Sanand (Gujarat), March 31 (IANS) Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said four semiconductor plants are expected to be ready in India by 2026, as he outlined an accelerated roadmap for the sector following the inauguration of a new facility in Gujarat.In comments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kaynes Semicon’s OSAT plant in Sanand, Vaishnaw said: “In 2026, four plants will be ready, and two plants in 2027. India’s first fabrica…
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that several major educational institutions in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) are playing an important role in supporting India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).These institutions are providing training in semiconductor design, testing, and validation.Key institutions include Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; National Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi; Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India has made major progress toward its target of training 85,000 semiconductor design engineers under the Chips to Startups (C2S) initiative, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.The minister highlighted the government’s push to strengthen talent development in the semiconductor sector.The programme, which is part of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), focuses on training, upskilling and workforce development to build a robust talent pipeline for the …
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) US chipmaker AMD and social media giant Meta on Tuesday announced a major multi-year partnership to build the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Under the agreement, AMD will deploy up to 6 gigawatts of its AMD Instinct GPUs to support Meta’s expanding AI operations.The companies said the deal strengthens their existing strategic partnership and aligns their roadmaps across silicon, systems and software.The aim is to deliver AI platforms sp…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Artificial intelligence is at an inflection point globally, and India must treat data as its “next oil” if it wants to lead the next industrial revolution, Sunil Pal, Head of AI GPU Allocation at AMD, said ahead of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.“2026 is the year for AI,” Pal told IANS, describing the technology wave that began with ChatGPT’s release in 2022 as “like the fourth industrial revolution.”He said countries are racing to capture value i…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday, released the new two-nanometre Qualcomm chip and said that it is a major development for the country.Speaking in Bengaluru, Union Minister Vaishnaw made the statement while inaugurating Texas Instruments’ new product research and development facility in Bengaluru.The Union Minister said, “I am very happy to share with you that today we unveiled the 2 nanometer wafer and 2 na…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration will seek “separate” semiconductor tariff agreements for “separate countries,” a U.S. official said, after the United States and Taiwan reached a deal on the chip levies this week.”Separate agreements for separate countries,” a U.S. official said, responding to a question from Yonhap News Agency regarding whether the deal with Taiwan would set a standard for chip tariffs or the U.S. would conduct separate negotiations with othe…
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government’s ambitious free laptop distribution scheme for college students has gathered pace, with the first phase set to be completed by the end of February. The initial rollout aims to benefit 10 lakh students across the State, and nearly two lakh laptops have already reached eligible beneficiaries, officials said.The programme, implemented through the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), is part of the State’s wider push to bridge the digital d…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Monday launch the first phase of his government’s flagship digital empowerment initiative, “Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil” (The World in Your Hands), aimed at strengthening access to technology among college students across the state.The programme will be inaugurated at the Chennai Trade Centre at 3 p.m., with Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin also scheduled to attend the event. Under the first phase of the scheme, the state gove…