110 years ago, a Polish scientist accidentally dipped his pen into molten tin - what he discovered still helps run your smartphoneA lab accident in 1916 led to a breakthrough in crystal growth. Jan Czochralski's method for creating pure silicon crystals is fundamental ...
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Dutch tech giant ASML sees profits rise but warns on 2026ASML reported Q2 2025 net profit of €2.3 billion, up from €1.6 billion, with sales reaching €7.7 billion. However, the firm warned of 2026 ...
16 Jul, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Microchip Technology to lay off 2,000 employeesThe Chandler, Arizona-based company has been grappling with tepid demand from automotive customers that are struggling to clear existing ch...
03 Mar, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Lack of big market, high costs chipping away at India semicon story: Foreign CompaniesGlobal chip designers Marvell Technology, Microchip Technology, and NXP Semiconductors emphasize the high cost of chip design and manufactu...
07 Jan, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
India needs a system-to-chips-to-fab virtuous cycle: Ajai ChowdhryThe reliance on services leaves India economically vulnerable, as automation may shave off service jobs in the future.
20 Oct, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Money where our mouth is: Why India needs new public enterprises - nowTo occupy the commanding heights of innovation and strategic competence that the timid ambitions of India Inc have fled, India needs a new ...
30 Jul, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
US awards $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries for semiconductor productionEarlier in January, the commerce department announced a $162 million planned award to Microchip Technology and $35 million to a BAE Systems...
20 Feb, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
US wants to contain China's chip industry. This startup shows it won't be easyThe production of advanced chips is one of the most contentious technological struggles now dividing the United States and China as they vi...
30 Dec, 2023, 08.16 AM IST
Fab dream: Government and private players have to come together for made in India semiconductorsTo leapfrog in the semiconductor products business, the process of setting up business needs to be swift, and the logistics process needs t...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Taiwan determined to remain ‘indispensable’ source of best chipsTSMC, the world’s leading chipmaker, has committed to building a $12 billion facility in Arizona with the goal of making high-end semicondu...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Govt will soon launch new PLI scheme for IT hardware: Union minister"By 2024, we believe India would have stepped into the semiconductor manufacturing space and catalysed a more domestic design and innovatio...
10 Jan, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Semiconductor chip shortage forced firms to curtail production: Economic survey“The PLI and other schemes to boost semiconductors will not only help domestic companies to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 but a...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.16 AM IST
Chip shortage hits local production: Economic survey“The PLI and other schemes to boost semiconductors will not only help domestic companies to overcome the challenges posed by COVID 19 but a...
31 Jan, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
PlayStations & iPhones may get expensive, thanks to microchip shortageElectronic gadgets and cars will be in shorter supply or more expensive throughout 2021.
18 Feb, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Meet Hakim Raja, the Bengaluru-born techie who's leading Google's quest for futuristic hardwareHakim Raja is a relative newcomer to Google who was contemplating a year-long travel through South America before he was waylaid by Google'...
18 Nov, 2015, 07.15 AM IST
- Supreme Court to examine plea on electronic voting machines on priority
SC has agreed to take up for hearing on priority basis Subramanian Swamy's plea to incorporate paper printouts in EVMs.
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- Looking to charge Applied Materials with solar tech
Crude oil is within a touching distance of $100 a barrel, but Mike Splinter is looking at slivers of sun coming through the concrete slats ...
03 Nov, 2007, 04.25 AM IST