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Friday 6 March 2026

South Korean OLED materials firm Lordin plans India expansion amid Chinese competition

South Korean OLED materials developer Lordin plans to seek a technology-special listing in the first half of 2027, with a US$25 million fundraising round targeted for completion in 2026, as it advances commercialization of its blue phosphorescent emitter technology and expands operations into India

Hanmi Semiconductor strengthens ties with India amid Micron facility launch

Thursday 5 March 2026

Rohm outsources back-end processes to India's Suchi Semicon

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Nasdaq-listed AI chipmaker Blaize bets on India for sovereign edge inference growth

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Renesas names new India president to accelerate growth amid fierce engineering talent competition

Monday 2 March 2026

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Monday 2 March 2026

Apple Pay eyes India launch, in talks with major local lenders

Recent media reports suggest that Apple may finally be preparing to bring its Apple Pay service to India, marking a potentially significant shift in one of the world's largest digital payments markets

Monday 2 March 2026

India roundup: An emerging chip trio in Asia

A trilateral semiconductor model is emerging, combining Japan's capital, Taiwan's ecosystem expertise, and India's talent. Alongside this, companies including Foxconn, Polymatech Electronics, Nvidia, AMD, Kaynes Semicon, and IBM are deepening India investments, reflecting rising localization, supply-chain ambitions, and expanding AI, packaging, and materials ecosystems despite policy and trade uncertainties

Sunday 1 March 2026

Micron opens semiconductor assembly and test facility in India

Micron Technology has inaugurated its first semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, expanding its global manufacturing footprint while supporting India's efforts to strengthen its role in the semiconductor value chain

Friday 27 February 2026

From equipment to talent, Japan moves to anchor India's chip expansion

Japan is planting its flag in India's semiconductor sector — and doing so fast. The market is projected to reach US$110 billion by 2030, and Japanese firms are racing to claim a piece of it

Wednesday 25 February 2026

India's Kaynes Semicon deepens ties with Synopsys in push toward advanced packaging

Kaynes Semicon, the semiconductor assembly and test arm of Kaynes Technology India Ltd., has adopted engineering simulation software from Synopsys to strengthen its outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) operations, as part of a broader strategy to expand into advanced chip packaging

Wednesday 25 February 2026

US issues preliminary countervailing duties on solar cells from India, Indonesia, and Laos

The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary affirmative determinations in its countervailing duty investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia, and Laos, setting proposed subsidy rates that could significantly raise import costs if finalized

Tuesday 24 February 2026

IBM opens AI GovTech Innovation Center in Lucknow, signals quantum and cloud investments in India

IBM on February 22 inaugurated an AI GovTech Innovation Center in Lucknow, India, as part of a broader push to position artificial intelligence (AI) as core infrastructure for public-sector modernization, while also outlining plans to expand investments in quantum computing, cloud, and semiconductor design in the country

Tuesday 24 February 2026

US Supreme Court ruling eases Apple's tariff burden but supply chain diversification continues

The US Supreme Court overturned President Donald Trump's Section 301 tariffs on January 20, a move that immediately promised relief to companies that had been paying the levies, including Apple Inc. Still, the administration responded with a new executive order imposing a 15% tariff on all imports for 150 days

Monday 23 February 2026

Altman dismisses space data centers, challenges Musk's orbital AI vision

The artificial intelligence boom has triggered a global race for chips, electricity, and land. Now it is fuelling something even more ambitious: proposals to move data centers into orbit

Monday 23 February 2026

AMD puts India at center of its global AI strategy with Helios platform and expanded partnerships

AMD is placing India at the center of its global artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, rolling out a new rack-scale AI platform and deepening partnerships that span infrastructure, supercomputing, and talent development, a senior executive said

Monday 23 February 2026

Can Polymatech anchor India's compound semiconductor supply chain?

Looking beyond advanced logic nodes, compound semiconductors have emerged as a strategic priority for applications ranging from power electronics and RF to optoelectronics

Monday 23 February 2026

India reportedly delays US trade talks as Supreme Court tariff ruling triggers fresh global uncertainty

According to Reuters, citing unnamed sources, India has postponed a planned trade delegation to Washington, citing uncertainty after the US Supreme Court struck down key tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, in a decision that has reshaped but not resolved global trade tensions

Monday 23 February 2026

Jensen Huang's missed India summit and Valentine's dinner in Korea spotlight Nvidia's shifting priorities

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's absence from India's AI Impact Summit and his appearance at a late-night engineer gathering in California have drawn attention to the chipmaker's strategic priorities amid intensifying competition over next-generation memory and artificial intelligence hardware

Monday 23 February 2026

India AI Impact Summit exposes infrastructure gaps and global divisions

India's attempt to position itself as a bridge between global powers in artificial intelligence faced a series of setbacks at the India AI Impact Summit, as logistical chaos, geopolitical resistance, and controversy over misrepresented technology undercut New Delhi's ambitions

Monday 23 February 2026

India roundup: India spotlights AI ambitions and global tech alignment at Impact Summit

India puts AI at the center of tech and geopolitical strategy, hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 with global investment pledges, joining the US-led Pax Silica coalition, and advancing domestic semiconductor projects including Qualcomm's partnership with Tata Electronics

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iCatch and DXOMARK Establish Taiwan's First Next Generation Imaging Laboratory

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