Tata, Cyient, Applied Materials units emerge as L1 bidders for SCL fab upgradeThe Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali has identified Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, Cyient Semiconductors and Applied Materials ...
05 Dec, 2025, 04.42 PM IST
No question of privatising SCL, says VaishnawThe government hopes that the Rs 4,500 crore ongoing modernisation work at the facility will make SCL a major player in India’s semiconduct...
29 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Govt earmarks Rs 4,500 crore to upgrade state-run chip facility SCL: Ashwini VaishnawThe investment in SCL is part of Rs 76,000 crore India Semiconductor Mission fund. SCL has already floated a tender to select vendors for t...
28 Nov, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
Chips just got considerably higherIndia is making strides in the semiconductor industry. The nation unveiled its first indigenous 32-bit processor, Vikram. The semiconductor...
02 Sep, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
20 indigenous student-designed chips taped out from SCL Mohali: Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted India's burgeoning tech talent, announcing the successful fabrication of 20 indigenous semicond...
13 Aug, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
Eight chipsets designed by IIT students sent to fabs: IT Minister VaishnawIndian Institutes of Technology (IITs) students have designed 20 chipsets, with eight already sent for fabrication, signaling significant p...
20 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Israel’s Tower seeks government inputs for fab foray by FY24-endThis marks a second attempt by the Israeli company to enter the semiconductor space in India after an earlier JV agreement with ISMC to set...
31 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Expert group report recommends semicon research centre with about $8 bn spent in 5 yrsWhile leading companies have their research and development set-up in India, Indian entities that applied for setting up chip manufacturing...
21 Oct, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
CDIL becomes first Indian firm to produce Silicon Carbide components; starts exports to China, USWhile speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the company's new surface mount semiconductor packaging line, CDIL Executive President and...
28 Sep, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Chip wars: How India plans to trot out its old war horse, feeding it $2 billionIndia is looking to revive its Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, which has struggled to stay afloat due to lack of government atten...
26 Sep, 2023, 01.39 PM IST
Domestic electronic manufacturing rises to Rs 8.25 lakh crore; semicon import at Rs 1.29 lakh crore in 2022-23"As a result of several initiatives taken by the Government and efforts of the industry, the domestic production of electronic goods has in...
09 Aug, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
Comments on AI taking away jobs non-sense: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharUnion Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar termed as "nonsense, bakwas" comments about artificial intelligence taking away jobs in India. "I am so...
08 Jul, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
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...
03 Dec, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Micron may look at assembling, not building, semiconductors in IndiaWhile manufacturing is necessary, the country should not lose its focus as a design and innovation hub for semiconductor companies and leve...
08 Nov, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
A minesweeper in the sky that assists farming tooApack of sniffer dogs and metal detectors saved a group of CRPF jawans on a routine morning drill from a powerful landmine near a village i...
30 Nov, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
Isro to launch 30 foreign sats and hi-tech imaging satellite on Nov 29Over 30 foreign commercial satellites will be launched along with primary payload HySIS by the PSLV C43 rocket.
26 Nov, 2018, 02.59 PM IST
IIT-Madras creates ‘Shakti’, India’s first microprocessorIndia’s first indigenous microprocessor may soon power your mobile phones and surveillance cameras. ‘Shakti’, developed by IIT-Madras, will...
01 Nov, 2018, 05.00 PM IST