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Samsung to invest $355 bn in chip, bio industries for next 5 years
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it will invest 450 trillion won ($355 billion) in semiconductor and biopharmaceuticals for the next five years, as South Korea’s largest company seeks to further expand…
- India
India’s semiconductor consumption to cross $80 bn by 2026
New Delhi: In this technologically connected world, semiconductors play a pivotal role. To give a boost to this particular sector, India recently hosted a big conference. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
- Business
Global semiconductor sales to reach $676 bn this year: Gartner
New Delhi: Global semiconductor revenue is projected to total $676 billion in 2022, an increase of 13.6 per cent from 2021, a Gartner report said on Tuesday. Semiconductor revenue for smartphones is…
- Technology
Global chip shortage set to ease despite China lockdowns
New Delhi: The global chip shortage, that plagued several industries like automotive and consumer electronics, is set to ease during the second half of the year despite lockdowns in China as demand-supply…
- Business
Top US trade body to help India become global chip manufacturing hub
New Delhi: As India doubles down on local semiconductor manufacturing, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is the top trade association representing the US semiconductor industry, on Tuesday joined hands with the…
- Technology
Intel plans to build $19 billion chip plant in Germany
Berlin: Chipmaker Intel said it plans to build a semiconductor plant in Germany as part of an investment of up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) in Europe over the next decade.…
- Technology
Russian retaliation would leave almost the entire world without microelectronics
New Delhi: The ban on technology exports to Russia, in response to the war in Ukraine, could backfire on global manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors, as many crucial components for their…
- Technology
Chip makers stare at fresh wave of uncertainty
New Delhi: The Ukraine crisis brings fresh wave of uncertainty to the global semiconductor industry as small and medium chip producers may place multiple orders to offset the risk, resulting in the…
- World
South Korean chipmakers brace for impact from sanctions against Russia
Seoul: South Korean chipmakers will be affected by export controls that Washington imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but the impact is not likely to be significant, experts said. The US…
- Business
Chipset market grows 5% as Russia-Ukraine war threatens global supply
New Delhi: Amid the global chip shortage that is going to worsen with the Russia-Ukraine war, a new report has shown that the global smartphone AP (Application Processor)/SoC (System on Chip) chipset…
- Business
Semicon India Programme receives proposals worth $20.5bn
New Delhi: The Centre has received 5 proposals for ‘Semiconductor’ and ‘Display Fabs’ manufacturing worth $20.5 billion. Accordingly, the proposals were received during the first round of application submission for the Centre’s…
- Technology
Global DRAM memory market, prices down in Q4: Report
Seoul: Global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) shipments dropped nearly 6 per cent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, a report showed on Friday, amid sluggish demand from manufacturers that…
- Technology
Intel acquiring Israeli chip maker Tower for $6 bn: Report
New Delhi: US chip-maker Intel is reportedly acquiring Israeli contract chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor for $6 billion. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter,…
- Technology
Global chip sales cross $500 bn for 1st time: Gartner
New Delhi: Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25.1 per cent in 2021 to total $583.5 billion, crossing the $500 billion threshold for the first time, a Gartner report showed on Monday. Samsung Electronics…