA in India.
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11-May-10
12 investment proposals cleared under semiconductor policy
The Centre has given an ‘in-principle’ approval to 12 of the 15 investment applications received for incentives under the existing semiconductor policy.
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10-May-10
India Semiconductor Association members elect Bobby Mitra as Chairman
India Semiconductor Association (ISA)'s members have elected Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra, President & Managing Director, Texas Instruments India as the new Chairman and Dr. Pradip K Dutta, Corporate VP & Managing Director, Synopsis India as the Vice Chairman of ISA for the year 2010-11.
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10-May-10
Local biz bags opportunity for chipsets
Freescale Semiconductor, a manufacturer of microcontrollers, microprocessors and semiconductors, will start shipping eight core system-on-chip processors to India in this quarter, with an aim to tap the potential of the telecom infrastructure in the country.
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10-May-10
‘Low chip power is the top consideration for designers’
Semiconductors touch our lives at every level, and in the years to come, their impact will increase manifold.
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2010-04-15T18:59:00.001+05:30

15-Apr-10
IIT Bombay, Applied Materials Collaborate On Renewable Energy
IIT Bombay, India’s highest rated university and a leader in education and research, and Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries, announced today they will broaden the scope of their ongoing research collaboration to develop new energy-related initiatives.
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13-Apr-10
India based semicon tester Tessolve gets VC funding and merges its business with DTS
India based semiconductor chip tester Tessolve Services is gaining stronger foothold in the fast growing business of outsourced semiconductor test services.
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08-Apr-10
Tessolve gets Reliance Venture funding
Tessolve Services, an independent full-service semiconductor test and product engineering company operating out of India, has received funding from Reliance Venture Asset Management.
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01-Apr-10
Magma Design appoints Alok Mehrotra as MD, India operations
Magma Design, provider of chip design software, appoints Alok Mehrotra as Managing Director of the company’s India operations.
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2010-03-29T14:47:00.000+05:30

29-Mar-10
De Core to soon produce white LEDs from its opto-semiconductor fab at Noida
De Core Science and Technologies with its expertise in designing optoelectronic application specific semiconductor devices using advanced material such as Aluminum Indium Gallium Nitride is soon to produce LEDs from its India's first advanced semiconductor fab (AlInGaN facility) at Noida Special Economic Zone, in the city of Noida.
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25-Mar-10
India’s first nanosemiconductor plant in Gujarat
India’s first Compound Nanosemiconductor Plant to manufacture semiconductor chips is coming up in Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
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23-Mar-10
'India is a good place to acquire talent'
Synopsys, a global provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor manufacturing, is gung-ho about the engineering talent available in India.
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2010-03-22T13:02:00.001+05:30

22-Mar-10
Technology in the classroom
The Karnataka Education Department and chip-makers Intel are scouring the state to identify a taluk they would like to work with.
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17-Mar-10
Why a made-in-India chip remains chimeric
Nine months after the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) made public its intent to spearhead a national initiative on India Microprocessor, a public-private programme, forming a special purpose vehicle called Zerone Corporation, to design and develop a microprocessor at an initial investment of about $200 million (Rs908 crore) in collaboration with the ministry of information technology (IT), the latter remains non-committal about the project.
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17-Mar-10
Freescale seminars in Delhi Pune and Hyderabad
Freescale Semiconductor India has launched Designing With Freescale Market Solutions seminars, which will be held in Delhi (April 6-7), Pune (April 13-14), and Hyderabad (April 20-21).
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16-Mar-10
Magma Announces Agenda for MUSIC India Users Conference
Magma Design Automation Inc, a provider of chip design software, today announced the final agenda for the MUSIC India users conference in Bangalore on March 30.
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15-Mar-10
Flash memory market to grow for another 10 years
The storage technology concept used in flash memory is all about locking few electrons beyond a dielectric wall by applying little higher voltage.
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12-Mar-10
SanDisk to ramp up its R&D centre in India
SanDisk is ramping up its R&D centre in India for its worldwide IT operations so that over the next five years the centre will emerge as a Centre of Excellence.
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03-Mar-10
Laptops are old, future is of new class of devices
ARM is a leading provider of processors for mobile phones and other electronics devices.
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02-Mar-10
Budget reaction from Freescale Semiconductor India
Ganesh Guruswamy, Vice President and Country Manager, Freescale Semiconductor India:
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01-Mar-10
Solar Attraction
Having carved a niche in global software development and services outsourcing, India seemed all set to take on the rest of Asia in the chip manufacturing business.
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25-Feb-10
ISA budget recommendations for enhancing competitiveness
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has submitted its budget recommendations to the government of India.
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25-Feb-10
Best consultants related to India's electronics and semiconductor industry
For private original design and manufacturing electronics companies based in India, it's tough walk in competing with well-established firms in US, EU and few Asian countries.
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25-Feb-10
India Semiconductor Association suggests extending India semiconductor policy to 2015
India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has requested the Government of India (GOI) to extend the benefits of semiconductor policy announced in 2007 to March 2015, where the present deadline is Mar 2010.
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24-Feb-10
Create More Electronic Mfg Clusters in India: ISA
India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the semiconductor driven industry in India is requesting the government to consider promoting existing clusters and create new electronic manufacturing clusters in the country.
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24-Feb-10
India Semiconductor Association names best and brightest
The India Semiconductor Association (along with U.K. Trade and Investment) has conferred the TechnoVisionary award for 2010 on Kumar N Sivarajan, co-founder and chief technology officer, Tejas Networks.
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2010-01-21T10:28:00.000+05:30

20-Jan-10
Automotive IC market will see 16% rise in 2010
Semicast Research Ltd, forecasts that the automotive semiconductors global market will rise 16 per cent in 2010 to reach Rs.86.152.90 crore ($18.4 billion).
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19-Jan-10
Chitkara Univ. collaborate with Seer Akademi in offering M.Tech in VLSI
Chitkara University of Punjab has announced a new Masters program (M.Tech/M.E.) in Microelectronic Systems to train highly qualified specialists in the field of very large scale integration (VLSI) design and embedded systems.
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19-Jan-10
India's hottest applications in 2010
Over the last decade, technology has changed our lives drastically.
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19-Jan-10
Storage and networking semiconductor specialist LSI increased its India's R&D strength
Storage and networking semiconductor device specialist LSI has expanded its R&D center in Pune, India to house more VLSI engineers.
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18-Jan-10
Texas Instruments now gears up to tap IT products & services market
Over two decades ago, semiconductor company Texas Instruments (TI) triggered the offshoring wave and the growth of Bangalore as the Silicon Valley of India when it set up a development centre.
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13-Jan-10
Designing for the next upturn
Escalating complexity has threatened to derail the IC industry from the extraordinary 35 per cent annual reduction in transistor pricing it has enjoyed the past 40 plus years.
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09-Jan-10
After digital makeover, tech chips now oil hot wheels
The difference between the car engine of your ancestors and the one you have is just one: the latter has a chip, or a few more, on the
old block.
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2010-01-11T11:50:00.000+05:30

09-Jan-10
The 23rd International Conference on VLSI Design
The 23rd International Conference on VLSI Design along with the 9th International Conference on Embedded Systems was held at NIMHANS Convention centre , Bangalore from January 3rd to January 7th 2010.
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08-Jan-10
VLSI design conference pushes affordable tech

The 23rd International Conference on VLSI Design and the 9th International Conference on Embedded Systems was inaugurated at the NIMHANS convention centre in Bangalore by wirelessly lighting the traditional lamp.
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06-Jan-10
Semiconductor industry bullish on emerging markets
After facing tough times due to the economic slowdown, the semiconductor industry is set to grow in the coming months mainly fueled by the high demand in emerging markets.
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04-Jan-10
Xilinx to showcase its India team's design strength at VLSI Conference, Bangalore
The FPGA semiconductor vendor, Xilinx to display its products and solutions at the 23rd International Conference on VLSI Design between January 5 and 7, 2010, in Bangalore.
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02-Jan-10
Microchip designers to display smartware for cars at the expo
Auto shows may not be events traditionally associated with chipmakers, but microchip designers are expected to be out in full force at
the upcoming Auto Expo 2010, a testament to growing role of microelectronics in the world of autos.
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31-Dec-09
2010 offers challenges and opportunities

While the global economy is heading towards a recovery after the worst of recession that the world has witnessed in the recent times, 2010 offers greater challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor and EDA industries, said Jaswinder Ahuja, corporate vice president and managing director, Cadence Design Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd.
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30-Dec-09
More opportunities open for India electronics design
The most remarkable progress made in India in recent years has been the adoption of high technology products in a variety of environments.
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29-Dec-09
2010 signals recovery of new product designs
The electronics industry has survived the toughest recession period of 2008-2009 and thankfully, that period is coming to an end.
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28-Dec-09
Hardware: Riding out of downturn
The global downturn and weak buying sentiments dented sales of computers and IT products in the country during the first half of 2009, although renewed consumer confidence backed by domestic growth lifted flagging demand ahead of the festive season.
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21-Dec-09
ST Micro engages solidly with Indian power semiconductor market
In Indian semiconductor market, the share of power semiconductor ICs is slightly high compared to any other leading semiconductor-consuming regions.
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18-Dec-09
Chip makers betting big on security technology
Even in a country where the campuses of several technology firms are high-security areas, the revolving, turnstile door at the entrance to NXP Semiconductors bears testimony to the company’s claim that it takes security seriously.
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2009-12-08T12:25:00.001+05:30

07-Dec-09
Interaction with Xilinx-India CTO on FPGA design issues and trends
The role of FPGAs in embedded systems is only increasing, asking every embedded system developer to get more familiarity with programmable silicon along with ASICs.
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02-Dec-09
India's new solar mission opening a floodgate of opportunities
Clean energy, soul satisfying mission, and lots of money; all these objectives can be achieved if you are a solar energy expert or entrepreneur.
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2009-11-18T09:13:00.000+05:30

18-Nov-09
'Indian ESO to touch $50 bn by 2020'
Consulting firm Booz & Company on Tuesday said the Indian engineering services outsourcing (ESO) industry will achieve $50 billion in
revenues by 2020, and generate employment for 25-30 million professionals for delivering these services.
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2009-11-17T09:31:00.000+05:30

17-Nov-09
Global conference series makes a pit stop at India
Aiming to gather design engineers and industry experts to help solve design challenges, Cadence's CDNLive! is a global series of technical conferences for the company's technology and service users.
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16-Nov-09
Global IP and patents are the gold reserves of the semiconductor industry
Whether it's a multi-billion dollar fab or a small 10-member semiconductor design team, the IP and patents are the real assets of semiconductor companies.
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2009-11-12T10:22:00.001+05:30

12-Nov-09
Solar cos out to tap $42 billion bounty
Several multinationals and scores of Indian companies, many of them start-ups, are following the sun in India for an opportunity the World Bank estimates at over $42 billion over the next 10 years.
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12-Nov-09
Technovation awards declared

India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor and electronics systems, announced the winners of Technovation Awards 2009.
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11-Nov-09
Indian startup tips SDR-based TV demodulation

Saankhya Labs, a fabless chip startup based here, has announced its Universal TV demodulator IC based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture, and targeted at World TV and PC-TV receiver markets.
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11-Nov-09
Marvell's semiconductor innovations in India targets broadband connected smart gadgets

Fables semiconductor device maker Marvell has started its operations in India on May 2006 with corporate office in Bangalore and additional offices in Pune and Hyderabad.
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09-Nov-09
SOLARCON India 2009 gets going in Hyderabad

The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) the premier trade body representing the semiconductor industry in the country, in collaboration with SEMI and Fabcity commenced the three-day solar PV conference today at International Convention Centre, Hyderabad.
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09-Nov-09
BV Naidu to quit Matrix Enport

BV Naidu, vice chairman, Matrix Enport, an infrastructure company promoted by former Matrix Labs founder N Prasad, is set to quit the company.
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05-Nov-09
Indian, British entities sign semiconductor deal

The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and Britain's UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) signed an agreement for promoting business ties and technology exchange in the semiconductor sector.
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04-Nov-09
On Semi buys EMI firm, enters India design front

Continuing on its buying spree, On Semiconductor Corp. has completed the acquisition of PulseCore Holdings (Cayman) Inc. in an all cash transaction for initial consideration of approximately $17 million.
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03-Nov-09
Aldec opens new office in Bangalore, India

Aldec has announced that it has opened a new Aldec-South Asia regional office at Bangalore, India. The new India-office to provide better service to its design and verification-engineering customers in India and South Asia.
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02-Nov-09
The Alchemy of Semiconductors

There was a time when handsets were used only for saving phone numbers and receiving messages.
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01-Nov-09
Intel looks to India for greater growth push

Paul S Otellini, the fifth chief executive of Intel, is not a chip off the old block. The 59-year-old describes his immediate predecessor Craig
Barrett as the ‘‘manufacturing guru’’ of the tech bellwether, while Andy Grove before him was the ‘‘management guru’’.
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28-Oct-09
Intel, HCL join hands for WiMax devices
Intel, the world's largest computer chip maker, has tied up with HCL Infosystems to announce the launch of the first of WiMax-enabled net tops and laptops in the country.
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28-Oct-09
India to be test-bed for Qualcomm PC
Last November, US-headquartered Qualcomm announced it was working on a low-cost personal computer (PC) alternative project, codenamed ‘Kayak’ — a sleek, simple yet very fast boat used by American Indians.
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27-Oct-09
India is great place for chip design, says Intel
“We have a chip design centre in Bangalore. Our server microprocessors are designed here... India is an important design centre and we hope to expand here over time... But we do not need any capacity addition.
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2009-10-25T14:47:00.001+05:30

23-Oct-09
India Chip Dreams Replaced by PV Solar
Unlike the hyped goals a couple of years ago about establishing frontend semiconductor fabrication, India's PV plans are ramping up noticeably and seem likely to prosper.
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2009-10-25T14:33:00.001+05:30

12-Oct-09
Premier Farnell ups focus on India electronics design
At a recent media briefing in Singapore, Harriet Green, the Premier Farnell CEO, along with David Shen, senior VP of Global eCommerce and Technical Marketing, presented market trends and their company's focus on the web, including a new community web site called "element14."
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12-Oct-09
New geographies open for the Indian chip design industry
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) the premier trade body representing the semiconductor industry in the country, recently led a delegation to the United Kingdom in association with the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).
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10-Oct-09
Incap plans to extend its design unit in India
Incap plans to extend its design operations in India, where it is currently designing customer products such as UPS products, inverters and power supplies.
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05-Oct-09
Innovating through tough times
The semiconductor industry has been battling through the economic downturn, and EDA vendors large and small are adjusting to a world where customers' design-tool budgets face greater scrutiny.
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01-Oct-09
Vivek Tyagi is Freescale's new country manager
Freescale Semiconductor today announced the appointment of Vivek Tyagi as country manager - Sales for its India operations.
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29-Sept-09
Kyocera is strategically investing in sales and divesting its Indian R&D resources
Japan based Kyocera, a typical electronics company with its presence in passive-components and semiconductors to telecom and wireless is looking at India in little different prospect than the other similar companies.
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2009-09-29T15:35:00.000+05:30

29-Sept-09
MindTree buys Kyocera Wireless India
MindTree Ltd said on Tuesday it agreed to buy Bangalore-based Kyocera Wireless India Pvt Ltd and make an upfront payment of $6 million, while further payments will be linked to revenue in FY11 and FY12.
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2009-09-25T09:59:00.000+05:30

24-Sept-09
Workshop Wipro May Be Trimming Its IP Licensing Business
Indian outsourcer Wipro is considering exiting its business of creation and licensing of intellectual property (IP) in the area of connectivity, a company executive said on Thursday.
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24-Sept-09
Workshop on Chip Design conducted at DTU
Freescale Semiconductor, a global leading company in microchip and VLSI design conducted a day long workshop on Wednesday at the Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), as a part of its 'Campus-Connect' initiative.
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24-Sept-09
PSoC aides Indian designers to become efficient
Rajeev Mehtani, senior vice president, Cypress Semiconductor, India Operations in conversation with Abhigna of CIOL, reveals about how Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) could help designers to future-proof their design as well as save costs and get to market quickly.
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24-Sept-09
Wipro weighing options on design centre in France
Wipro Technologies said it would decide on the future of the Sophia Antipolis design centre in France only after the ongoing talks with Works Council and the employee representatives are concluded.
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2009-09-24T09:49:00.001+05:30

24-Sept-09
Wipro looks to sell French unit as employee protests mount
Wipro plans to explore options to sell its development centre at Sophia Antipolis, France, because of extensive employee protests against shutting it down.
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23-Sept-09
'Replicate software success in hardware too'
After seeing slowdown weather, Union IT Secretary R Chandrashekhar is optimistic that it is time when there can be room for increase in hardware manufacturing in India.
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23-Sept-09
ISA Delegation to Visit UK to Further Ties in the Semicon Industry
India Semiconductor Association (ISA) the premier trade body representing the semiconductor industry in the country, is organizing a business delegation visit to the UK from September 28 to October 2, 2009.
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2009-09-18T10:40:00.001+05:30

17-Sept-09
Wipro ranked as number-one semiconductor global R&D service provider
Consultancy company Zinnov has done the ranking of global R&D service providers based in India, China and Eastern Europe.
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16-Sept-09
Cypress embed ARM cores in new version of PSoC devices
In recent times Embedded System design engineers showing more interest towards Cypress Semiconductor's Programmable System on Chip (PsoC) devices. PSoC is gearing up to become another long living EE keyword.
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16-Sept-09
Firms logging into networking sites to connect with customers
Diwakar Kaushik, 25, is an active tweeter, putting out short messages on everything from the weather in Gurgaon, where he resides, to cricket on the microblogging site Twitter.
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16-Sept-09
SOLARCON® India 2009 to be held in Hyderabad on November 9 to 11, 2009
Dr Farooq Abdullah, Honorable Minister for New and Renewable Energy, today launched SOLARCON India 2009 the global exhibition-cum-conference which is to be held in Hyderabad from November 9-11 2009.
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15-Sept-09
India technology centre gets Synopsys grant
Synopsys Inc. has identified IIT-Kharagpur as the recipient of the company's Charles Babbage Grant.
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15-Sept-09
Wipro may shut France unit
Wipro may shut its unit in France which does semiconductor design work.
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2009-09-15T11:10:00.001+05:30

14-Sept-09
EDA embrace software, chip designing to go cheap
There is a general perception in the semiconductor industry that as the industry attains new growth, the cost of chip designing will also go up.
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14-Sept-09
Indian R&D centres design power chip of global standard
A demand slump in the global semiconductor industry notwithstanding, Indian R&D centres of global chip majors are playing an
increasingly crucial role in designing products for global rollouts.
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11-Sept-09
Mentor CEO sees full fab capacity by year end
Based on recent market data, leading edge fabs may have little or no excess capacity by the end of 2009, a sign that the semiconductor industry is recovering, according to the CEO of Mentor Graphics.
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10-Sept-09
India becomes second largest R&D hub for Synopsys Inc
India is now the second largest R&D hub for $1.3-billion Synopsys Inc, the California-based global leader in software and IP for
semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing.
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2009-09-10T11:43:00.001+05:30

09-Sept-09
Freescale's Beyer: Recession is over
Freescale Semiconductor CEO Rich Beyer declared the recession over and said the global semiconductor industry has reached the upside of its cycle entering 2H 09.
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2009-09-07T12:08:00.001+05:30

03-Sept-09
Moser Baer to develop one mega watt solar project
Moser Baer India Ltd, the global technology company, is developing a one megawatt solar project in Chandrapur, Maharashtra.
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03-Sept-09
Cadence keeps faith in instalment payments
Electronic design automation (EDA) company Cadence Design Systems is looking to realise a greater portion of revenue in instalments rather than clients having to make an upfront investment.
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2009-09-03T15:08:00.001+05:30

03-Sept-09
'We see an uptick in auto demand'
Freescale Semiconductor, the world’s biggest supplier of computer chips to the auto industry, is undergoing a massive transformation after deciding to sell off its mobile phone processor business and renew its focus on existing customers, such as GM and Ford, apart from the communication sector clients.
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03-Sept-09
Freescale unveils smartbook developed by India’s Smartlink
Adding one more device to the cornucopia of low-cost computing and communication gadgets, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a smartbook powered by its microprocessor and developed by Mumbai-based networking company Smartlink Networks Systems Ltd. more...

02-Sept-09
Indian semi agency links up with U.K. body
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), representing the country’s semiconductor, systems and solar photovoltaic industries, has signed an agreement with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to encourage business ties between companies in these sectors in the two nations. more...

02-Sept-09
Freescale sees great potential in Indian market
The Freescale Technology forum is really about the excitement associated with the future we are seeing globally as well as in Freescale. more...

02-Sept-09
Intersolar Expands Into India
Intersolar, the world's largest trade show for solar technology, is expanding into India. more...

2009-08-19T10:32:00.000+05:30

18-August-09
Kyocera opens sales office in Gurgaon, India
Kyocera has opened a new Indian branch company named KYOCERA Asia Pacific India Private Limited at Gurgaon to handle the growing Indian semiconductors and components market. more...

15-August-09
Texas Instruments increases India focus, eyes smaller cities
With the Indian market poised to grow despite a slump in the global semiconductor industry, Texas Instruments (TI) has redoubled its
India marketing moves, becoming one of the first chip majors to mark direct sales presence in tier II cities. more...

14-August-09
Solar Semiconductor To Raise $30 Mn; Eyes PE Route
Solar Semiconductor, a Hyderabad-based photovoltaic (PV) modules manufacturer, plans to raise $30 million by the end of this year. more...

2009-08-13T11:55:00.000+05:30

13-August-09
NXP joins hands with Tata BP Solar
NXP Semiconductors, an independent company founded by Philips, on Wednesday announced a development partnership with Tata BP Solar India, under which Tata BP would use various electronic solutions for solar applications developed by NXP. more...

11-August-09
Magma announces MUSIC India winners
Magma Design Automation, a chip design software provider has announced the 'Best Paper' winners list for Magma Users Summit on Integrated Circuits (MUSIC) India, which was held on April 16, 2009. more...

2009-08-11T11:07:00.001+05:30

10-August-09
Centre banks on volumes to bring down solar power costs
Driven by volume production, solar power generation costs could break the viability barrier. more...

10-August-09
Spire Solar Establishes Spire Solar India
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules, turnkey manufacturing lines and solar PV systems today announced the expansion of its international presence by establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary, Spire Solar India, LLC (Spire Solar India), a Delaware limited liability company formed to take advantage of the growing market for the Company and it’s distribution of products in India. more...

2009-08-10T11:10:00.000+05:30

08-August-09
'India, a consumer of its own designs'
How has recession added to the woes of the semiconductor industry? more...

07-August-09
India's solar plan inches forward
A top government agency has given conditional approval for billions of dollars in proposed investments in India's National Solar Mission. more...

07-August-09
First project under semicon policy in 2010?
R.Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, has hinted that the first project under Semiconductor Policy 2007 may be commissioned before the end of 2010. more...

2009-08-06T10:37:00.000+05:30

04-August-09
2 Sep: Freescale Technology Forum India 2009
Freescale is going to host its annual 'Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) India' at Hotel Leela Palace, Bengaluru, on 2 and 3 September 2009. more...

04-August-09
Institute to develop unique chip
US-Based Cypress Semiconductor Corp and Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) will soon set up a programmable system on chip (PSoC) laboratory here. more...

2009-07-29T13:11:00.001+05:30

29-July-09
India needs to define smartcard standards
Soon India is expected to go the smartcard way and many semiconductor companies are trying to grab the sea of opportunities in this emerging segment. more...

2009-07-27T12:59:00.000+05:30

23-July-09
Execs examine keys to Indian embedded systems growth
Industry executives told the Embedded Systems Conference Bangalore 2009 here on Thursday (July 23) that significant opportunities exist in the Indian embedded market. more...

23-July-09
ESC India 2009 kicks off in Bangalore
Ashok Kumar C. Manoli, Principal Secretary Information Technology, Biotechnology, S&T - Govt. of Karnataka said Bangalore is the global hub of semiconductor industry in the country. more...

23-July-09
Embedded Systems Conference India 2009' in Bangalore
Embedded Systems Conference India 2009 being held in Bangalore, is one of the largest conference and exhibition on embedded technology. more...

22-July-09
Indian Semiconductor Industry to Defy Recession
The semiconductor market in India was estimated at $5.9 billion in 2008 and growing at about 25% in the recent years. more...

22-July-09
State offical: Bangalore semi policy due in August
A semiconductor policy for the southern Indian state of Karnataka is expected to be announced by the government next month. more...

22-July-09
Intel, AMD in race for $300 mn Indian graphics card market
ntel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), traditional rivals in the global chipset space, are now set to take each other on in the $300-million Indian graphics card market. more...

21-July-09
Intel, AMD poise to grow subtly in Indian graphics card market
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the cut throat rivals in chip segment are now pulling up their socks to compete with each other in the $300-million Indian graphics card market. more...

20-July-09
India to Create New Chip: Guess Which OS it's Using?
A natural concern of major powers around the world is technological dependence on the US. more...

17-July-09
Solar Govt. to aid chip designing in India
Since India is yet to make its mark in the microprocessor market, the government is trying to change this scenario through its new initiative. more...

16-July-09
Report: India to pursue homegrown microprocessor design
The Indian government will reportedly bring together top engineers to design what is tentatively being called the "India microprocessor." more...

16-July-09
Solar Semi setting up solar cell plant at Fab City
Solar Semiconductor, a Hyderabad-based manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, is setting up a solar cell plant at its Fab City campus with an investment of about $100 million (about Rs 490 crore). more...

16-July-09
Mathworks brings 'model-based design' to India
India is rapidly emerging as an affordable R&D offshoring centre. This is taking place amid challenges brought about by increasing globalisation where design teams are dispersed across the world. more...

14-July-09
Govt to chip in with India Microprocessor
The chips may have been down at India’s computer hardware sector for some time now, but an ambitious government programme is looking to change that. more...

13-July-09
“Our Indian Design Center contributes around 20% of our worldwide R&D”
Vivek Sharma, VP – Emerging Markets Region and Director – India Design Center, STMicroelectronics, spoke to Nivedan Prakash about the company’s R&D center in India and the product designs that the Indian team has created in the recent past more...

12-July-09
Solar PV projects: Govt wants financial closure by Aug 31
Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) projects in the country have taken another step forward. The Department of Information Technology has asked the 12 applicants who recently received in-principle nod for PV projects filed under special incentive package scheme (SIPS) to complete their financial closure by August 31. more...

09-July-09
India; the blooming garden for semiconductor industry
Small cars and electric cars (Nano, Reva and many similar but undisclosed projects), Chandrayan-2 mission, power plants, LCD TVs, low cost medical devices, PV Solar/LED lighting and now the latest UID projects are some of the most visible immediate opportunities in the Indian Semiconductor market. more...

03-July-09
Cadence for STPI Extension Beyond 2010
At a time when off-shoring to cost-effective geographies has become the norm, extension of the STPI (Software Technology Parks of India) scheme beyond 2010 would mitigate the concerns of the design industry, said Jaswinder Ahuja, corporate vice president and managing director, Cadence Design Systems. more...

2009-05-14T14:58:00.001+05:30

12-May-09
Cypress setting up a PSoC lab at an engineering college in Bangalore
Microcontroller-embedded programmable analog and mixed signal IC called Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) is creating it's own market in India by entering through engineering institutes/colleges. more...

12-May-09
Applied Micro opens design centre, focus on chip and system development
Applied Micro, a global leader in energy conscious computing and communications solutions, today announced a new design centre in Pune, to expand its development resources in IC design, system engineering and software development. more...

2009-05-11T14:13:00.000+05:30

08-May-09
ISA, East of England International to Foster Alliance in Semiconductor Sector
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the East of England International (EEI) to identify and foster business alliances in the semiconductor sectors between India and the East of England region. more...

07-May-09
BV Naidu is new ISA chairman
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the premier trade body representing Indian semiconductor, systems and solar photovoltaicindustry, announced the appointment of its new Executive Council for the year 2009-10. more...

07-May-09
Open-Silicon expands operations, appoints Gokhale as COO
Open-Silicon, the open market semiconductor manufacturer and provider of spec-to-silicon ASIC design services, has appointed Shrikrishna Gokhale as COO of the company and Managing Director for its expanding India operations. more...

07-May-09
Freescale to lay off 250 at Bangalore centre
In a bid to lower the operation cost, Texas-based computer chip-maker Freescale Semiconductor is laying off over 250 professionals at its Bangalore centre. more...

07-May-09
Cadence to host Technology on Tour
Technology on Tour, the annual conference from Cadence Design Systems Inc. that showcases the company's latest technology offerings, will be held in four Indian cities: Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Pune from Wednesday, May 6 through Friday, May 29, 2009. more...

07-May-09
Wipro sets up product testing center in Bangalore
Wipro Technologies has opened a product qualification and compliance center here, saying the facility will further enable Wipro to provide fully integrated product development solutions for its customers. more...

04-May-09
IIT Mumbai and Infineon together deliver high voltage functionality in CMOS devices
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai and Infineon are working together in CMOS VLSI design from 2007 onwards. more...

01-May-09
Freescale to lay off 250 at Bangalore centre
Freescale Semiconductor, Texas-based computer chipmaker, has decided to retrench around 250 professionals at its Bangalore centre, as
the company seeks to lower its operational costs by shutting down several manufacturing units across the globe and trim its payroll. more...

30-April-09
Magma Congratulates Winners Of MUSIC India “Best Paper” Awards
Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the “Best Paper” winners for MUSIC (Magma Users Summit on Integrated Circuits) India, held April 16. more...

24-April-09
Axiom amps strategy with tool-centric services
Early this year, predictions have been made about how the economic downturn will affect EDA vendors, with many smaller start-ups expected to collapse as a result of the impact. more...

20-April-09
New routing tool likely in 45nm/32nm space
According to Hanns Windele, VP Europe and India, Mentor Graphics, it is quite likely that a new routing tool will be available as the global semiconductor industry enters the 45nm and 32nm spaces. more...

21-April-09
Wipro buys enterprise mobile TV unit of Nokia
Wipro Technologies gets better to call it as an Indian Multi National Company (MNC) by acquiring business unit from Finland based world's number 1 mobile phone maker Nokia. more...

21-April-09
India Bets Big on Solar Power
In a report on India's solar energy state, SEMI India said that the country has a great opportunity to get on the global solar photovoltaic (PV) map due to its chronic energy shortage, huge employment potential solar energy harnessing can create, huge import bill on oil and coal and the fact that India is among the few countries in the world to have about 300 days of sunshine yearly. more...

2009-03-11T15:09:00.001+05:30

11-March-09
ISA announces partnership with EEI
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and the East of England International (EEI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and foster business alliances in the semiconductor sectors of the two countries. more...

10-March-09
ISA Technovation Awards in July 2009
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry, is inviting nominations and applications from members of the semiconductor R&D fraternity in India to apply for its "Technovation Awards" Ceremony to be held in July 2009. more...

06-March-09
What does Indian semicon offer in this recession?
What does India offer to the semiconductor world in these times of recession? more...

06-March-09
What does Indian semicon offer in this recession?
What does India offer to the semiconductor world in these times of recession? more...

05-March-09
Made in India: Tool simplifies verification automation
Axiom Design Automation offers what it calls "new breed of functional verification tool" with its CDF (Comprehensive Design Framework) tool suite, developed entirely in India. The CDF concept of "verification plan driven closure," the company claims, is completely new in the industry. more...

01-March-09
Moser Baer PV to expand overseas presence; hire 400 people
Bullish on the solar power market, Moser Baer India plans hire 400 people for its photovoltaic arm as it expands its footprint in the European markets and forays into the United States. more...

2009-03-03T15:03:00.001+05:30

01-March-09
PSoC makes a strong impact in embedded applications
Babak Hedayati, Senior VP of Marketing, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., discussed with ECN Asia the benefits of using PSoCs and the Company’s university programs in India. more...

2009-02-27T12:10:00.000+05:30

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...

2009-02-17T11:31:00.000+05:30

16-February-09
India will recover fast from downturn, says Nilekani
Infosys co-chairman Nandan Nilekani has expressed optimism that India will come out of recession much faster than the rest of the world, especially the developed economies. more...

16-February-09
Nilekani lists three key domains for semicon
The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry, today kicked off the ISA Vision Summit 2009 at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. Vision Summit 2009 will take place on February 16 and 17, 2009. more...

2009-02-13T11:08:00.002+05:30

13-February-09
Is Indian fab story really dead and buried?
ARM was one among the very few global semiconductor companies that beat the recession!
more...

2009-02-10T11:35:00.000+05:30

10-February-09
Should an Indian investor buy Qimonda?
As I was about to call it a day (or evening), I happened to glance at my own article: India needs to rethink its semiconductor strategy? more...

09-February-09
When the chips are down…
The topic for this year’s round-table discussion that the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) arranged exclusively for eWorld at Hyderabad was apt, given the macroeconomic times we live in today. more...

05-February-09
Astonfield to pump in Rs 3600 crore for solar project in Gujarat
Kolkatta-based Astonfield Renewable Resources Limited (ARRL) is all set to foray into green energy. more...

02-February-09
Moser Baer to set up solar PV installations in Surat
Moser Baer Photovoltaic (MBPV), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited, today announced that it has won a contract from Roads and Buildings Department of Gujarat to set up one of India’s largest roof-top solar photovoltaic (SPV) installations in Surat. more...

02-February-09
VLSI 2009: Pushing India's design potential
A greater role in R&D and education, as well as more innovations targeting the Indian market-these are some of the things that India's semiconductor industry should focus on, according to top EDA and embedded executives at the 22nd International Conference on VLSI Design and the concurrent 8th International Conference on Embedded Systems. more...

2009-01-30T11:31:00.001+05:30

29-January-09
Indian semiconductor market parameters are not so common with world semiconductor market
The Semiconductor ICs and components used in Indian made electronics systems goes into product market which is not global and compete in least with other Asian made products exclusively made for developed economies. more...

28-January-09
Semiconductor industry in India may hold its own in downturn
India could be relatively insulated from the worst effects of the severe downturn in the global semiconductor market, with the domestic market for semiconductors forecast to grow more than six times faster than the worldwide market. more...

28-January-09
Indian semiconductor market faces recession
The global downturn seems to have engulfed the semiconductor industry which had claimed to be immune against recession. It has projected a weaker growth in revenue for the year. more...

28-January-09
Global meltdown hits Indian semiconductors, growth halved
The global slowdown would pull down the growth rate of the Indian semiconductor market by half in two years, a new update on the industry released here today projected. more...

28-January-09
Indian semiconductor industry's growth slashed by 50%
The Indian semiconductor industry market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.4 per cent to $7.59 billion by 2010 as against the earlier forecasted CAGR of 26.7 per cent. more...

2009-01-28T10:28:00.001+05:30

26-January-09
Inept infrastructure stifles India's semiconductor
Setting the infrastructure right can make India the most craved semiconductor market. more...

2009-01-13T10:18:00.001+05:30

13-January-09
Semi industry calls for R&D, India focus
Leading industry executives have called on the Indian semiconductor industry to look beyond its services success and play an expanded role in R&D. more...

12-January-09
VLSI 2009 unveils results of EDA contest
The VLSI Society has successfully held its EDA software and design contest at this year's 22nd international conference on VLSI design and embedded systems. more...

09-January-09
India: Reaching its full potential
Its portion of a Rs.1,250,909.75 crore ($250 billion) semiconductor market is marginal, it has only two fabless start-ups, its innovation record as measured by the number of patents granted is dismal, it suffers from a dearth of Ph.Ds and high attrition rates, what talent it does have is undisciplined and it lets China rule systems manufacturing. more...

2009-01-08T11:24:00.001+05:30

08-January-09
Retaining contracts will be tough
Chased by regulators and battered by investors, Satyam Computer may find it increasingly tough to fend off competition and
retain contracts worth around $500 million up for renewal this year. more...

07-January-09
India will emerge into leading position in semiconductor market
Everybody in the semiconductor industry talking that, India has talent pool. more...

06-January-09
ON Semiconductor Appoints M.K. Mak As Regional Vice President, Sales
ON Semiconductor has appointed M.K. Mak as regional vice president of sales for Korea and South Asia, which spans Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. more...

06-January-09
India: All paths lead upwards
Its portion of a $250 billion semiconductor market is marginal, it has only two fabless startups, its innovation record as measured by the number of patents granted is dismal, it suffers from a dearth of Ph.Ds and high attrition rates, what talent it does have is undisciplined and it let China dominate completely in systems manufacturing. more...

06-January-09
Satyam tries to keep rivals at bay
Senior executives at Satyam Computer Services
are working overtime to ensure that top customers do not jump ship to rival tech firms,
as the company tries to counter increased risks of customer defections amid concerns over corporate governance issues and a potential change in management. more...

2009-01-06T09:36:00.001+05:30

06-January-09
Increased focus on India driven innovation
The 22nd international conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design and the 8th international conference on embedded systems was inaugurated on Jan. 5 with a galaxy of industry stalwarts in attendance. more...

2009-01-02T14:24:00.000+05:30

02-January-09
Moser Baer’s photovoltaic unit to raise Rs 200 crore
New Delhi-based optical storage device maker Moser Baer India Ltd’s photovoltaic (PV) subsidiary, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic, will raise Rs 200 crore from a group of investors to fund the expansion of its solar business. more...

01-January-09
To bet on new technology
Cautiously optimistic. Willing to bet on new technologies and business models to arrest the slowdown. more...

25-December-08
Key focus areas/trends for EDA in 2009
Globally, the EDA industry has been among the hard hit segments within the semiconductor industry. more...

2008-12-19T11:19:00.000+05:30

19-December-08
Synopsis eyes IT design giants
At a time when the semi-conductor industry is likely to witness cosolidation of bigger players globally together with a slowdown in growth on account of the economic downturn, it is the opportune moment for India to develop its infrastructure and plan ahead. more...

18-December-08
Anna varsity professors develop ultraviolet LED, water purifier
In an innovation considered a breakthrough for India, a team of professors at the Crystal Growth Centre in Anna University here have developed ultraviolet light emitting diodes (LEDs) that can cut energy consumption by at least half. The group led by J Kumar, director, Crystal Growth Centre and professor K Baskar, has also come up with a low-cost UV LED based water purifier. more...

18-December-08
MediaTek opens new office in Hyderabad
MediaTek India plays a key role in bringing various MediaTek's ODM partners to India and works with them closely to promote their products in the Indian market and also provides real-time support and service. more...

18-December-08
Domestic chip makers may log better growth than global peers
The Indian silicon sector is expected to fare better than global markets, if the upbeat demand trends in the telecom sector is anything
to go by. more...

18-December-08
SEMI Forms India PV Advisory Committee
SEMI, the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries, has identified Solar Photovoltaic as its initial area of focus in India and has announced the formation of an India PV advisory committee and an international PV exposition SOLARCON India in Hyderabad in 2009. more...

17-December-08
Global solar cells body sets up India office
SEMI, the global industry body of the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic (PV) industries, has formally marked its presence in India by setting up an office in Bangalore. more...

15-December-08
The next wave of semiconductors
India is a vital part of Freescale’s global R&D strategy. Sanjeev Keskar, Country Manager – Sales, Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. spoke to Malabika Sarkar about venturing into the medical segment and about the company’s upcoming projects and its tie-ups more...

15-December-08
Top global/India forecasts for 2009: Freescale
This is a continuation of our outlook 2009 series. We present the views of Freescale on the top global trends. more...

12-December-08
Future of solar industry unveiled
Solar photovoltaic (solar PV) systems consists of a package of solar cells used to convert energy from the sun to electricity. more...

2008-12-11T09:31:00.000+05:30

10-December-08
SemIndia stalls $3-bn fab plan
Hyderabad’s plan to become the semiconductor manufacturing capital of the country has run into trouble and this could impact Andhra
Pradesh’s image as a vibrant investment destination. more...

10-December-08
Key semicon/electronics trends for 2009
A lot has been happening in the global electronics and semiconductor industries, respectively, and it is a tough call for any person, right now, to predict what's probably going to happen in the coming year. more...

2008-12-08T10:54:00.001+05:30

08-December-08
Not power hungry
Energy efficiency, an integral part of green IT initiatives, is perhaps today synonymous with technology itself, and it would be difficult to spot stakeholders who have no low-power strategy in place. more...

08-December-08
Power major concern for chip designers
The programmable logic consumption in India has been estimated at between $20-$25 million in 2008. more...

2008-12-02T12:11:00.001+05:30

01-December-08
From Project to Product Engineering
Outsourcing of chip design, system integration, testing and validation activities to India continued unabated over the past twelve months, with a number of new startups and captive facilities either commencing operations or increasing head counts. more...

01-December-08
Indian Companies Can Do Well Even Without Fabs!
Companies in India have the ability to do well while remaining fabless, according to S Janakiraman, president and CEO, R&D Services, MindTree, and former chairman of the India Semiconductor Association (ISA). more...

29-November-08
Chip makers find the going tough
The global economic meltdown is taking its toll on chip making as well. Due to slackening global demand for electronics and other chip
consumers, semiconductor fab (or chip-making units) spends are down by almost 30%. more...

26-November-08
ISA Signs MoU With Asia Semiconductor Trading Support Association
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has signed an MoU with the Asia Semiconductor Trading Support Association (ASTSA). more...

26-November-08
India Semiconductor Association signs MoU with ASTSA
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor industry, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asia Semiconductor Trading Support Association (ASTSA). more...

2008-11-26T10:02:00.001+05:30

26-November-08
Crisis-hit Sasken sees margins plunging
Once touted as the next big thing in Indian information technology (IT) Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd has seen its stock plunge, profits decline and key executives depart in recent months in the wake of the credit crisis-induced economic slowdown that has affected telecom and semiconductor firms, its main customers. more...

2008-11-20T10:53:00.001+05:30

18-November-08
Booming Israeli semi-conductor industry eyes Indian companies
A delegation from the Israeli semiconductor industry is visiting Bangalore to meet Indian players and explore business opportunities. more...

2008-11-18T09:59:00.000+05:30

17-November-08
Fall in chip demand is temporary: Freescale chief
The global economic recession that created a deep dent in consumer confidence has hurt the semiconductor industry as demand plummeted, but Freescale Semiconductor, a maker of embedded semiconductor for the automobile, communications, industrial and consumer electronics sectors, said the dip is temporary. more...

2008-11-17T11:11:00.001+05:30

14-November-08
AMD introduces power efficient 45nm quad chips
The world’s first ‘native’ quad-core processor realised with a 45-nanometer fabrication process saw its development anchored in Bangalore, with key parts of the central processor and the memory interfaces contributed by Indian engineers. more...

14-November-08
India Shines In Cities, Suffers In The Rest: L&T
"Our business philosophy is simple and straight forward, put customer first in everything we do and build success," commented Rich Beyer, chairman and chief executive officer, Freescale Semiconductor, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the fourth Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in Bengaluru on 13 November 2008. more...

13-November-08
AMD launches 45nm Opteron 'Shanghai' processor
AMD announced widespread availability of its 45nm quad-core Opteron processor, delivering up to 35 percent more performance with up to a 35 percent decrease in power consumption at idle. more...

2008-11-10T11:13:00.000+05:30

10-November-08
Opinion: EDA is sick
The EDA industry is not feeling well. While the largest company, Cadence, has its own problems, many of them self-inflicted, the entire ecosystem of EDA is sick. more...

10-November-08
SoC devt in 45nm and beyond: Challenges, opportunities for Indian engineers
Today's 45nm SoC development provides exciting challenges in the hardware design process. more...

10-November-08
Poor fab output stifles electronics components biz
The electronics components production in India has almost come to a standstill. more...

10-November-08
More companies join photovoltaic bandwagon
Tough economic conditions notwithstanding, the photovoltaic (PV) juggernaut continues to roll. more...

09-November-08
Faced with a slowdown, chip makers trim jobs
The economic slowdown in the US and parts of Europe has hurt the prospects of the global semiconductor industry which makes chips for everything from cars and cameras to gaming consoles and phones, and the impact is being felt in India, home to the development centres of these firms as well as home-grown companies that help develop these chips. more...

08-November-08
'We will focus on solar energy'
As state government is in the process of drafting a policy on semi conductors, Principal Secretary IT/BT Ashok Kumar Manoli said that he will look into a special focus on solar energy Photovoltaic (PV) in an effort to attract investors. more...

07-November-08
Indian Solar PV players outline their strategies
On the second day of the Bangalore IT Biz conference, the , Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) arranged a panel discussion on “Solar PV industry in India – Strategy for Success”. more...

2008-11-05T14:18:00.000+05:30

05-November-08
11th TIDC brings technology to life!
Texas Instruments (India) today opened the 11h Texas Instruments Developer Conference (TIDC India 2008) and showcased the unique applications of TI's breakthrough analog and signal processing technologies. more...

01-November-08
India's Solar PV Space Attracts Investment
There has been a spate of investments in the solar/photovoltaics (PV) space in India recently. more...

2008-11-04T12:40:00.000+05:30

01-November-08
Harvesting Sunshine
High prices of oil, escalating energy costs and growing environmental awareness have combined to spur frenzied interest in alternative and renewable sources of energy. more...

2008-10-29T09:52:00.000+05:30

28-October-08
Trans-India to buy 80% in Solar Semiconductor
US-based Trans-India Acquisition
Corporation (TIL) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire over 80% stake in Solar Semiconductor,
a city-based solar photovoltaic modules maker. more...

28-October-08
Solar Semiconductor to merge with Trans-India
Solar Semiconductor, the Hyderabad-based solar energy firm, has decided to merge with the US-based American Stock Exchange-listed Trans-India Acquisition Corporation. more...

2008-10-23T09:50:00.001+05:30

22-October-08
Indian company inks $8 million solar contract
Prayag Green Solar Power Private has inked a deal with NY-based Clear Skies Solar for the design and construction of a 2MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh. more...

21-October-08
India sets to lead $14 Billion semiconductor industry
The aura of India's innovative skills has unshackled its reputation of being an outsourcing hub for the semiconductor sphere. more...

2008-10-17T09:23:00.000+05:30

16-October-08
Cadence vision for electronic design at CDNLive! India 2008
Cadence Design Systems (I), a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, an innovator in electronic design hosted the fourth annual CDNLive! India in Bangalore as a part of the company's global series of user group conferences. more...

16-October-08
India goes deep into semicon market
"India is clearly moving toward systems level development of embedded software, as against working on simple components," Robert Oshana, engineering manager at American semiconductor manufacturer Freescale Semiconductor, said in an interview Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) held here. more...

2008-10-15T11:57:00.001+05:30

14-October-08
Design site launches amid India's drive to move beyond software at ESC
TechInsights, publisher of E.E.Times, used its Embedded Systems Conference here to launch TechOnlineIndia.com amid an ongoing push by that region to develop the hardware design and manufacturing expertise needed to expand beyond its historic dependence on software development—and possibly to compete with China. more...

14-October-08
Indo-UK semicon collaboration relies on academia, industry and government
The volcano has already erupted with the breakdown of US economy sounding the alarm bells for India Inc to look for alternatives. more...

2008-10-15T11:57:00.000+05:30

2008-10-13T12:19:00.001+05:30

13-October-08
Galaxy Custom Designer improves AMS productivity
Synopsys Inc. recently unveiled its Galaxy Custom Designer solution, the industry's first modern-era mixed-signal implementation solution. more...

12-October-08
Fuel for the future
The environmentalists have given enough warnings to the world polluters and polluting industry to protect environment and save the planet by using renewable energy resources. more...

10-October-08
The Struggle for Sustenance
The electronics components production in India for growing communications and broadcast equipment has almost come to a standstill. more...

10-October-08
The VAS space is not growing and flourishing as required
The Indian semiconductor industry has been experiencing tremendous growth. more...

08-October-08
Q&A: 'Indian start-ups are designing complex microchips'
The microchip, now used in almost every electronic device, turned 50 on September 12. more...

07-October-08
SEMI Names Sathya Prasad President of SEMI India
SEMI today announced the appointment of Sathya Prasad to the position of president of SEMI India effective immediately. more...

2008-10-03T15:57:00.001+05:30

02-October-08
'Photovoltaic is our new focus'
Moser Baer started out as an optical storage media firm — it’s the second largest manufacturer in the world today — but has been making news of late for its solar photovoltaic business, where it recently raised Rs 411 crore. more...

02-October-08
Tapping just 1% of solar radiation may help India meet energy needs
If tropical India were to convert just 1% of the 5,000 trillion kilowatt-hour of solar radiation (or, simply, sunlight) it receives a year into energy, the country will have enough to meet its energy needs—even in 2030—according to the national action plan on climate change. more...

01-October-08
Moser Baer bags $500-m contracts for solar modules
Moser Baer India Ltd announced today it has secured orders worth $500 million to supply solar modules to two European solar system integrators. more...

01-October-08
Challenge and promise of low-power IC design
In the past, due to a high degree of process complexity and the exorbitant costs involved, low-power integrated circuit (IC) design and applications technologies were used only in applications where very low power dissipation was absolutely essential, such as wrist watches, pocket calculators, pacemakers, and some integrated sensors. more...

2008-09-30T15:08:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-09-29T10:20:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-09-27T10:08:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-09-25T10:46:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-09-24T10:02:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-09-22T10:28:00.001+05:30

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.
more...

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...

2008-09-19T10:23:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-09-17T10:15:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-09-16T11:47:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-29T14:18:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-08-27T10:49:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-26T20:43:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-22T09:49:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-22T09:35:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-21T11:00:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-08-19T21:02:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-18T10:12:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-13T10:33:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-11T09:38:00.000+05:30

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...

2008-08-09T16:31:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-06T11:01:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-08-04T14:33:00.001+05:30

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...

2008-07-30T10:06:00.000+05:30

30-July-08
Indian SPEL achieves record profit in Q1
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd, India's first and only IC assembly and test company, exceeded expectations yet again on a quarter-on-quarter comparison. more...

30-July-08
'Design With Freescale' to boost design skills
Freescale Semiconductor India has launched 'Design With Freescale' (DWF), part of a global training program created to inspire and equip design engineers with the latest semiconductor technologies. more...

29-July-08
Beagle Board for open community now in India
Passionate open source developers and hobbyists in India can now realize their creative design ideas without being restricted by expensive hardware development tools, lackluster performance capabilities, high power consumption or stifled design environments. more...

2008-07-26T10:16:00.001+05:30

26-July-08
Karnataka to have semicon policy very soon
The government of Karnataka will be announcing a semiconductor policy very soon, according to Katta Subramanya Naidu, the minister for Excise, Information, BWWB, IT and BT, government of Karnataka, while delivering the opening address at the ISA Excite organized by the India Semiconductor Association. more...

25-July-08
ISRO to upgrade its chip unit as IBM backs out of deal Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to upgrade a semiconductor fabrication unit on its own after the short-listed vendor International Business Machines Corp (IBM) backed out citing fear of possible military use of the chips designed to guide rockets and satellites. more...

25-July-08
IBM’s rebuff forces Isro to fend for itself
Indian Space Research Organisation, or Isro, will now upgrade a semiconductor fabrication unit, or fab, on its own after International Business Machines (IBM) Corp., the vendor it had shortlisted, declined citing fears that India’s space agency may use the chips designed there to guide rockets and satellites for India’s military. more...

25-July-08
Chips provide a leg-up to revolutionise healthcare
How would semiconductor chips help restore partial vision in a person born blind, you would ask. more...

2008-07-24T16:15:00.001+05:30

24-July-08
India targets 800 new board designs
Board designers here are anything but bored. more...

2008-07-22T10:50:00.001+05:30

21-July-08
India's tech industry running out of talent
Superior talent is the strength of all organisations and a key driver for India’s growth in the technology sector. more...

2008-07-19T10:18:00.001+05:30

18-July-08
India's eInfochip rolls two design IP cores
Design services provider eInfochips Ltd. has launched two design IP cores designed to reduce networking interfaces and video surveillance chip development time and cost. more...

2008-07-17T10:32:00.001+05:30

16-July-08
Solar energy sizzles worldwide
Energy crunch has begun to stare India Inc in the face. Admittedly, energy is a critical input that fuels growth. more...

16-July-08
Nu Horizons Electronics and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Expand Distribution Agreement into India
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (NASDAQ: NUHC), a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, displays, illumination, power and system solutions, today announced expansion into India with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, a specialist in semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. more...

16-July-08
Cavium Networks to Acquire Taiwan-Based Star Semiconductor
Cavium Network, a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, security and wireless applications, today announced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and business of Star Semiconductor Corporation. more...

2008-07-16T10:00:00.001+05:30

16-July-08
US slowdown is definitely hurting the fab sector
Semiconductor fab (or chip-making units) spends are down globally by 30% and chip design and manufacturing companies in India are facing the heat due to slowdown in the US. more...

15-July-08
A Big Upgrade for Applied Materials
Every day, the sun rises on Wall Street, and a plethora of professional analysts wake to issue new opinions on stocks. more...

2008-07-15T14:21:00.000+05:30

15-July-08
Solar/PV practical route to enter manufacturing: Dr. Atre
Solar/PV is perhaps, a practical route for India to enter manufacturing, contends Dr. Madhusudan V. Atre, president, Applied Materials India. Alternatively, another way to enter this field could be by having solar farms. more...

15-July-08
Demand for enggineering talent to double
The semiconductor industry in India is growing at a scorching pace of 25% against the global average of around 5% every year. more...

15-July-08
Healthcare, next frontier for semiconductors
Freescale Semiconductor, a prominent face in the silicon world, is a $6-billion company based in Austin, Texas. more...

14-July-08
ISA Excite in Bangalore on July 25
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), today announced the ISA ExCITE Exhibition on July 25, 2008 at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. more...

14-July-08
Solar, Semiconductor Project Proposals Worth Rs.80,000 Cr. Await Indian Govt. Nod
The Special Incentive Package Scheme or SIPS, notified last year by the Indian Government to encourage investments in semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nano technology manufacturing industries, has attracted nearly a dozen proposals together worth Rs.80,000 crores that include corporate giants like Reliance Industries, Videocon and Tata BP Solar, the media reported. more...

2008-07-14T09:57:00.000+05:30

13-July-08
Corporates line up Rs 80,000-cr solar, semiconductor projects
Flooded by nearly a dozen proposals together worth Rs 80,000 crore from corporate majors such as Reliance Industries, Videocon and Tata BP Solar under the policy for semiconductor fabs and eco-system units, the Government is setting in motion an appraisal mechanism to evaluate the projects. more...

2008-07-13T12:48:00.001+05:30

11-July-08
Commentary: This time around, tech's weathering the storm
The global economy is caught in a perfect storm as the greatest financial crisis since the Depression continues to unfold, accompanied by sky-high crude oil and commodity prices--a one-two punch that is resculpting the world's economic landscape. more...

2008-07-11T10:37:00.000+05:30

10-July-08
Freescale Picks Finalists For FTF Design Challenge India
Freescale Semiconductor has announced 10 finalists in its first green FTF Design Challenge. more...

10-July-08
Freescale Announces Finalists in its FTF Design Challenge - India
Freescale Semiconductor has announced the ten finalists invited to compete in its first green engineering design contest. more...

08-July-08
Free VLSI seminar in Pune on July 11
Accel IT Academy, Pune is conducting a free VLSI seminar on 'Verification Engineering' on 11 July 2008 at its FC Road office. more...

2008-07-08T10:58:00.000+05:30

08-July-08
Applied funding arm to build more Indian IC firms
The investment arm of IC tool vendor Applied Materials Inc. has invested in two Indian companies and is considering two additional investments this year. more...

07-July-08
Indian tech firms eye semi IP business
Indian technology companies facing cost pressures from a global economic slump and domestic competition are seeking a way out by boosting R&D investments to develop semiconductor intellectual property. more...

2008-07-07T11:37:00.001+05:30

07-July-08
Reduced time to market: Key to winning innovation
Winning in the market place requires system development teams to put better products on the market ahead of the competition. more...

05-July-08
UL labs to set up facility for PV plates testing
With the increasing focus on harnessing the potential of solar energy in the country, US-based Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a product testing and certification firm, has decided to set up a state of art solar photovoltaic (PV) plates testing lab in the country. PV plate converts light directly into electricity. more...

2008-07-04T10:42:00.001+05:30

04-July-08
Applied Materials to expand in India
Applied Materials, a US-based nano-manufacturing technology solutions provider, on Thursday said it has commenced a second round of dialogue with Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd (MBPV) for supplying critical production equipment to the latter's thin film photo voltaics modules manufacturing facility at Greater Noida. more...

04-July-08
Moser Baer to roll out largest solar panels
The Noida-based Moser Baer, makers of optical storage products, will soon roll out the largest solar photo voltaic (SPV) panels ever fabricated in India — 5.7 sq. metres — making it the biggest customer in the country for the U.S.-based Applied Materials. more...

03-July-08
Applied Materials funding arm invests in 2 Indian firms
The investment arm of IC tool vendor Applied Materials Inc. has invested in two Indian companies and is considering two additional investments here this year.
more...

03-July-08
India to have another thin film assembly line facility
After collaborating with Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd to set up India’s largest thin film solar module manufacturing facility in 2007, Santa Clara-based Applied Materials Inc., is now helping set up another thin film assembly line for solar modules in India.
more...

03-July-08
India reveals its first climate change plan
In the wake of next week's G8 meeting in Japan, India released its first action plan for climate change (PDF) earlier this week.
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2008-07-03T10:45:00.001+05:30

02-July-08
Semicon no longer business as usual!
UK: The Global Semiconductor Monthly Report June 2008 from Future Horizons, states: Let the market beware; it is no longer business as usual!
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01-July-08
Entegris Expands Presence to India
Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG), a leading provider of products and systems that purify, protect and transport critical materials used in manufacturing of semiconductors and other microelectronics, announced the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary in Bangalore, India.
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01-July-08
Report: SemIndia looks for new partner after AMD deal ends
SemIndia Fab, one of India's first major chip manufacturing projects, is reportedly looking for a new technology partner after a three-year technology partnership with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lapsed.
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01-July-08
Solar Semiconductor Announces Strategic Supplier Relationship With SolarWorld AG
Solar Semiconductor strengthened its position as a rapidly growing international manufacturer of high-quality solar photovoltaic (PV) modules today by concluding a comprehensive delivery agreement with SolarWorld AG subsidiary Deutsche Solar AG, which operates one of the largest factories worldwide for the production of multi-crystalline solar silicon wafers.
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01-July-08
Cavium Networks Schedules Second Quarter 2008 Conference Call for July 16th, 2008
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, storage and security applications, has scheduled its second quarter 2008 financial results conference call for Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. Pacific time.
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01-July-08
Solar Semiconductor inks 10-year delivery pact with Deutsche Solar AG
Solar Semiconductor Private Limited (SSPL) has entered into a 10-year delivery agreement with Deutsche Solar AG, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG of Germany.
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01-July-08
India expands solar energy initiatives
In a country where millions of people worship the sun, the government has launched a "National Mission on Solar Energy" that seeks to tie India's economic development to energy efficiency.
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2008-06-30T20:41:00.001+05:30

30-June-08
Pointers for Karnataka semicon policy
A very interesting question was recently thrown at me: what sort of semiconductor policy should Karnataka adopt as a state!
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2008-06-29T12:06:00.001+05:30

28-June-08
Velankani in Rs 14,000 cr Vizag silicon complex plan
The Bangalore-based Velankani Group will invest Rs 14,000 crore over the next seven years to set up an integrated stone-to-wafer silicon complex in Visakhapatnam, the first of its kind in India.
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27-June-08
India leads world in semicon: S. Janakiraman
Irrespective of the debate raging within the semicon community regarding wafer fabs in India, the strength of and the talent within the Indian semiconductor industry has never been in doubt.
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