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<keyword id="19986399" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Electronics" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Electronics" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Electronics">Tata Electronics</keyword> on Thursday said it has concluded an agreement with Taiwan-based Powerchip <keyword id="20073013" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semiconductor-manufacturing" source="keywords">Semiconductor Manufacturing</keyword> Corporation, which will provide technology support for the Dholera wafer fab of the Indian tech major. As per the agreement, PSMC will provide design and construction support to build India's first AI-enabled greenfield fab in Gujarat, license a broad portfolio of technologies and provide engineering support to the fab unit. "We are pleased to partner with PSMC, whose technology and expertise will significantly accelerate our roadmap to pioneer semiconductor manufacturing in India. It will position us to play a key role in the growing semiconductor market to serve global customers," Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said. The company is setting up a chip manufacturing unit in Dholera at an investment of up to Rs 91,000 crore ( about USD 11 billion). "<keyword id="19924335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Group" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Group">Tata Group</keyword>'s multi-fab vision for Dholera is projected to create over 1,00,000 skilled jobs," the statement said. Tata Electronics' Dholera-based Fab will have a manufacturing capacity of up to 50,000 wafers per month. "This partnership represents a win-win situation, as it positions PSMC and the Taiwanese ecosystem to gain a significant first-mover advantage in the rapidly expanding Indian market while helping India achieve self-reliance in semiconductor manufacturing," Powerchip Group, Chairman and CEO of PSMC, Frank Huang said. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-is-using-ai-powered-technology-to-block-spam-calls-and-messages/articleshow/113691942.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-is-using-ai-powered-technology-to-block-spam-calls-and-messages/articleshow/113691942.cms" target="_blank">Airtel is using AI-powered technology to block spam calls and messages</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/diffusion-engineers-ipo-quick-review-ipo-gmp-risk-factors-and-more/slidelist/113687580.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/diffusion-engineers-ipo-quick-review-ipo-gmp-risk-factors-and-more/slidelist/113687580.cms" target="_blank">Diffusion Engineers IPO quick review – IPO GMP, risk factors and more</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/manba-finance-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-ipo-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/113667907.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/manba-finance-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-ipo-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/113667907.cms" target="_blank">Manba Finance IPO allotment – How to check allotment, IPO GMP, listing date and more</a>

Tata Electronics, PSMC conclude pact for ₹91,000 crore Dholera chip manufacturing unit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The tariffs Donald Trump proposed while campaigning could help create US semiconductor jobs.</li><li>Tariffs could also help US chipmakers compete with companies abroad that sell chips at lower prices.</li></ul>If president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-raising-prices-trump-tariffs-inflation-goods-getting-more-expensive-2024-11">campaign promise to impose tariffs</a>, the domestic semiconductor industry could see job gains.Industry experts told Business Insider that tariffs on foreign-made chips could help level the playing field for US chipmakers, which are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-chip-troubles-problem-us-economy-domestic-production-chips-act-2024-11">facing fierce competition</a> from their counterparts abroad. The tariffs could also encourage US businesses to source more chips domestically and help persuade chipmaking giants, like the Taiwan-based <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-making-apple-iphone-chips-helps-us-semiconductor-bet-2024-10">TSMC</a>, to keep building factories in the US. These developments could aid job growth in the US semiconductor industry, though experts disagreed on how much.Trump's proposed tariff policies include a 60% tariff on goods coming from China and up to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-raising-prices-trump-tariffs-inflation-goods-getting-more-expensive-2024-11">20% tariff</a> on all imports, including chips. US companies source many of the chips needed to power items like iPhones and washing machines from abroad: The US share of overall chip production fell from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-doesnt-make-chips-semiconductor-shortage-2021-4">37%</a> of the world's supply in 1990 to roughly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/09/fact-sheet-two-years-after-the-chips-and-science-act-biden-%E2%81%A0harris-administration-celebrates-historic-achievements-in-bringing-semiconductor-supply-chains-home-creating-jobs-supporting-inn/#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20these,Vice%20President%20Harris%20took%20office.">10%</a> today.In an <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0e9ynAH6hmZIIeOx0SaGQu">interview</a> with podcaster Joe Rogan in October, Trump criticized the Biden administration's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-chips-act-funding-all-hands-meeting-2024-11">CHIPS Act</a> legislation, which included $52.7 billion in tax breaks and subsidies for companies in the semiconductor industry. He said that the federal government should have implemented tariffs instead to motivate global chipmakers to build more factories in the US, which would then create jobs."You didn't have to put up $0.10," Trump said. "You could have done it with tariffs. You tariff it so high that they will come and build their chip companies for nothing."To be sure, the impacts of a tariff policy on chips could be mixed. Jeff Koch, an analyst at the semiconductor research and consulting firm SemiAnalysis, told BI that tariffs could lead to higher prices for goods containing chips, such as cars, electronics, and appliances. He added that US chipmakers could likely benefit from these tariffs because it could help them compete with companies abroad that sell chips at lower prices.The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<h2 id="dc733634-a51d-47cf-a7b9-405bdfac9e61">Tariffs on chips could boost construction and manufacturing jobs</h2>Patrick Moorhead, founder, CEO, and chief analyst at the research and advisory firm Moor Insights and Strategy, told BI that tariffs could increase the number of US chip manufacturing jobs. He added that he thinks the policy could incentivize chipmakers like TSMC and Samsung, which is based in South Korea, to boost manufacturing in the US."The cost of manufacturing in the US for Samsung and TSMC would be lower than a 30% to 40% tariff on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quartz-mine-computer-chips-hurricane-helene-spruce-pine-semiconductor-2024-9">wafers</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-ai-chip-production-manufacturing-nvidia-labor-china-taiwan-korea-2024-4">packaging</a>," he said, referring to key components of the chipmaking process.Jeff Ferry, chief economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a nonprofit that advocates for increasing domestic manufacturing, estimated that tariffs could create roughly 100,000 jobs at US chip manufacturers and their suppliers.He said this estimate was partly based on a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.semiconductors.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-Jobs-Report_2-pager.pdf">report</a> published in 2021 by the Semiconductor Industry Association — a trade association and lobbying group — that said a $50 billion investment would help create an estimated 10 additional chip factories in the US. That could add about 42,000 direct jobs at the companies building these factories and 101,500 indirect jobs at chipmakers' suppliers, per the report.Ferry said he thought chip tariffs could lead to the creation of roughly 10 additional factories, which led him to come to the 100,000 jobs estimate. In August, the White House <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/09/fact-sheet-two-years-after-the-chips-and-science-act-biden-%E2%81%A0harris-administration-celebrates-historic-achievements-in-bringing-semiconductor-supply-chains-home-creating-jobs-supporting-inn/">said</a> that investments supported by CHIPS Act funding would help create 115,000 construction and manufacturing jobs."Tariffs on chips, particularly legacy chips like those used in autos, could successfully shift production back to the US," Ferry said.Samsung did not respond to a request for comment. Intel and TSMC did not respond to a question about what impact a Trump administration tariff policy would have on each company's job creation plans in the US.An Intel spokesperson pointed to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/us-chips-act-intel-direct-funding.html#gs.i5ie0q">press release</a> from March, which said the company's $100 billion investment in the US over the next five years is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs at Intel and nearly 20,000 construction jobs. TSMC pointed to a <a target="_blank" href="https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3122">press release</a> from April, that said TSMC's investments in three Arizona chip factories are expected to create roughly 6,000 company jobs, more than 20,000 construction jobs, and tens of thousands of indirect supplier and consumer jobs.Stephen Ezell, the vice president for global innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, said that the effectiveness of a tariff on chips could be limited, in part because many chips aren't imported <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/ebot_cellular_phones_and_covid.pdf">directly</a> into the US: He said they often come embedded into finished products like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/ebot_cellular_phones_and_covid.pdf">smartphones</a> or computers.For example, he said that in most cases, chips that TSMC manufactures in Taiwan for Apple are sent to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/tsmc-apple-memory-chip-production-us-china-taiwan-relations/672593/">China</a> or <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/10/apple-made-14-billion-worth-of-iphones-in-india-in-shift-from-china.html">India</a> to be incorporated into a product like an iPhone. Therefore, the chip wouldn't be subject to a US tariff but the iPhone would.When deciding whether to build a chip factory in the US, Ezell said several factors — including wage rates, the labor talent pool, and tax policy — would be bigger considerations for companies than the country's tariff policy. But if tariffs proved to be the deciding factor in a company's decision to invest in the US, then Ezell said the policy could arguably be credited with boosting employment in the semiconductor industry."If a company did decide not to launch a factory elsewhere and instead launch it in the United States, then yes, this dynamic could lead companies to hire more," he said.Do you work in the US semiconductor industry? Reach out to this reporter at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:jzinkula@businessinsider.com">jzinkula@businessinsider.com</a>

Trump's trade restrictions could be good for American semiconductor jobs

New Delhi, The Union <keyword id="19901283" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cabinet" source="keywords">Cabinet</keyword>, chaired by Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword>, on Thursday approved the establishment of three semiconductor fabrication (fab) units that will start construction within the next 100 days and generate direct employment of 20,000 advanced technology jobs and nearly 60,000 indirect jobs. The semiconductor fab with 50,000 wafers per month capacity will be set up by Tata Electronics Private Ltd (TEPL) in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC), Taiwan, in Dholera, Gujarat. This fab will be constructed with an investment of Rs 91,000 crore, said Union IT Minister <keyword id="19904138" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ashwini-vaishnaw" source="keywords">Ashwini Vaishnaw</keyword>. This fab will cover high-performance compute chips with 28 nm technology, and power management chips for electric vehicles (EVs), telecom, defence, automotive, consumer electronics, display, power electronics, etc, according to the government. Another semiconductor assembly, testing, monitoring, and packing (ATMP) unit with a capacity of 48 million per day by Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd (TSAT) in Morigaon, Assam, will be set up with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore. TSAT semiconductor is developing indigenous advanced semiconductor packaging technologies including flip chip and ISIP (integrated system in package) technologies. It will cover sectors like automotive, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, telecom and mobile phones, etc, according to the government. The third semiconductor ATMP unit for specialised chips will be set up by <keyword id="20541983" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cg-power" source="keywords">CG Power</keyword>, in partnership with Renesas Electronics Corporation, Japan and <keyword id="20776317" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="stars-microelectronics" source="keywords">Stars Microelectronics</keyword>, Thailand in Sanand, Gujarat. "This unit with a capacity of 15 million per day will be set up with an investment of Rs 7,600 crore," the Centre said. The CG power semiconductor unit will manufacture chips for consumer, industrial, automotive, and power applications. Within a very short time, the India Semiconductor Mission has achieved four big successes. With these units, the semiconductor ecosystem will get established in India. India already has deep capabilities in chip design. With these units, the country will develop capabilities in chip fabrication. Advanced packaging technologies will be indigenously developed in India with Thursday's announcement. These units will accelerate employment creation in downstream automotive, electronics manufacturing, telecom manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, and other semiconductor consuming industries. The 'Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem' in India was notified in 2021 with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore. In June last year, the Cabinet had approved the proposal of US-based Micron for setting up a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat. Construction of this unit is progressing at a rapid pace and a robust semiconductor ecosystem is emerging near the unit.

Cabinet approves 3 semiconductor fab units, to generate 80,000 jobs

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Intel is looking for an investor to acquire a stake in its Altera subsidiary, CNBC reported.</li><li>The US tech giant is seeking a deal that values the programmable chip unit at around $17 billion.</li></ul>Tech giant Intel is seeking an investor for a stake in its Altera subsidiary, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/18/intel-seeks-billions-for-minority-stake-in-altera-business-sources-say.html">CNBC reported late Thursday,</a> citing people familiar with the matter.Intel is seeking a deal that values Altera at around $17 billion, per CNBC. The US company is looking to raise several billion dollars for at least a minority stake in Altera, according to the network.Intel has told some investors this week that it would be possible to acquire a majority stake in Altera, according to CNBC.The news comes as US chip giant Intel faces <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-qualcomm-takeover-bid-layoffs-foundry-spin-off-2024-9">troubles</a> just as Washington is seeking to revitalize the country's chip industry for national security reasons.In March, President Joe Biden announced Intel would receive $8.5 billion in funding from the CHIPS Act. In September, Biden awarded another $3 billion to the company.However, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-struggles-qualcomm-deal-chip-industry-turmoil-2024-9">Intel still faces business challenges</a> that include manufacturing delays and falling behind in the AI race. The company's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/intc-stock">stock price</a> is down 55% this year to date.The <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/qualcomm-approached-intel-about-a-takeover-in-recent-days-fa114f9d">Wall Street Journal reported</a> in September that its competitor <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/qualcomm-intel-acquisition-chips-semiconductors-tsmc-2024-9">Qualcomm had approached Intel</a> about a takeover deal.Last month, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger mentioned in a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1710/a-message-from-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-to-employees">message to employees</a> that the company was looking to sell part of its stake in Altera to "carefully manage our cash as we meaningfully improve our balance sheet and liquidity."The sale of part of Intel's stake in Altera "has long been part of our strategy to generate proceeds for Intel on Altera's path to an IPO," Gelsinger said in his message.Intel's search for an investor in Altera comes in a big week for semiconductor companies. Dutch equipment maker <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/chipmakers-tumble-asml-guidance-semiconductor-nvidia-chip-growth-2024-10">ASML</a> and Taiwanese chip giant <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-earnings-taiwan-semiconductor-chip-ai-chip-demand-asml-china-2024-10">TSMC</a> both reported quarterly earnings that showed <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/asml-tsmc-earnings-demand-ai-chips-2024-10">AI chip growth</a> in the short to medium term.Intel did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Intel is seeking an investor for a stake in its Altera chip unit, CNBC reports

<ul class="summary-list"><li>SemiAnalysis has grown from three analysts to 12 experts across five countries in two years.</li><li>The firm provides deep insight into GPUs and AI models and has become essential for major companies.</li></ul>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang isn't the only one who has gone from uber-nerd to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-signed-womans-chest-tech-conference-nvidia-rockstar-leather-2024-6">tech luminary</a> in the space of a few years. Dylan Patel may be less of a household name, but for those watching Huang's moves closely, Patel's firm SemiAnalysis has become a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ai-chip-blackwell-delay-new-annual-product-launch-2024-8">central source</a> of intel.OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman even called him "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-ai-model-smashes-gpt4-says-semianalysis-2023-8">that semianalysis guy</a>" in a post on X, formerly Twitter, last year. Patel responded with an edited image of Google CEO Sundar Pichai pouring milk into Altman's mouth while holding him by the hair. Is there any greater sign of tech prowess than a high-profile online feud?SemiAnalysis gets deep into the weeds on graphics processing units, from the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-taiwan-china-chip-war-2024-6">base of the supply chain</a> to the end-users building the AI models that require so many specialized chips. That exchange with Altman was just a year ago, but it might as well have been in a different lifetime.In the last two years, SemiAnalysis has grown from a team of three analysts in two countries to a team of 12 subject matter experts in the US, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and France."We had some major companies that were customers, but now almost every major company in the AI infrastructure, server, model, space from sub-components all the way through to clouds and hyperscalers have become customers, which is a big shift," Patel told Business Insider.The firm's newsletter, launched in 2020, and its blog have become mandatory reading since they connect the semiconductor industry to the tech it enables in a way few do.News that Nvidia's next chip launch, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ai-chip-blackwell-delay-new-annual-product-launch-2024-8">Blackwell, would be delayed</a> stirred up many questions about how AI hardware from the largest player in the game is rolling out. Patel spoke to BI about the impact of the delay, and how to observe Nvidia like a pro.This Q&amp;A has been edited for clarity and length.BI: Where do you get your information?The team consists of people across the entire supply chain, geographically and technically. We have someone who previously worked as low as ASML (Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography), the largest equipment company, and then all the way through to companies upstream, such as former employees of Microsoft, Nvidia, etc. So we have the entire view of the supply chain, from manufacturing, up to models. Also, several people on the team are from hedge fund backgrounds.I think the team goes to more than 50 technical conferences across the entire stack — not just the trade shows, which are not really as valuable, but more the technical conferences where people are presenting papers and advancements in the field.When you establish all these research and consulting relationships, you end up with a large well of information. That is how we're able to get disparate pieces of information that may be known and even common in one part of the supply chain but don't spread far outside it. Engineering especially, is very horizontal. Trying to draw the lines between all the different parts of the stack is very important.BI: There was a recent report about Nvidia's next-generation<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ai-chip-blackwell-delay-new-annual-product-launch-2024-8"> Blackwell chip being delayed</a>. How common is a delay like this in the semi-world?In semiconductor manufacturing, there's this loop of the design being sent to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chip-tsmc-taiwan-semiconductor-trillion-market-cap-nvidia-ai-asml-2024-7">TSMC</a>, which manufactures. Once you have the stencils, it's a multi-month process to produce chips. Then you send those wafers out to customers.Customers test them to make sure everything works. More often than not, it doesn't. Why? Take, for example, a modern iPhone chip. It has 25 billion transistors and 15 layers of metal. Twenty-five billion transistors are 25 billion on-off switches, and they're perfectly timed and organized so that everything you do on your iPhone happens.AI chips are even more complicated than that. It's impossible to perfectly simulate everything, so you are always going to have issues. Then they'll need to make a few modifications to the design and send it back. That has always happened. And the range of modifications can be major to minor.Nvidia has always had an incredibly aggressive timeline. They've always been really good about shipping either the first or second revision of the chip. Whereas, other companies can go through 12 revisions. Even big companies like AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) tend to go through two, or three, or four revisions.The fact that Nvidia wanted to ramp so fast — this Blackwell ramp was supposed to be the first chip with $100 billion in sales — meant there were some minor delays. It's just a few months at most.But because so many people are affected by that delay, it shakes the entire world. In the past, the customers affected by this would know, and it wouldn't shake up all the way to the top levels of every company.BI: What are your favorite non-revenue indicators to watch at Nvidia?One is the size and use of models.Meta releases a new model, and it's now 405 billion parameters, right? These new models continue to increase the demand for compute voraciously. Now that Meta released this new model, and now that everyone uses these open-source models and doesn't develop their own, everyone switches to this bigger, newer model, and that creates a significant increase in demand.On the flip side, all the way downstream, companies in Taiwan have to report their revenue monthly. You can see the exact ramp of everything as soon as you want to see it.So there's a lot of information all the way upstream in terms of the models and deployments, and all the way downstream to the various sub-component suppliers.The other place I like to look a lot is random suppliers that are very small in niche parts of the supply chain, or suppliers of suppliers.Maybe Nvidia suppliers are very hush-hush, but maybe TSMC's suppliers are very open about what TSMC is ordering and you can estimate what's going to happen to Nvidia's production capacity or ability to sell servers from there.BI: Assuming the initial Blackwell rollout will indeed be smaller than promised, what do you know about who gets to be first in line for the new chips? And why do they get to be first in line?How Nvidia decides who gets to be first in line is a very complicated decision matrix — especially now with the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-mergers-and-acquisition-startup-buying-spree-ftc-investigation-2024-8">investigation by the FTC</a>.There are all sorts of reports that if you purchase their networking equipment, they will push you first in line or similar allegations like that.So, the question is who are they going to prioritize? My sense is that customers who have no choice or are smaller and, therefore need more support from Nvidia would probably be de-prioritized relative to customers who are much larger and have options.For example, Microsoft and Meta are their two largest customers. They also have chip programs internally, but they're not as successful as, say, Amazon and especially Google. But they also went out and bought AMD GPUs. If you're Nvidia, it makes sense to prioritize your biggest customers because they're the ones who are going to purchase the most products. They have a backup plan of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-using-ai-bain-survey-roi-2024-6">buying from your competitor</a>, and they require the least support.The calculus around allocations is difficult. But it would make sense that they prioritize their biggest customers, who purchase from other people and may purchase their networking equipment, whereas companies like Amazon don't purchase their networking equipment. You can go down the list and think about why you would provide hardware to one customer over another. Got a tip or an insight to share? Contact Senior Reporter Emma Cosgrove at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:ecosgrove@businessinsider.com">ecosgrove@businessinsider.com</a> or use the secure messaging app Signal: 443-333-9088

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IT services major Tata Consultancy Services has entered into a partnership with the <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>n Institute of Technology-Bombay, to develop what it said is India's first <keyword id="21836125" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quantum-diamond-microchip-imager" source="keywords">quantum diamond microchip imager</keyword>. According to a statement from the IT services major on Tuesday, this to-be-developed sensing tool will hold the potential to unlock new levels of precision in the examination of <keyword id="20649044" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semiconductor-chips" source="keywords">semiconductor chips</keyword>, reduce chip failures and improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices. Over the next two years, experts from <keyword id="19950203" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="TCS" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="TCS" meta.hostid="268" meta.entityid="TCS">TCS</keyword> will work with Dr Kasturi Saha, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of IIT-Bombay to develop the tool. Semiconductor chips are an essential component of all modern electronic devices. These chips act as the brain of devices across industries such as communications, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation, clean energy, and what not. Professor Saha said, "By working together, we aim to transform various sectors, including electronics and healthcare, and propel India forward through ground-breaking technologies and products aligned with National Quantum Mission's Quantum Sensing and Metrology vertical." Dr Harrick Vin, Chief Technology Officer, TCS, noted that the Second Quantum Revolution is progressing at an unprecedented speed, making it imperative to pool resources and expertise to build cutting-edge capabilities in sensing, computing, and communication technologies. "We firmly believe this initiative will have a transformative impact on various industries and society, with applications ranging from electronics to healthcare, and beyond. By working together, we can drive innovation and create a brighter future for all," said the CTO. National Quantum Mission, an initiative of the central government, aims to position the nation as a global quantum technology leader. As semiconductors continue to shrink in size, traditional sensing methods lack the precision and capabilities to detect anomalies in the chips, TCS asserted. The to-be-developed Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager can image magnetic fields, enabling a non-invasive and non-destructive mapping of semiconductor chips, much like an MRI at a hospital. It uses the defects in a diamond's structure, known as Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers, together with the other hardware and software for detecting and characterizing anomalies in semiconductor chips. The semiconductor industry in India is still in a nascent stage, with various local and multinational companies intending to tap its vast potential. Union Minister for Communications and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, earlier this year said, that by the end of 2024, India would witness the launch of the first indigenous semiconductor chip. Currently, four semiconductor units -- three in Gujarat and one in Assam -- are in under construction stage. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/awfis-space-solutions-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/110467409.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/awfis-space-solutions-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/110467409.cms" target="_blank">Awfis Space Solutions IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-f55-with-leather-back-launched-in-india-starting-at-26999/articleshow/110462026.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-f55-with-leather-back-launched-in-india-starting-at-26999/articleshow/110462026.cms" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy F55 with leather back launched in India starting at ₹26,999</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/lenovo-loq-15-review/articleshow/110456546.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/lenovo-loq-15-review/articleshow/110456546.cms" target="_blank">Lenovo LOQ 15 review – gaming laptop with a sturdy design</a>

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Seoul, Global fabrication capacity for 200-millimeter wafers is forecast to jump 14 per cent over the next three years, a report showed on Thursday, as demand for chips used in electric vehicles (EVs), in particular, is sharply rising. "The development of powertrain inverters and charging stations for EVs in particular is expected to fuel increases in global 200mm wafer capacity, as EV adoption continues to rise," according to the 200mm <keyword id="18943431" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="fab-outlook" source="Orion">Fab Outlook</keyword> to 2026 report, published by SEMI, a global industry association representing some 3,000 electronics design and manufacturing companies worldwide. "The global <keyword id="581400" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semiconductor-industry" source="Orion">semiconductor industry</keyword>'s ramp to record 200mm fab capacity highlights the bullish expectations for growth in the automotive market in particular," SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha said. "While automotive chip supply has stabilised, the increased chip content in EVs and the drive to reduce charging time is spurring capacity expansions," he added, reports Yonhap news agency. SEMI said fab capacity for automotive and power <keyword id="145965" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semiconductors" source="Orion">semiconductors</keyword> was likely to grow 34 percent by 2026, followed by microprocessor and microcontroller units at 21 percent and micro-electromechanical systems at 16 percent. Semiconductor manufacturers, like <keyword id="18943432" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bosch-fuji-electric" source="Orion">Bosch, Fuji Electric</keyword>, <keyword id="176195" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="infineon" source="Orion">Infineon</keyword> and <keyword id="6427662" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mitsubishi" source="Orion">Mitsubishi</keyword>, are all ramping up their 200mm capacity projects to meet future demand, SEMI said. 200mm wafers, also known as 8-inch wafers, were once seen as outdated compared to bigger wafers like 300mm. But the 200mm market rebounded in 2020, as demand surged for analog, display drivers and power management ICs chips, which are produced in 200mm fabs.

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<ul><li><keyword id="10591" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="samsung" source="Orion">Samsung</keyword> on Wednesday said it plans to hire thousands of engineers from IITs and top engineering institutes.</li><li>The new workforce will join Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Noida, Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Delhi and <keyword id="11946158" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="samsung-semiconductor-india-research" source="Orion">Samsung Semiconductor India Research</keyword> in Bengaluru next year.</li><li>The new hires will work on new-age technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, the internet of things (IoT), and more.</li></ul>Samsung on Wednesday said it plans to hire nearly 1,000 engineers from IITs and top engineering institutes to work on cutting-edge technologies at its R&amp;D institutes across <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>, at a time when Big Tech companies lay off thousands of employees across the globe. The new workforce will join Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Noida, Samsung R&amp;D Institute-Delhi and Samsung Semiconductor India Research in Bengaluru next year. The new hires will work on new-age technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, internet of things (IoT), connectivity, cloud, big data, business intelligence, predictive analysis, system-on-a-chip (SoC) and storage solutions, among others. "Samsung's R&amp;D centres aim to hire new talent from India's top engineering institutes who will work on breakthrough innovations, technologies, products and designs, including India-centric innovations, that enrich people's lives. This will further our vision of <keyword id="3631601" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="powering-digital-india" source="Orion">Powering Digital India</keyword>," said <keyword id="1072012" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sameer-wadhawan" source="Orion">Sameer Wadhawan</keyword>, Head, <keyword id="6393327" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="human-resources" source="Orion">Human Resources</keyword>, Samsung India. Samsung will recruit engineers from multiple streams such as computer science and allied branches. information technology, electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems and communication networks. In addition, the company will also hire from streams such as mathematics and computing and software engineering. This hiring season, Samsung R&amp;D centres will hire around 200 engineers from top IITs. They have also offered over 400 pre-placement offers to students at the IITs and other top institutions. Samsung research centres in India have filed over 7,500 patents in various areas to date. Several of these patents have been commercialised in Samsung flagship Galaxy smartphones, smartwatches, network equipment and digital applications, among others. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/this-bio-engineered-houseplant-claims-to-clean-the-air-as-efficiently-as-30-air-purifiers/articleshow/95507043.cms">This bio-engineered houseplant claims to clean the air as efficiently as 30 air purifiers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/jack-ma-the-billionaire-founder-of-alibaba-disappeared-from-public-view-in-2020-hes-been-living-in-tokyo-for-the-past-6-months-new-reports-say-/articleshow/95877724.cms">Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, disappeared from public view in 2020. He's been living in Tokyo for the past 6 months, new reports say.</a>

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<ul><li>US stocks fell on Friday as investors fret about a potential slowdown in the semiconductor space.</li><li>Reuters reported that Taiwan Semiconductor told its suppliers to delay some order shipments.</li><li>Investors are also turning their attention to the Federal Reserve's meeting next week.</li></ul>US stocks fell on Friday as investors grew concerned about a potential slowdown in the semiconductor space.Technology stocks led the decline after Reuters reported that <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-tells-vendors-delay-chip-equipment-deliveries-sources-2023-09-15/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor told its suppliers to delay some order shipments</a> amid concerns of a slowdown in the space. The iShares Semiconductor ETF sold off by more than 3% on Friday.The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uaw-strike-gm-ford-nightmare-scenario-great-news-tesla-2023-9?amp">United Auto Workers went on strike against</a> Detroit's top automakers. It represents the first time in history that employees at the Big 3 — <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/f-stock">Ford</a>, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/f-stock">General Motors</a>, and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/stla-stock">Stellantis</a> — went on strike at the same time. Nearly 13,000 autoworkers are striking for increased pay amid the transition from gasoline-powered cars to electric vehicles.Investors are now turning their attention to the Federal Reserve's meeting next week. Markets currently expect the Fed to hold interest rates steady as inflation shows signs of cooling down.Here's where US indexes stood at the 4:00 p.m. closing bell on Friday: <ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">S&amp;P 500</a>: 4,450.32, down 1.22%</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a>: 34,618.24, down 0.83% (288.87 points)</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_composite?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Nasdaq Composite</a>: 13,708.33, down 1.56%</li></ul>Here's what else happened today: <ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/bonds/fed-inflation-war-crushing-companies-debt-defaults-surge-176-percent-2023-9">US corporate debt defaults surged 176%</a> as the Fed's war on inflation pushes more companies into financial distress.</li><li>Billionaire hedge-fund manager <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/citadel-ken-griffin-anxious-stock-rally-federal-reserve-rate-hikes-2023-9">Ken Griffin said he's unsure if the stock market rally can last,</a> adding that he's "a bit anxious" about this year's strong gains.</li><li>Short-seller <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/famed-short-seller-jim-chanos-tesla-ridiculously-overvalued-nvidia-ai-2023-9">Jim Chanos is still betting against Tesla</a> saying the stock is "ridiculously overvalued."</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-economy-house-prices-property-crisis-beijing-stimulus-xi-jinping-2023-9">China's house-price slump drags on</a> as Beijing battles to shore up the country's crisis-hit property sector.</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/columbia-cocaine-top-export-overtakes-oil-revenues-near-20-billion-2023-9">Cocaine is set to become Colombia's top export this year,</a> edging out oil products, according to a note from Bloomberg Economics.</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/housing-market-homebuyers-canceled-house-price-deals-mortgage-rates-2023-9">Nearly 16% of home sale deals in August were canceled,</a> the highest rate since last October, as mortgage rates stay above 7%, Redfin reported.</li></ul>In commodities, bonds, and crypto: <ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">West Texas Intermediate</a> crude oil rose 0.96% to $91.03 a barrel. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">Brent crude</a>, the international benchmark, edged up 0.39% to $94.07 a barrel. </li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price">Gold</a> climbed 0.68% to $1,945.90 per ounce. </li><li>The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose three basis points to 4.33%. </li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/btc-usd">Bitcoin</a> fell 0.41% to $26,423. </li></ul>

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Top industry groups and tech giants, including <keyword id="6354427" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="apple" source="Orion">Apple</keyword> and Intel, have sent a letter to the <keyword id="126668" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="us-department-of-commerce" source="Orion">US Department of Commerce</keyword>, protesting against <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>'s recent import restrictions on PCs, laptops and servers. In the letter, the biggest players in technology and manufacturing said the move "could significantly disrupt trade, hamper efforts to more closely integrate India into global supply chains, and harm businesses and consumers in both countries". Eight American trade groups asked the government to urge India to reconsider the policy, reports Bloomberg News. The industry groups included the Information Technology Industry Council, the National Association of Manufacturers and the <keyword id="1034072" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="semiconductor-industry-association" source="Orion">Semiconductor Industry Association</keyword>. They wrote in the letter that any barrier to trade could affect the shipment of US-made computers and electronics into India. According to the notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in India, for clearance of import consignments with effect from November 1, 2023, a valid licence for restricted imports is required. The government has told tech companies that the restrictions are not to ban imports but to promote exports via domestic manufacturing. Meanwhile, top consumer electronics companies like HP, Apple and Dell last week urged the government to extend the November 1 deadline for the licences required for PCs, laptops and tablets by at least an year, as it will take time to configure and set up manufacturing/assembling units as per new guidelines. In a meeting with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials, also attended by leading industry bodies the Manufacturing Association of IT Hardware (MAIT) and the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), the tech companies conveyed to the government they need more time to set up manufacturing units in the country, according to sources. Post November 1, no entity will be allowed to import laptops, computers, and related items without a license. The Centre has said the restrictions were imposed for security reasons and also for promoting the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/audi-has-announced-the-launch-of-the-q8-e-tron-and-the-q8-sportback-e-tron-electric-cars-in-india/slidelist/102836760.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/audi-has-announced-the-launch-of-the-q8-e-tron-and-the-q8-sportback-e-tron-electric-cars-in-india/slidelist/102836760.cms" target="_blank">Audi Q8 e-tron and Q8 Sportback e-tron launched in India with more than 500 KM Range</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indian-pc-market-declines-for-fourth-consecutive-quarter-reports-15-decline/articleshow/102822733.cms">Indian PC market declines for fourth consecutive quarter, reports 15% decline</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/india-crosses-the-2-billion-mark-in-its-journey-to-become-a-smartphone-manufacturing-powerhouse/articleshow/102760757.cms">India crosses the 2 billion mark in its journey to become a smartphone manufacturing powerhouse</a>

Urge India to reconsider PC import restrictions: Top industry groups ask US govt

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The US faces a "deep and immediate <keyword id="12460783" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="recession" source="Orion">recession</keyword>" if its access to <keyword id="12048018" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="taiwan" source="Orion">Taiwan</keyword> chips are cut, said Commerce Secretary <keyword id="13561760" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gina-raimondo" source="Orion">Gina Raimondo</keyword>.</li><li>The US buys 90% of the leading-edge chips it uses from Taiwan.</li></ul>The US would face a "deep and immediate recession" if the country's access to made-in-Taiwan chips were cut off, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday."If you allow yourself to think about a scenario where the <keyword id="11894425" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="united-states" source="Orion">United States</keyword> no longer had access to the chips currently being made in Taiwan, it's a scary scenario," Raimondo told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/20/us-faces-recession-if-cut-from-taiwan-chip-manufacturing-raimondo.html">CNBC's Sara Eisen</a> on Wednesday. "It's a deep and immediate recession. It's an inability to protect ourselves by making military equipment. We need to make this in America."Raimondo's comments came after the <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fsenate-vote-to-test-appetite-for-expanded-chips-bill-11658265660">Senate on Tuesday voted 64-34</a> to advance a $50 billion bill aimed at boosting semiconductor manufacturing in the US."We need a manufacturing base that produces these chips, at least enough of these chips, here on our shores because otherwise we'll just be too dependent on other countries," Raimondo told CNBC.Although many of the chips the US uses are designed at home, the country purchases 90% of leading-edge chips from Taiwan, where they are made. This poses a national security risk as such chips are used in a wide range of applications, including military, Raimondo added."You can't have biotech industry, or artificial intelligence, or quantum computing, or really any innovation without semiconductors," said Raimondo. "Semiconductors are a cornerstone technology necessary to underpin every other innovation-based industry."The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company accounts for about 90% of the world's chip output, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/taiwan-china-chips/">Reuters,</a> citing industry estimates.This poses a risk to US national security as China claims self-governing Taiwan as its territory and <a href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-taiwan-relations-tension-us-policy-biden">Beijing has not ruled out using military force</a> to "reunify" with the island.Tensions between the US and China ratcheted up after President Joe Biden said in May that the US would <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-us-would-use-military-if-china-attacked-taiwan-2022-5">defend Taiwan militarily</a> if China attacked the island. An unnamed White House official later said Biden's comments were not out of line with the existing US policy on China that "has not changed."The US is already facing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-risk-inflation-federal-reserve-economy-outlook-wall-street-prediction-2022-7">recession risks</a> due to decades-high inflation rates and the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, which make it more expensive to buy big-ticket items like property and cars.

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