Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to launch the Micron Technology plant in Sanand today. This new facility is intended to commercially place India on the world semiconductor map. The memory solutions company, with headquarters in Boise (Idaho), is believed to produce 10% of its total output while operating at
In order to bring its overall operational capacity to 32 MW by the end of the current fiscal year, infrastructure firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) intends to commission 18 MW of data centre capacity by March-end. The data centre's overall capital expenditure is close to INR
Instead of moving operations from other nations, Samsung wants to increase its manufacturing presence in India by focusing on local production, exports, and component manufacturing. According to The Economic Times, the company has applied for components to manufacture mobile phone displays in India under the production-linked incentive (PLI) system. Additionally,
According to Reuters, citing sources, American chip manufacturer Nvidia is thinking about expanding production capacity for its H200 artificial intelligence chips because demand for the product from Chinese enterprises surpasses current output. In response to questions from Reuters, an Nvidia representative stated that the business is controlling its supply chain
According to news sources, Meta Platforms is looking into a long-term agreement with Google to purchase billions of dollars' worth of AI processors beginning in 2027. The talks could drastically change the power dynamics in the fiercely competitive AI semiconductor market, including the potential for Meta to rent Google
In a rare rift between the chipmaker and two of its largest clients, Amazon is joining Microsoft in endorsing legislation that might further restrict Nvidia's exports to China. The actions taken by Amazon and Microsoft to oppose a business with which they have a close relationship demonstrate how
As the nation steps up attempts to establish itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reiterated the company's request on 7 November for the United States to increase eligibility for a Chips Act tax credit. Altman's statement comes after Chris Lehane,
In collaboration with US chipmaker Nvidia, Samsung has revealed plans to build a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) "megafactory". Focus Taiwan reported on the venture, which was unveiled on 31 October and intends to incorporate AI into Samsung's whole semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Samsung claims that the platform,
According to various media reports, engineering powerhouse Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is considering entering the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market and has already begun talks with the Tamil Nadu government for roughly 200 acres of property close to Chennai. Following in Tata's footsteps, the $17 billion
With its latest processors now in production, Intel is taking a bold gamble by predicting that graphics chips, not dedicated neural engines, will be the key to AI computing in the future. The company's most aggressive performance boost in years, the Core Ultra series 3, codenamed Panther Lake,
Nvidia's market dominance will be challenged by the five-year agreement as OpenAI prepares to implement AMD's new MI450 chips. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in Washington in May. In
Given the intense competition and its late entry into the race to produce the most cutting-edge chips, India's chances of becoming a big player in the global chip industry are slim. A worldwide competition for semiconductor self-reliance started in 2022 when the United States limited exports of its
Just weeks after the White House negotiated an unprecedented agreement for the U.S. government to acquire a significant share in the company, Nvidia announced on September 18 that it will invest $5 billion in Intel (INTC.O) and create a new tab, lending its weight to the faltering U.
In an X post, the minister stated that five assembly, testing, marking, and packaging units, one fab, and six semiconductor units are in varying phases of planning, building, and operation. Last week, four more were approved: three ATMP, including the most advanced packaging unit, and one silicon carbide fab. The
According to an insider who spoke to the BBC, chip giants Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their sales of semiconductors in China. The contract is a component of an agreement to obtain export licences to the second-largest economy in the world. Financial Impact
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported on 5 August that it has found possible trade secret leaks as a result of "unauthorised activities". The largest semiconductor maker in the world informed CNBC that it has initiated legal action and taken "strict" disciplinary action against the concerned staff.
According to reports, Tesla and Samsung Electronics have inked a significant chip supply agreement valued at $16.5 billion through 2033. The action is intended to help Samsung's faltering contract chip manufacturing division, which is up against fierce competition from TSMC. Inside the $16.5 Billion Agreement: What
As part of a company-wide restructuring spearheaded by new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel Corporation has announced a new round of layoffs that will impact 2,400 more employees, bringing the total number of job cuts to almost 4,000 nationwide. Almost 2,400 jobs will be lost in Oregon alone,
According to Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corp., the US government need not worry about the Chinese military enhancing its capabilities with the help of his company's goods. Huang claimed that the Chinese military will refrain from utilising US technology due to the dangers involved, which is the
On June 9, Qualcomm Incorporated declared that it had reached a deal with Alphawave IP Group plc about the terms and conditions of a suggested acquisition of all of Alphawave Semi's issued and to be issued ordinary share capital by Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
Global semiconductor companies X-Fab, DNeX, and Globetronics are reportedly in negotiations with Tata Electronics to purchase a fabrication or outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Malaysia. According to a media report, the deal will be spearheaded by KC Ang, the recently appointed president and head of Tata Semiconductor
India's sixth semiconductor plant, a INR 3,706 crore facility that would be established in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, through a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn, was authorised by the Union Cabinet on 14 May. The facility will begin producing display driver chips for PCs, laptops, cars, and
The open-source RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) serves as the foundation for this chip, which is a component of the Shakti family of microprocessors and represents a significant advancement in lowering India's reliance on imported semiconductor technology. IIT Madras built and implemented the IRIS chip, which was first
By September or October of this year, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the minister of information technology, anticipates that the first "made-in-India" chip will be released from a commercial factory. The minister made the remarks during a media appearance in Bengaluru on February 15, according to various media reports. Notably, Tata