Indian semicon firm Netrasemi plans mass production of its first chip this yearIndian AI chip maker Netrasemi is set to launch its A2000 chipset this year. The chip has successfully passed its initial testing phase. Th...
28 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Nykaa, Honasa Consumer profits pop; Viral 'Cockroach Party' curbed on XNew-age companies Nykaa and Honasa Consumer posted multifold jumps in their quarterly profit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
21 May, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Desi chip companies fear MNCs will dip into their DLI 2.0 treatIndia is planning the second phase of its semiconductor incentive scheme, DLI 2.0. Concerns are rising among domestic startups that allowin...
21 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Qualcomm recalibrates chipsets to mitigate concerns about rising phone priceQualcomm introduced new chipsets, Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5. These aim to lower smartphone costs amid rising component pric...
07 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
BigEndian Semiconductors bags $6 million, will use funds to commercialise indigenous chipsBengaluru-based BigEndian Semiconductors has secured $6 million in funding to commercialise its first Vision AI system-on-chip. The startup...
06 May, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
"Bharat steps up efforts to be a product nation": Ashwini Vaishnaw hails India's chip-making stridesUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized India's progress in chip manufacturing, highlighting its crucial role in becoming a "product nat...
18 Aug, 2025, 02.24 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
Apple likely to be first to use TSMC's 3nm chip process: ReportThe report notes that Apple will use TSMC's 3nm wafers for the first time in the second half of 2022, likely for its M2 Pro chipsets, citin...
19 Aug, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Govt sets timeline to roll out 1st indigenous commercial chipsets by 2023-24The Minister of State for Electronics and IT said that the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) programme aims to create future generations of micr...
27 Apr, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
Global semiconductor shortage likely to hit India where it hurts the mostSmartphone and computer market researcher IDC India research director Navkendar Singh said the shortage of key components such as chipsets,...
14 Dec, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Qualcomm announces support for India’s NavIC Satellite Navigation SystemSupport for NavIC will be available in select Qualcomm Technologies’ chipset platforms starting in late 2019 and commercial devices with Na...
14 Oct, 2019, 01.48 PM IST
Willing to halve royalty rate for 5G smartphones in India: EricssonSwedish telecom gear maker Ericsson is willing to halve its royalty rate for 5G smartphones to $2.50 per device from $5 to accommodate the ...
19 Jan, 2019, 07.28 AM IST
Huawei unveils world's first 5G commercial modem ahead of MWC2018"Huawei Balong 5G01 is the world's first 3GPP 5G commercial chipset with peak rate of 2.3 GBPS (gigabit per second)," Huawei CEO , Consumer...
25 Feb, 2018, 08.24 PM IST
Riding the 4G wave: Qualcomm India to supply carrier aggregation support technologyThe company has carrier aggregation support technology that it is looking to supply to mobile makers like Micromax and Samsung, Sunil Lalva...
15 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Israel's Altair Semiconductor bets big on Reliance Jio's 4G rollout; hopes to maximise global revenueChipmaker has been providing LTE-based chipsets to Reliance Jio for a fixed broadband access device that is installed in homes to get fixed...
18 Jul, 2015, 06.53 AM IST
Qualcomm bets big on 3G, 4G services in India to boost returnsQualcomm expects LTE smartphones with the San Diego-based mobile chipset major’s mid-tier Snapdragon 400 chipset to be introduced this year...
01 May, 2014, 03.58 AM IST
- Hello! Cellphones may cost 20% less
Prices of cellphones may come down by 20% as manufacturers are to launch single-chipset handsets.
25 Aug, 2006, 03.03 AM IST