SK Hynix joins $1 trillion club after Samsung, Micron on AI chip boomSK Hynix has crossed the $1 trillion market value mark. This milestone follows similar achievements by rivals Samsung Electronics and Micro...
27 May, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
She got $400 million and a dream; now she's the woman who defied America's tech blockade - who is China's 'Chip Queen'?She was handed $400 million and one impossible mission — make Huawei independent from foreign chips. Years later, He Tingbo emerged as Chin...
25 May, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Chinese chipmaker YMTC plans new factories amid heightened US-Sino trade tensions, sources sayChina has been keen to wean itself from foreign technologies such as semiconductors - a critical sector that the U.S. has sought to limit C...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
India plans new ₹1 lakh crore fund to support local chipmakingIndia is set to launch a massive ₹1 trillion fund to boost domestic chipmaking, aiming to become a global manufacturing hub. This initiativ...
12 Mar, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Smartphone maker Nothing raises $200 million at $1.3 billion valuationLondon-based tech firm Nothing has raised $200 million led by Tiger Global, valuing it at $1.3 billion. Founded by Carl Pei in 2020, the co...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Chinese smartphone maker Honor announces new investorsOther backers include China's Cornerstone, the Shenzhen city government's SDG Group, and Jinshi Xingyao, an investment platform for Honor's...
31 Oct, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
ETtech Explainer | How CCI’s Android ruling could affect GoogleAt the heart of the Android issue is an agreement that Google signs with smartphone makers such as Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo.
13 Jan, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
Phone maker Nokia to bring 5G to masses in India; eyes more EMS deals in India“We want to expand this with multiple EMS (electronics manufacturing services) partners, mainly Indian companies. We are evaluating exports...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.57 AM IST
Indian smartphone makers feel anti-Chinese sentiments unlikely to work in their favourMost Indian smartphone makers were relegated following the entry of Chinese companies in the last few years, while others turned into OEM s...
22 Jun, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Indus OS, smartphone operating system maker, raises fundingThe maker of regional smartphone operating system Indus OS has raised an undisclosed amount in the second tranche of its Series A round fro...
30 Mar, 2017, 08.36 AM IST
Smartphone maker Smartron secures funding from GlobalFoundries CEOIncluding Jha's investment, Smartron has raised about Rs 100 crore since its inception in 2014. The company is in advanced talks with inves...
08 Mar, 2017, 09.14 AM IST
Now, Alibaba-backed Meizu looks to Make in IndiaA significant part of Alibaba's investment will help the handset maker to set up more service centers in India.
26 Aug, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Lava International to raise $200 million to finance Rs 1,800 crore handset manufacturing unitLava International will raise nearly $200 million through overseas borrowings to part-finance its Rs 1,800-crore handset manufacturing unit.
14 Jul, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
Xiaomi seeks funds, looks at $50-billion valuationThe world's third-biggest smartphone maker had a financing round in August 2013 that valued the company at $10 billion.
05 Nov, 2014, 03.47 PM IST
Karbonn Mobiles in talks to sell stake to fund global expansionKarbonn Mobiles, India's third largest smartphone vendor, is planning to sell 15-20% stake to private equity funds to raise money for overs...
10 Jul, 2014, 03.16 AM IST
Karbonn plans stake dilution to fund overseas expansionKarbonn is planning to raise funds for its overseas expansion plans by diluting 15-20% stake to private equity players.
09 Jul, 2014, 02.54 PM IST
- MoFirst in talks with investors to raise Rs 60 crore
MoFirst, which was launched in 2008 by three IIT graduates, is the maker of India's first Gujarati smartphone.
03 Jul, 2014, 06.43 AM IST