An MoU has been signed between the Gujarat government and Micron Technology, America s largest semiconductor memory IDM on Wednesday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw were present at the event. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw termed it to be a historic day for India.

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US chipmaker Micron Technology inked a pact with the Gujarat government for setting up a semiconductor manufacturing facility at Sanand worth $2.75 billion ( 22,500 crore approximately). At the event in Gandhinagar, the company said that it will create 5,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs. (Twitter | Gujarat CMO).

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US memory chip maker Micron Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government, which is being seen as a significant step for India s semiconductor industry. Micron, which has signed the MoU to build a $2.75 billion semiconductor assembly and test plant, had announced last week it plans to employ a workforce of 5,000 and create an additional 15,000 community jobs over the next five years.

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Sharad Sanghi, Chairman, NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. mentioned that, India is an important market for us and home to a significant part of this global capacity.

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Even as hyperscalers (large cloud service providers such as Amazon and Google) and the technology sector experience a slowdown, NTT says demand for data centres has not softened and is being offset by the need for more capacity due to the advent of AI.

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Global IT infrastructure company NTT, said on Thursday, that it has launched its second hyperscale data centre campus in Chennai with the arrival of its subsea cable system MIST in the city with an estimated investment of $300 million.

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Japan s NTT, a leading global IT infrastructure and services company and market leader in the Indian data centre industry has said the company is mulling over building data centres in tier II cities as part of its expansion plan. The company has identified land parcels across the tier two cities such as Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal and Chandigarh, among others.

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Semiconductors or chips are essential to almost every modern device, from a phone to advanced defence systems, not to speak of advanced artificial intelligence powered machines. But only a few countries are in the business of making chips, among the world s most advanced technologies, and some specialise only in some aspects of it.

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The funds will be used to establish a centre of excellence (CoE) in semiconductor research at BITS Pilani s Hyderabad campus. The centre will focus on conducting research and developing human resources capacity for India s rapidly growing semiconductor sector.

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One of the October regulations limited the sale of chips in China that possess the necessary computing power to develop AI technologies akin to ChatGPT. This restriction immediately affected sales of products from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and is expected to impact future offerings from Intel as well.

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This year, Oracle will buy GPUs and CPUs from three companies, Ellison said. We will buy GPUs from Nvidia, and we re buying billions of dollars of those. We will spend three times that on CPUs from Ampere and AMD. We still spend more money on conventional compute.

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Due to the ongoing tension between America and China, the business of companies making AI chips like Nvidia, AMD is going to be badly affected.

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Last year, IBM launched 400 qubit-plus quantum processor and announced that its new 433 qubit ‘Osprey’ processor brings us a step closer to the point where quantum computers will be able to tackle previously unsolvable problems 4 The basic information unit is conventionally the ‘bit’. Each bit can have the value of ‘0’ or ‘1’.

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The Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture (JV) has resubmitted an application for a 40-nanometer (nm) node fabrication plant. The JV had to reapply as the government recently made changes to the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductor schemes.

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Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday said that upskilling and reskilling employees is a top priority for the company.

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The partnership agreements signed between India and the US during Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Washington visit last week will shape the future of technologies such as Open RAN wireless systems, semiconductors, artificial intelligence , and high performance, the minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

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India has the opportunity to leapfrog into areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI , cloud based software provider Salesforce India s Chairperson and CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya said on Tuesday.

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India has taken the first step towards Atmanirbharta (selfreliance) in memory chips, which comprise one third of three lakh crore worth of chips imported in the country, Union Minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said after signing of the memorandum of understanding between Gujarat Government and US chip leader Micron Technology Inc for a semiconductors plant in Sanand.

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The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani has announced that it has received a donation of $ one million from its alumnus, Ranvir Trehan, a technologist and an entrepreneur. The funds will be used to establish a Centre of excellence (CoE) in Semiconductor research at BITS Pilani s Hyderabad campus, an official release said.

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The Gujarat government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with American chip maker Micron. Under this initial agreement, a semiconductor plant and test unit will be set up at Sanand in Ahmedabad district with an investment of $2.75 billion (over Rs 22,500 crore). The MoU was signed in the presence of Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

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Adani ConneX, the joint venture arm of the oiltoairport conglomerate Adani group, is setting sights on becoming among the three top data centre operators by 2030 taking advantage of the increasing digitisation in the country and also plans to set up of data processing hubs in UAE, Singapore, Nepal and Thailand.

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The meeting was also attended by executives from iPhone maker Wistron , laptop maker Dell , telecommunications firm Nokia Solutions and others that benefited from the scheme s incentive payouts The PLI scheme , introduced in late 2020, is Prime Minister Narendra Modi s main industrial policy to boost manufacturing

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Google also unveiled a slate of AI tools and technologies for India to support innovation among local developers.

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Ambarish Kenghe, Vice President, Product Management, Google, said “The advent of AI presents significant opportunities for developers to bolster India’s position as a leading global innovation hub. At Google, we continue to make deep investments to support the ecosystem’s growth with a rich set of open and integrated technologies.”

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The immense potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advances in generative AI, are not without their share of complexities, said Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani.

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Microsoft has a longterm vision of moving Windows entirely to the cloud, allowing users to access a fullfledged operating system that can be streamed from the cloud to any device. The company is already making progress in this direction for its commercial customers, and it intends to do the same for regular users as well.

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What is common among many popular game titles Of course, they are popular games, and looking at their size, they need massive storage space.

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Data centres that power the increasing growth of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and other technologies consume 1% of total global electricity production, which is bound to increase significantly in the next few years.

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Amid growing geopolitical tensions, India has an opportunity to establish itself as a reliable player in the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

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The United States is considering new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Nvidia fell more than 2%, while Advanced Micro Devices AMD ) fell about 1.5% on the news in extended trading.

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The acquisition will advance IBM’s existing resource optimisation, observability and application management offerings, maximise value for clients and drive significant synergies across several IBM growth areas.

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75 billion dollar Micron Tech plant will produce its first semiconductor chip in 18 months The plant, announced during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, will be situated in Gujarat s Sanand industrial area Meanwhile, the IT, Electronics and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also made it clear that the Vedanta Foxconn JV will have to apply for a chipmaking

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Centre is likely to release the draft of the Digital India Bill for public consultation within the next 15 days, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Tuesday. It may contain provisions requiring companies to inform the users of how their data is being used.

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said current BJPled Central Government has succeeded in attracting investments in emerging technology, and stated that India is the next important location for semiconductor manufacturers. Congress has attempted to do so since the 1980s but was not successful.

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Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced Monday, further advancing the state’s efforts to establish itself as the Midwest’s technology hub.

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Representatives from Dell, Foxconn, Nokia, sienna helathcare, biocon Tata motors , Mahindra & Mahindra, Samsung, ITC Dabur and Tata Steel , among others attended the meeting besides Niti Aayog and various line ministries Companies raised policy related issues and technical problems which the various departments clarified

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced an expanded partnership with digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. to extend the HPE GreenLake private cloud portfolio at Equinix data centres.

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The partnership agreements signed between India and the US during PM Narendra Modi’s Washington visit last week will shape the future of technologies such as OpenRAN wireless systems, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and high-performance, the minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with a news wire, Chandrasekhar said there is no space of technology and emerging technology where India and Indian enterprises are not present.

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DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has said google-owned AI firm is working on a new AI system named ‘Gemini’ which will be more capable than that behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

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A report by TeamLease Services has underscored the importance of cultivating a skilled workforce to fully leverage the transformative power of 5G technology in India.

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The company had earlier applied to receiv  incentives for making 28 nm chips. It has now modified its application to manufacture 40 nm chips and receive incentives in that category, a source said.

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Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a leading data centre solutions provider in Asia Pacific, today announced it will expand its hyperscale data centre campus, named MY03, located at MRANTI Park, Kuala Lumpur. This expansion provides an additional 48 MW of IT power to hyperscalers and enterprises in Malaysia and Asia Pacific.

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Along with some driver updates for a few controllers, graphics tablets, and WiFi modems, the kernel is also fleshing out its support for native support on Apple Silicon. Non-Apple PCs are getting most of the love, with better support for MSI laptops and ASUS desktop motherboards. The kernel now also includes new power features for the Steam Deck, which run on a custom AMD APU.

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This platform will bring together 2,100 CPU nodes with AMD EPYCTM 7643 processors, 18 GPU nodes using NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, the NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking platform, and high performance memory provided by Micron. NCMRWF supercomputer will also have 2PB all flash and 20PB disk based DDN EXA Scaler ES400NVX2 parallel filesystem storage.

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Key players in the data center accelerator market include leading semiconductor companies like NVIDIA, Intel, Xilinx and AMD.

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Meta has the next best performance, up approximately 120 per cent, followed by Tesla and AMD at around 90 per cent. The tech titans (Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon) are up between 40 and 45 per cent. The two remaining winners are Broadcom and Salesforce.

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International Business Machines Corp. will buy software company Apptio for $4.6 billion, marking the seventh acquisition this year as Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna pushes the company’s transformation into a hybrid-cloud and artificial intelligence business.

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On 22 June, US semiconductor firms Micron, Applied Materials and Lam Research announced projects in India, fuelling New Delhi’s hopes of becoming a player in the global supply chain for chips. Mint decodes what these announcements could mean in the long run.

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India s Semiconductor Growth will outshine in the next few years: What we know According to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, the central government aims to attract 46 major companies involved in semiconductor fabrication, packaging, and testing. The government plans to make investments similar to those made in the Micron unit within the next year.

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ESG had become imperative for companies and institutions to assess, measure and monitor sustainability and the ethical impact of investments on business.

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The attendees also included senior executives from US companies Revathi Advaithi, CEO, Flex; Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI; Mark Douglas, President and CEO, FMC Corporation; Lisa Su, CEO, AMD; Will Marshall, CEO, Planet Labs; Hemant Taneja, CEO and Managing Director, General Catalyst and Thomas Tull, Founder, Tulco LLC.

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Vaishnaw emphasised the significance of recent announcements made by leading semiconductor companies, AMD and Micron, regarding their involvement in India.

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AS US-based chip maker Micron Technology announced its plan to invest $825 million to set up its semiconductor assembly and test plant in Gujarat, the government expects the company to manufacture the first made-in-India chip by December 2024.

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First Made-in-India chips are expected to be rolled out by December 2024, Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.

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Micron, Applied Materials, and Lam Research mean for India’s semiconductor vision? The focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to create a semiconductor ecosystem. The announcements are a reflection of that. First we got Micron, which is among the leading global players in semiconductors.

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As part of its long-term gameplan for the semiconductor sector, India will initially focus on production of matured nodes like 40nm chips used in sectors such as automotives and telecom, and move to fab later, official sources have said. That is why world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is not setting its foot in India right now as it is only into cutting-edge nodes.

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Vedanta Group, which is the lead partner in Vedanta Foxconn Semiconductors Limited (VFSL) holds a 67% stake in the JV with Foxconn holding the rest. Apart from the worries on the financial obligations, the two JV partners are also in disagreement on the changes to be made in their application to reapply for incentives under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), another source said.

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AMD s decision to split off its fabrication units into a separate company, which became GlobalFoundries, was also a factor, as were fundraising issues and production delays.

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Holoware is committed to developing cutting edge Made in India products, including All In One Desktops, Laser Printers, and Laptops. By incorporating the latest configurations with processors from Intel and AMD, Holoware aims to expand its product portfolio and increase its revenue streams.

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Located in Noida, the NCMRWF supercomputer will have an 8.3Petaflop computing capacity for weather and climate modelling, that is developed to support advanced numerical weather research across India. This platform will bring together 2,100 CPU nodes with AMD EPYCTM 7,643 processors, 18 GPU nodes using NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, the NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking platform and high performance memory provided by Micron.

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In an exclusive interview with India Today, Union Minister for IT and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw said India is emerging as the most important ecosystem partner in semiconductors Sharing his views on computer storage chip maker Micron announcing that it will be investing $850 million in India, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, The world today sees India as the natural big semiconductor manufacturer in the coming years

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India and the US are set to announce a host of agreements across several critical sectors that will take relations between the two countries to a “whole new level”, said senior officials of the Joe Biden administration on Thursday.

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The menace of gender based violence: Existing social norms and a widening gender digital divide aggravate the vulnerability of groups already vulnerable to online violence.

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PM Modi extended an invitation to Micron Technology to encourage semiconductor manufacturing in India. On his first official state visit to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to Micron Technology, a prominent American chip maker, to encourage semiconductor manufacturing in India.

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Continuous skilling, reskilling, and upskilling are key to making youth future ready, said Prime Minister noting that education is not only the foundation upon which India s civilization has been built, but it is also the architect of humanity s future

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In a separate meeting with Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, also in Washington, Modi discussed at length the prospects of boosting semiconductor manufacturing in India.

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US chipmaker Micron Technology said it will invest up to $825 million in its first semiconductor assembly and test facility in India, to be constructed in Gujarat undera Union government incentive scheme.

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TCS’ chief of HR Milind Lakkad made headlines this month when he disclosed that attrition levels among women had risen sharply after the company insisted on its staff returning to the office. But this trend can be countered, experts say.

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Being a nascent technology, big-ticket investments, particularly in native Indian foundational models and enterprise-grade applications services are yet to happen

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US semiconductor toolmaker Applied Materials will invest $400 million over four years in a new engineering center in India, the company said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met the company’s CEO Gary Dickerson in Washington on Wednesday and invited Applied to strengthen the chip industry in the country.

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There may be some silver lining in all the global economic gloom for techies in India. According to a report in Economic Times, quoting sources, some 3040% of the more than 300,000 technology jobs lost to layoffs globally could move to outsourcing hubs like India in the coming months.

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With a focus on semiconductor and defense deals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi s US visit carries significant implications for both sides. The collaboration in these sectors not only benefits India s technological advancements and defense capabilities but also serves the strategic interests of the United States.

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With the advent of new technologies, CFOs can leverage digital transformation to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and drive insights.

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By placing the spotlight on workers and their skills, companies can effectively implement their digital transformation strategies and ensure a smooth transition into the digital age.

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Semiconductor manufacturing will not only elevate India s position in the global manufacturing and value chain ecosystem but also provide a significant opportunity to create jobs, boost economic growth and establish India as a leading player in the global technology market and become a global hub for chip technology in the next decades.

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The rapid use of cloud infrastructure and its demand has led to an unprecedented rate of energy consumption. The constant power requirements of computing are massively contributing to the world’s collective carbon footprint.

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PwC India conducted a survey wherein it interviewed the CXOs of organisations in the domestic market, including multinational companies (MNCs) to gain insights into the digital transformation trends of the manufacturing sector.

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The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 20th Foundation Day, reaffirming its unwavering dedication towards building India s internet infrastructure. This momentous occasion marked two decades of NIXI s exceptional contributions to creating a robust and inclusive digital ecosystem in the country via its business divisions towards Internet Exchange, IN Registry, IRINN and NIXICSC Data Services.

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Chips from its Silicon One series are being tested by five of the six major cloud providers, Cisco said, without naming the firms. Key cloud players include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, which together dominate the market for cloud computing, according to Bofa Global Research.

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German technology major SAP s cloud business in India is growing significantly, driven by an uptick in digital transformation, especially in the midmarket segment, says Rahul Baheti, Chief Operating Officer, SAP Indian Subcontinent.

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Production-linked incentives for Micron Technology to set up a testing and packaging plant in Gujarat are a significant, but by no means breakthrough, development in India’s plan to become a base for semiconductor manufacturing.

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The government is considering reopening the windows for many of the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, primarily to let large global firms in. The move follows the realisation that the reason these global companies, including those in the tech space and high-end manufacturing, haven’t joined the scheme is the mismatch between the short periods for which the schemes were made available and the time taken for corporate decisions.

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OpenAI is reportedly considering launching an exclusive online marketplace for artificial intelligence (AI) software and models. According to The Information, the Sam Altman-run company is contemplating an app store where customers “could sell AI models they customise for their own needs to other businesses”.

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The government has cleared US-based chip maker Micron’s project to set up a semiconductor test and packaging unit worth $ 2.7 billion in the country, according to sources. The approved project is expected to create 5,000 jobs. “The project was cleared about a week back,” a source said.

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Noting that “India is growing really fast, right on a fairly significant pace,” he said the next big startup from India could be the one which caters to the unique needs of Indian users.

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TANAKA Precious Metals to Showcase Semiconductor Solutions at SEMICON China 2023 Article By : ACN Newswire TANAKA Precious Metals will exhibit its latest semiconductor solutions at this year s SEMICON China event in Shanghai.

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In March, the two countries had signed a pact on increasing private sector cooperation in semiconductors and developing an ecosystem for the same. According to a report by The Economic Times (ET), the visit is likely to boost the semiconductor supply chain in India. It is among the main goals of the US India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET).

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The IoT chip market is projected to reach a revenue of US$ 7.69 billion by 2033, advancing at a rate of 5.7% from 2023 to 2033. In 2022, North America held a value share of 32.5% in the IoT chip industry, with the United States alone accounting for 20.3%.

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India is set to become the world s largest semiconductor manufacturing destination within the next five years, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT.

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US headquartered memory chip company intends to set up a testing and packaging plant in Gujarat, India. The news is likely to be officially announced during PM Modi s visit to the US.

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This investment is expected to boost India s semiconductor industry and aligns with Prime Minister Modi s vision of making India a global hub for semiconductor production. The Indian cabinet has given its approval to Micron Technology s plan to invest $2.7 billion in setting up a semiconductor testing and packaging unit in Gujarat, India, on Tuesday, June 20, reported Reuters .

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Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, the union cabinet cleared a Rs 22,500 crore ($2.7 billion) investment by American chipmaker Micron for setting up a semiconductor unit in the country.

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Currently, India’s $245-billion tech services industry employs around 300,000 people in sales and support functions. Out of this, around 50,000 to 60,000 employees’ work will get impacted over the next three to five years, IT market intelligence firm Unearth Insight said in a study shared exclusively with ET.

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Chipmakers across the globe are pouring billions of dollars in investment to set up new plants, encouraged by the rising use of semiconductors in everyday devices and generous subsidies from the United States and the EU aimed at keeping the West ahead of China in the race for cutting edge technology.

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Cisco is a major supplier of networking equipment including ethernet switches, which connect devices such as computers, laptops, routers, servers and printers to a local area network.

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Chipmakers across the globe are pouring billions of dollars in investment to set up new plants, encouraged by the rising use of semiconductors in everyday devices and generous subsidies from the United States and the EU aimed at keeping the West ahead of China in the race for cutting edge technology.

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Mumbai, the illustrious city of dreams, has now earned itself a new epithet the city of data centres Today, this pulsating metropolis stands tall, as an emerging powerhouse that proudly houses a burgeoning cluster of data centres a force to be reckoned with, ranking third across the entire Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

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The Indian cabinet has given its approval to US chipmaker Micron Technology s plan to invest $2.7 billion to set up a semiconductor testing and packaging unit in Gujarat, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The cabinet approval comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to the United States this week.

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Alibaba s plans for its cloud computing business China s largest ecommerce company Alibaba Group has reportedly announced that Eddie Wu will succeed Daniel Zhang as the company s chief executive officer (CEO).

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Vedanta Spark, a global corporate innovation, accelerator & ventures program by Vedanta Group to promote tech startups, has announced its collaboration with Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and nasscom s Centre of Excellence (CoE) IoT & AI, to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies led innovations.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to the United States has generated optimism within the Indian semiconductor industry, with K Krishna Moorthy, President of the Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), expressing high hopes for significant announcements in the coming weeks.

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India will be able to assume a leadership position through digital transformation, said Alkesh Kumar Sharma, secretary, ministry of electronics and information technology ( MeitY ) Speaking on the need for digital transformation at the National Internet Exchange of India s (Nixi) 20th foundation day event in Delhi on Monday, he added that India would be able to achieve its climate goals through digital transformation.

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Recently, AI has gained much attention for its potential to improve data analysis and marketing strategies. In today s data driven world, AI helps reshape marketing strategies by collecting realtime data on consumer preferences and using that information to target marketing campaigns effectively.

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For organisations, modernising their IT infrastructure is key to driving innovation, improving customer experiences, boosting reliability and security, and staying competitive. Since servers form the bedrock of the modern data centre, the deployment of advanced and modern servers becomes a strong imperative.

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The brightness of the screen is 300 nits. It is powered by AMD Ryzen 7000 series processor, AMD Radeon 7 graphics, 16GB DDR4 RAM and 72Wh battery. read this also Mercedes introduced new car concept, these features will be available with sporty look.

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Meta has developed a cutting-edge generative AI model ‘Voicebox’, designed to revolutionise field of speech generation. “We’ve developed Voicebox, first model that can generalise to speech generation tasks it was not specifically trained to accomplish with state-of-theart performance,” Meta said in a blogpost.

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Power semiconductors are tiny electronic devices that regulate and convert electrical power. Power semiconductors, in contrast to basic semiconductor devices, can sustain high voltage and current with reduced leakage, voltage drop, and other power losses.

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Mobile gaming has come a long way since the early days of the Snake game on Nokia phones to next generation smartphones offering high definition graphics and immersive gameplay that rival even the most popular console games. Mobile gaming has evolved as much as the mobile device itself.

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India s domestic IT market has displayed remarkable resilience and growth in recent years, defying macroeconomic uncertainties and global economic slowdown. Driven by digital transformation initiatives and increased investments by enterprises, the market has continued to expand, leveraging key technologies like cloud computing, analytics, AI/ML and security.

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Compound semiconductors, as they are called, are increasingly finding a place alongside conventional silicon. The use cases, for now, revolve around its core strengths.

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India is poised to approve a $3 billion investment by American semiconductor company Micron to set up an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) unit with at least four assembly lines, people in the know told ET.

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Infosys has differentiated itself early in the AI space through various investments in Applied AI, generative AI, as the company was one of the first investors in OpenAI.

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American chipmaker, Micron Technology, is in the process of deciding whether to make a $1 Bn-$2 Bn investment in a chip packaging plant in India, a source familiar with the discussions told The Hindu. A final decision has not yet been made, the source emphasised, but if the company decided to go ahead, then an announcement could be made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington DC next week.

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The West is making concrete plans to unplug from China in the advanced semiconductor industry. The recent G7 meeting in Hiroshima is a testament to that. All this would be futile if India is not a key partner on the table with G7 countries with New Delhi’s ambitious incentive plans and policies in the semiconductor sector.

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Infosys recently launched its AI-first offering Topaz. Talking about market opportunities of generative AI, Balakrishna D R, Executive VP Global Head, AI and Automation and ECS, Infosys said, generative AI technology is evolving at an accelerated rate and new use cases are coming to market and new ecosystems are slowly being built around it.

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India is the second largest country using ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), next to USA in terms of number of users and the AI website gained over 10 crore users across the globe months after its introduction.

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Apart from this, the three models will also come with the latest Windows 11 operating system and up to 2 terabytes of SSD. Incidentally, apart from the discussed series, LG has also launched another laptop named LG Ultra PC with AMD Ryzen 7000 series processor.

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In this captivating interview, David Reed, the CEO of Vedanta Foxconn Semiconductor, sits down with Business Today s Rachna Dhanrajani to provide an exclusive update on the joint venture and its stateoftheart plant to be built in Dholera Gujarat, India.

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Nasscom, the trade association for the IT and business process management industry, has released a comprehensive set of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) guidelines for generative AI (GenAI).

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The EU has taken a risk based approach, which basically means greater restrictions on the use of AI where the risk is higher It has clarified what is not allowed at all and what will invite stricter scrutiny Companies such as OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, will have to disclose the data used to train its systems Companies such as OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, will have to disclose the data used to train its systems.

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According to data from InCruiter, a provider of exit interview services, female employee attrition has reached as high as 3040 per cent in recent months, compared to the industry average of around 15 per cent. Female attrition has doubled compared to male attrition in India s technology industry since December, as more companies began requiring employees to return to office, data from recruiters and exit interview firms show.

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Top business leaders have expressed deep concerns over the potential threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to humanity in the near future. According to a survey conducted at the Yale CEO Summit, 42% of CEOs believe that AI could potentially destroy humanity within the next five to 10 years.

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Later, Mr. Sullivan, who is on a twoday India visit, attended a round table on Advancing India U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where he said that India and the U.S. will diversify global semiconductor supply chains.

Publication: The Hindu

AI systems that pose significant harm to people s health, safety, fundamental rights or the environment will be classified as high risk applications.

Publication: The Times of India

To fully leverage the potential of 5G technology, modern data centres require network flexibility, and this is where edge computing comes into play. By enabling high speed and low latency, edge computing is crucial in managing the vast amount of data generated by 5G, positioning it as the second most important technology after cloud computing in the realm of data centres.

Publication: Express Computer

Union cabinet is expected to approve a Rs 25,000-crore scheme for semiconductor manufacturing, reported ET NOW on Wednesday. The decision on PM PRANAM scheme has likely been deferred by the cabinet, as per ET NOW sources.

Publication: The Economic Times

As India and the US race to shore up deliverables for Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Washington, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday there could be substantial results on bilateral collaboration in semiconductor supply chains as early as next week.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership that combines the power of generative AI and intelligent automation to accelerate the adoption of AI and make it accessible to every enterprise.

Publication: ET CIO

Asian markets were trading higher on Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street after data showed a modest rise in US inflation bolstering hopes that the US Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up almost 30% year-to-date, while the benchmark S&P 500 has recovered about 22% from its October 2022 closing low. The rally was fuelled by gains in heavyweights such as Apple Inc, Nvidia Corp and Tesla Inc.

Publication: Live Mint

Addressing a press briefing, Additional Secretary in the DPIIT Rajeev Singh Thakur said that the next two years would be crucial for the disbursement. “In eight sectors, we are disbursing the incentives and in the remaining six, we are hopeful (to start the disbursements). This year and next year, we will be on track,” Thakur said.

Publication: The Indian Express

Network and telecom giant Cisco, which announced its intent to start manufacturing in India, is likely to choose Flex India as its manufacturing partner in the country, multiple sources in know of the development told ET .

Publication: The Economic Times

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. regained its $500 billion market capitalization after investors ramped up bets on tech leaders best-placed to ride an anticipated AI boom. Asia’s most valuable company gained more than 3% Tuesday, fueled also by hopes that a post-Covid chip downturn is nearing an end. That took its 2023 gain to 32%, cementing its position amongst the world’s 10 most valuable corporations after overtaking Visa Inc. in May. 

Publication: Business Standard

The debate around generative AI has also thrown up questions around data privacy. With the recent massive hack on the AIIMS servers this question has now assumed an urgency. Tushar Verma sheds light on one of the prevalent misuses of our data. Which is the phenomenon of spamming – the scores of unwanted calls and messages that you get daily. So do financial services providers have a licence to spam? 

Publication: Business Standard

Oracle’s push into the cloud computing market has started to bear fruit, helped by its acquisition of electronic medical records firm Cerner last year that has helped it better compete with industry giants like Microsoft and Amazon.com .

Publication: ET CIO

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) said it has launched a land allotment scheme for ‘Data Centres’ from Tuesday and expects investments worth Rs 20,000 crore. The investments would also create 10,000 jobs in the region and the GNIDA would earn a revenue of Rs 1,000 crore against the allotment of 13 land parcels, it said in a statement.

Publication: Business Standard

Amid better semiconductor chip supplies, the Indian automotive industry posted an 8 percent growth in production of vehicles across categories for the month of May, with three-wheelers (20 per cent) and passenger vehicles (16 per cent) leading the pack. Exports, however, dipped 21 per cent at an industry level.

Publication: Business Standard

BAM Digital Realty, a joint venture between Brookfield Infrastructure and Digital Realty, on Tuesday, announced the acquisition of 2.15 acres of land in Chandivali, Mumbai, to build a new data center, its second in India. With an estimated investment of more than ₹2,000 crore ($250 million), the facility will deliver 35 megawatts (MW) of IT load upon completion, bringing the company’s total planned capacity in India to 135 megawatts (MW), the company said.

Publication: TechCircle

Accenture on Tuesday said it will invest $3 billion in its data and artificial intelligence ( AI) practice over the next three years, and double the AI headcount to 80,000 through hiring, acquisitions, and training.

Publication: The Economic Times

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will travel to Washington DC on June 21 for his first official State visit. A prominent item on the agenda is technology cooperation. In May last year, the two governments elevated their strategic partnership by announcing an initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET).

Publication: Hindustan Times

A former Samsung Electronics Co. executive allegedly stole blueprints and designs to try and replicate an entire semiconductor plant in China, Korean prosecutors said, outlining a stunningly ambitious attempt to set up world class chipmaking capabilities in the world s No. 2 economy.

Publication: Business Standard

NTT has entered into an agreement with the Prestige Group to develop a 100mw data centre in Bangalore with a million sq feet gross leasable area (GLA) of buildings over three phases, marking the south-based developer’s foray into the data-center business in India.

Publication: The Economic Times

The internet economy in India is currently valued at $175 billion and it is expected to reach the $1 trillion-mark by 2030, said Ankit Bose, head of artificial intelligence (AI) at Nasscom, during a panel discussion at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit and Awards held on 9 June.

Publication: TechCircle

The government has tweaked the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductors and display fabs. The cabinet will now approve all proposals for setting up these units. Earlier in the case of compound semiconductors and silicon photonics, the secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and IT, or the minister, was responsible for granting approvals.

Publication: CNBC TV 18

Policy and regulations G7 wants to tame China s economic coercion through semiconductor tech. India could be a key ally.

Publication: The Economic Times

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday said while artificial intelligence (AI) offers exciting new opportunities, such technologies also bring with them new risks, threats to personal privacy and concerns about fake news. He was speaking at the second G20-SAI Summit of the SAI20 Engagement Group here.

Publication: Business Standard

India on Monday launched the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) partnership to enable countries, especially low and middle-income brackets, to learn from its experiences in harnessing technology to improve governance, and for social, economic, digital and sustainable development.

Publication: The Indian Express

By diversifying their business from these traditional industries, semiconductor companies also stand to gain from a wider customer base which can potentially comprise producers of large and small appliances for consumers, enterprises, as well as, connected devices and industrial equipment.

Publication: ET Telecom

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of ChatGPT s parent company OpenAI, on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), and the need for global regulation.

Publication: Live Mint

China should play a key role in shaping the artificial intelligence guardrails needed to ensure the safety of transformative new systems, OpenAI Inc s chief executive officer Sam Altman said With the emergence of the increasingly powerful AI systems, the stakes for global cooperation have never been higher, Altman, whose company kickstarted an AI frenzy in China with last year s launch of ChatGPT, told a Beijing conference via video link on Saturday.

Publication: Financial Express

This week, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) issued guidelines on research, development and deployment of AI This fits into the view of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that societal antibodies should be embedded into algorithms that learn and get better with scale.

Publication: The Economic Times

The approval for establishing the compound semiconductors and display fabs assembly and test units, under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeITY) s production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, will now be issued by the Cabinet, according to government notification released on June 10, said media reports.

Publication: Live Mint

A conflict between the US and China over computer chips or semiconductors has been escalating in recent months. In particular, the US has taken steps to limit China s access to advanced chip technology amid heightened international competition in the area.

Publication: ET Telecom

Aiming to streamline the decision making process and facilitate greater domestic production of semiconductors in the country, the Union Cabinet will now approve all proposals for setting up of semiconductor units.

Publication: Business Standard

rtificial Intelligence as a technology in its current form is largely task-oriented and not capable of dealing with a situation where logic and reasoning are needed, according to Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar who noted that he does not see any threat to job loss from it. On the Al regulation front, he said the government will regulate it taking into consideration the aspects of user harm. The statement comes a day after OpenAI Chief Sam Altman met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Publication: Money Control

Sources of artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT can prove to be beneficial to a developing country like India with an increase in the capacity of IT companies enabling them to take on more projects and increase employment, said chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran.

Publication: Live Mint

The Digital India Bill is expected to address a variety of online safety issues, including combating child sexual abuse material, religious incitement material, patent violation material, and misinformation on social media platforms.Publication: NDTV

Dr Ajai Chowdhry, HCL founder and the Chairman of EPIC Foundation said that the onus of driving manufacturing should not rest with just the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology but it should be a priority across all ministries. “Identify products that are required made in India, design in India and get incentives for getting them made in India.”

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

The new CoE will help clients advance their business transformation goals, enhance engagement with customers, and accelerate value creation from AI investments. The partners will work together to broaden generative AI skills for over 65,000 Capgemini employees engaged with Google Cloud.

Publication: The Economic Times

Of late, India has been attracting such companies as Apple, Samsung, Kia, Boeing, Siemens, and Toshiba to shift a significant amount of their manufacturing activity to India. Some of these re-locations have been prompted by COVID-era supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions.

Publication: The Economic Times

The MoS further exemplified his point by pointing to Jim Keller, the chip design legend and former Tesla VP of autopilot hardware engineering. Keller is also known for his work on the AMD K7, the first computer chipset to achieve 1 GHz processing speed, along with several other chipsets for Apple, Intel and AMD.

Publication: Inc 42

According to Jon Peddie Research, sales of standalone graphics cards for desktop PCs continued to decline in Q1 2023 as retailers and PC manufacturers continued to deplete their inventories while AMD and Nvidia prepared to release new generation mainstream add inboards.

Publication: Techno Sports Co

STMicroelectronics and Sanan Optoelectronics to create a Joint Venture (JV ) for high volume 200mm SiC device manufacturing JV will support rising demand for STMicroelectronics SiC devices in China for car electrification and industrial power and energy applications.

Publication: ELE Times

South Korea pledged support for its semiconductor sector on Thursday, with president Yoon Suk Yeol describing competition in the industry as an allout war amid heightened Sino US tensions Earlier in the day, Yoon met with about 60 industry leaders, lawmakers and ministers to discuss how to maintain South Korea s lead in memory chips, foster development of system semiconductors, and secure materials, equipment and labour.

Publication: The Economic Times

All of these can make even the most complicated telesurgery that needs high fidelity haptics to restore the hitherto lacking sense of touch a reality.

Publication: Express Computer

Nidec and Renesas will collaborate on the development of semiconductor solutions for a nextgeneration EAxle that integrates an EV drive motor and power electronics for EVs.

Publication: EET India

On May 31, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the nodal agency India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) decided to reopen the incentive schemes for silicon based semiconductor fabs and display fabs calling for new applications.

Publication: Deccan Herald

The government is expected to increase the outlay for the scheme for promotion of manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors (SPECS) to Rs 10,000 crore and extend the scheme by five years, according to people aware of the matter.

Publication: The Financial Express

As technology continues to revolutionize the way we conduct banking transactions, traditional banks are facing fierce competition from emerging financial institutions known as neo banks, which leverage cutting edge technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and data analytics to deliver innovative and personalized financial services.

Publication: ET CIO

India’s ambition to become an emerging semiconductor giant is running into unanticipated problems. In March, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials had raised expectations that a big announcement for a fab plant would be made in a few weeks.

Publication: Communication Today

The semiconductor is a tiny piece of hardware but its unavailability can seriously chip away profit for corporates. This is the reason, Ajai Chowdhry, Co Founder of HCL Technologies, often regarded as the Father of Indian Hardware wants India to not only manufacture semiconductors but also focus on design and value addition.

Publication: The Financial Express

Cloud computing and data centres Cloud adoption has played a crucial role in the transformation of data centres. The cloud model offers increased flexibility, scalability, and reduced infrastructure management overhead.

Publication: Express Computer

Creating a dedicated foundry with a key local partner is the most efficient way to serve the rising demand of our Chinese customers, STMicroelectronics CEO Jean Marc Chery said.

Publication: ET Telecom

Realtek said MediaTek signed a patent licensing agreement with IPValue subsidiary Future Link Systems LLC in 2019 that included the secret “bounty” agreement.

Publication: ET Auto

Marquee Semiconductor has successfully completed the acquisition of India based design firm Semikunn Technology Services, further strengthening its position as a comprehensive provider of endtoend semiconductor solutions.

Publication: EET India

India has almost everything required for a successful semiconductor industry but it still needs to work on reestablishing credibility, said the head of the world s top advocacy group representing the semiconductor industry.

Publication: Your Story

In your mailboxes, there will likely be thousands of mails you will never look at in future. And yet there they are, lying in a power consuming storage device in a data centre somewhere. But even that may be nothing compared to the power needed by data centres.

Publication: The Times of India

The global spending on IT devices, including PCs, tablets and mobile phones has declined by a massive $122 billion in the past two years, falling from $807 billion to an expected $685 billion in 2023, according to a report released by Casinos EnLigne on Wednesday.

Publication: The Economic Times

The Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory earned the top ranking on May 30, 2022, as the world’s fastest on the 59th TOP500 list, with 1.1 exaflops of performance.

Publication: Express Computer

The course would enable students to take up a career in various sectors including electronics, semiconductor, defence, and automotive, officials said.

Publication: Business Standard

The Rs 76,000crore ($10 billion) incentive plan for chipmaking, as well as the talent pool and skilling programs, play to India s strengths and highlight the country s ascent as an industry leader. According to SEMI CEO, it is now or never for India to seize the lead in the semiconductor sector.

Publication: Business Outreach

Nasscom has released a set of guidelines that will be instrumental in defining frameworks and act as common standards and protocols for researching, developing, and using GenAI responsibly in India. The draft guidelines are the result of consultations with the technology industry, a multidisciplinary group of AI experts, researchers, and practitioners, with representations from academia, and civil society.

Publication: Var India

The Rs 76,000crore ($10 billion) incentive plan for chipmaking, as well as the talent pool and skilling programs, play to India s strengths and highlight the country s ascent as an industry leader. According to SEMI CEO, it is now or never for India to seize the lead in the semiconductor sector.

Publication: Business Outreach

Fujikura and Avnet have been collaborating to introduce a 5G mm Wave phased array antenna development kit. System architects can use the kit to prototype and optimize tuning parameters for 5G mm Wave systems using AMD Xilinx s Zynq Ultra Scale+ RFSoC Gen3 and Fujikura s Future Acess Phased Array Antenna Module (PAAM).

Publication: ELE Times

Apple announced a bunch of new Mac hardware at WWDC 2023 including allnew 15inch MacBook Air with M2 and M2 Ultra powered Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Interestingly, the new launches mark Apple s full transition from Intel on to its homegrown silicon one that started in 2020.

Publication: The Financial Express

Indeed, 17 months since India announced the $10billion semiconductor scheme even the publicised Vedanta Foxconn joint venture, which was seen as a strong contender, has not received approval. (AMD).

Publication: Business Standard

The government also realised that the scheme needed aggressive marketing to global semiconductor CEOs, who are being wooed by competing countries. One big step in that direction was Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s outreach in San Francisco in April where he met senior executives of leading companies Micron, Intel, Western Digital, Applied Materials and AMD.

Publication: Business Standard

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is feeling good about talks over a possible first European factory in Germany and is discussing subsidies with the host country s government, the company s chairman said on Tuesday.

Publication: The Economic Times

Evroc plans to start a pilot centre in Stockholm next year, and start scouting for a location for one data centre in northern Europe and another one in southern Europe.

Publication: ET Telecom

Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC said Tuesday its production of ever smaller microchips will remain on the island, hopeful that the critical industry will have a stabilising effect on global geopolitical conflicts.

Publication: ET Auto

Equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, including memory chips and integrated circuits, is referred to as semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The semiconductor sector has advanced significantly over time, becoming crucial for powering the devices we rely on daily.

Publication: Times Tech

Nidec Corporation and Renesas Electronics Corporation have agreed to join forces on the development of semiconductor solutions for a next generation EAxle (Xin1 system) that integrates an EV drive motor and power electronics for electric vehicles (EVs).

Publication: Times Tech

Advanced technologies enhanced the scope of intelligent monitoring in data centers. It can provide realtime insights into critical systems and infrastructure, proactively identify potential issues, and help prevent downtime and data loss.

Publication: ANI News

Amid rapidly growing technological advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and calls for its regulation, industry body Nasscom on Tuesday released normative guidelines that may act as common standards and protocols for researchers, developers, and users of the technology.

Publication: Business Standard

Technology industry body Nasscom on Tuesday released a set of guidelines for defining the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence.

Publication: The Economic Times

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) released a set of guidelines on June 6th that will be used to define frameworks for generative AI.

Publication: Money Control

Mouser Electronics recently added new microcontrollers to its extensive Embedded Processors and Controllers portfolio Microcontrollers are the foundational building blocks of any embedded systems design Specified for a wide range of use cases, from ultralow power fitness trackers to industrial automation sensor nodes, and automotive motor control to consumer smart home thermostats, the microcontroller is the computational heart of every embedded design.

Publication: Times Tech

Together we will deliver GF s market leading FDX technology and ST s comprehensive technology roadmap, in alignment with customer demand which is expected to remain high for Automotive, IoT, and Mobile applications over the next decades.

Publication: Times Tech

Apple launched its biggest MacBook Air to date, the 15inch MacBook Air, globally and in India today. Announced at WWDC 2023, the new MacBook Air is being billed as the world s thinnest 15inch laptop.

Publication: The Financial Express

When the economy reopened and interest rates began to rise, demand for personal computers and smartphones slowed. Then, starting in October 2022, computer companies such as Dell Technologies (DELL), HP Inc. (HPQ), and chipmakers Micron (MU), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Nvidia (NVDA) began to announce rising inventories.

Publication: Forbes

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) conducted seminar on Growth avenues for Indian IT industry and emerging tech ecosystem here today on its 32nd Foundation Day, which was graced by Secretary, MeitY, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma. He extended his greetings to the STPI for clocking 32 years.

Publication: Devdis Course

According to a report, about 3.9 million of these units were shipped in Q1 2023.Canalys reports that laptop shipments saw a sharp decline of 41% and reached 2.1 million units, while desktop shipments also fell by 7% to reach 859,000 units. Meanwhile, tablet shipments went down by 37% at 987,000 units.

Publication: The Times of India

The funding would go towards a 7.5billioneuro project announced last year to be run by European multinational STMicroelectronics and US company GlobalFoundries The European Chips Act has loosened the rules on state aid that usually forbid such generous outlays, as it aims to unlock 43 billion euros of investment and for the bloc to produce 20 percent of the world s chips by 2030.

Publication: The Economic Times

Cloud computing is an established trend in India, with the public cloud services market expected to reach $13 billion by 2026, according to an IDC report. Enterprises are also increasingly using multicloud service providers and storing critical data on private clouds.

Publication: Analytics Insight

Tech giant Apple updated its Mac Studio, on Monday as it introduced the new M2 Ultra chip at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. According to the Mashable website, the chip promises a 20 per cent jump in CPU performance and a 30 per cent jump in GPU performance. The chip also has up to 192 GB of unified memory.

Publication: Tech Hindustan Times

“Despite the large annual decline, Q1 2023 shipments remain above pre-pandemic levels, 47% higher than in Q1 2019,” Canalys said in the report.

Publication: ET Telecom

At long last, Apple has finally moved all its Mac products away from Intel chips into its own silicon. As announced today at WWDC 2023, Apple officially announced the latest Mac Pro featuring the higher end ARM based silicon in the M2series of system on a chip.

Publication: IGN

Neither of the two collaborators has significant chipmaking experience, and the project is yet to find a technology partner or license manufacturing grade technology. New Delhi has pledged to pay half the cost of setting up semiconductor units, but only when at least one of those two conditions are met.

Publication: Live Mint

AI servers made up about 20 per cent of Foxconn s total server sales last year, Liu said, adding that the company had taken advantage of solutions provided by Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Ltd to roll out AI servers. Liu attributed the jump in demand to the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT.

Publication: Swarajya Mag

Under the new IT policy, the state government has also announced coming up with a single window technology portal for attracting investments.

Publication: Money Control

Indian brands will lead the next wave of global customer experience innovation as consumers become aware of new technologies, and more deeply explore virtual and immersive environments, according to Adobe s Future of Digital Experiences report. To help fuel this experience transformation, marketers and consumers alike are eager to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, the report stated.

Publication: The Financial Express

India has grand ambitions in the semiconductor space. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the industry to make India a global hub for semiconductors. However, as it appears, India s semiconductor aspiration is in a total disarray.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

A recent study conducted by EPWA has uncovered the increasing popularity of gaming as a career choice in India The study indicates that a significant 83% of respondents view gaming as a viable source of income, either as their primary or secondary means of earning.

Publication: The Times of India

The government should take a cautious approach in approving the country s first semiconductor plant as its success is critical given the Centre and state governments will together contribute a 70% subsidy for building it, said Ajai Chowdhry, cofounder of HCL and adviser to the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).

Publication: Live Mint

Be it the building of new products or solutions, driving technology or process breakthroughs, harnessing the strength of open innovation, and even becoming beacons of business excellence lighthouse for their parent organization.

Publication: CXO Today

Giving a fresh opportunity to applicants including the Vedanta Foxconn JV, India has reopened the window for government incentives for companies, consortia and JVs keen to make semiconductors in India, The window to reapply for government incentives under the modified semiconductor scheme opened on June 1, news agency PTI reported

Publication: The Economic Times

Nvidia, in a demo during the Computex 2023, showcased the future of gaming where players would be able to leverage generative AI powers and interact with the non playable characters (NPCs) in a game using their own voice. In simpler terms, you, as a gamer, will be able to talk to a game s characters by holding down a button and talking in your own voice.

Publication: India Today

The Microsoft 365 Copilot was launched on a worldwide basis only with about 20 customers to start with as a private beta and is now being expanded to an early adopter program for about 600 customers across the world.

Publication: The Economic Times

Chinese companies have sometimes resorted to purchasing chip designs from foreign companies, as was the case with Advanced Micro Devices licensing its Zen x86 processor design to Chinese chip designer Haiguang in 2016.

Publication: First Post

The policy also encourages Data Centre Parks with the aim of making Mumbai the Data Centre Capital of the country Another thrust area is the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) field The policy aims to make Maharashtra the country s AVGC hub over the next five years.

publication: The Times of India

Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn predicts three digit growth for its artificial intelligence server business due to robust demand for AI products such as ChatGPT, its chairman said Wednesday. Foxconn known officially as Hon Hai Precision Industry is the world s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and assembles devices for many international brands, most notably Apple s iPhone products.

Publication: The New Indian Express

The government has reopened the window for applicants, both new and existing, to reapply for setting up of semiconductor and display fabrication units and to seek incentives from the Centre under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), the ministry of electronics and information technology said.

Publication: The Economic Times

India poised to deny funding for Vedanta Foxconn chip venture The Indian government is poised to deny crucial funding for Anil Agarwal s chip venture, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, a setback to the billionaire s ambition to build India s own Silicon Valley.

Publication: Money Control

South Korea’s semiconductor inventory surged by the most in seven years, underscoring ongoing weak demand for chips despite the global boom in AI development.

Publication: The Economic Times

After 15 months of closing the first round of applications for the semiconductor scheme, the government has decided to invite new applications for setting up semiconductor fabs and display fabs in India.

Publication: Business Today

The central government will start accepting and considering new applications for semiconductor fabrication plants from new and existing applicants

Publication: The Economic Times

International Semiconductor Consortium (ISMC), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi based Next Orbit Ventures and Israel s Tower Semiconductor, under acquisition by Intel and Singapore s IGSS Ventures were the other two that had put in their applications.

Publication: Live Mint

A planned $3 billion semiconductor facility in India by chip consortium ISMC that counted Israeli chipmaker Tower as a tech partner has been stalled due to the company s ongoing takeover by Intel, three sources said, dashing India s chip making plans.

Publication: Business Standard

Noctua, one of the leading manufacturers of CPU coolers and computer fans, has announced a series of new hardware and innovations at Computex 2023.

Publication: IGN

Also read: Dell Technologies expands APEX portfolio The US based company s focus is on expanding coverage across different product areas, and building teams that can contribute to those areas. As part of the expansion plans, presence in India will be substantially increased, he added.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Many of Nvidia’s competitors also outsource manufacturing. But Huang’s early of embrace of AI – stemming from his experience working at chip companies LSI Logic Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc before co-founding Nvidia – made him a key partner to many of today’s hottest startups.

Publication: NDTV

The Centre will reopen the window for applying to its Rs 76,000 crore semiconductor manufacturing plan as the three applications it had received under the previous window last year have run into hurdles.

Publication: The Indian Express

The government is poised to deny crucial funding for billionaire Anil Agarwal’s chip venture, a setback for a $19billion push to make chips in India.

Publication: The Times of India

The Centre is poised to deny crucial funding for Anil Agarwal’s chip venture, a setback for a $19­billion push to make semiconductors in the country.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line