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Tuesday 9 August 2022
Inflation hurts India smartphone demand, MediaTek's share drops to nearly two-year low
India's smartphone shipments in the latest quarter grew only slightly year-on-year amid global inflation, while MediaTek's chip share dropped to below 50% for the first time since...
Tuesday 9 August 2022
India reportedly to nudge Chinese vendors out of lower-end smartphone market
The Indian government is reportedly seeking ways, publicly or privately, to limit China-based vendors in the sub-INR12,000 (US$150) smartphone market in a bid to revive Indian smartphone...
Monday 8 August 2022
India's Polymatech, formerly Japanese, invests to make 2 billion chips by 2023
Polymatech Electronics, a Tamil Nadu, India-based semiconductor manufacturer, has announced plans to set up facilities that can manufacture up to two billion chips per annum by early...
Monday 8 August 2022
Wistron to expand server production capacity in Taiwan, Mexico
ODM Wistron has disclsed plans to expand server production capacity in Taiwan and Mexicon.
Monday 8 August 2022
India roundup: Foxconn's India plant reportedly to ship iPhone 14 in 2H22
As Apple continues to diversify its supply chain in Asia, Foxconn reportedly is expanding production at its plant in India and will manufacture the upcoming iPhone 14 there.
Thursday 4 August 2022
Reliance-backed E3W startup inks partnership for fast-charging capability
Altigreen, a Reliance-backed electric three-wheeler (E3W) brand, has partnered with fast-charging technology provider Exponent Energy and claimed to become the fastest charging E3W...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Lingering auto chip shortage hurts India's largest car vendor
Although over-supply has become an issue for the semiconductor industry, automobile chip shortage still lingers, impacting India's largest passenger vehicle vendor's ability to meet...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Oppo India to expand investments amid government scrutiny
Amid the Indian government's increased scrutiny against Chinese smartphone makers, Oppo still decided to expand investment and strengthen the manufacturing ecosystem in India.
Tuesday 2 August 2022
India concludes 5G auction with Reliance the largest bidder
India's 5G spectrum auction was completed on August 1 after seven-day bidding. The Indian government fetched more than INR1.5 trillion, and Reliance Jio became the highest bidder.
Monday 1 August 2022
India roundup: India begins long-awaited 5G spectrum auction
India began its 5G auction at the end of July and will last for a few more days to complete. India's Western states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, are upping the ante to compete...
Monday 1 August 2022
Reliance, Ola Electric, Rajesh Exports to build battery cell manufacturing
Ola Electric, Reliance New Energy and Rajesh Exports have signed agreements with the Indian government for locally-made battery cells, in a bid to create a self-reliant battery ecosystem...
Friday 29 July 2022
VVDN to manufacture India's first indigenously-designed HPC servers
VVDN Technologies, India's local EMS/ODM supplier, will manufacture India's first indigenously designed High-Performance Computing (HPC) servers, a sign of a developing local electronics...
Thursday 28 July 2022
Indian fabless startup voices concerns on chip manufacturing plans
Chip manufacturing has a 4-decade history in India, starting with Semiconductor Complex Limited (SCL) fab in the early '80s. However, this wasn't much of a success compared to the...
Thursday 28 July 2022
Gujarat announced semiconductor incentives, first among Indian states
Amid a fierce tussle between India's state governments to woo chip plants, Gujarat announced India's first incentive scheme for semiconductor and display investments.
Thursday 28 July 2022
Vedanta and Foxconn eyeing display and semiconductor investments in Western India
Vedanta and Foxconn, jointly applying for India's INR760 billion semiconductor and display fabs incentive scheme, are eyeing an INR1.6 trillion investment in India's western state...