19-Aug-06
iWave Introduces ARM9-Based Embedded Development Platform
iWave Systems, an embedded (S/W&H/W) turnkey service rrovider, has announced the ARM9-based Embedded Devevelopment Platform.
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19-Aug-06
Qualcomm acquires Qualphone for $18 m
Qualcomm, the U.S.-based leader of Code Division Multiple Access or CDMA phone technologies, has announced the acquisition of another American company, Qualphone, which is a key provider of software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices over the Internet, for $18 million in cash.
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18-Aug-06
Isilica courses on Juniper tools
Juniper Networks has announced that Isilica Networks India has expanded its training curriculum with courses on Juniper Networks' network security and routing solutions, including the J-series services routers. more...
18-Aug-06
Freescale expands presence in Bangalore
Fabless firm (viz. a firm which gets semiconductors fabricated by others), Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has expanded its India operations with a new one lakh-sq. ft. facility in Bangalore to support its research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
India's Innoviti connects watches to wireless data
Bangalore start-up Innoviti Embedded Solutions has developed a two-chip, wireless product (picture) that enables wrist watches to receive personalized messages and news feeds. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale Strengthens Position In India
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its India operations with a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore to support its research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
Complex semiconductor IP is an Indian opportunity
In 2005, the market for semiconductor intellectual property (IP) grew by 16 per cent to reach $1.4 billion. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale expands in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor has announced the expansion of its India operations with a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore to support Freescale’s research and development in software for wireless technologies. more...

17-Aug-06
Bartronics plans to manufacture tags
Bartronics Ltd., a barcode and RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions provider, is planning a backward integration project to manufacture tags with investment of up to Rs 150 crore. more...

17-Aug-06
Freescale expanding in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Thursday (Aug. 17) announced plans to expand its India operations by adding a 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore.
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17-Aug-06
Freescale plans R&D centre in Bangalore
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its India operations with a one lakh sq ft facility in Bangalore for research and development in software for wireless technologies.
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17-Aug-06
Tessolve plans to start testing unit in Chennai
Tessolve Inc, a US-based semiconductor and manufacturing services company, has selected Chennai to set up its testing, assembling, packaging and prototyping (TAPP) facility.
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15-Aug-06
IDE Info to broaden RFID, data-capture services
Intellicon, an automatic data capture and barcode solutions provider, has taken the consortium route to partner Dexler Information Solutions and Essae Technologys, to offer expanded range of data capture and RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions building on joint capabilities.
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14-Aug-06
`M&As are new biz models in IT sector'
The ubiquitous nature and soaring salary structure are proving to be major impediments for IT development in the country, Mr Venki Sundaresan, Director, IT Group of Cypress Semiconductors, said. more...
14-Aug-06
Intel, inside India
Technical Education isn't about just learning how to operate computers.
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11-Aug-06
eInfochips Ramps Up Software Operations
eInfochips Ltd, an Indian electronics design services company, is ramping up its software operations.
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11-Aug-06
Infineon appoints vice president and MD in India
Infineon Technologies India Pvt Ltd has appointed Albert Stritter as the new managing director in charge of strategy and direction to further develop its biggest software development center.
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10-Aug-06
Mindteck gets into hardware design service
Mindteck India, a leading provider of information technology solutions has decided to venture into hardware design services by setting up a new facility at its software development center in Kolkata. more...

10-Aug-06
Tech Mahindra joins Symbian Program
Tech Mahindra announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for mobile phones based on Symbian OS.
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10-Aug-06
ArchPro expands R&D Center in Bangalore, India
ArchPro Design Automation, in the development of EDA products for solving power management design challenges in IC/SoC designs, announced an expansion with the opening of its new R&D Center in Bangalore, India.
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10-Aug-06
Sasken to set up SEZ in Bangalore
Sasken Communications Technologies Ltd is likely to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sarjapur Road on the outskirts of Bangalore spanning 25-50 acres.
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09-Aug-06
RFID to make Pharma industry more efficient
Nearly 8 percent of the world's prescriptions proving counterfeit each year.
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09-Aug-06
“We want to be the next Texas Instruments”
Marvell CEO Sehat Sutardja is upbeat about the company’s rapid strides in the market
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09-Aug-06
`Desi' semiconductor biz is `all chip shape'
An interesting fact emerged, when half a dozen leading international silicon chip manufacturers banded together last month, in a `Power Forward' initiative, to `lower the heat' and produce semiconductors to a common format thatwould make them cooler, less power hungry.
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08-Aug-06
Sasken seeks to use IPO funds for buys
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd is seeking the shareholders' approval to revise the terms of the section `Objects of the Issue' of the company's prospectus and utilise the IPO proceeds to fund the acquisition of Botnia Hightech Oy. more...
07-Aug-06
Chip makers to get equity prop
In a move that will boost the fledgling semiconductor and nano technology sector, the government is finalising plans to provide equity support of up to 15 per cent of the total project equity, and subordinate loans amounting to 5 per cent of the project cost at government securities rates to companies that set up manufacturing facilities in the country.
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07-Aug-06
Outsourcing in engg $40 bn opportunity: Nasscom report
Offshoring of engineering services is estimated to be a $40 billion opportunity for the Indian software services sector by 2020.
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07-Aug-06
e-Infochips plans tie-ups with academia
The industry-academia relationship has strengthened in recent times with a large number of companies introducing academic initiatives or associating with academics in some way.
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05-Aug-06
India wants to compete better with China
India is keen to "grab opportunities" from China in the booming offshore engineering services space, Chairman of NASSCOM R Ramalinga Raju said on Friday.
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05-Aug-06
After IT, Indian cos eye a piece of growing engg offshoring pie
Indian IT companies have a $40 bn opportunity in engineering services by ’20. more...

05-Aug-06
Wipro plans 2nd hardware unit
Wipro, which is mulling a second hardware manufacturing plant, is most likely to locate it in the northern part of the country. more...

05-Aug-06
KPIT Cummins to beef up financial services space
KPIT Cummins Infosystems, a global software solutions provider focused on the automotive and semiconductor sectors, is exploring opportunities to acquire a company in diversified financial services (DFS) space.
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04-Aug-06
GDA Tech plans $5-m expansion
GDA Technologies, a US-based electronic product development design company with development centres in Chennai, will invest $5 million in the next 18 months on expansion.
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04-Aug-06
Offshore engineering revenue to exceed $40 b
Nasscom on Thursday urged the IT industry to tap into the fast-growing engineering services market that is expected to offer $40-billion opportunity over the next 15 years.
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04-Aug-06
‘Engineering services outsourcing can be a $40 bn business’
IEngineering services (ES) outsourcing will create $40 billion opportunity for the Indian IT industry by 2020, a Nasscom report said.
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04-Aug-06
India targets $225bn offshore engineering market
Indian IT companies are targeting a $225bn market in engineering services as the next big driver of growth for the offshore outsourcing industry.
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04-Aug-06
Engg services tops Satyam's China expansion
The expansion plans of Satyam Computer Services in China is likely to see engineering services becoming the main line of activity.
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03-Aug-06
India Engineering Demand Grows
Software services companies in India will have a $40-billion market opportunity in engineering services by 2020, according to a study released Thursday.
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03-Aug-06
India sitting on engg services offshoring goldmine
Offshoring of engineering services can be $40 billion opportunity for the Indian IT industry by 2020. more...

03-Aug-06
NASSCOM Bats For Outsourcing Of Engineering Services
NASSCOM and Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm, have released the key findings of a study titled `Globalization of Engineering Services -- the Next Frontier for India’. more...

03-Aug-06
2.5 lakh jobs for Indian engineers
The potential offshored engineering market in India could exceed $40 billion by 2020, which will catapult India's market share in the same category to 30 per cent from the current 12 per cent.
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03-Aug-06
Infineon appoints new MD
Semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Albert Stritter as the new Managing Director in charge of strategy and direction to further develop its software development centre. more...

03-Aug-06
Mistral to offer Curtiss Wright product
Embedded firm Mistral Solutions announced the availability of Curtiss Wright Controls Embedded Computing's S/DCP3-1201, the industry's first 3U CompactPCI Single Board Computer (SBC) for benign and rugged applications. more...
01-Aug-06
"Development tools, reliability, and scalability are more crucial to developers than real-time capabilities"
Jane Gilson, Director, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corporation, recently gave EDN Asia some insight into embedded operating systems (EOSs), and their continued relevance in the near future. Excerpts. more...
31-July-06
Traze to open RFID manufacturing facility
Gemini Traze RFID Pvt Ltd will set up India's first RFID tag manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur Electronic Park in Chennai, with an investment of $2.5 million.
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31-July-06
SPEL Semiconductors net down
SPEL Semiconductor Ltd, a Chennai-based semiconductor integrated circuit assembly and test company, reported a reduced net profit of Rs 68.7 lakh for the quarter ended June 30, compared to a net profit of Rs 99.1 lakh for the corresponding quarter previous year.
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31-July-06
You win, from either end
Indian outsourced product development (OPD) companies are headed for good times. more...

31-July-06
Flextronics lines up India foray
Singapore-based contract manufacturing company Flextronics Corporation plans to test waters in India. more...
28-July-06
Chipping up India
For an industry body that has been in existence for a year, the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) has achieved quite a lot.
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28-July-06
RFID to become $25 bn segment by 2025
“Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) market will grow by 800 per cent at $25 billion by 2025 from $3 billion in 2005,” said KS Raghunandan, director, ASEAN-SA, industrial sector, IBM Corporation. more...
27-July-06
STMicroelectronics adopts Magma solution
Magma Design Automation Inc., a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced that STMicroelectronics has successfully implemented a via-programmable embedded structured ASIC platform using Magma’s Blast Create SA. more...

27-July-06
New range of dual core chips from Intel
Intel has begun the `desktop' war for processors with its new range of dual core chips. more...

27-July-06
Intel unveils new Core 2 Duo processors
Intel on Thursday unveiled its new generation high power and energy-efficient processors for desktop and laptop computers as part of a global launch.
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27-July-06
Mistral launches hands-free car kit
The increased penetration of Bluetooth on mobile phones and stringent laws banning talking over cell-phone while driving have spurred vehicle manufacturers to provide hands-free mobile usage features.
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27-July-06
Sasken buys Botnia for Rs 210 cr
Sasken Communication Technologies, a software and support services provider for communications industry, has acquired 100 per cent stake in Finland-based Botnia Hightech for Rs 210 crore (Euro 35.5 million), in an all cash deal.
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27-July-06
Sasken buys Finland co for Rs 210 cr
Making its first overseas acquisitions, Sasken Communication Technologies, the Bangalore-headquartered provider of software services and products for telecom sector on Wednesday announced that it has acquired 100% of Finland-based Botnia Hightech for E35.5m (Rs 210.3 crore) in an all cash deal.
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27-July-06
Sasken buys Finnish firm
Sasken Communication Technologies has acquired the Finnish wireless R&D and testing services firm Botnia Hightech Oy in an all cash deal worth about Rs. 209 crore (Euro 35.5 million).
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26-July-06
Sasken buys Finnish firm for €35.5-m
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd has acquired Botnia Hightech Oy (Botnia), a provider of wireless R&D and testing services for € 35.5 million in an all cash deal.
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26-July-06
Sasken Acquires Botnia Hightech Oy
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd, a telecom R&D and support company, has acquired the Finland-based Botnia Hightech Oy, a provider of wireless R&D and testing services, in an all-cash deal worth €35.5 million.
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26-July-06
India's Sasken buys Finnish wireless firm
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd., a telecom R&D and support services firm based here, has bought Finland's Botnia Hightech Oy, a provider of wireless R&D and testing services, in an all-cash deal worth about $45 million.
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26-July-06
Sasken buys out Finnish firm for $45
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd, a leading software services and products firm, Wednesday announced the acquisition of Botnia Highteh Oy, a Finland-based leading provider of wireless services, for $45 mn (Euro 35.5 mn) in an all cash deal.
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26-July-06
Sasken to buy Botnia, two arms in all-cash deal
Sasken Communication Technologies said on Wednesday that it was acquiring the Finland-based Botnia Hightech Oy and its two subsidiaries for € 35.5 million (about Rs 200 crore) in an all cash deal.
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25-July-06
AMD'S Ramaratnam gets global responsibilities
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) India today announced that Mukund Ramaratnam, who was leading the marketing team for AMD India, will be moving to the AMD, Inc. headquarters in Sunnyvale, California to take on responsibilities in AMD's worldwide consumer sales and marketing team.
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25-July-06
Indian ASIC market to grow, but FPGAs gain traction
The domestic ASIC market could grow by more than 35 percent to $443 million in 2006, but growth will likely be slowed by rising use of FPGAs.
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25-July-06
AMD's Mukund moves to US
AMD India announced that Mr Mukund Ramaratnam, who was leading the marketing team for AMD India, will be moving to the AMD Inc headquarters in Sunnyvale, California to take on responsibilities in AMD's worldwide consumer sales & marketing team.
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