Personal computing devices are inseparable parts of our lives: for professionals, for students, and for families to connect to personal, social, and work spheres we exist in. Most of these personal computing devices have Chinese origins. Data from Counterpoint Research shows that 286 million personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) were shipped globally in 2022. Lenovo, a Chinese company, was the biggest global maker of personal computing devices, followed by HP, Dell, Apple, and Asus.

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While the IESA AI Summit 2023 is backed by State Government of Telangana along with the Semiconductor companies like Qualcomm, AMD, MosChip, etc., we will delve into these exciting developments, keynotes, offering insights, demos, and discussions on the potential of generative AI.

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ChatGPT owner OpenAI is not expected to offer Microsoft and other investors including Khosla Ventures and Thrive Capital seats on its new board, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

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India s $200 billion information technology (IT) industry will continue growing despite global macroeconomic challenges, said Kris Gopalakrishnan, a cofounder of Infosys, on Wednesday.

Publication: Business Standard

Legacy data centres represent a bygone era when cloud infrastructure was either in its infancy or non-existent. In the early stages of technological evolution, most organisations opted for on-premises data centres to meet their operational requirements.

Publication: Express Computer

What is Amazon Q Read Amazon CEO Andy Jassy s message on Q Really excited to share with customers Amazon Qa new type of generative AIpowered assistant that is specifically for work and can be tailored to your business.

Publication: The Times of India

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Adam Selipsky unveiled a slew of new offerings, including a purpose-built chip for generative AI and ML training, to boost GenAI adoption among enterprises of all sizes. The AWS CEO said that 80% of unicorns run on their cloud globally and with GenAI, the innovation will only grow across firms of all sizes.

Publication: The Economic Times

Lately, the government has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IBM in Al skilling, and ecosystem development, as well as building advanced foundational models in generative Al capabilities.

Publication: The Indian Express

The country will get three more semiconductor chip fabrication units with the cumulative investments between $812 billion in next few months, said minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday. On the sidelines of semiconductor company AMD s launch of a global design centre in Bengaluru, he said talks are on with Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat and Karnataka governments for setting up units. Vaishnaw said they could see at least two good proposals for fabrication and OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) in the coming few months.

Publication: The New Indian Express

The government expects around three proposals from the industry for setting up semiconductor fabrication units worth $8-12 billion in the next couple of months, communications and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. However, he did not disclose the names of the companies which are likely to submit their applications in this regard.

Publication: The Financial Express

Software services major Infosys has decided to tweak its IoE (internet of everything) organisational structure for its delivery and consulting functions as it focuses to adopt generative artificial intelligence in its offerings, ET has learnt. The new IoE organisation structure will be headed by AVP & global delivery head – IoT (internet of things) Vikas Gupta, along with AVP and senior principal technology architect, Krishnananda Shenoy.

Publication: The Economic Times

The Guidelines for Secure AI System Development deal with secure design, development, deployment and operation and maintenance of AI systems. They cover threat assessment and modelling, prevention of attacks on AI systems, development of incident management procedures, responsible release of models, monitoring the sy stem and ensuring “security by design” in system updates as well. he guidelines were formulated by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Publication: The Economic Times

India’s bid to attract foreign capital just received a shot in the arm. Foxconn announced in an exchange ?ling that it will invest $1.6 billion on several projects in India.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Living in a diverse nation, multiculturalism has become very visible in the corporate domain. As a result, in order to flourish and succeed, Indian companies have embraced diversity and inclusion programs.

Publication: The Financial Express

PepsiCo India may Name George Kovoor President PepsiCo India is likely to appoint George Kovoor, one of its most senior executives, as president, as the incumbent, Ahmed ElSheikh, is expected to relocate to a global role at the American food and beverage company early next year, said executives with knowledge of the matter

Publication: The Economic Times

The homegrown Sahasra Electronics, which recently started making semiconductors, is now planning to invest up to Rs 250 crore over the next six years in laptop production.

Publication: MoneyControl

Not all edtech companies are outcome focused, says Diwakar Chittora of Intellipaat, which has a student first approach that, he claims, sets it apart. We prioritise students objectives in everything we do, from course design and delivery to career services, he says

Publication: The Financial Express

For the IT sector, companies including Wipro, along with industry body Nasscom will need to reassure consumers through a code of conduct to follow due diligence while deploying AI.

Publication: The Economic Times

Mobile phone manufacturing in India has gone up from a miniscule number to $44 billion today, and about $11 billion worth of these handsets are exported, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.

Publication: The Economic Times

It is also mulling an investment of ?8,800 crore in Karnataka to set up an iPhone component unit, which will create 14,000 new jobs. Part of the $1.6 billion investment could be for this purpose as well.

Publication: The Hindu

Alibaba Group Holding is taking the first steps toward revamping its cloud business by overhauling its leadership, aiming to revive growth and ride an artificial intelligence (AI) boom after cancelling a much anticipated spinoff of the $11 billion unit.

Publication: Business Standard

OpenAI, Microsoft and Sam Altman. Though there are many things interconnected among the three, all the three managed to grab the headlines last week, with clear focus on Altman, AI wizard and cofounder and CEO of ChatGPTmaker OpenAI.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Component industry develops when the volume of the final product crosses a certain threshold. Today, India is at a level where that inflection point has already come. Our electronics manufacturing has already crossed $100 billion, mobile manufacturing is going to have a record bumper year and it is already attracting component manufacturers out here. Many of these components are multiuse, across sectors.

Publication: Live Mint

India and the European Union on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on semiconductors that will help in building a “robust supply chain” and support innovation

Publication: The Hindu

“Certain government officials felt that the gaming rules, introduced by MeitY lacked the legal teeth to ensure enforcement, especially in cases where the gaming companies operate from outside India,” said an official.

Publication: The Economic Times

The TTC meeting also reviewed the progress achieved by the working groups of the council particularly in the areas of high-performance computing, digital public infrastructure, EV batteries and its recycling, waste to energy, resilient supply chains and FDI screening.

Publication: The Indian Express

Salesforce India chairperson and CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya told ET that the demand for generative AI is helping the adoption of cloud solutions in India. She added that the Indian public sector cloud investments have been hampered by security concerns and a lack of understanding of the solutions. However, generative AI is changing this.

Publication: The Economic Times

India is actively engaged in engineering systems in compute, industrial/IoT, automotive, telecom and wireless and strategic technologies.

Publication: The Economic Times

Reliance Jio, the Indian telecom giant, is reportedly working on a new cloud based laptop for the Indian market.

Publication: Udaipur Kiran

Technologies like Generative AI, machine learning and big data analytics are transforming the ecommerce and retail landscape in India, improving and personalising consumer experiences, according to industry leaders who also believe that social commerce momentum is here to stay.

Publication: Business Standard

According to an official release, around 73% of employers say hiring AI skilled talent is a priority but among these, three out of four say they are unable to meet their AI talent needs.

Publication: The Financial Express

Murugappa Group is set to venture into semiconductor assembly and testing, intending to invest a substantial USD 791 million over the next five years. This strategic move into the semiconductor domain will be facilitated through CG Power and Industrial Solutions (CGPISL), a part of the conglomerate

Publication: Manufacturing Today

In recent years, India has been making significant strides in its electronics and manufacturing industry. The nation’s ambition to establish itself as a global electronics manufacturing hub is underpinned by the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) policy, which has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore ($10 billion).

Publication: The Financial Express

The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), representing the country’s electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) sector, has appointed Ashok Chandak as its new President, heralding a significant shift in leadership.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

Tata Sons Executive Chairman N Chandrasekaran said many technologies should come together in order for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to come together, adding otherwise what they could do is limited.

Publication: The New Indian Express

The unravelling of the OpenAI saga over the past week has brought attention to artificial general intelligence (AGI), especially with the revelations in a Reuters report that several researchers at the company had warned its board of a “powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity”.

Publication: The Economic Times

India will evolve norms for regulating artificial intelligence, and the AI regulator could function like financial regulator SEBI, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) member Sanjiv Sanyal said on Thursday.

Publication: Hindi Business Standard

Led by continued demand for AI, the total semiconductor industry grew 8.4% in 3Q23 from 2Q23 hitting $139bn according to Omdia s latest Competitive Landscape Tracker. The industry has now grown for a second straight quarter, after previously declining for five consecutive quarters.

Publication: Media Brief

Chipmaker Analog Devices projected first quarter revenue and profit below market estimates on Tuesday, as it grapples with the ongoing supply glut in the semiconductor industry.

Publication: ET Telecom

In a significant development that could change the future of the electronics and semiconductor industry in India, a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab, has discovered the presence of a rare metal called Tantalum, in the Sutlej River.

Publication: CNBC TV-18

The US government has granted Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix an indefinite exemption to import advanced American machinery, allowing them to supply chips with US technology to Chinese factories without separate approval. This move resolves a significant trade issue for Korean semiconductor companies.

Publication: Electronics For You

Kaynes Technology is investing `28 billion to establish an outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) and compound semiconductor manufacturing facility in Telangana, under its subsidiary Kaynes Semicon, signalling the state’s growth in electronics manufacturing. This investment is expected to generate employment for 2,000 people.

Publication: Electronics For You

The Chennai-based Murugappa Group announced on Wednesday that it would get into semiconductor assembly and testing and would invest $791 million over five years in the business. The group’s foray into semiconductors would be through CG Power and Industrial Solutions, a company set up by Crompton Greaves, which the Murugappas took over in November 2020.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

India has revoked previous regulations and introduced an “import management system” to allow unrestricted imports of laptops and tablets, promoting transparency without hindering the global tech market supplies. The move is focused on data collection to ensure a reliable digital ecosystem for the electronics industry, which is critical for international tech companies.

Publication: Electronics For You

Huawei Technologies Co. alarmed politicians from Washington to Tokyo when it took the wraps off a $900 smartphone that signaled China’s rapid advance in semiconductor technology. The episode also thrust the little-known company that made the chip for Huawei into the middle of the US-Chinese battle for geopolitical supremacy.

Publication: The Hindu BuisnessLine

The European Union (EU) has enacted the Chips Act to bolster its semiconductor market, aiming to double its global market share to 20% by 2030. This act involves significant investments and creating an alert system to address semiconductor supply chain disruptions. The EU plans to attract $43.7 billion in private investment, with $3.6 billion of its funds supporting the act.

Publication: Electronics For You

Rebillions, an AI fabless semiconductor startup, has partnered with Samsung Electronics to collaborate on the development of high-performance AI semiconductors. The partnership aims to capture the AI semiconductor market by leveraging domestic capabilities. Samsung will handle production and be involved in logic and layout design and validation.

Publication: Electronics For You

CG Power and Industrial Solutions has filed an application with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to set up an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test facility, the company said on Wednesday. The estimated investment on the project is $791 million (~6,592 crore), and will be spread over five years.

Publication: Business Standard

A majority of Rephrase’s team members will join Adobe as part of the deal, people aware of the talks told ETtech, requesting anonymity. Rephrase’s investors will be given a complete cash exit, with the founders being paid in cash and Adobe stock, one of the sources said. The Lightspeed-backed Rephrase.ai provides a text-to-video generation platform that removes complexities and helps users create professional-looking videos.

Publication: The Economic Times

Global computer chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said during recent earnings calls that AI integration is a major opportunity for growth in the PC market, Reuters had reported. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said AI PCs represent an “inflection point” in the PC industry, while AMD CEO Lisa Su said AI PCs will account for a growth phase.

Publication: The Economic Times

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,the sole provider of cutting-edge pro- duction for clients that include Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Apple Inc., just doesn’t have enough capacity. Nvidia, in particular, sells these chips as quickly as TSMC can churn them out.

Publication: The Financial Express

MediaTek has announced its Dimensity 8300 chipset with built-in generative AI capabilities similar to its flagship grade Dimensity 9300. Built on a 4nm architecture, Mediatek Dimensity gets an Octacore CPU with four Arm CortexA715 cores for performance and Four CortexA510 cores for efficiency.

Publication: Business Standard

Taiwanese fabless chipmaker MediaTek Tuesday launched the new Dimensity 8300 chipset for premium 5G smartphones with a focus on generative AI capabilities , energy efficiency and connectivity.

Publication: ET Telecom

Sudhanshu Mittal, Head & Director Technical Solutions, nasscom MeitY CoE IoT & AI discusses how quantum computing can revolutionise data centres by handling complex tasks and cutting power use. He highlights its potential in various fields, including fighting deep fakes.

Publication: Express Computer

Before we look into the future, we need to peek into the past. Over the last 50 years, semiconductor startups have created the world we live in today. Semiconductor history and startups Intel Corporation was founded in 1968 in a small office in Mountain View, California, by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce.

Publication: Express Computer

President Joe Biden has adopted a two pronged approach to constrain China s hightech progress, curbing Beijing s access to leading-edge chips while bolstering semiconductor production in the US.

Publication: ET Telecom

Inflation hit customers have refrained from placing new orders for chips, leading to excess supply at companies such as Analog Devices after a pandemic-driven buying spree fizzled out. Shares of the firm, whose chips are used in the automotive and telecom industries, fell 3.7% in premarket trading.

Publication: The Print

Apart from conventional sectors like chemicals, textiles and automobiles, the tenth edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 will focus on emerging manufacturing sectors like Green Hydrogen, semiconductors, space technology manufacturing and electric vehicles, a senior state government official said.

Publication: The Financial Express

This initiative covers domestic assembly of desktop and laptop personal computers (PCs), tablets, and various other tech hardware. The approved companies include industry giants such as Dell, HP, and AsusTek Computer.

Publication: First Post

Vice President of Global Affairs Anna Makanju delivered the message in an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg News, aiming to rally staff who’ve grown anxious after days of disarray following Altman’s ouster and the board’s surprise appointment of former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as his interim replacement.

Publication: The Economic Times

Sam Altman spent the last year taking on the mantle of Mr. Jobs as the Silicon Valley entrepreneur in charge of tomorrow. It is the biggest job in Silicon Valley, and now the most difficult. Until Friday, Altman was the chief executive of OpenAI. He promised A.I. would usher in humanity’s first golden age even though it came from the same kind of inventors who thought there was a market for internet connected toasters.

Publication: The Economic Times

Most of us know Fujitsu, even if we are not sure what it does. Well, it is the largest IT services provider in Japan. What is even less known is the kind of R&D work Indian engineers are doing for the company to stay competitive in a number of cutting-edge tech fields

Publication: The Times of India

The co-founders of Anthropic, who were also executives at OpenAI until 2020, had broken from their employer over disagreements regarding how to ensure AI’s safe development and governance. Anthropic has won investments from Alphabet’s Google and Amazon. Its Claude AI models have vied for prominence with OpenAI’s GPT series.

Publication: The Economic Times

Tata Group is scouting locations in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka to establish a semiconductor chip assembly, testing, monitoring, and packing (ATMP) facility, signalling its initial steps toward building a local manufacturing ecosystem.

Publication: Manufacturing Today India

Nvidia has already increased the outlook for GPUs astronomically based on demand for Hopper and Grace-Hopper chips with associated CoSWoS capacity needed for HBM. Nvidia wins if it can redirect a few tens of thousands to the new Microsoft AI subsidiary (in Azure) without losing customers to AMD.

Publication: Forbes

Tata Group is exploring land to set up a semiconductor chip assembly, testing, monitoring and packing (ATMP) facility as part of its initial efforts to develop a local manufacturing ecosystem. Key officials are exploring suitable locations in Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Publication: Projects Today

Tale of transformation: India s digitalisation journey India is the largest digitally connected democracy across the globe. The Government of India has been proactive in taking multiple measures to streamline

Publication: Express Computer

Most of us would remember the sudden shortage of semiconductor chips during the pandemic how it affected automobile manufacturing, delaying deliveries, and in many cases, even caused manufacturers to deliver cars without some features.

Publication: The Hindu

‘Incubators’, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered platform that will enable start-up founders to identify an incubator and accelerator best suited for their needs, was launched by ITE&C Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan here on Monday.

Publication: The New Indian Express

The government recently tweaked the PLI scheme for the IT hardware sector and nearly doubled the incentive to about Rs 17,000 crore after the initial scheme got a lukewarm response from manufacturers. It remains to be seen whether increased incentives and possible restrictions on imports will push large manufacturers to develop facilities in India.

Publication: Business Standard

Sapeon unveils new AI chip for data center The new AI chip will start mass production through the seven nanometer process of Taiwan s TSMC, the world’s biggest contract chip maker, in the first half of next year following prototype tests and credibility verification.

Publication: ET CIO

We need to globalise and diversify our business revenue while we continue increasing our revenue in the existing regions. But diversifying and growing, for instance, in the US, is tremendously important for us. We have made tremendous improvements in this area. For the next five years, US revenue will play a key source in the growth of the company, Tsai said.

Publication: ET Telecom

China s commerce minister expressed concern over US curbs on semiconductor exports to China, as well as sanctions on Chinese firms and tariffs on Chinese imports when he met US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday, his ministry said Friday.

Publication: Republic World

Applied Materials, the largest semiconductor equipment maker in the United States, is currently under investigation by the US Justice Department for suspected evasion of export restrictions concerning China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

Publication: BusinessWorld

Messe Muenchen India CEO Bhupinder Singh said, India s demand for semiconductors is valued at USD 24 billion today, and this is likely to emerge as a USD 110 billion opportunity by 2030. This explains the initiatives by global semiconductor companies to enter the Indian market.

Publication: ET Auto

Semiconductor industry is one of the most vital and dynamic sectors in the global economy, powering a wide range of electronic devices and enabling innovations in various fields. The pandemic, geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, environmental concerns and corresponding technological disruptions are a part of this mosaic.

Publication: The Financial Express

In the dynamic landscape of highvolume hiring, organizations are constantly seeking innovative solutions to identify and recruit top talent efficiently. As we step into 2024, the integration of predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a gamechanger, revolutionizing the way companies make recruitment decisions.

Publication: The Financial Express

Tata Group is looking for land to set up a semiconductor chip assembly, testing, monitoring and packing (ATMP) unit as part of its initial efforts to develop a local manufacturing ecosystem, according to three people aware of the group s plans.

Publication: Live Mint

India s import of personal computers, including laptops and tablets, shot up in September by 42 per cent to $715 million, reversing a yearlong downward trend after the government announced it would impose import restrictions on such electronic hardware items in August.

Publication: Business Standard

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the Odisha State Hydrological Data Centre in the water resources department.It will conduct scientific analysis of meteorological data for better management of water resources.

Publication: The Times of India

In today s digital era, to succeed, leaders must be agile and proactive in embracing change, including digital transformation. Furthermore, leaders must act as catalysts for change, fostering innovation within their organizations. They should promote a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and adaptation.

Publication: The Financial Express

Tech is where China hurts the most. Cutting off access to cuttingedge semiconductors and production technology is a severe blow to the Chinese tech ecosystem, potentially setting it back by as much as a decade.

Publication: Live Mint

Dixon Technologies, the country s largest homegrown electronics manufacturing services (EMS) player, has committed a cumulative production value of Rs 48,000 crore in six years and has been declared eligible under the reworked productionlinked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT products.

Publication: Business Standard

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met US President Joe Biden at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) welcome reception on Thursday.

Publication: The Tribune

Michael Burry’s investment firm closed its wager against the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes and, as of September end, was betting against a basket of semiconductor stocks that includes Nvidia Corp, according to a regulatory filing.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

India’s import of personal computers, including laptops and tablets, shot up in September by 42 per cent to $715 million, reversing a year-long downward trend after the government announced it would impose import restrictions on such electronic hardware items in August. The rise in such imports were led by the largest source China (33 per cent) and Singapore (188 per cent), according to data released by the commerce department.

Publication: Business Standard

After telecom, Reliance Jio has set its sights on disrupting the PC market. It plans to launch a cloud PC laptop soon for around Rs 15,000, which will drastically cut the ownership costs. The Mukesh Ambani-owned company is in talks with top manufacturers, such as HP, Acer, Lenovo, etc to bring the laptop for the Indian market in a few months.

Publication: The Economic Times

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) reaffirmed the United States commitment to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain, with a special emphasis on collaborative efforts with key nations, including India.

Publication: The Print

Data centres are essential for the modern digital world, providing the infrastructure for storing, processing, and transmitting vast amounts of data. But this comes with a cost. Given the surge in demand for data consumption brought about by cloud computing, ecommerce, and the digital economy, their operation raises significant sustainability concerns.

Publication: Express Computer

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a duo of custom-designed computing chips, joining other big tech firms that, faced with the high cost of delivering AI services, are bringing key technologies in-house. Microsoft also said that next year it will offer its Azure customers cloud services that run on the newest flagship chips from Nvidia and advanced micro devices. Microsoft said it is testing GPT 4 OpenAI’s most advanced model on AMD’s chips.

Publication: Deccan Chronicle

Shares of Chinese ecommerce firm Alibaba Group Holding plunged as much as 10 per cent in New York after it said on November 16 that plans to spin off its cloud business were scrapped, citing uncertainties due to US chip restrictions.

Publication: MoneyControl

Shipments in the India PC market, comprising desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 14% year over year to 4.5 million in Q3 2023 driven by strong traction in the consumer segment, according to the latest report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) on Thursday.

Publication: The Economic Times

Lenovo grabbed the second spot with a share of 17% but its shipments fell 8 8% YoY Lenovo, however, fared well in the desktop category with a YoY growth of 32 5% in 3Q23 Dell Technologies was at the third spot with a share of 14 6% with a YoY growth

Publication: The Times of India

Commerce And Industry minister Piyush Goyal has met Micron Technology CEO and President Sanjay Mehrotra in the US and discussed business opportunities in the growing semiconductor sector in India.

Publication: The Financial Express

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has met Micron Technology CEO and President Sanjay Mehrotra in the US and discussed business opportunities in the growing semiconductor sector in India.

Publication: The Pioneer

US based chipmaker Micron Technology, Inc. carried out the groundbreaking of its $2.75 billion assembly, testing and packaging plant (ATMP) in Sanand, Gujarat,

Publication: Samukhtha Karnataka

In the dynamic landscape of the global economy, the inexorable advance of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation is ushering in a new era, and India finds itself on the front lines of this transformative wave.

Publication: Express Computer

Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment to make advanced semiconductors, despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at thwarting advances in the country s semiconductor industry, a congressional report said on Tuesday

Publication: ET Telecom

The results can help predict the future behaviour of financial markets and city traffic, and even assist doctors to diagnose disease before symptoms appear. But AI can also be used to compromise the privacy of our online data, automate away people’s jobs and undermine democratic elections by flooding

Publication: Business Insider

Krishna Vij, Business Head IT Staffing, Team Lease Digital Pvt Ltd, a HR firm, on how IT vendors are responding to the current demand for Gen AI, said major IT players have collectively trained nearly seven lakh employees in collaboration with tech giants such as Google, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and NVIDIA.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

The growth was driven by strong demand for 5G tablets and premium models . As per the report, 5G tablet shipments grew 86% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2023.This accounted for 16% of overall tablet shipments.

Publication: The Times of India

OpenAl will pause accepting new users for its paid ChatGPT Plus service due to overwhelming demand, CEO Sam Altman said. The firm introduced new features and upgrades at its firstever developer conference, allowing users to build custom versions of ChatGPT to accomplish specific tasks. The announcements triggered a rise in demand for OpenAl’s Al tools and services.

Publication: The Economic Times

lnsisting that while Microsoft is “known as a software company”, “we are a systems company”, she elaborated that the “building blocks” of a systems company include “servers, silicon, data centres and networking”. Borkar also highlighted that Microsoft is now working with both Nvidia and AMD to develop Al chips in a bid to give “options to om” customers”.

Publication: Hindustan Times

However, the overall tablet market witnessed a 10 per cent decline YoY. Apple led with 26 per cent market share, experiencing 20 per cent YoY growth, followed by Samsung (21 per cent) and Lenovo (20 per cent). Xiaomi witnessed a significant 98 per cent YoY growth from a small base in the period

Publication: Business Insider

China receives US equipment to make advanced chips despite new rules Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment to make advanced semiconductors, despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at thwarting advances in the country s semiconductor industry, a congressional report said on Tuesday.

Publication: MoneyControl

Under the upcoming Digital India Bill, the successor to the Information Technology Act, 2000, the IT Ministry is understood to have added a provision which will mandate big tech companies to deposit all the nonpersonal data they hold to the India datasets platform, a senior government official said, requesting anonymity since the draft is not public yet.

Publication: The Indian Express

Adani Enterprises plans to invest approximately $1.5bn into its data centre business, AdaniConnex, over the next three years. With an annual capital expenditure of around $500m projected for this year and the subsequent two years, this move is expected to significantly bolster the company’s digital infrastructure capabilities.

Publication: Construction Week

We have seen executives from large organisations like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Cognizant, and TCS moving on to new roles within the industry in the quest for something more impactful and rewarding.

Publication: The New Indian Express

India’s two major gaming-focused streaming platforms, Loco and Rooter, are expanding operations beyond the domestic market as they prepare to take on the likes of YouTube and Amazon’s Twitch in foreign territories, people aware of the developments said.

Publication: The Economic Times

It is suffice to say that NVIDIA does the GPUs (graphic processing units) and GPUs are the preferred processor architecture for AI type workloads. And NVIDIA uses a lot of Cadence tools and techniques to do their design So that collaboration already exists.

Publication: Financial Express

A new lawsuit has accused US based chipmaker Micron of patent infringement. The lawsuit has been filed by Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) against its US rival. YMTC has alleged that Micron has infringed on eight of its patents.

Publication: The Times of India

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force with the potential to revolutionize various industries across the globe. While its applications are numerous, one of the most promising and impactful areas is its ability to empower consumers in emerging markets.

Publication: Tech Hindustan Times

Artificial Intelligence works similarly to how humans think and is becoming better each day. It refers to the ability gained by machines through programming that helps them understand better about different processes and come up with a better result.

Publication: The Times of India

Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co YMTC ) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. rival Micron Technology alleging infringement of eight of its patents. YMTC filed the lawsuit against Micron and unit Micron Consumer Products Group on Nov. 9 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Publication: The Economic Times

In the interview, Altman said, “The magic of capitalism is doing its thing,” and “a lot of people would like to be Nvidia now.” Companies looking to compete with Nvidia include heavyweights such as Google and Microsoft, as well as chip specialist AMD.

Publication: Business Insider

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. warned that a hoped for smartphone market recovery is another year out, and that geopolitical tensions are fomenting a serious glut in global chipmaking capacity.

Publication: Business Standard

Chinese chip maker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reportedly warned of a serious glut in global chipmaking capacity, concerned with geopolitical tension that is hampering the smartphone market recovery, as per a Bloomberg report on Friday.

Publication: BusinessWorld

99 trillion yen ($13 billion) to support efforts to boost its chip industry in a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year Japan is a leading provider of chipmaking tools and materials that lost its edge in manufacturing in recent decades and is providing subsidies to chipmakers to build capacity

Publication: The Times of India

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, Asia s largest Rated4 datacenter company, signed an MoU with the Uttarakhand government in the presence of its Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and CtrlS Datacenters Founder & Chairman Sridhar Pinnapureddy, to set up a greenfield Edge datacenter in the State of 10 MW capacity in the next 810 years. The company will invest Rs 250 crore in the State.

Publication: The Hans India

The wager also relies on global manufacturing giants giving other benefits of a globally distributed supply chain a goby, including cheap and accessible international transport facilities for chips.

Publication: The Hindu

The CM also laid the foundation stones for the next two buildings at the same time. They are likely to be ready in 2024. During the event, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed between Hiranandani and senior government officers for an investment of Rs 39,000 crore in the next five to seven years.

Publication: ET Infra

High interest rates and persistent inflation have forced businesses to tighten their tech budgets, while US restrictions on Chinese chip companies are weighing on the sector.

Publication: Business Standard

In India, the focus on democratised cloud learning aims to target a broad learner base, including 4.7 million ITBPO learners and 2 million students.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Adani Enterprises aims big on data centers with $1.5 billion capex planned Adani Enterprises is planning to build nine data centers and targeting a total capacity of 1 gigawatt by 2030. This will provide infrastructure for the booming digital services demand in the nation of 1.4 billion people that s already luring the biggest global firms such as Amazon.com Inc and Google.

Publication: The Economic Times

In a new milestone in the semiconductor journey of the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated a new centre of Synopsys, a global leader in semiconductor tool and IP in the city.

Publication: The New Indian Express

As 2023 is about to end, the marriage of AI and ML with data center functionalities is unleashing a new era of efficiency, performance, and scalability. Let s explore the ten emerging applications shaping the future of data centers.

Publication: Analytics Insight

CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) on Friday said it has raised Rs 1,300 crore debt to construct its data center in Navi Mumbai. The company, in a statement, said it has secured a five-year construction loan of Rs 13 billion from JP Morgan India to finance phase 1 development of its data center in Navi Mumbai.

Publication: ET CIO

In the age of 5G and generative AI, the only way humans can stay ahead of technology is by constantly upskilling and reskilling themselves. These are also the times when you can learn on the go. Corporates can make the most of it by regularly training their employees such training and development is good for both employees and business.

Publication: The Financial Express

The Indian deeptech startup ecosystem has matured significantly, boasting over 3,000 companies that have expanded at a 53 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past decade.

Publication: Business Standard

The upcoming Digital India Bill is likely to have provisions for penalties against anticompetitive practices in digital space, and commercial arrangements such as tying and bundling of services by online intermediaries may be prohibited, sources said.

Publication: Business Standard

In today’s increasingly digitised world, data centres play a vital role in managing the massive amounts of information generated by individuals, businesses, and governments.

Publication: The Economic Times

With the digital-first mindset gaining momentum in Asia/Pacific, businesses are seeking innovative solutions to enhance operations.

Publication: The Economic Times

The centre is likely to approve the proposals for IT hardware manufacturing from HP India, Lenovo India and Flexotronics under its production linked incentive scheme according to people in the know.

Publication: The Economic Times

To offer partners the simplest and most scalable solutions to help customers get their infrastructure AI ready, Cisco has collaborated with leading ecosystem partners including NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, NetApp, Nutanix, Pure Storage and Red Hat on Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) for AI use cases.

Publication: CRN

The world is moving towards net zero. As awareness is increasing among people, development along with protection of Environment has now become a duty.

Publication: Dainik Bhaskar

How much has Automation Anywhere invested in AI and GenAI? We are not able to share specifics, however, approximately 50 per cent of our R&D (research and development) capacity is focused on AI- driven product initiatives including developing generative AI capabilities.

Publication: Business Standard

German diversified group Merck KGaA , which last year said it was in the market for takeover deals worth as much as 20 billion euros ($21.4 billion), said on Thursday that any transaction to strengthen its semiconductor chemicals business would currently be challenging

Publication: The Economic Times

In the US-China geopolitical tussle, 2022 was a watershed moment. In August, Washington unveiled the CHIPS and Science Act and followed it up with chip export controls in October, setting the tone for an intense rivalry in emerging and critical technologies with semiconductors at the forefront.

Publication: MoneyControl

There are many collaboration opportunities between India and Japan in semiconductors and resilient supply chains, rare-earths extraction, space technology, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in Tokyo on Thursday.

Publication: Zee Business

Japan’s efforts to regain its position as a leading manufacturer of chips are impressive, the head of a leading chip research organisation said on Thursday.

Publication: The Economic Times

The focal point of the conversation was the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), an initiative housed within the Digital India Corporation. This mission strives to establish a robust semiconductor and display ecosystem, positioning India as a global powerhouse in electronics manufacturing and design.

Publication: Fone Arena

A spokesperson for Vedanta s semiconductor and display business confirmed to PTI that discussions are indeed ongoing for the establishment of the display fabrication facility.

Publication: Business Today

Users will now be able to see which labels have used artificial intelligence when they click on ads. Though, the company has not yet announced when this new policy will be implemented, but they have said that it will be applied worldwide.

Publication: The New Indian Express

“We have policies and initiatives to support and drive this agenda. Karnataka is the first state to come up with sector specific policies in startup, IT, AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming and comic), biotechnology and ESDM (electronics system design and manufacturing),” he added.

Publication: Deccan Herald

The Centre is likely to approve the proposals for IT hardware manufacturing from HP India, Lenovo India and Flexotronics under its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme according to people in the know.

Publication: The Economic Times

Both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have indicated that a recovery is afoot in the personal computer market, a key source of revenue for semiconductor makers.

Publication: ET Telecom

Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey: The Critical Role of Data Ecosystems and Skills for Success In today s business landscape, digital transformation is no longer a luxury but a strategic imperative for organisations striving to remain competitive and relevant.

Publication: Times Now News

Over the past halfdecade, India’s semiconductor and wireless communication landscape has undergone aggressive expansion, with startups and established industry giants alike making significant strides.

Publication: Times Now News

In our increasingly interconnected world, data centres have become vital to how businesses operate. These advanced facilities handle, process, and protect the vast amounts of data that companies generate and rely on.

Publication: Express Computer

The rules, which go into effect in 2024, will require advertisers to disclose when AI or other digital tools are used in Facebook or Instagram ads on social issues, elections or politics, Nick Clegg, the company’s vice president of global affairs, announced Wednesday in a blog post.

Publication: Deccan Herald

Vedanta Group is in discussions with Taiwan-based TFT LCD maker Innolux Corporation for a display fabrication plant in India, according to an official of the Indian conglomerate firm. The officials from both the companies met minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Publication: The Economic Times

Kaynes SemiCon, a 100% subsidiary of Kaynes Technology, is investing ?2,850 crore in a facility in Hyderabad for outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT), with automatic test equipment (ATE) and a reliability testing line, chief executive Raghu Panicker said.

Publication: The Economic Times

Geopolitics, Covid-19 and mainstreaming of large language models have disrupted the semiconductor supply chain, a senior semiconductor industry executive said here on Wednesday at the Nasscom Future Forge Conclave, which other industry executives concurred with

Publication: The Economic Times

The government is expected to start disbursement of fiscal incentives under PLI for white goods in the last quarter of this financial year as certain selected beneficiary firms have started production, DPIIT Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Tuesday.

Publication: The Economic Times

Deep tech firms building satellites for earth observation, products to thwart cybersecurity attacks, and artificial intelligence solutions to solve various healthcare problems were some of the innovations recognised by IT trade body Nasscom at its Future Forge (formerly Nasscom Product Conclave) event here on Tuesday.

Publication: Business Standard

Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street targets on Monday, expecting a resilient automotive market and stable industrial demand to offset weakness in other key markets.

Publication: ET Auto

The relentless growth of digital resources, social media, and the utilisation of data centres by businesses has driven the expansion of the data centre infrastructure market.

Publication: Express Computer

Semiconductors don’t come to mind when you think of Vietnam, but U.S. President Biden’s visit and announcement of a strategic partnership in September catapulted the country into the limelight and fired up the country’s ambition to be a key semiconductor hub in the region.

Publication: EE Times

Co-founder of online retailer Flipkart Binny Bansal is launching an AI-as-a-service startup that will target global customers, expanding to the fast-growing segment after making a fortune in Indian e-commerce.

Publication: Business Standard

S&T clusters are instrumental in creating economic prosperity not only for their regions but also for the entire country. Four Silicon Valley companies, namely, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Nvidia, and Meta (Facebook), are among the world’s ten largest companies by market capitalization.

Publication: Deccan Herald

In an era where everything is about digital and cloud based technology, modern life s dependency on semiconductor chips and transistors is also increasing.

Publication: BIS Infotech

The USA has come up with an executive order to tackle developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The directives include some of the most stringent actions by a government worldwide.

Publication: ET CIO

ChipNeMo is trained on the company s internal data to generate and optimise software in designing semiconductors by customising large language models with the help of NVIDIA NeMoa cloudnative framework for developers to create and deploy generative AI models with billions of parameters.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

The Government of Odisha has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with three entities to develop an ecosystem for the manufacturing of semiconductors, on 02 November, 2023.

Publication: Projects Today

Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn has registered strong yearend holiday sales and said customers were buying well in China and the United States. The company s sales stood positive for the same season last year.

Publication: BusinessWorld

In today’s fast paced digital world, the modernisation of data centres is a crucial endeavour for businesses and organisations seeking to stay competitive, efficient, and secure. As we continue to witness a data explosion and increasing reliance on cloud computing, the need for data centre modernisation has never been more apparent.

Publication: Express Computer

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.

Publication: ET Telecom

As many as 60 per cent of real-time gamers in India are playing less after the recent decision by the Indian government to impose a 28 per cent good and service tax (GST) on the gaming industry

Publication: BusinessWorld Disrupt

MediaTek today unveiled its latest flagship chipset the Dimensity 9300. The latest from the company takes on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and features hardware backed raytracing and WiFi 7 compatibility.

Publication: The Indian Express

Other electronics giants have come from more traditional backgrounds, including Nokia Oyj (pulp, rubber) and Nintendo Co. (playingcards).

Publication: Financial Express

The Odisha government has signed MoUs with three entities to build an ecosystem for the manufacturing of semiconductors, officials said on Thursday.

Publication: ET Telecom

However, a new approach to cloud computing using underwater data centers cooled naturally and powered by tidal and solar energy could revolutionize the industry.

Publication: The Times of India

New Delhi will host a three day global summit from December 12 where countries will attempt to finalise the contours of a framework to ensure safe usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Publication: Business Standard

Contrast that to Vedanta, where billionaire chief Anil Agarwal is hoping to pivot into semiconductors. A year ago, the company had bold plans to set up a fresh chip factory in Gujarat, and had named Foxconn as a partner.

Publication: Business Standard

Over the last decade, Europe has taken a decisive lead over the US on tech regulation, with overarching laws safeguarding online privacy, curbing Big Tech dominance and protecting its citizens from harmful online content.

Publication: The Indian Express

The government s move to enforce registration requirement for laptop imports came as a boon for homegrown Android based laptop maker Primebook, according to the company s CEO Chitranshu Mahant.

Publication: Business Standard

In recent times, India has been making significant strides in the global tech manufacturing arena, with the introduction of Google s Pixel 8 manufacturing in the country.

Publication: ET CIO

“Yesterday this is a term which is flourishing more in this technological era. Since the advent of new technologies in the job market, the youth have made themselves aware of these technologies. Making continuous efforts to get it done.

Publication: Amar Ujala

Regulators across the globe must not repeat the mistake of allowing regulation to fall behind innovation, especially with respect to the developments around artificial intelligence (AI) and its usage to propagate misinformation, user harm and online toxicity, minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. 

Publication: The Economic Times

We welcome Micron Technology to continue to take root in the Chinese market and achieve better development under the premise of complying with Chinese laws and regulations, ”Wang added.

Publication: The Financial Express

New Delhi will host a three-day global summit from December 12 where countries will attempt to finalise the contours of a framework to ensure safe usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Publication: Hindi Business Standard

The continued emergence of generative AI requires leaders to consider which skills might be needed in the future and in demand. Organisations should support their employees with skills training and certifications on the technology.

Publication: The Economic Times

For banks. earnings growth has broadly stood in line, owing to steady loan growth and robust asset quality even as margins compressed further (resilient for PSU banks so far). Asset quality has continued to improve, analysts said.

Publication: The Times of India

The Shikshan Copilot is the assistant which uses advanced generative AI models, integrating multiple content formats like text, images, videos, charts, and other interactive elements.

Publication: The New Indian Express

EA Sports FC 24 Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Mobile Min requirements (PC): Windows 10 (64-Bit), Intel Core i56600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB, 100 GB storage.

Publication: Mint

Earlier, the microprocessor or the central processing unit (CPU) was the main element for computing, and Intel was the undisputed leader in this category, while Nvidia’s chips helped enable graphics and gaming. Mainstream chip makers such as Intel, AMD, STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Texas Instruments and others made CPUs and mobile chips.

Publication: The Economic Times

Other firms in the chip ecosystem designers, manufacturers, packaging and testing firms, and equipment suppliers, among othersare expanding in Singapore too. AMD, a chip designer, said in September 2022 that it was investing more than $50 million to expand its R&D footprint in the country.

Publication: Fortune

Speaking on the sidelines of the company s annual technology conference held in Bengaluru, Bawa said SAP s India division continued to remain their fastest growing by revenue globally for the 12th consecutive quarter, as of 30 September.

Publication: Live Mint

Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said India has rapidly digitised its economy in the last eight years. The MoS said the country has moved the needle on the digital economy from about 4.5 per cent of the total GDP to a target of 20 per cent by 202526 and is at 11 per cent today.

Publication: Live Mint

Netherlands outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday he expects Dutch semiconductors companies and suppliers to invest in Vietnam, as the Southeast Asian country aims to expand in the hightech sector.

Publication: The Economic Times

According to Bloomberg, signs of recovery in smartphone and computer demand have yet to provide the next tailwind for chip stocks as they languish below the heights of this year’s artificial intelligence rally.

Publication: Financial Express

Britain said on Wednesday it would boost funding for two supercomputers which will support research into making advanced artificial intelligence models safe.

Publication: The Economic Times

There is a 51 percent gap between the supply and demand for AI and disruptive technology skills, according to a recent NASSCOM survey, which has prompted the creation of AI courses in undergraduate programmes and educational institutions.

Publication: The Financial Express

Executives from leading technology and AI companies, including Anthropic, Google DeepMind, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Tencent, were attending the conference. Also sending representatives were a number of civil society groups, among them Britain’s Ada Lovelace Institute and the Algorithmic Justice League, a nonprofit in Massachusetts.

Publication: Deccan Herald

That weakness of conventional computers is the foundation upon which much of current cryptography is predicated. Even today, factoring one of the large numbers used by RSA, one of the most common forms of factor based encryption, would take the most powerful conventional computers trillions of years to carry out.

Publication: The Economic Times

AI and automation will require 16.2 million fulltime employees (FTEs) to be reskilled and upskilled in emerging technologies in India by 2027.

Publication: Business Today

Thirdly, according to industry experts, while India lacks talent in chip manufacturing, it currently has around 125,000 engineers with a bachelor s, master s or PhD degree working in various aspects of chip design and development.

Publication: Business Today

India is looking to become a semiconductor hub, but a skilled workforce to work in ATMP and fabs remains a big challenge. While the Ministry of Electronics & IT along with AICTE has introduced courses and aims to train 85,000 engineers in the coming years, the government of Karnataka is taking initiatives to help companies find the right talent.

Publication: Business Today

Semiconductors hold the key to understanding the world today and will shape the future of geopolitics and technology in the time to come, one of the world’s foremost experts in the domain has said, noting that every country at present is reliant on someone else to source these building blocks of modern technology.

Publication: Hindustan Times

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain of a computer, is a catchline most of us have been familiarised with since secondary school. After branching out into nontech fields of work, the specifications and features of a PC/laptop may appear to be incoherent due to forgotten lessons and will require some rebrushing.

Publication: The New Indian Express

The data centre industry is estimated to get investments of up to Rs 45,000 crore till the end of FY26, a domestic credit ratings agency said on Wednesday. The higher investments will be on account of demand for data and storage, Crisil Ratings said in a note.

Publication: Business Standard

According to American software company ServiceNow, the rise of emerging technologies such as AI may create around 4.7 million new technology jobs in India. Job postings in India that require Service Now platform technical skills grew 39 per cent in the past year with Bengaluru seeing the highest demand for talent in any city, globally.

Publication: Business Standard

ServiceNow and Pearson today announced new research that AI and automation will require 16.2 million workers in India to reskill and upskill while also creating 4.7 million new tech jobs.

Publication: Punya Nagri

Engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is following in the footsteps of other Indian conglomerates like Vedanta and Tata Group, foraying into fabless semiconductor chip design.

Publication: The Economic Times

Taiwanese chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp and Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings said on Tuesday they have selected Miyagi prefecture in northern Japan as the location for a planned $5.4 billion foundry

Publication: The Economic Times

According to global recruitment firm Michael Page India, there was 2830 per cent growth in the demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, Machine Learning (ML) and Cyber Security talent in the third quarter of 2023.

Publication: Business Standard

Every now and then, AI experts warn people about the emerging technology s dark side. While many believe that artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence in future, others are slightly more optimistic and think that machines will never be smarter than humans.

Publication: India Today

Ever since AI became the buzzword, there has been a scramble to use it in a slew of applications to generate text, images, and videos; for weather forecasting, financial planning, and healthcare; and in autonomous cars and dating apps Some of these applications need graphics processing units (GPUs), and only one company dominates this field Nvidia

Publication: The Economic Times

India is set to emerge as a design and manufacturing hub for semiconductors in the next five years, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union minister for electronics and information technology, in a conversation with Hindustan Times editorinchief R. Sukumar during a virtual session that kickstarted the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Tuesday.

Publication: Live Mint

India will become a major semiconductor designing and manufacturing hub over the next five years, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the union minister for railways, communications, electronics and information technology, said on Day 1 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Tuesday.

Publication: Hindustan Times

The need for a separate PLI for local manufacturing of electronics components has emerged from multiple discussions between the government and the industry.

Publication: The Financial Express

China’s state backed chip investment fund has invested 14.56 billion yuan ($1.99 billion) in a memory chip company called Changxin Xinqiao , records showed

Publication: The Economic Times

In today’s digitally-driven world, data centers have emerged as the lifeline of our online existence. Acting as the nerve center for data storage, processing, and distribution, they serve as the backbone of our daily digital experiences, facilitating everything from streaming entertainment to ecommerce and social interactions.

Publication: Times Tech

Besides leading Indian companies, notable international brands like Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Cisco, Accenture, AMD, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Red Hat, Bosch, VMware, Ciena and others were also present at IMC 2023.

Publication: PTI News

US President Joe Biden is seeking to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to consumers, workers, minority groups and national security with a new executive order on Monday.

Publication: India Today

The government has pledged a $10 billion incentive to attract chipmakers to set up a semiconductor ecosystem in the country. Micron and AMD, two US based chip manufacturers, have already committed to invest $1.2 billion in India for manufacturing chips.

Publication: The New Indian Express

India has courted Taiwanese semiconductor firms and has allowed the expansion of its diplomatic presence in India. Further, New Delhi and Taipei are understood to be in talks for a migration and mobility agreement.

Publication: Mint

Engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is foraying into fabless semiconductor chip design, making an initial investment of ?830 crore to set up a wholly owned unit.

Publication: The Economic Times

Another future behemoth was spreading wings. During the 1970s and 1980s, Wipro shifted its focus to new opportunities in the IT and computing industry, which was at a nascent stage in India at the time.

Publication: The New Indian Express