Bystronic Completes Acquisition of Coherent’s Tools for Materials Processing Business

Bystronic AG has completed the acquisition of the Tools for Materials Processing business unit from Coherent Corp., marking a significant step in the company’s strategy to expand into high growth technology markets, including semiconductor manufacturing and medical technology. The acquired business will operate within Bystronic as the Bystronic Rofin business unit, continuing to leverage ...

3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
India’s Union Budget 2026 Recasts Rare Earth Minerals As Strategic Infrastructure

  India’s Union Budget 2026 places rare earth minerals firmly within the country’s strategic materials and supply chain security agenda. While rare earths do not feature as a standalone headline announcement, their importance is clearly embedded across priorities spanning mining reform, clean energy, electronics manufacturing and advanced industrial development. T...

2 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
India Commits USD 4.8 Billion In Union Budget 2026 To Emerge As A Global Semiconductor Contender

  India’s Union Budget 2026 marks a clear inflection point in the country’s semiconductor ambition. What emerges is not a tactical incentive programme but a calibrated national strategy designed to reposition India from a peripheral electronics base to a credible node in the global semiconductor value chain. For global semiconductor and electronics multinationals,...

2 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Micron Advances Semiconductor Manufacturing Plans in India

Micron Technology is accelerating the execution of its India manufacturing strategy as it advances its long-term production roadmap in the country. The company’s assembly and test facility in Sanand, Gujarat, is progressing steadily toward full operations, marking a major milestone in Micron’s global manufacturing expansion. Developed with support from India’s semiconductor ince...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
India Moves Closer to Making Its Own Chips

India has made a notable advance in developing a domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector, with pilot production now underway at several approved facilities and full-scale commercial output expected in the near future. Government officials highlighted that lithography — the process of transferring circuit patterns onto silicon wafers — remains one of the most technically demanding s...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Azimuth AI Secures New Funding to Scale Edge-AI Semiconductor Platform

Azimuth AI, a fast-growing semiconductor company with offices in Sacramento, California, and Hyderabad, India, is building custom edge-AI System-on-Chips (SoCs) for smart utilities, energy, and industrial infrastructure. The company announced the successful close of a new funding round led by Jetha Global, with participation from existing venture capital partners Moneta Ventures, AU...

7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Larsen & Toubro Expands Focus on Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing

Larsen And Toubro Deepens Push Into Electronics And Semiconductor ManufacturingLarsen And Toubro is expanding its footprint in electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, signalling a stronger commitment to high value, technology led industrial growth in India. The engineering major is scaling capabilities across precision electronics, advanced manufacturing systems and semiconductor related pro...

2 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
2025 Marked the Year of Silicon Sovereignty in Asia’s Semiconductor Power Shift

TSMC’s new Global R&D Center in Taiwan reflects Asia’s drive to maintain cutting-edge chip capabilities on home soil. Semiconductor technology has become not just an industry, but an instrument of national power. Semiconductors in 2025 are not merely about cranking out more chips – they have become closely tied to national sovereignty and strategy. Nowhere is this shift more...

29 Dec 2025 | Monday | Analysis
India Moves Toward Semiconductor Exports as Foreign Exchange Reserves Cross $700 Billion

India Prepares For Semiconductor Exports As Foreign Exchange Reserves Cross Seven Hundred Billion DollarsIndia is moving steadily towards exporting semiconductors, marking a shift from building domestic capability to participating more actively in global technology supply chains. The development reflects the country’s broader push to strengthen advanced manufacturing while consolidating its ...

26 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
India Broadens Chip Incentives, Targeting Compound Semiconductors and Advanced Packaging Capabilities

Government of India has approved an expanded set of incentives aimed at accelerating domestic manufacturing of compound semiconductors and advanced packaging, marking a significant step in building strategic depth across critical technology supply chains. The enhanced support framework is designed to attract investment into high value segments such as compound semiconductors, wh...

16 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Cyient Semiconductors Qualified for Key Technology IP Contract in SCL’s ₹4,500-Crore Modernization Program

Company Set to Play a Key Role in Strengthening India's Custom Silicon Capabilities  Cyient Semiconductors, a leader in custom ASIC turnkey and intelligent power solutions, announced that it has been qualified for a pivotal contract for the supply and qualification of technology IPs, including design enablement, for the ₹4,500-crore modernization initiative at the Semi-Conductor Laborato...

8 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Suchi Semicon Launches New QFN Series, Expands Power-Packaging Portfolio to Boost India’s OSAT Capabilities

Suchi Semicon, one of India’s emerging semiconductor-backend manufacturers, announced the launch of its new QFN (Quad Flat No-Lead) package series and an expanded advanced power-package portfolio, marking a significant milestone in the country’s semiconductor-packaging capabilities. The new lineup strengthens India’s domestic OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) e...

3 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Izmo Microsystems Expands Into Advanced Packaging and Silicon Photonics to Serve Next-Gen AI and Cloud Markets

Izmo Microsystems, an India-based technology company,  announced its strategic expansion into semiconductor advanced packaging and silicon-photonics solutions — areas increasingly critical for next-generation AI data centres, telecom networks, and ultra-high-speed interconnects. The announcement drove Izmo’s share price up by nearly 4% in Monday trading, reflecting investor con...

2 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
SignOff Semiconductors Expands Global Presence with New Sales Office in Israel through Partnership with MosaIC

SignOff Semiconductors Pvt Ltd has announced the opening of its new sales office in Israel, established in partnership with MosaIC Ltd, marking a significant step in the company’s global expansion journey. The new presence positions SignOff to support one of the world’s most dynamic semiconductor ecosystems, enabling deeper engagement with customers designing for high performance app...

28 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Sophrosyne Technologies Raises $2 Million Seed Round to Accelerate Health Focused Semiconductor Innovation

Semiconductor Startup Sophrosyne Technologies Raises $2Mn in Seed round from Bluehill.VC Bangalore based Sophrosyne Technologies is a deep-tech Indian startup pioneering advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for medical and healthcare applications. Leveraging cutting-edge advancements in high-precision analog circuit design, Sophrosyne is developing ultra-low power, high-precision arch...

21 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Tinicum to Acquire TriMas Aerospace and Merge with PennAero to Create Leading Independent Aerospace Components Supplier

Tinicum, L.P. (“Tinicum”) today announced that one of its affiliates has signed an agreement to acquire the aerospace assets of TriMas Corporation (“TriMas Aerospace”), through which TriMas Aerospace will be merged with PennAero, a Tinicum portfolio company (“the Transaction”). Funds managed by Blackstone will be a minority investor in the Transaction. This in...

6 Nov 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
India Accelerates Semiconductor Fab Approvals Under Its Chip Mission

India’s ambitious Semicon India Mission has gained major momentum with government approval for four new semiconductor fabrication plants spread across Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. Together, these projects represent a combined investment exceeding US $18.23 billion, marking a decisive step toward transforming India from a semiconductor consumer into a global man...

4 Nov 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
GX Group to Invest ₹500 Crore in India’s First Photonics Chip and Module Manufacturing Unit

  GX Group has announced an investment of ₹500 crore to establish the nation’s first integrated photonics chip and module manufacturing unit. The new entity, GX Quantum Photonics Pvt Ltd, will be headquartered in Manesar, Haryana, with its primary manufacturing facility based in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and an advanced R&D centre in Chennai. The initiative marks a significant mileston...

28 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Molex to Acquire Smiths Interconnect, Expanding its Global Leadership in High-Reliability Connectivity for Aerospace, Defense, and Medtech

  Smiths Interconnect provides mission-critical components to the $5B aerospace and defense sector, as well as semiconductor test, industrial and medical markets Smiths Interconnect's leadership in providing innovative medical interconnect solutions complements Molex's position in the rapidly expanding medtech segment Customers and partners to benefit from combined engineering expertise,...

17 Oct 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Pegatron 5G Selects MaxLinear’s Sierra Radio SoC for Next-Generation 5G Macro Open RAN Radio Unit

MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL), a leading provider of wireless infrastructure solutions, today announced that Pegatron 5G has selected Sierra, the company’s single-chip Radio SoC, for their next generation PR2850 5G Macro Open RAN Radio Unit (O-RU). Pegatron is a global technology leader focusing on O-RAN-compliant solutions. The PR2850 is Pegatron 5G’s latest carrier-grade 5G Macro ...

9 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS