Chips

Japanese electronics stores have begun limiting how many hard-disk drives shoppers can buy. Chinese smartphone makers are warning of price increases

Nvidia's supplier makes 'semiconductor-shaped' chips that are crunchy and goes with beer

The 'semiconductor-shaped' chips are an ;initiative to bring semiconductors closer to everyday life and make the public feel more familiar with them,' an SK Hynix official said.

IT committee flags fund underuse in MeitY’s PLI, chip schemes; govt blames industry-linked delays

The panel has asked the ministry to examine the reasons behind the fund surrender and also directed MeitY to provide the minutes of the last five Group Coordinators’ meetings and the steps taken to address the problem.

Bartronics stock hits 5% upper circuit after firm inks MoU with Singapore's PTW Group to develop semiconductor facilities in India

The MoU reportedly marks the entry of Singapore-based semiconductor solutions provider PTW Group into the Indian market

Nvidia partners with Indian IT firms to boost AI development

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said India was earlier focused on IT, the back office, and delivering of software. The next generation of IT is going to be about producing and delivering AI.

Tata Electronics to hold ground breaking ceremony of fab plant in Assam on August 3

The event, which will start at 10:30 am, will be attended by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran

South Korea's SK Hynix to invest $75 billion by 2028 in AI, chips

SK Group also said it plans to secure 80 trillion won by 2026 to invest in artificial intelligence and semiconductors as well as fund shareholder returns, while streamlining its more than 175 subsidiaries.

India needs a broad range of suppliers to succeed in chips

Governments around the world are investing aggressively to build domestic supplies of semiconductors, the foundation of everything from smartphones to artificial intelligence.

Tatas look to attract chip manufacturing talent from Taiwan

The salt to steel conglomerate's fab in Gujarat and chip packaging plant in Assam are expected to create 47,000 skilled jobs.

Digital twins, chip design, AI solutions: Inside TCS' big semiconductor bet

Here’s how Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is making the best of the booming semiconductor opportunity. Semiconductor business is expected to bring higher margins by around 200-300 bps as compared to IT services, expert said.

How Himanta swung the Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test (TSAT) project to Assam

In a rare instance of a highly advanced industry stepping out of the comfort zones of India’s industrial belts like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, etc, Assam has bagged the prestigious Rs 27,000 crore semiconductor assembling and testing unit project. For months and weeks, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma made the rounds of the power corridors in New Delhi to dispel doubts of Assam’s ability to execute the project

Intel’s APJ head Steve Long quits, after 24 years with the company

While the company is yet to announce a new leader who would take over the role, for now Santhosh Viswanathan, VP & MD, India Region, Intel will be taking over his responsibilities, a source in the know told Moneycontrol.

Toshiba sees power chips as immediate growth driver after $14 billion buyout

Toshiba plans to spend 125 billion yen ($175.57 million) to more than double power chip production, aiming to catch up with power chip giants such as Infineon Technologies AG.

TSMC’s control over its destiny is slipping away

The tech company once had full power to decide what it built and where. Now it needs to balance the demands of new stakeholders

Biden to cut China off from more Nvidia chips, expand curbs to more countries

The rules, described by senior administration officials in a press briefing on Monday evening, restrict a broader swathe of advanced chips and chipmaking tools to a greater number of countries including Iran and Russia, and blacklist two more unnamed Chinese companies involved in advanced chipmaking.

Aerospace is a bigger threat to US trade than Chinese chips

Beijing's C919 single-aisle passenger jet is setting the aerospace industry abuzz  having won orders for a 1000 planes just months after its first commercial flight.  In the duopolistic market, China winning orders — even from domestic clients — has a cost. Each Comac plane is a lost order to Airbus or Boeing. And that pain is being felt, especially in the US

Nvidia's dominance in AI chips deters funding for startups

The Santa Clara, California company dominates the market for chips that work with massive amounts of language data. Generative AI models get incrementally smarter through exposure to more data, a process called training.

US lawmaker calls for ending Huawei, SMIC exports after chip breakthrough

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro phone contains a chip that analysts believe was made with a technology breakthrough by Semiconductor International Manufacturing Corp (SMIC).

14-year-old dies after eating one of the world's hottest, spiciest chips for social media

The teenage had participated in the 'One Chip Challenge' that involves eating the entire tortilla chip and waiting as long as possible before drinking or eating anything else.

Teardown of Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro is powered by a new Kirin 9000s chip that was made in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), TechInsights said in the report shared with Reuters on Monday.

Volkswagen strikes direct supply deals for chips to avoid global shortage

The German carmaker, which previously relied on its component suppliers to purchase chips, began striking direct deals with chipmakers last October

US chip CEOs plan Washington trip to talk China policy, say sources

US officials are considering tightening export rules affecting high-performance computing chips and shipments to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, sources told Reuters in June.

EU concerned over China export controls on metals used in chips

China said the control on exports of gallium and germanium products from August 1 was aimed at protecting national security.

First Made-in-India semiconductor chips to come by December 2024

”First Made-in-India chip will be out by December 2024,” Vaishnaw said while briefing media following a joint statement issued by US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US.

Inside China's underground market for high-end Nvidia AI chips

Visiting the famed Huaqiangbei electronics area in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is a good bet - in particular, the SEG Plaza skyscraper whose first 10 floors are crammed with shops selling everything from camera parts to drones. The chips are not advertised but asking discreetly works.