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Friday 30 June 2023
Xiaomi reportedly pursued layoffs in India amid sliding market share
As Xiaomi finds it increasingly difficult to operate in India, the smartphone vendor is reportedly downsizing its workforce in its largest market outside of China and has shifted...
Thursday 29 June 2023
Vedanta appointed CEO for display venture
Vedanta appointed a veteran in the display manufacturing industry to head its venture in the display panel and LCD assembling business in India.
Thursday 29 June 2023
Micron signed MoU with Gujarat for India's first private semiconductor manufacturing facility in 3 decades
Days after Narendra Modi's visit to the US, Micron signed an MoU with the government of India's western state Gujarat to set up an ATMP plant, India's first semiconductor manufacturing...
Wednesday 28 June 2023
India reviews PLI schemes amid growing local EMS industry
India launched Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for 14 sectors over the past years with a mix of success and failure. Although global manufacturers may be hesitant in investments...
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Vedanta-Foxconn re-applies for chip incentive, scales down to only 40nm
As Micron's MoU with the government of Gujarat, India is coming up in hours, Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture, which also plans to set up a wafer fab in the state, re-submitted its application...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
In conversation with SEMI CEO: charting India's course to semiconductor independence
India's foray into the semiconductor sector continues to command attention, although several ambiguities remain for observers that need to be addressed. Following a series of predictions...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Mobile phone manufacturers call for reduction of import duties in India
Since Narendra Modi took office as India's prime minister, India has built its mobile phone ecosystem by import tariff hikes. However, an India-based industry body called for rationalizing...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Foxconn reportedly looking for new partners for chip business in India
As Vedanta and Foxconn's semiconductor joint venture lost the spotlight after Micron announced investments in India, the joint venture reportedly has internal disagreements.
Monday 26 June 2023
Applied to set up engineering center in India
Applied Materials has announced its intention to establish a collaborative engineering center in Bangalore, India that will focus on the development and commercialization of semiconductor...
Monday 26 June 2023
Compal sees end of customer inventory adjustments
Inventory adjustments at Compal Electronics' notebook customers have come to an end, according to Martin Wong, president of the Taiwan-based ODM. The company expects the second half...
Monday 26 June 2023
India roundup: Micron to build ATMP facility in India by 2024-end as US-India strengthen bilateral semiconductor ties
US-based tech giants announced a flurry of investments, especially in the semiconductors that will boost India's semiconductor ecosystem as the US is looking to help India develop...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Musk says Tesla hopes to invest in India after Modi meeting
Tesla Inc. is likely to make a significant investment in India, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said after meeting with Narendra Modi during the Indian Prime Minister's US visit...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Modi's visit to US marks more technological investments in India
As Indian prime minister Narendra Modi commenced his visit to the US, Google is reportedly discussing moving part of its Pixel smartphone production to India as a slew of US-based...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
India confirms Micron's ATMP plant in Gujarat
Just on the day when India's prime minister Narendra Modi embarked on his visit to the US, an official from India's Gujarat province confirmed with DIGITIMES Asia that it had approved...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Google seeks suppliers to move some Pixel production to India
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is scouting for suppliers in India to assemble its Pixel smartphones as it borrows from Apple Inc.'s playbook to diversify beyond China.