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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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!
more...
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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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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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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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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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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26-June-08
Getting the apps right on 45nm chips
This would mean 65 nm processors, the most powerful processors available in the market currently, will gradually give way for 45 nm chips, allowing for smaller form-factor, greater compute power and lower energy consumption.
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Getting the apps right on 45nm chips
This would mean 65 nm processors, the most powerful processors available in the market currently, will gradually give way for 45 nm chips, allowing for smaller form-factor, greater compute power and lower energy consumption.
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24-June-08
Too premature to write off fab story: Pradip Dutta, Synopsys
According to Dr. Pradip K. Dutta, Corporate Vice President & Managing Director, Synopsys (India) Pvt Ltd: "Building wafer fabs in India involves an element of national pride and should also make business sense.
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24-June-08
Indian fab story not disappearing: SemIndia/ISA
B.V. Naidu, managing director, SemIndia Systems, and Vice Chairman - India Semiconductor Association (ISA), comments on the FabCity, status of fabs in India and SemIndia's initiatives in an exclusive with CIOL.
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24-June-08
Has Indian silicon wafer fab story gone astray?
The recent news of the Hyderabad Fab City giants -- SemIndia Fab Pvt Ltd and Nano-Tech Silicon India Pvt Ltd -- being served notice by the local state government and to explain the reasons for their delay in setting up the Fab City on the outskirts of Hyderabad, does not come as a surprise at all!
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24-June-08
Solarworld wins 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from India
Solarworld AG. said it won a 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from Indian company Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. to supply silicon wafers.
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24-June-08
Silicon Valley venture firm to fund Indian start-ups
India-born investors from Silicon Valley have joined hands to fund Indian start-ups in the technology sector with seed capital and mentoring.
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops SEZ plan
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd today said that it has decided to ask the Government to cancel the approval for the company’s SEZ, “as the company is not in a position to execute the SEZ project.”
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops plans for SEZ proj
Chennia-based SPEL Semiconductor Ltd has dropped plans for setting up Special Economic Zone (SEZs) due to its inability to execute such projects.
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Too premature to write off fab story: Pradip Dutta, Synopsys
According to Dr. Pradip K. Dutta, Corporate Vice President & Managing Director, Synopsys (India) Pvt Ltd: "Building wafer fabs in India involves an element of national pride and should also make business sense.
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24-June-08
Indian fab story not disappearing: SemIndia/ISA
B.V. Naidu, managing director, SemIndia Systems, and Vice Chairman - India Semiconductor Association (ISA), comments on the FabCity, status of fabs in India and SemIndia's initiatives in an exclusive with CIOL.
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24-June-08
Has Indian silicon wafer fab story gone astray?
The recent news of the Hyderabad Fab City giants -- SemIndia Fab Pvt Ltd and Nano-Tech Silicon India Pvt Ltd -- being served notice by the local state government and to explain the reasons for their delay in setting up the Fab City on the outskirts of Hyderabad, does not come as a surprise at all!
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24-June-08
Solarworld wins 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from India
Solarworld AG. said it won a 10-year contract worth more than 750 million euros from Indian company Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. to supply silicon wafers.
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24-June-08
Silicon Valley venture firm to fund Indian start-ups
India-born investors from Silicon Valley have joined hands to fund Indian start-ups in the technology sector with seed capital and mentoring.
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops SEZ plan
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd today said that it has decided to ask the Government to cancel the approval for the company’s SEZ, “as the company is not in a position to execute the SEZ project.”
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23-June-08
SPEL Semiconductor drops plans for SEZ proj
Chennia-based SPEL Semiconductor Ltd has dropped plans for setting up Special Economic Zone (SEZs) due to its inability to execute such projects.
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22-June-08
Notices issued to Sem India, Nano
With Sem India and Nano Tech Silicon - two major companies which were to set shop in Hyderabad’s ‘prestigious’ Fab City - taking their own sweet time, the State Government has slapped notices on them for being behind schedule in construction.
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22-June-08
Notices served on Fab City ‘giants’
With no significant progress achieved in Fab City, the much-hyped hub for semi-conductor and electronics manufacture on a 1,000-acre site on the city outskirts, the government has served notices on its co-promoters SemIndia Fab Private Limited and Nano-Tech Silicon India Private Limited.
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21-June-08
India's TF Solar Power sets up solar plant
India's private firm T.F. Solar Power is planning to set up a solar PV unit in the country and has sought government incentives.
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20-June-08
India's VLSI industry focused on 1-10 million-gate designs
VLSI design services provided by companies in India brought in $760 million last year, rising to $927 million in 2008, according to a study released last week by the India Semiconductor Association.
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Notices issued to Sem India, Nano
With Sem India and Nano Tech Silicon - two major companies which were to set shop in Hyderabad’s ‘prestigious’ Fab City - taking their own sweet time, the State Government has slapped notices on them for being behind schedule in construction.
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22-June-08
Notices served on Fab City ‘giants’
With no significant progress achieved in Fab City, the much-hyped hub for semi-conductor and electronics manufacture on a 1,000-acre site on the city outskirts, the government has served notices on its co-promoters SemIndia Fab Private Limited and Nano-Tech Silicon India Private Limited.
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21-June-08
India's TF Solar Power sets up solar plant
India's private firm T.F. Solar Power is planning to set up a solar PV unit in the country and has sought government incentives.
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20-June-08
India's VLSI industry focused on 1-10 million-gate designs
VLSI design services provided by companies in India brought in $760 million last year, rising to $927 million in 2008, according to a study released last week by the India Semiconductor Association.
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19-June-08
Solar Semiconductor ties up with TUV Rheinland
Solar Semiconductor (SS), a Hyderabad-based manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, on Wednesday entered into a strategic partnership with TUV Rheinland India Limited for certifying safety and quality of the former's products, systems and services.
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18-June-08
Cyan secures deals in India and China
The Indian developer has already accepted small initial orders but the latest order and forecast from the distributor is indicative of the project moving to full deployment.
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17-June-08
Medical devices, the next big step for semiconductor makers
Semiconductors, silicon chips that run mobile phones, game consoles, photo copiers, television sets and almost all other electronic devices are in search of a saviour—a killer application that can maintain its magic run that began with the personal computer and consumer electronics booms in the 1990s.
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16-June-08
EDA healthy and growing in India
EDA plays a major role as far as chip designing is concerned.
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16-June-08
More IBM Nanotechnology Action Out Of India
Small is getting big at IBM. The nanotechnology stream at IBM India is working on a slew of next-generation electronic devices.
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Solar Semiconductor ties up with TUV Rheinland
Solar Semiconductor (SS), a Hyderabad-based manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, on Wednesday entered into a strategic partnership with TUV Rheinland India Limited for certifying safety and quality of the former's products, systems and services.
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18-June-08
Cyan secures deals in India and China
The Indian developer has already accepted small initial orders but the latest order and forecast from the distributor is indicative of the project moving to full deployment.
more...
17-June-08
Medical devices, the next big step for semiconductor makers
Semiconductors, silicon chips that run mobile phones, game consoles, photo copiers, television sets and almost all other electronic devices are in search of a saviour—a killer application that can maintain its magic run that began with the personal computer and consumer electronics booms in the 1990s.
more...
16-June-08
EDA healthy and growing in India
EDA plays a major role as far as chip designing is concerned.
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16-June-08
More IBM Nanotechnology Action Out Of India
Small is getting big at IBM. The nanotechnology stream at IBM India is working on a slew of next-generation electronic devices.
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13-June-08
Indian semicon industry creating its niche
In the last couple of decades, the semiconductor industry has witnessed some rapid changes along with an impressive growth.
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Indian semicon industry creating its niche
In the last couple of decades, the semiconductor industry has witnessed some rapid changes along with an impressive growth.
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12-June-08
Farnell eyes Rs 100 cr turnover
Premier Farnell, the multi-channel distributor of electronic components and services, is all set to invest Rs 25 crore in India over the next three years as part of its business expansion plan.
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11-June-08
India seeks to extend high-tech boom beyond Bengaluru
Buoyed by this regional capital's success in attracting semiconductor and embedded design companies, the regional government of Karnataka will develop its own semiconductor and electronics manufacturing blueprint.
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11-June-08
Engineers' pay in India growing fast; China, not so much
In a discussion here Tuesday (June 10) at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), representatives from the world's two most talked-about--and feared--economies, India and China, painted a portrait of high-tech growth that is proceeding piecemeal in both countries, and at different speeds, toward parity with the West.
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Farnell eyes Rs 100 cr turnover
Premier Farnell, the multi-channel distributor of electronic components and services, is all set to invest Rs 25 crore in India over the next three years as part of its business expansion plan.
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11-June-08
India seeks to extend high-tech boom beyond Bengaluru
Buoyed by this regional capital's success in attracting semiconductor and embedded design companies, the regional government of Karnataka will develop its own semiconductor and electronics manufacturing blueprint.
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11-June-08
Engineers' pay in India growing fast; China, not so much
In a discussion here Tuesday (June 10) at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), representatives from the world's two most talked-about--and feared--economies, India and China, painted a portrait of high-tech growth that is proceeding piecemeal in both countries, and at different speeds, toward parity with the West.
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11-June-08
Indian semicon needs concrete planning
The Indian semiconductor market is still in a nascent stage. In the Indian context, we are among the world's best in design services.
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09-June-08
Emerging trends in embedded market
In 1976, the basic building block of an embedded system was a microcontroller such as the 8748.
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Indian semicon needs concrete planning
The Indian semiconductor market is still in a nascent stage. In the Indian context, we are among the world's best in design services.
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09-June-08
Emerging trends in embedded market
In 1976, the basic building block of an embedded system was a microcontroller such as the 8748.
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09-June-08
Indian R&D of US giant achieves micro-chip breakthrough
The Indian research arm of global semi-conductor manufacturing leader Texas Instruments has achieved a breakthrough: enhancing the processing and memory power of ultra-low power micro-controllers.
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09-June-08
Success in bits & bytes
Being the president of Intel India is no tough task. It takes both domain expertise and people management skills.
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08-June-08
We want to strengthen our base in India: Grant Kuo
MediaTek Inc, a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions, is playing a key role in bringing various MediaTek's original design manufacturer partners to India and works with them closely to promote their products in the Indian market.
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06-June-08
Softjin unveils EDA building blocks for FPGA tools
Softjin Technologies unveiled EDA building blocks for FPGA routing, static timing analysis and EDA software quality assurance.
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04-June-08
Synopsys chief stresses 'age of collaboration'
The economics of technology have changed drastically over the last decade, making it impossible for individual companies to raise the vast amount of investment capital needed for high-tech manufacturing, much less to dominate the global semiconductor market.
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Indian R&D of US giant achieves micro-chip breakthrough
The Indian research arm of global semi-conductor manufacturing leader Texas Instruments has achieved a breakthrough: enhancing the processing and memory power of ultra-low power micro-controllers.
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09-June-08
Success in bits & bytes
Being the president of Intel India is no tough task. It takes both domain expertise and people management skills.
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08-June-08
We want to strengthen our base in India: Grant Kuo
MediaTek Inc, a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions, is playing a key role in bringing various MediaTek's original design manufacturer partners to India and works with them closely to promote their products in the Indian market.
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06-June-08
Softjin unveils EDA building blocks for FPGA tools
Softjin Technologies unveiled EDA building blocks for FPGA routing, static timing analysis and EDA software quality assurance.
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04-June-08
Synopsys chief stresses 'age of collaboration'
The economics of technology have changed drastically over the last decade, making it impossible for individual companies to raise the vast amount of investment capital needed for high-tech manufacturing, much less to dominate the global semiconductor market.
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03-June-08
India's eInfochips unveils verification IP
EInfochips Ltd. has announced what is claims is first SystemVerilog verification IP that complies with the Open Verification Methodology and Advanced Verification Methodology (AVM) 3.0.
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02-June-08
Cyan announces major Indian order
Cyan Holdings Plc, a fabless semiconductor company, is delighted to announce it has received an order of 5,000 units, together with an indicative forecast for 40,000 microcontroller chips to be delivered in the next 12 months.
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India's eInfochips unveils verification IP
EInfochips Ltd. has announced what is claims is first SystemVerilog verification IP that complies with the Open Verification Methodology and Advanced Verification Methodology (AVM) 3.0.
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02-June-08
Cyan announces major Indian order
Cyan Holdings Plc, a fabless semiconductor company, is delighted to announce it has received an order of 5,000 units, together with an indicative forecast for 40,000 microcontroller chips to be delivered in the next 12 months.
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02-June-08
NXP collaborates with Orpat
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, and Orpat Group, the clock maker, announced a collaboration that enables Orpat to enter the mobile phone segment in India.
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02-June-08
Working on India's analog dream
A decade ago, Anand Valavi had an idea for starting an analog design group at his company, Wipro Technologies, where he worked as an ASIC engineer.
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NXP collaborates with Orpat
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, and Orpat Group, the clock maker, announced a collaboration that enables Orpat to enter the mobile phone segment in India.
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02-June-08
Working on India's analog dream
A decade ago, Anand Valavi had an idea for starting an analog design group at his company, Wipro Technologies, where he worked as an ASIC engineer.
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01-June-08
Simple ideas foster innovative designs
What makes a great design?
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31-May-08
Fab city project attracts 3 more companies for $2 b investment
Having gained traction in attracting over 16 solar manufacturing Companies, the much-hyped fab city project in Hyderabad, located on over 1,200 acres, will soon be adding three more Companies in the next few months.
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31-May-08
Edutech Expo 2008: Industry Speaks On Indian IT Industry
There is an immense need for the manufacturers to make PCs that consumes less power, said Jaijit Bhattacharya, country director, government strategy, Sun Microsystems, while attending Edutech Expo 2008 which is being held in the capital.
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31-May-08
India, UK Share Potential Synergies On Chip IP Design
UK and Indian semiconductor industries can collaborate to boost India’s IP creation and build next-generation products for the world, says a study conducted by the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Science & Innovation Network UK.
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30-May-08
Aart De Geus devising chips that conserve energy
Aart De Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, has a way to work.
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29-May-08
Former AMD head joins Reliance’s Semiconductor business as CEO
The former head of chip maker AMD’s business in India, Ajay Marathe has reportedly joined as the CEO of Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group’s semiconductor business a month ago when the company was preparing for its fab business.
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29-May-08
India Getting Ready to Churn out Electronic Devices
India is now well recognized as an LSI design center in the area of electronic devices and finally began to move in earnest toward the manufacturing of electronic devices.
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29-May-08
ADAG hires former AMD head for semiconductor business
The Reliance Mukesh Ambani group has hired the former head of chipmaker AMD’s business in India, Ajay Marathe, for its semiconductor foray.
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28-May-08
India, UK make a neat fit in hardware design, applications
The semiconductor industries in India and the United Kingdom are ideally positioned to collaborate to boost India’s IP creation and build next-generation products for the world market, according to a study by Bangalore-based Feedback Consulting.
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28-May-08
Orpat, NXP in tie-up to launch mobile handsets in India
NXP Semiconductors and Orpat Group, the world's largest clock-maker, today announced a collaboration whereby the latter would enter the mobile phone segment in the country.
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27-May-08
TCS bags NXP`s Rs 400-cr contract
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company of the Tata Group, has announced a $100 million (Rs 400 crore) , five-year contract to deliver end-to-end global IT application services to NXP Semiconductors, a semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago.
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27-May-08
TCS bags $100 mn deal from NXP
India’s largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has won a $100 million five-year contract with NXP Semiconductors.
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26-May-08
TCS among top firms selected for corporate responsibility
India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services was on Sunday named as one of the top 100 companies chosen for helping people globally through its corporate responsibility programme.
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26-May-08
TCS bags $100-m contract from NXP Semiconductors of Europe
Tata Consultancy Services, India’s top IT services company today announced that it has bagged a $100-million, five-year contract to deliver global IT application services to NXP Semiconductors.
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23-May-08
Texas Instruments to widen reach in India
Increasing design activity in areas such as industrial and medical electronics and energy has led to a rise in demand for products made by the Indian arm of Dallas, Texas-based semiconductor chip maker Texas Instruments Inc., or TI, from customers such as GE Medical Systems Ltd and Conzerv Systems Pvt Ltd.
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21-May-08
Indian embedded software seen moving up the value chain
Embedded software development, which netted exports worth $4.9 billion last year and employs 106,000 engineers in India, remains fragmented and stuck at the lower end of the value chain.
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Simple ideas foster innovative designs
What makes a great design?
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31-May-08
Fab city project attracts 3 more companies for $2 b investment
Having gained traction in attracting over 16 solar manufacturing Companies, the much-hyped fab city project in Hyderabad, located on over 1,200 acres, will soon be adding three more Companies in the next few months.
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31-May-08
Edutech Expo 2008: Industry Speaks On Indian IT Industry
There is an immense need for the manufacturers to make PCs that consumes less power, said Jaijit Bhattacharya, country director, government strategy, Sun Microsystems, while attending Edutech Expo 2008 which is being held in the capital.
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31-May-08
India, UK Share Potential Synergies On Chip IP Design
UK and Indian semiconductor industries can collaborate to boost India’s IP creation and build next-generation products for the world, says a study conducted by the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Science & Innovation Network UK.
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30-May-08
Aart De Geus devising chips that conserve energy
Aart De Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, has a way to work.
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29-May-08
Former AMD head joins Reliance’s Semiconductor business as CEO
The former head of chip maker AMD’s business in India, Ajay Marathe has reportedly joined as the CEO of Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group’s semiconductor business a month ago when the company was preparing for its fab business.
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29-May-08
India Getting Ready to Churn out Electronic Devices
India is now well recognized as an LSI design center in the area of electronic devices and finally began to move in earnest toward the manufacturing of electronic devices.
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29-May-08
ADAG hires former AMD head for semiconductor business
The Reliance Mukesh Ambani group has hired the former head of chipmaker AMD’s business in India, Ajay Marathe, for its semiconductor foray.
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28-May-08
India, UK make a neat fit in hardware design, applications
The semiconductor industries in India and the United Kingdom are ideally positioned to collaborate to boost India’s IP creation and build next-generation products for the world market, according to a study by Bangalore-based Feedback Consulting.
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28-May-08
Orpat, NXP in tie-up to launch mobile handsets in India
NXP Semiconductors and Orpat Group, the world's largest clock-maker, today announced a collaboration whereby the latter would enter the mobile phone segment in the country.
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27-May-08
TCS bags NXP`s Rs 400-cr contract
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company of the Tata Group, has announced a $100 million (Rs 400 crore) , five-year contract to deliver end-to-end global IT application services to NXP Semiconductors, a semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago.
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27-May-08
TCS bags $100 mn deal from NXP
India’s largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has won a $100 million five-year contract with NXP Semiconductors.
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26-May-08
TCS among top firms selected for corporate responsibility
India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services was on Sunday named as one of the top 100 companies chosen for helping people globally through its corporate responsibility programme.
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26-May-08
TCS bags $100-m contract from NXP Semiconductors of Europe
Tata Consultancy Services, India’s top IT services company today announced that it has bagged a $100-million, five-year contract to deliver global IT application services to NXP Semiconductors.
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23-May-08
Texas Instruments to widen reach in India
Increasing design activity in areas such as industrial and medical electronics and energy has led to a rise in demand for products made by the Indian arm of Dallas, Texas-based semiconductor chip maker Texas Instruments Inc., or TI, from customers such as GE Medical Systems Ltd and Conzerv Systems Pvt Ltd.
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21-May-08
Indian embedded software seen moving up the value chain
Embedded software development, which netted exports worth $4.9 billion last year and employs 106,000 engineers in India, remains fragmented and stuck at the lower end of the value chain.
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19-May-08
Going for the heights
It is noon on a Friday — and there are no tables to be had at the Yingjia Road restaurant of Indian Kitchen.
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19-May-08
Growing demand for chip designers
The next time you admire the latest functions in your cell phone, laptop, or playstation, or stare in awe at complex medical and manufacturing computers, remember that these devices are run by a tiny silicon wafer, commonly called a chip.
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16-May-08
Global semiconductor market slowing, says Gartner
The global semiconductor market is seeing a steady decline in growth rate, which would continue, and there would be considerable consolidations in the semiconductor industry.
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15-May-08
India, U.S. chip groups join forces
The Global Semiconductor Alliance, an organization focused on accelerating the growth of the global semiconductor industry, and the India Semiconductor Association, the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry, are forming an organization alliance.
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Going for the heights
It is noon on a Friday — and there are no tables to be had at the Yingjia Road restaurant of Indian Kitchen.
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19-May-08
Growing demand for chip designers
The next time you admire the latest functions in your cell phone, laptop, or playstation, or stare in awe at complex medical and manufacturing computers, remember that these devices are run by a tiny silicon wafer, commonly called a chip.
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16-May-08
Global semiconductor market slowing, says Gartner
The global semiconductor market is seeing a steady decline in growth rate, which would continue, and there would be considerable consolidations in the semiconductor industry.
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15-May-08
India, U.S. chip groups join forces
The Global Semiconductor Alliance, an organization focused on accelerating the growth of the global semiconductor industry, and the India Semiconductor Association, the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry, are forming an organization alliance.
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11-May-08
Small firms hold key for chip manufacturers
While the opportunity bucket for Indian semiconductor suppliers predominantly includes large MNCs such as the Nokias and Ciscos, the chip fraternity can ill afford to ignore smaller, domestic players who may form a big chunk of the available market, experts say.
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Small firms hold key for chip manufacturers
While the opportunity bucket for Indian semiconductor suppliers predominantly includes large MNCs such as the Nokias and Ciscos, the chip fraternity can ill afford to ignore smaller, domestic players who may form a big chunk of the available market, experts say.
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09-May-08
Global semiconductor industry: India to buck the trend
A sharp drop in US consumer spending, driven by high energy prices and the subprime turmoil, has started hitting the global semiconductor industry.
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08-May-08
'Chip designers should collaborate'
With technology and economics becoming inseparable in the present-day consumer-driven market, the movers-and-shakers of the semiconductor ecosystem have begun to speak loud of recasting the industry by giving thrust to `collaborations'.
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07-May-08
AMD discloses 12-core server chip
Advanced Micro Devices disclosed a conservative road map for 45nm server processors using six and twelve cores through 2010.
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07-May-08
Indian semiconductor ecosystem changing, panelists say
Top executives from the Indian and global chip industry think the semiconductor ecosystem in the country is poised for takeoff.
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Global semiconductor industry: India to buck the trend
A sharp drop in US consumer spending, driven by high energy prices and the subprime turmoil, has started hitting the global semiconductor industry.
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08-May-08
'Chip designers should collaborate'
With technology and economics becoming inseparable in the present-day consumer-driven market, the movers-and-shakers of the semiconductor ecosystem have begun to speak loud of recasting the industry by giving thrust to `collaborations'.
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07-May-08
AMD discloses 12-core server chip
Advanced Micro Devices disclosed a conservative road map for 45nm server processors using six and twelve cores through 2010.
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07-May-08
Indian semiconductor ecosystem changing, panelists say
Top executives from the Indian and global chip industry think the semiconductor ecosystem in the country is poised for takeoff.
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01-May-08
3G chipmakers line-up to enter India
Even though India is yet to issue licences for mobile telecom services based on third-generation (3G) technology, major semiconductor makers are projecting that sales of 3G-enabled chips for handsets will soar globally.
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3G chipmakers line-up to enter India
Even though India is yet to issue licences for mobile telecom services based on third-generation (3G) technology, major semiconductor makers are projecting that sales of 3G-enabled chips for handsets will soar globally.
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28-Apr-08
Tax exemption expiry worries Indian IT firms
The uncertainty about extending the 10-year tax holiday for IT companies have left Indian chip design houses in a quandary.
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28-Apr-08
Indian semiconductor industry to face heat of US recession
It is the turn of Indian semiconductor industry to feel the heat of US recession and dollar depreciation after its big brother - the software industry was jolted by the tightening of IT spending by US-based firms.
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Tax exemption expiry worries Indian IT firms
The uncertainty about extending the 10-year tax holiday for IT companies have left Indian chip design houses in a quandary.
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28-Apr-08
Indian semiconductor industry to face heat of US recession
It is the turn of Indian semiconductor industry to feel the heat of US recession and dollar depreciation after its big brother - the software industry was jolted by the tightening of IT spending by US-based firms.
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24-Apr-08
Silence on tax exemptions hurting Indian startups
Uncertainty about extending a 10-year tax holiday for IT companies have left Indian chip design houses in a quandary.
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Silence on tax exemptions hurting Indian startups
Uncertainty about extending a 10-year tax holiday for IT companies have left Indian chip design houses in a quandary.
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24-Apr-08
Embedded green design contest
The challenge is for engineering students and professional developers to ‘go green’ using a range of advanced Freescale technologies to build environmentally beneficial embedded systems.
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Embedded green design contest
The challenge is for engineering students and professional developers to ‘go green’ using a range of advanced Freescale technologies to build environmentally beneficial embedded systems.
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23-Apr-08
Chip design services market seen at $7.4 b
The Indian semiconductor and embedded design services industry is expected to cross $7.37 billion in 2008, said a report published by the Indian Semiconductor Association and IDC (India) Ltd.
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23-Apr-08
Chip design services to grow at 22%
The Indian semiconductor design services industry is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7 per cent, to $10.96 billion by 2010, from the present level of $6 billion.
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23-Apr-08
India semicon design industry to grow 21.7 %
Indian semiconductor and embedded design service industry is estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 21.7 per cent between 2007-2010, according to a report unveiled by The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and IDC (India) today.
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22-Apr-08
Indian design services clock US$ 6bn in 2007
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry and IDC (India) Ltd, launched the "India semiconductor and embedded design service industry (2007-2010): Market, technology and ecosystem analysis".
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22-Apr-08
Indian design market to cross $7.37-bn in 2008
The Indian design market is expected to cross $7.37 billion in 2008, according to a joint report by India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and IDC India.
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Chip design services market seen at $7.4 b
The Indian semiconductor and embedded design services industry is expected to cross $7.37 billion in 2008, said a report published by the Indian Semiconductor Association and IDC (India) Ltd.
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23-Apr-08
Chip design services to grow at 22%
The Indian semiconductor design services industry is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7 per cent, to $10.96 billion by 2010, from the present level of $6 billion.
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23-Apr-08
India semicon design industry to grow 21.7 %
Indian semiconductor and embedded design service industry is estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 21.7 per cent between 2007-2010, according to a report unveiled by The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and IDC (India) today.
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22-Apr-08
Indian design services clock US$ 6bn in 2007
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry and IDC (India) Ltd, launched the "India semiconductor and embedded design service industry (2007-2010): Market, technology and ecosystem analysis".
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22-Apr-08
Indian design market to cross $7.37-bn in 2008
The Indian design market is expected to cross $7.37 billion in 2008, according to a joint report by India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and IDC India.
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21-Apr-08
RIL, Ballard Power in fuel-cell parleys
Reliance Industries and Ballard Power Systems, a Vancouver-headquartered pioneer in fuel cell technology, are in talks for a partnership in India.
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RIL, Ballard Power in fuel-cell parleys
Reliance Industries and Ballard Power Systems, a Vancouver-headquartered pioneer in fuel cell technology, are in talks for a partnership in India.
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17-Apr-08
Fab City: Solar units rule the roost
The much-hyped Fab City has run out of land, without any other fab unit save one.
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Fab City: Solar units rule the roost
The much-hyped Fab City has run out of land, without any other fab unit save one.
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16-Apr-08
Qualcomm to invest in Indian start-up cos
San Diego-based, global patent holder for CDMA chip, Qualcomm Inc said on Tuesday that it would be investing in Indian start-up Companies offering innovative technologies and services that enhance wireless communications and semiconductor ecosystems.
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16-Apr-08
The coming of age of India's embedded industry
The electronics industry in India is undergoing a gradual—but inexorable—transition from a software-driven outsourcing model to one increasingly focused on the growth and development of the domestic market.
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15-Apr-08
Freescale opens embedded green design contest
Elevating the environmental potential of embedded systems design, Freescale Semiconductor announced that it is accepting entries for the company's green design contest.
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15-Apr-08
Investments Come to Growing Indian Tech Companies
Indian companies, which offer innovative technologies and services to enhance the wireless communications and semiconductor ecosystems, may benefit from the investment offer from Qualcomm.
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15-Apr-08
Qualcomm ups VC stake in India
Qualcomm Incorporated has said it would invest in Indian wireless and semiconductor start-up firms.
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12-Apr-08
Hyderabad's Fab City bags $4 bn investment
The much-hyped Fab City in Hyderabad got the boot as the semiconductor hub of India, but now it's been reenergised attracting almost USD 4 billion in investments.
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09-Apr-08
TI, India in pact to develop medical electronics
Texas Instruments has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur's School of Medical Science and Technology to develop semiconductor technologies for cheaper medical electronics.
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Qualcomm to invest in Indian start-up cos
San Diego-based, global patent holder for CDMA chip, Qualcomm Inc said on Tuesday that it would be investing in Indian start-up Companies offering innovative technologies and services that enhance wireless communications and semiconductor ecosystems.
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16-Apr-08
The coming of age of India's embedded industry
The electronics industry in India is undergoing a gradual—but inexorable—transition from a software-driven outsourcing model to one increasingly focused on the growth and development of the domestic market.
more...
15-Apr-08
Freescale opens embedded green design contest
Elevating the environmental potential of embedded systems design, Freescale Semiconductor announced that it is accepting entries for the company's green design contest.
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15-Apr-08
Investments Come to Growing Indian Tech Companies
Indian companies, which offer innovative technologies and services to enhance the wireless communications and semiconductor ecosystems, may benefit from the investment offer from Qualcomm.
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15-Apr-08
Qualcomm ups VC stake in India
Qualcomm Incorporated has said it would invest in Indian wireless and semiconductor start-up firms.
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12-Apr-08
Hyderabad's Fab City bags $4 bn investment
The much-hyped Fab City in Hyderabad got the boot as the semiconductor hub of India, but now it's been reenergised attracting almost USD 4 billion in investments.
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09-Apr-08
TI, India in pact to develop medical electronics
Texas Instruments has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur's School of Medical Science and Technology to develop semiconductor technologies for cheaper medical electronics.
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09-Apr-08
Global semiconductor industry: India to buck the trend
A sharp drop in US consumer spending, driven by high energy prices and the subprime turmoil, has started hitting the global semiconductor industry.
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09-Apr-08
Tandberg opens R&D centre
Norwegian company, Tandberg, a provider of telepresence and high-definition video conferencing solutions has set up its R&D centre in Bangalore, with an aim of tapping the engineering talents available in the country.
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08-Apr-08
Analog design alive and growing in India
A decade ago, Anand Valavi had an idea for starting an analog design group at his company, Wipro Technologies, where he worked as an ASIC engineer.
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08-Apr-08
AMD says no job cut in India operations
Global chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which has decided to lay off about 1,600 employees worldwide due to business slowdown and losses, said it would not lead to any job loss in its India operations.
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08-Apr-08
TI ready to shift gear
Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments (TI) will shift its focus from research and development (R&D) to new business opportunities in India.
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08-Apr-08
Tandberg Inaugurates First R&D Facility In India
Tandberg, a global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video solutions, has built its first research and development (R&D) technology centre in India.
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08-Apr-08
Telepresence Firm Opens R&D Center in Bangalore
The recently inaugurated first Indian R&D center of Tandberg in Bangalore will create new intellectual properties for the company.
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08-Apr-08
Bangalore to house TANDBERG's R&D Technology Centre
TANDBERG has inaugurated its research and development (R&D) technology centre in Bangalore, India.
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Global semiconductor industry: India to buck the trend
A sharp drop in US consumer spending, driven by high energy prices and the subprime turmoil, has started hitting the global semiconductor industry.
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09-Apr-08
Tandberg opens R&D centre
Norwegian company, Tandberg, a provider of telepresence and high-definition video conferencing solutions has set up its R&D centre in Bangalore, with an aim of tapping the engineering talents available in the country.
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08-Apr-08
Analog design alive and growing in India
A decade ago, Anand Valavi had an idea for starting an analog design group at his company, Wipro Technologies, where he worked as an ASIC engineer.
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08-Apr-08
AMD says no job cut in India operations
Global chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which has decided to lay off about 1,600 employees worldwide due to business slowdown and losses, said it would not lead to any job loss in its India operations.
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08-Apr-08
TI ready to shift gear
Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments (TI) will shift its focus from research and development (R&D) to new business opportunities in India.
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08-Apr-08
Tandberg Inaugurates First R&D Facility In India
Tandberg, a global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video solutions, has built its first research and development (R&D) technology centre in India.
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08-Apr-08
Telepresence Firm Opens R&D Center in Bangalore
The recently inaugurated first Indian R&D center of Tandberg in Bangalore will create new intellectual properties for the company.
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08-Apr-08
Bangalore to house TANDBERG's R&D Technology Centre
TANDBERG has inaugurated its research and development (R&D) technology centre in Bangalore, India.
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05-Apr-08
SanDisk aims at booming memory chip mkt
Riding high in number of electronic devices using extended memory cards, SanDisk Corp. a $3.9 billion company announced to extend its operations in India.
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05-Apr-08
Climbing the Offshoring Value Chain
The Indian brand in outsourced offshore services has become a scooping up 70% of the global business, and now it may be time to move beyond brawn to brain clambering up the value chain by offering not just business process services but knowledge-based research and development.
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05-Apr-08
Chipset makers join local cos for cheaper mobiles
In a bid to drive down mobile handset price to under $20 (approximately Rs 800), chipset manufacturers are now partnering with companies other than the top 5 vendors.
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04-Apr-08
Reliance, 5 others commit Rs 65,000 cr for fab units
Six companies, including Reliance Industries (RIL), Videocon, Moser Baer and Signet Solar, have committed investments worth Rs 65,000 crore to set up semiconductor and other micro-technology units in the country.
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04-Apr-08
Indian chip policy nets $16 billion in manufacturing proposals
Electronics and semiconductor manufacturers here are looking to work with the Indian government to pull together proposals for establishing a chip fab, an LCD plant and solar manufacturing facilities.
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04-Apr-08
RIL to invest Rs 30K cr in fab plants
Govt's incentives for the semi-conductor industry draw seven proposals worth Rs 65,000 crore.
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03-Apr-08
Indian government gets proposals worth 650 bln rupees for semiconductor plants
The Indian government said it has received seven proposals envisaging an investment of 650 billion rupees in response to its special incentive scheme for semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nano technology manufacturing industries.
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03-Apr-08
Reliance to enter semiconductor business
Mukesh Ambani has decided to take his company into cutting edge manufacturing. He is venturing into the complex and capital-intensive business of making semiconductors, the chip that run computers.
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03-Apr-08
RIL to set up semiconductor fab, solar photovoltaic units
Marking the largest-ever project under the new semiconductor policy, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has approached the Government with plans to set up a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant and solar PV module unit, at a total outlay of over Rs 30,000 crore.
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03-Apr-08
Reliance mulls $7.55 bln chips projects
Indian petrochemical maker and oil refiner Reliance Industries Ltd has submitted two proposals totalling $7.55 billion to build semiconductor and micro-processor making units, the government said on Thursday.
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SanDisk aims at booming memory chip mkt
Riding high in number of electronic devices using extended memory cards, SanDisk Corp. a $3.9 billion company announced to extend its operations in India.
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05-Apr-08
Climbing the Offshoring Value Chain
The Indian brand in outsourced offshore services has become a scooping up 70% of the global business, and now it may be time to move beyond brawn to brain clambering up the value chain by offering not just business process services but knowledge-based research and development.
more...
05-Apr-08
Chipset makers join local cos for cheaper mobiles
In a bid to drive down mobile handset price to under $20 (approximately Rs 800), chipset manufacturers are now partnering with companies other than the top 5 vendors.
more...
04-Apr-08
Reliance, 5 others commit Rs 65,000 cr for fab units
Six companies, including Reliance Industries (RIL), Videocon, Moser Baer and Signet Solar, have committed investments worth Rs 65,000 crore to set up semiconductor and other micro-technology units in the country.
more...
04-Apr-08
Indian chip policy nets $16 billion in manufacturing proposals
Electronics and semiconductor manufacturers here are looking to work with the Indian government to pull together proposals for establishing a chip fab, an LCD plant and solar manufacturing facilities.
more...
04-Apr-08
RIL to invest Rs 30K cr in fab plants
Govt's incentives for the semi-conductor industry draw seven proposals worth Rs 65,000 crore.
more...
03-Apr-08
Indian government gets proposals worth 650 bln rupees for semiconductor plants
The Indian government said it has received seven proposals envisaging an investment of 650 billion rupees in response to its special incentive scheme for semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nano technology manufacturing industries.
more...
03-Apr-08
Reliance to enter semiconductor business
Mukesh Ambani has decided to take his company into cutting edge manufacturing. He is venturing into the complex and capital-intensive business of making semiconductors, the chip that run computers.
more...
03-Apr-08
RIL to set up semiconductor fab, solar photovoltaic units
Marking the largest-ever project under the new semiconductor policy, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has approached the Government with plans to set up a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant and solar PV module unit, at a total outlay of over Rs 30,000 crore.
more...
03-Apr-08
Reliance mulls $7.55 bln chips projects
Indian petrochemical maker and oil refiner Reliance Industries Ltd has submitted two proposals totalling $7.55 billion to build semiconductor and micro-processor making units, the government said on Thursday.
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02-Apr-08
TI, IIT-Kgp in medical tech pact
Texas Instruments (TI), the global information technology company, has signed a four-year collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of healthcare in India.
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02-Apr-08
Texas Instruments eyes Indian entertainment industry
With hundreds of theatre screens coming up across India in 2009, Texas Instruments (TI) — a leading semiconductor technology company — is eyeing the Indian cinema market with its digital light processing (DLP) technology.
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02-Apr-08
IIT foray in medical device research
Research in medical technology in the country has received a boost, with IIT Kharagpur joining hands with Texas Instruments for a four-year programme.
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01-Apr-08
Texas Instruments pact with IIT
Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has signed a first of its kind collaborative agreement with IIT Kharagpur's School of Medical Science and Technology, to develop research projects devoted to medical electronics innovation.
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01-Apr-08
Pricing Optimism Boosts SanDisk
Investors are betting that stabilizing chip prices and expansion in India will improve fortunes for SanDisk.
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01-Apr-08
Texas Instrument, IIT Kharagpur Ink Collaborative Research Agreement [TXN]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology or SMST, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur or IIT KGP, to develop semiconductor technologies for quality healthcare, according to an announcement made by Biswadip Mitra, managing director of Texas Instruments India, and Ajoy Ray, head of SMST, IIT KGP.
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01-Apr-08
Texas Instruments and IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on breakthrough medical technology research
Texas Instruments Incorporated has signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of health care.
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31-Mar-08
India unveils more incentives for solar power
India's renewable energy ministry has announced a new program designed to expand solar power generating projects up to a maximum capacity of 50 megawatts.
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TI, IIT-Kgp in medical tech pact
Texas Instruments (TI), the global information technology company, has signed a four-year collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of healthcare in India.
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02-Apr-08
Texas Instruments eyes Indian entertainment industry
With hundreds of theatre screens coming up across India in 2009, Texas Instruments (TI) — a leading semiconductor technology company — is eyeing the Indian cinema market with its digital light processing (DLP) technology.
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02-Apr-08
IIT foray in medical device research
Research in medical technology in the country has received a boost, with IIT Kharagpur joining hands with Texas Instruments for a four-year programme.
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01-Apr-08
Texas Instruments pact with IIT
Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has signed a first of its kind collaborative agreement with IIT Kharagpur's School of Medical Science and Technology, to develop research projects devoted to medical electronics innovation.
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01-Apr-08
Pricing Optimism Boosts SanDisk
Investors are betting that stabilizing chip prices and expansion in India will improve fortunes for SanDisk.
more...
01-Apr-08
Texas Instrument, IIT Kharagpur Ink Collaborative Research Agreement [TXN]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology or SMST, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur or IIT KGP, to develop semiconductor technologies for quality healthcare, according to an announcement made by Biswadip Mitra, managing director of Texas Instruments India, and Ajoy Ray, head of SMST, IIT KGP.
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01-Apr-08
Texas Instruments and IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on breakthrough medical technology research
Texas Instruments Incorporated has signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of health care.
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31-Mar-08
India unveils more incentives for solar power
India's renewable energy ministry has announced a new program designed to expand solar power generating projects up to a maximum capacity of 50 megawatts.
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31-Mar-08
`India is not yet ready'
Sir, This is with reference to the article, `To fab or not to fab.' written by M. Ramesh, which appeared in eWorld dated March 10, 2008.
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`India is not yet ready'
Sir, This is with reference to the article, `To fab or not to fab.' written by M. Ramesh, which appeared in eWorld dated March 10, 2008.
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28-Mar-08
India's people power is also its problem
One of India's biggest challenges is managing its biggest strength: its deep well of young and talented people.
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India's people power is also its problem
One of India's biggest challenges is managing its biggest strength: its deep well of young and talented people.
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26-Mar-08
Bhagyanagar India JV allotted 25 acres land in Fab City
Bhagyanagar India Ltd has announced that M/s. Fab city SPV (India) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of APIIC has made an allotment of 25 Acers of land (initially 10 Acres and has reserved 15 Acres for future use) on lease in the Fab City, Hyderabad to the Joint Venture Company "M/s. Surana Ventures Ltd", jointly promoted by the Company & M/s. Surana Telecom and Power Ltd for setting up the Solar Photo Voltaic Cell and Module Project.
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26-Mar-08
Innovative Semi CEO hatches incubator fund for Asia, eastern Europe
Nabil Takla, founder and chief executive of Innovative Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), is teaming with a few like-minded semiconductor industry executives to start a tech incubator fund that will assist companies in Asia and eastern Europe.
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24-Mar-08
Plenty of companies vie for design services in India
Electronics companies are embracing the philosophy that they must find partners to help conceive and design new products as quickly as possible.
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Bhagyanagar India JV allotted 25 acres land in Fab City
Bhagyanagar India Ltd has announced that M/s. Fab city SPV (India) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of APIIC has made an allotment of 25 Acers of land (initially 10 Acres and has reserved 15 Acres for future use) on lease in the Fab City, Hyderabad to the Joint Venture Company "M/s. Surana Ventures Ltd", jointly promoted by the Company & M/s. Surana Telecom and Power Ltd for setting up the Solar Photo Voltaic Cell and Module Project.
more...
26-Mar-08
Innovative Semi CEO hatches incubator fund for Asia, eastern Europe
Nabil Takla, founder and chief executive of Innovative Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), is teaming with a few like-minded semiconductor industry executives to start a tech incubator fund that will assist companies in Asia and eastern Europe.
more...
24-Mar-08
Plenty of companies vie for design services in India
Electronics companies are embracing the philosophy that they must find partners to help conceive and design new products as quickly as possible.
more...
19-Mar-08
Kolkata to have chip design facility by mid-2009
West Bengal will have an India Design Centre (IDC), the first-of-its kind in the country, at the Salt Lake Sector V.
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19-Mar-08
Kolkata IT hardware design arm flagged off
The dream project of the West Bengal information technology (IT) department, The Indian Design Centre (IDC) to house semiconductor design and fabrication units and relevant infrastructure, was flagged off today at Salt Lake Sector V.
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19-Mar-08
Semiconductor research centre soon in Kolkata
India’s first semiconductor research and chip designing hub is being set up in public private partnership mode in Kolkata at an estimated investment of Rs 100 crore.
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18-Mar-08
TI high-performance analog team meets in India
The core growth engine for Texas Instruments could be high-performance analog, in the opinion of its president and CEO, Rich Templeton.
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18-Mar-08
Indian researchers propose hybrid approach to embedded software evaluation
Simulation-based performance evaluation of software on a customized processor is accurate but can be very slow, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK), who have instead proposed a new hybrid approach for software performance evaluation.
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18-Mar-08
One-stop VLSI shop in WB soon
West Bengal will soon have a one-stop VLSI (very large-scale integration) shop in the form of India Design Centre, the first of its kind in India.
more...
Kolkata to have chip design facility by mid-2009
West Bengal will have an India Design Centre (IDC), the first-of-its kind in the country, at the Salt Lake Sector V.
more...
19-Mar-08
Kolkata IT hardware design arm flagged off
The dream project of the West Bengal information technology (IT) department, The Indian Design Centre (IDC) to house semiconductor design and fabrication units and relevant infrastructure, was flagged off today at Salt Lake Sector V.
more...
19-Mar-08
Semiconductor research centre soon in Kolkata
India’s first semiconductor research and chip designing hub is being set up in public private partnership mode in Kolkata at an estimated investment of Rs 100 crore.
more...
18-Mar-08
TI high-performance analog team meets in India
The core growth engine for Texas Instruments could be high-performance analog, in the opinion of its president and CEO, Rich Templeton.
more...
18-Mar-08
Indian researchers propose hybrid approach to embedded software evaluation
Simulation-based performance evaluation of software on a customized processor is accurate but can be very slow, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK), who have instead proposed a new hybrid approach for software performance evaluation.
more...
18-Mar-08
One-stop VLSI shop in WB soon
West Bengal will soon have a one-stop VLSI (very large-scale integration) shop in the form of India Design Centre, the first of its kind in India.
more...
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