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TopicSemiconductor

Topic: semiconductor

What is ISM 2.0 launched by Sitharaman to boost India’s semiconductor sector?

The Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 1,000 crore to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0.

India began manufacturing chips in 1984. Modi wants to rewrite yet another history for applause

Sabotage set India's chip journey back by a decade. But don't expect Modi to tell you that.

Centre’s approval of new chip plant in Andhra has Telangana seething—’baffling display of bias’

Telangana minister says state has offered land, subsidies & investor commitment for a semiconductor unit, while no land has been allotted & groundwork remains incomplete in Andhra Pradesh.

During Modi’s Singapore visit, India to lay emphasis on cooperation in semiconductor sector

Singapore contributes to around 10% of global semiconductor output and 5% of global wafer fabrication capacity. Its industry, though, is limited to ‘mature-node chips.’

Cabinet approves 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.26 lakh cr, among them India’s 1st fab unit

IT Minister Vaishnaw says India's 1st commercial semiconductor fab plant ‘big turning point for the nation’. The other 2 are assembly, testing, packaging and marking (ATMP) units.

IIT researchers make leap with new technique for growing resilient, cost-efficient semiconductors

Researchers have developed ultra-wide bandgap compound semiconductors by incorporating gallium oxide with tin. Findings of the study have been published in multiple research papers.

One giant leap for computing? Scientists develop 1st functional semiconductor made from graphene

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

German car industry to take years to overcome chip shortage, says Audi senior manager

Berlin has been courting the world’s largest contract chipmakers with billions of euros in subsidies, due to a global chip shortfall.

Stable govt, talent, aspiration – Modi pitches to be world’s ‘trusted’ chip-making partner

At inauguration of flagship event SemiconIndia2023 in Gandhinagar, the PM detailed reforms and tax exemptions the government has undertaken to bring in more investment in the sector.

US-based Silicon Power to invest Rs 10 billion for silicon carbide plant in Odisha

The investment will be made by the group’s Indian unit, RiR Power Electronics, and firm has committed to start operations in next 18 to 24 months, CM’s office said in a statement.

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In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.