21-Feb-08
First ‘made in India’ chip not likely to hit market before 2010
A year after India announced a semiconductor policy, its first, to facilitate investments in the business and encourage chip manufacturing in the country, the government has not received any formal applications to set up chip making, or fabrication (fab for short) units.
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21-Feb-08
Indian, Taiwanese cos see opportunities
India and Taiwan might not have direct diplomatic relations due to India’s “one China” policy. But this is not preventing the semiconductor industries of these two countries from expanding their partnership.
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21-Feb-08
West Bengal hardsells Kolkata to semiconductor industry
After rolling out the red carpet for software and IT-enabled services firms, West Bengal is now wooing the semiconductor industry by offering a basket of incentives and concessions.
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20-Feb-08
How he built a million-dollar firm with Rs 500K
When many youngsters of his age would have just begun a career in the corporate world, 25-year old Anees Ahmed ventured out to pursue his entrepreneurial dream.
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20-Feb-08
TES expands Indian multimedia design group
Electronics design and manufacturing services group TES (Langon, France) is planning to grow its embedded hardware, software and system design team in India from currently 50 engineers to over 100 in over the next six months.
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20-Feb-08
Is India's oil-to-retail giant setting up a fab?
An Indian government minister has announced that India's largest corporate house, Reliance Industries Ltd., might consider investing in semiconductor activity.
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20-Feb-08
Global products still years away, Indian experts say
Though its design industry will continue to grow, India has a long way to go before it can begin offering global electronic products.
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20-Feb-08
Panel: Indian product start-ups coming
Some 60 venture capital firms have raised between $100 million and $150 million in Indian investments, fueling an entrepreneurial explosion here that is just taking off, according to VC experts speaking on a panel at the annual summit of the India Semiconductor Association.
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