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DRDO showcases indigenous chips for advanced radar, electronic warfare and missile systemsAt the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from October 27 to 29, DRDO ...
Meet Austin Hickman and Reet Chaudhuri, who raised $4 million for Soctera; how their semiconductor startup aims to change radar technologyHickman is Soctera's co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO), while Chaudhuri is its co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO). Th...
Chip startup Nova Spectral AI raises Rs 21 crore to build low-cost image sensorsFounded by IIT Kanpur alumni Anish Priyadarshi and Sanjeev Kumar, the startup is developing a short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensor that can he...
Get a tech list to tick: Can India achieve true self-reliance without an evidence-based technology list?India aims to achieve self-reliance by systematically identifying critical technologies for its national strategy. The government has estab...
Wolfspeed stock surges over 18%: What triggered the rally?Wolfspeed shares surged over 18% after a conditional $1.5 billion U.S. financing commitment to expand strategic SiC and GaN semiconductor p...
US-China AI talks: A two-power bargain that could leave the world with no sayDonald Trump has rejected international regulations on artificial intelligence while preparing for a critical summit with Xi Jinping. Discu...
In 2008, Italian mineralogist Vincenzo De Michele spotted Egypt’s 148-foot Kamil Crater while scanning Google Earth; scientists later recovered 1.7 tons of meteorite fragmentsAn Italian mineralogist discovered a near-perfect circle in Egypt's desert sand. This circle was confirmed as the well-preserved Kamil Crat...
Odisha plans 'Silicon Valley' near Cuttack, offers 25% extra capex support for chip projects: CM MajhiOdisha plans a new "Silicon Valley" near Cuttack to attract chip industry investments. The state will offer additional fiscal support for s...
DRDO develops GaN chip: Meet Dr Meena Mishra, scientist behind the technology that was denied by other countries and why it matters for Indian defence platformsDr Meena Mishra, director of DRDO’s Solid State Physics Laboratory, has led work on indigenous Gallium Nitride-based Monolithic Microwave I...
DRDO develops indigenous GaN technology for next-gen radars, electronic warfare; Tiny 3.5×3 mm chip delivers up to 30W power: Defence Ministry reportIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation has made remarkable progress with the successful demonstration of cutting-edge high-f...
In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery held a Wake Shield disk behind it while still attached to its robot arm; the facility produced 5 good semiconductor filmsIn 1994, the space shuttle Discovery transported the Wake Shield Facility, designed to establish an ultra-clean vacuum environment. This gr...
In 2000, Sandia used a 416-nanometer cheesecloth-like crystal to bend infrared light with little loss. 26 years later, the approach still guides research into faster, cooler photonic chipsSandia researchers developed a tiny structure guiding infrared light with minimal loss. This artificial crystal, made from gallium arsenide...
Agnit Semiconductors raises $2.6 million from Shastra VC, 3one4 Capital and Zephyr PeacockThe company has raised $7.47 million to date and will use the new funds to scale production to about 100,000 GaN components over the next t...
China gallium curbs raise chip questions for future EV modelsChina's upcoming export restrictions on gallium, which has become a sought-after semiconductor material for its use in electric vehicles (E...
Germanium, Gallium: What are they used for? Here are some facts about these high-tech strategic materialsChina has announced that it will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium products from August 1, citing national security inter...
What are germanium and gallium? Essential chip-making metals hit by China curbsGallium is used to make gallium arsenide for use in electronics. Only a few companies - one in Europe and the rest in Japan and China - can...
China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbsChina has announced that it will control the exports of certain metals used in the semiconductor industry, including gallium and germanium ...
US firm AXT applying for permits after China restricts chipmaking exportsChina's commerce ministry said it would control exports of eight gallium products and six germanium products from Aug. 1 to protect its nat...
Govt has Rs 100 cr budget for chip design related activities this fiscal: IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawCurrently, semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities for strategic requirements are available at SemiConductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali; G...
India could develop a gallium nitride fab, if the government is willing to investWhile a section of the semiconductor industry feels that a domestic fab is of strategic importance, other industry observers feel the money...