Foxconn has instructed hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians at its iPhone assembly plant in southern India to return to China, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources familiar with the matter said most Chinese employees were notified over the past two months, and more than 300 have already left. Only a limited number of Taiwanese support personnel remain on site
As 2025 begins under President Donald Trump's second term, rising trade tensions and tariffs are pushing regionalized manufacturing. In this context, Foxconn is reportedly recalling Chinese engineers from its Indian operations, highlighting the complex China-India dynamics shaping global industry
Tata Semiconductor and Tower Semiconductor have advanced to the financial bidding stage to modernize the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, Mint reports. The shortlisted firms will compete to upgrade the facility's outdated 180nm chip line with advanced equipment and long-term support
Dixon Technologies, India's largest EMS provider, is seeing a shift in its smartphone manufacturing business as key clients begin splitting orders with competing suppliers
Reliance Jio, India's largest wireless operator by subscribers, is projected to overtake global competitors to become the largest fixed wireless access (FWA) service provider by subscriber count by the end of the second quarter 2025, according to ICICI Securities, cited by the Economic Times. The telecom company's rapid subscriber growth has placed it ahead of rival Bharti Airtel and US-based T-Mobile
The bankruptcy of Aptos Technology, a subsidiary of Taiwan Mask Corporation, underscores the cautious approach Taiwanese chipmakers are taking toward India's semiconductor ambitions, following the collapse of a tech transfer deal with Kaynes Semicon and amid broader skepticism about India's readiness to support a competitive chip industry
Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies to jointly develop high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) solutions aimed at applications in automotive, industrial automation, consumer electronics, and smart IoT infrastructure
India has approved an INR4.17 billion (US$48.14 million) Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Developed by YEIDA over 200 acres, the project aims to attract INR25 billion in investment, create 15,000 jobs, and strengthen India's electronics ecosystem through world-class infrastructure and connectivity
Micron's ATMP facility in Sanand, Gujarat, has reportedly entered the critical cleanroom validation stage, moving closer to partial operations in the second half of 2025. The 500,000-square-foot cleanroom marks a major milestone in the delayed US$2.75 billion project, which aims to boost India's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities
Foxconn has received the Taiwanese government's approval for two major overseas investments, including a US$1.49 billion project in India and a US$735 million data center venture in the US, as the company positions itself to benefit from rising AI infrastructure demand under the US-led Stargate initiative
A new artificial intelligence platform named Kompact AI was unveiled earlier in 2025 through a collaboration between Indian startup Ziroh Labs and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). The platform aims to address computing accessibility challenges in India by enabling AI models to run efficiently on standard central processing units (CPUs), potentially reducing reliance on costly and scarce graphics processing units (GPUs)
According to the Press Information Bureau of India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) of India announced on June 24, 2025, the launch of an application portal for the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI). The portal will remain open until October 21, 2025, enabling eligible manufacturers to apply for participation. The scheme aims to position India as a competitive global hub for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, boost employment opportunities, and advance the government's "Make in India" initiative
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from June 16 to June 22, 2025. Top developments include tighter US chip restrictions on China, updates on the next-gen 2nm race from TSMC and Samsung Electronics, and new disruptions in global supply chains driven by rare earth curbs and AI chip controls
The Economic Times reported that Applied Materials is set to establish a cutting-edge Innovation Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing (ICSM) in Bengaluru, India, with the potential to catalyze over US$2 billion in future investments, according to Suraj Rengarajan, managing director and head of the semiconductor products group at Applied Materials India. His remarks follow the Karnataka government's recent approval of three semiconductor projects, including Applied's proposal
