MALAYSIA SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY INVESTMENT

The Uttar Pradesh government said it has received project proposals worth over Rs 40,000 crore under its new scheme to incentivise semiconductor manufacturing. It also aims to rope in global investors.

Firms like Intel India, AMD, Applied Materials and Tessolve are teaming up students and employees to work on real-life projects, establishing labs in institutes like IIT-Bombay, driving industry-academia partnerships to conduct research in core desi...

Karnataka is prepared to offer 20% subsidy support for investments in semiconductor projects if the Centre provides 50% equity support, as stated by state's industry & infrastructure minister MB Patil.

Industries & Infrastructure Minister MB Patil seeks support for semiconductor investments in Karnataka similar to the support received by Micron Technology in Gujarat under the Indian Semiconductor Mission. Micron is investing $2.75 billion in an AT...

India and the US have deepened their cooperation on supply chain, semiconductors, and critical minerals during the iCET meeting in New Delhi. They launched a new strategic semiconductor partnership to co-develop processes for precision-guided ammuni...

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy clarified he was misquoted about remarks on US semiconductor firm Micron, stressing the importance of the semiconductor industry for electronics and automobile manufacturing. He expressed appreciation for @PMOIndia's in...

Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is projected to draw investments worth Rs 3-4 lakh crore over four years, creating 2 lakh jobs. Icra Executive VP K Ravichandran foresees private sector capex growth in sectors like oil, gas, metals, healthca...

As part of the deal, the latest in a number of global tech companies expanding into Southeast Asia, ByteDance will also expand its data centre facilities in Malaysia's Johor state through an additional 1.5 billion ringgit investment, Investment, Tra...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Wednesday fueled by tech stocks amid expectations of Fed's easing cycle, impacting various sectors and economic indicators.

Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere

Google announces $2 billion investment in Malaysia for its first data centre and cloud region, supporting the country's digital ambitions and AI capabilities to enhance local industry and global competitiveness.

Malaysia aims for $107 billion investment in its semiconductor industry, led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, targeting design, packaging, and manufacturing. The country is a key player globally, attracting major investments from firms like Intel an...

The third phase of National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has amassed 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion) from the central government and various state-owned banks and enterprises, including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, acco...

"The incentive scheme is needed to support growing demand for electronics components to the tune of $75-$80 billion by 2026, and $300 billion by 2032 to support $300 billion worth of electronics products manufacturing by 2026 and $1.2 trillion by 20...

India's competitiveness will depend on continuing reforms, de-bureaucratisation, contract enforcement, effective dispute resolution mechanisms, last-mile facilitation, building of sectoral ecosystems, and governance law and order stability.

India expects positive responses from automobile companies on its electric-vehicle policy to attract global players like Tesla through tariff tweaks. The government aims to encourage manufacturers to establish bases in India without incurring costs....

Taiwan is shifting its focus away from China, the world's second-largest economy, and towards the United States. The world's largest computer chip maker, TSMC, announced bigger investments in the U.S. last month after a boost from the Biden administ...

Indian software giant Zoho is considering a $700 million investment in chip manufacturing, focusing on compound semiconductors for specialized applications. The proposal, under review by India's IT ministry, aligns with the country's semiconductor a...

The concern over China’s rapid advances in key electronics turned into a full-scale panic during the pandemic because chip shortages emphasised the significance of these tiny devices for economic security.