Anthropic and Graphcore plan to tap Indian talents and huge market potential by expanding local presence as Nvidia and OpenAI have shown interest in the country.
Anthropic expands operations to India, setting up Bengaluru office in 2026
Anthropic announced plans to expand its global presence by opening an office in Bengaluru, India, in early 2026. The site will be the company's second in the Asia-Pacific region after Tokyo, which is scheduled to open in the coming months. The expansion aims to support India's growing artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem and meet rising global demand for Anthropic's Claude AI model.
Nvidia rival reportedly plans US$1.3B investment and new research hub in India
Graphcore, a British semiconductor company owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, is reportedly preparing to announce a GBP1 billion (US$1.3 billion) investment package in India, including plans for a new research hub in Bengaluru.
India's Silizium Circuits develops GaAs 5G front-end chip as RF localization advances
Indian fabless semiconductor startup Silizium Circuits has completed the end-to-end design of a GaAs-based 5G low-noise amplifier (LNA), or front-end module (FEM), marking a step forward in the country's push for self-reliance in analog and RF chip design.
India approves NaMo Semiconductor Lab at IIT Bhubaneswar
India's Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has approved the establishment of the NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, a move aimed at strengthening India's talent base in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging.
Indian state courts SK Hynix with investment proposal amid global expansion plans
The government of Andhra Pradesh is stepping up efforts to attract SK Hynix, one of the world's leading memory chipmakers, to establish a facility in India. State officials have offered SK Hynix a package of incentives that includes large tracts of industrial land, streamlined approvals, and access to ports and airports, in hopes of positioning the state as a hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing in eastern India. Senior state ministers B. C. Janardhan Reddy and P. Narayana reportedly presented the proposal to the Korean chipmaker during investment talks.
70% local manufacturing supports India-based boAt's growth and IPO plans
IPO-bound boAt has returned to profitability in fiscal 2025, reporting a net profit of over INR600 million (US$6.76 million) compared with a net loss of INR800 million in the previous fiscal year, driven by product innovation, cost control, and strong consumer demand ahead of its planned public offering.
Indian solar manufacturer to expand AI-powered production capacity in Gujarat
Pahal Solar, an Indian startup integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into solar manufacturing, plans to invest INR170 million (approx. US$1.91 million) to double its production capacity.
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