Lam Research opens Austria lab to advance chip packaging, cut costsLam Research has launched a new research lab in Salzburg, Austria. This facility will focus on advanced chip packaging technology. The goal...
20 May, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
Samsung union says to embark on 48,000-strong strike on Thursday after impasse on bonusesSamsung Electronics workers plan a major strike on Thursday. Talks over bonus payments have stalled. This action could disrupt South Korea'...
20 May, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
From axles to rare earth: India draws up list of 100 products it still can't make enough ofIndia is set to boost its manufacturing sector by identifying around 100 products for domestic production. This initiative aims to reduce r...
17 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
SK Hynix flooded with unprecedented offers from big tech firms to secure chip suppliesGlobal tech giants are making unprecedented offers to SK Hynix. They want to invest in new production lines and fund expensive equipment pu...
10 May, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
One hike, many shocks: Indians can't ignore the Rs 933 LPG cylinder price increaseCommercial LPG cylinder prices have surged by Rs 933, impacting India's small food businesses. This price hike threatens to increase meal c...
01 May, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Ceasefire fails to ease pressure on chemical exporters; 50% trade still at riskIndia's chemical exporters are struggling despite a ceasefire. Supply chains remain disrupted, and costs are high. Shipping through the Gul...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Nexperia's China unit nears fully local production of chipsChipmaker Nexperia will soon be able to produce semiconductors locally within China, sources told AFP. Local production would allow Nexperi...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
SK Group chairman says wafer shortage to last until 2030, trying to stabilise memory pricesSpeaking to reporters on the sidelines of Nvidia's GTC Conference in San Jose, California, Chey said that SK Hynix is reviewing a potential...
17 Mar, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Micron says ‘unprecedented’ memory shortage to last beyond 2026High-bandwidth memory required to make artificial intelligence accelerators is “consuming so much of the available capacity across the indu...
19 Jan, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies- documentNexperia China has locked in local wafer supplies to meet its production goals for 2026. This strategic pivot follows a corporate clash tha...
19 Dec, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
Nvidia CEO Huang sees strong demand for Blackwell chipsNvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday the semiconductor giant's business was growing strongly and it was experiencing "very strong deman...
08 Nov, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
GlobalFoundries opens $4 billion Singapore chip fabrication plantThe company's Singapore operations, which serve 200 clients worldwide, also include two other fabs that produce 720,000 300mm wafers and 69...
12 Sep, 2023, 04.21 PM IST
Tata's chip making plan may hit silicon wafers import walls on surging global shortage: ReportThe Tata Group is reportedly in discussions with several states to identify the land to build a USD 300 million chip making unit. According...
05 Dec, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
Ford redesigning parts to use more accessible chips, weighing direct deals with chip foundriesJim Farley, speaking at Ford's online annual shareholder meeting, also said the company is weighing other strategies for the future, includ...
13 May, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
Chocolate makers stare at cocoa crunch, look for new raw materialsWith chocolate demand on the rise in India, China and everywhere else, the world is estimated to have consumed 70,000 metric tonnes of coco...
22 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Rising potato price eats into profit margins of wafer makers
A sudden shortage of potatoes accompanied by sharply higher prices is eroding profit margins for large potato wafer brands and could force ...
13 Jul, 2009, 12.56 AM IST
- 'India should access tech for tapping solar energy'
India must move quickly to create large-scale capacities for solar grade silicon, the main constituent of solar cells, to realise its renew...
25 Apr, 2008, 02.40 AM IST