Sterlite Technologies (STL) on Thursday announced that it has entered into a partnership with a public sector entity for designing, building, commissioning and maintaining 2 data centre facilities, with service deployment across multiple network sites across the country.

Publication: The Financial Express

STL announced a partnership with a public sector entity. In this multiyear agreement, STL will design, build, commission, and maintain 2 data centre facilities, with service deployment across multiple network sites across India.

Publication: Express Computer

The Semicon India Future Skills Talent Committee, formed in August last year, has reported that India will need around 1.2 million workforce in semiconductor related industries by 2032.

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The initiative aligns with Samsung s commitment to empower STEM education, enable children in remote parts of the country to become catalysts of change and future innovation, while nurturing a passion for science and innovation amongst students from all backgrounds, an official release said.

Publication: The Financial Express

In a remarkable turn of events, India s semiconductor consumption has witnessed an unprecedented surge, significantly boosting the country s technology sector. The demand for semiconductors has been driven by the rapid expansion of various industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications, and the growing adoption of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G.

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Infineon Technologies is now taking a further, decisive step to shape this market: By significantly expanding its Kulim fab over and above the original investment announced in February 2022 Infineon will build the world s largest 200millimeter SiC (silicon carbide) Power Fab.

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The collaboration will place a special emphasis on skill development and the creation of fabless entities companies that outsource their semiconductor fabrication.

Publication: Business World

A key incentive at work here is the 50 per cent subsidy on offer for investing across a range of segments in this space. In the case of Micron, the Centre and States will together foot 70 per cent of the project cost. The recently held semiconductor conference underscores India s intent to be a big player in this space.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Canadian startup Tenstorrent has $100 million from companies like Hyundai Motor Group, Samsung investment fund and Kia among other investors in order to rival Nvidia s dominance in supplying chips for artificial intelligence products like OpenAI s ChatGPT and Google s Bard .

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The revised PLI scheme on hardware aims to significantly reduce India s dependence on imports. Communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that companies like HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus have shown interest in partnering with Indian EMS players to assemble their products in India under the PLI scheme, both for the local market and for exports. He also clarified that Lenovo, one of the country s top three players and controlled by the Chinese, was also welcome to operate in India as long as it collaborates with Indian homegrown EMS players.

Publication: Business Standard

The sudden move means that companies like Apple, which sells MacBooks as well as Mac mini and other computers, will have to immediately stop importing these gadgets in India. The same rules also apply to companies like Lenovo, HP, Asus, Acer, Samsung and others that too sell laptops and personal computers in India after importing them from abroad.

Publication: India Today

Dell, Acer, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Apple Inc, Lenovo and HP Inc are some of the key companies selling laptops in the Indian market and a substantial portion are imported from countries such as China.

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The government on Thursday imposed import restrictions on laptops, tablets, and certain types of computers with immediate effect for security reasons and the need to promote domestic manufacturing. The move will also curtail inbound shipments of these goods from countries like China and Korea. Importers of these items would now have to seek permission or license from the government for their inbound shipments

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And beyond that, they will have to bring in a licensing agreement,” the official said. Queries sent to Apple, Dell, HP, and Lenovo did not elicit a response till press time.

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Electronics contract manufacturers such as Optiemus Electronics (OEL) and Videotex International said the government move to impose import restrictions on the likes of laptops, tablets, and all-in-one personal computers will propel local IT hardware manufacturing in the near term. But brands, privately, said the move would hurt consumers due to supply issues and even lead to a rise in prices in the short term.(Lenovo, HP and Asus)

Publication: The Economic Times

The move is expected to particularly impact short-term laptop availability from laptop brands that rely on assembly abroad, such as Dell, HP, Lenovo and Apple. The notification may entail longer wait times for individual products to be cleared for import and sale in India.

Publication: The Hindu

Leading electronic brands which are sold in the market include HCL, Samsung, Dell, LG Electronics, Acer, Apple, Lenovo and HP. India imports about $7-8 billion worth of these goods every year. The country has imported personal computers including laptops worth $5.33 billion in 2022-23, as against $7.37 billion in 2021-22. Imports of certain data processing machines stood at $553 million in the last fiscal, against $583.8 million in 2021-22.

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The revised PLI scheme on hardware aims to significantly reduce India’s dependence on imports. Communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that companies like HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus have shown interest in partnering with Indian EMS players to assemble their products in India under the PLI scheme, both for the local market and for exports.

Publication: Business Standard

Tarun Pathak, research director, Counterpoint Research, said: The laptop/PC industry comprises around 12 million units, and this restriction may lead to some short-term supply disruptions, especially for brands like Apple, HP, and Lenovo.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Electronics contract manufacturers such as Optiemus Electronics (OEL) and Videotex International said the government move to impose import restrictions on the likes of laptops, tablets, and all-in-one personal computers will propel local IT hardware manufacturing in the near term. But brands, privately, said the move would hurt consumers due to supply issues and even lead to a rise in prices in the short term.(Lenovo, HP and Asus)

Publication: The Economic Times

The three day event emphasized upon various aspects of developing the semiconductor ecosystem in India. Supporting the vision of Hon’ble PM of India of Atmanirbhar Bharat the event was catalyzing the emerging technologies, infrastructure, policies and industry support. Major companies like AMD, Micron, Cadence, and Foxconn announced significant investments in India. Sessions covered compound semiconductors, display manufacturing, and attracting investments.

Publication: Silicon India

Regardless of the restrictions imposed by the U.S, domestic companies are finding ways to export AI chips to China. Following in the footsteps of Nvidia and Intel, AMD is also exploring opportunities to sell its chips in the Chinese market. Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, said on an earnings call late Tuesday that China is an important market and that the semiconductor giant wants to be fully compliant with U.S. export controls.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

In July, top executives from Foxconn, AMD, and Micron attended a conference in Gujarat as the government attempts to lure investments into India for manufacturing chips and electronic components.

Publication: India Times