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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicChip technology

Topic: chip technology

Vedanta says other investors lined up as Foxconn junks $19.5 billion chip plan

European chipmaker STMicroelectronics was being roped in as a technology partner for the venture but talks were deadlocked.

How India is trying to win the semiconductor race, fighting decades of challenges & setbacks

India lagged in semiconductor revolution of the 1980s, while countries like China and Taiwan raced ahead. Some start-ups are doing cutting-edge work, but there’s a long way to go.

Global chipmakers assessing India plant locations, says minister

Some of the world’s biggest chipmakers are evaluating locations in India for new plants in a bid to broaden manufacturing beyond their home bases.

The global fight over semiconductors is only going to get worse

Behind closed doors, though, some people in the industry are getting increasingly concerned that the push to make the West more competitive might backfire.

At least a dozen chip-makers to start setting up India factories in 2-3 years: IT Minister

Ashwini Vaishnaw says Modi govt working on developing a full ecosystem for chip manufacturing industry and will start taking applications under its incentive scheme from 1 January.

Apple is now working on own cellular modem, its top chip executive says

Cellular modem is one of the most important parts of a smartphone. The move extends Apple’s push toward greater reliance on its own parts at the expense of Qualcomm, Intel & others.

New self-cooling microchip design could solve one of tech world’s trickiest problems

A team of Swiss researchers has developed a 'co-designed' chip that builds in a cooling system, addressing the problem of over heating in microchips.

Intel outside? Tech giant is thinking the unthinkable – not making its own chips

Intel's plans to outsource chip-making to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could ruffle feathers, as the company also caters to Intel's competitors, who may oppose the move.

With $116 billion, Samsung looks to corner part of the chip designing business

Samsung, a relative underdog in this growing field, is reaching out to smart phone-making rivals giant as it heavily invests in a decade-long plan to gain chip supremacy.

How nanotechnology can be used to intensify our sense of smell

Augmenting our olfactory senses will help us determine the concentration of hazardous gases and carry out the exhaled breath analysis for possible disease diagnosis.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.