From bulky vacuum tubes to compact high performance microprocessors the evolution of electronic components over the years has always been evident. This section covers all the recent technological advancement in the electronics industry and the new-age products that have hit the electronics market recently.
The Government of India has made amendments to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) rules. This aims to promote the manufacturing of semiconductors and electronic components. The changes reduce the minimum land requirement for establishing factories in SEZs from 50 hectares to 10 hectares.
The norms that are relaxed span over semiconductors, display module sub-assemblies, printed circuit…
Reflex Drive, a deep-tech startup, has used key semiconductor components from Infineon Technologies AG. They’ve integrated Infineon's OptiMOS 80 V and 100 V power MOSFETs and the MOTIX IMD701 integrated motor control solution. This benefits their electric speed controllers (ESCs) through better thermal performance and high power density. The ESCs are compact, with a footprint of 120 cm³ and a…
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (SAMIL) has expanded in the aerospace sector, quite noticeably in fact. The company reported a fivefold growth in a year. In the company’s Q4 FY25 earnings call, it was disclosed that SAMIL’s aerospace revenue went up from ₹339 crore in FY24 to ₹1,749 crore in FY25. Confirming its status as a Tier-1 supplier to Airbus, it is now entering the…
New phase of Lab-in-Fab includes projects with Singapore’s A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS)
One of the largest public-private R&D collaborations in Singapore to date, in semiconductors
Focus on advancing…
L&T Semiconductor Technologies, a fabless chip design company, is making strides towards bolstering the country’s semiconductor industry. Its portfolio of products targeting the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors keeps expanding. At present, they entertain over 50 customers and are running 11 active projects. The company believes it has paced ahead of its planned timeline for the…
India is ready to roll out its first homegrown semiconductor chip in 2025, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, confirmed during the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Annual Business Summit. The development was made under a dedicated initiative launched in 2022. The chip will fall within the 28 to 90 nanometre (nm) range.
The minister stated, “Today, six…
The Hiranandani Group, popularly known as a real estate company, has unveiled a Rs 28,440 crore investment towards semiconductor manufacturing. During the Invest UP roundtable held on May 27, 2025, at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre, the announcement was made alongside a lot of other significant ones. Commitments adding up to around Rs 69,000 crore were made across different sectors in…
Plans to establish a chip design centre in Munich, Germany, were announced by TSMC, the world’s largest contract semiconductor foundry. The new facility is intended to support European clients in developing high-performance, high-density, and energy-efficient integrated circuits.
According to Paul de Bot, President of TSMC Europe, the Munich Design Centre intends to focus on design…
Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, have developed and tested a sodium-ion-powered battery capable of hitting 80% charge in a mere 6 minutes and retaining over 80% capacity even after 3,000 cycles. This development, based on a NASICON-type anode material, is a promising substitute for conventional lithium-ion batteries for electric…
Pursuing local production of laptops for the Indian market, Mumbai-based Syrma SGS Technology has announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Dynabook Singapore Pte Ltd. This collaboration aims at strengthening the country’s production capacity at home and supporting the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
Dynabook has remained a dominant commercial PC brand, having endured over…
Responding to the intensified U.S. export restrictions, Nvidia is preparing to launch a new GPU based on its Blackwell architecture, targeting the Chinese market. Mass production of the chip is reported to begin as early as June 2025. The expected price, between $6,500 and $8,000, is significantly lower than that of the H20 model, the previous standard offering, which ranged between $10,000…
With the intent to completely change the consumer electronics landscape, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly shared plans to launch 100 million AI-powered devices designed in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. The announcement follows OpenAI’s acquisition of io, an AI startup co-founded by Ive, said to be valued at $6.5 billion.
The upcoming product is a…
