Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Infineon Technologies on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology to strengthen semiconductor skills and workforce development in India, marking a major step in building the country’s chip ecosystem.The agreement was announced in Ahmedabad on January 14, 2026, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.The MoU was signed between Infineon Technologies AG…
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New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The global semiconductor revenue reached $793 billion globally in 2025, marking an increase of 21 per cent year‑on‑year, a report said on Tuesday.The report from tech research company Gartner said that AI semiconductors — including processors, high‑bandwidth memory and networking components — drove the growth and accounted for nearly one‑third of total sales in 2025.“This domination is set to rise as AI infrastructure spending is forecast to surpass $1.3 tr…
Seoul, Jan 13 (IANS) Around 40 per cent of South Korean manufacturers expect economic conditions to deteriorate this year amid increased volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) market, a poll showed on Tuesday.According to the poll conducted recently by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on 2,208 manufacturing firms, a total of 40.1 percent of respondents said they expect a deterioration in economic conditions, reports Yonhap news agency.In detail, 14.7 per cent of respondents poi…
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) With global economic uncertainties widely expected to continue weighing down Asia’s fourth-largest economy in 2026, South Korea will seek to weather the challenges by leveraging its semiconductor industry amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, experts said on Friday.The South Korean economy faced significant jitters earlier this year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a series of protectionism measures, including tariffs targeting long-standing economic …