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Friday 11 April 2025
India's Suchi Semicon to begin production this month, expands global ties and workforce
India-based OSAT startup Suchi Semicon is preparing to begin commercial production in April, less than a month after completing successful trial runs, its founder Shetal Mehta told Digitimes Asia
Thursday 10 April 2025
Dixon Technologies to invest US$115 million in new facility in Tamil Nadu to make HP notebooks
Dixon will set up a notebook and PC manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, making products for brands like HP. India's largest EMS provider is riding on local incentives and global supply chain dynamics due to Trump 2.0
Thursday 10 April 2025
India-based Cyient launches IC design subsidiary with US$100 million investment
Engineering and technology solutions provider Cyient has launched a wholly-owned semiconductor subsidiary, Cyient Semiconductors, with a committed investment of US$100 million. The newly established entity will focus on delivering application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) turnkey solutions, targeting high-growth sectors such as electric vehicles, smart meters, and industrial automation, reports the Times of India, The Hindu, and Hindu Business Line
Thursday 10 April 2025
Alcatel returns to India's smartphone market with US$30 million investment and local manufacturing plans
After a decade-long absence, French smartphone maker Alcatel is returning to India, partnering with Flipkart and looking for a local manufacturing partner
Wednesday 9 April 2025
India sees 'opportunity in a lifetime' in Trump's trade policy
While Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs have unleashed fear and fury around the world, there is one major economy that sees an "opportunity of a lifetime" in the disruptions
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Trump tariffs make India an attractive iPhone export hub
Apple is ramping up iPhone exports from India to the US in response to new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, seeking to shield its margins without raising retail prices—for now. According to The Wall Street Journal, sources said Apple views this move as a temporary measure while it tries to secure an exemption from the tariffs, much like CEO Tim Cook did during the previous Trump administration
Tuesday 8 April 2025
India's CDIL and Infineon team up to tackle local chip market needs
CDIL Semiconductors, one of India's oldest semiconductor firms, is teaming up with Infineon Technologies to bring localized power discrete solutions to the Indian market
Tuesday 8 April 2025
India says 'no' to BYD while wooing rival Tesla to invest
India will restrict market access to BYD Co. even as it courts investments from US rival Tesla Inc., showing New Delhi's lingering angst with China despite recent signs of a thaw in relationship
Monday 7 April 2025
India roundup: Foxconn expands Indian investments as Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs
As Trump imposes a 27% reciprocal tariff against India on top of a 10% baseline duty, India launches an electronics component manufacturing incentive scheme, and Foxconn continues to buy production equipment from Apple for its Indian operations
Monday 7 April 2025
Apple production hubs hit by tariffs
Apple Inc. is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, even after a yearslong effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions
Saturday 5 April 2025
Trump tariffs spare no country; Asia and Europe are hit harder
President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, his biggest assault yet on a global economic system he has long bemoaned as unfair.
Trump said Wednesday he will apply a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the US and slap additional duties on around 60 nations with the largest trade imbalances with the US. That includes substantially higher rates on some of the country's biggest trading partners, such as China — which now faces a tariff of at least 54% on many goods — the European Union and Vietnam
Saturday 5 April 2025
Tata Electronics appoints semiconductor veteran KC Ang to lead manufacturing push in India
Tata Electronics has made a significant move to bolster its semiconductor manufacturing ambitions by appointing industry veteran KC Ang as President and Head of Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing. Ang, bringing over three decades of experience in the semiconductor sector, will assume his new role in 2024, reporting directly to Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur, according to the Economic Times and Mint
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Foxconn buys Apple equipment as production ramps up in India
Foxconn (Hong Hai) revealed that its Indian subsidiary will procure equipment from Apple's subsidiary, signaling an expansion of Apple product production in India, which is rapidly emerging as a key manufacturing hub for the company
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Kaynes Semicon plans to package chips in India by July, highlighting Micron's delayed ATMP plant
A senior executive from Kaynes Semicon revealed plans for the company to become the first in India to package chips by July, noting the delay in Micron's ATMP project
Monday 31 March 2025
Foxconn reportedly to double iPhone manufacturing in India
Foxconn reportedly plans to double iPhone production in India by 2025, aiming to produce 25-30 million units annually. This expansion, driven by Apple's diversification strategy and Indian government incentives, marks a significant shift in global iPhone manufacturing