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Your say: Intel dumps India for China

Your say: Intel dumps India for China

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

World's largest chip maker Intel deferred on Wednesday its decision to make India as a destination for semiconductor manufacturing as the government was slow to announce policy. Readers are requested to send their opinions on the issue.

Why Intel dumped India for China, Vietnam

Why Intel dumped India for China, Vietnam

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

World's largest chip maker Intel Corporation said on Wednesday that because of India's delay in announcing a semiconductor policy, the country had lost to other Asian countries for Intel's plan to set up its manufacturing plant.

Meet the people who get highest salaries

Meet the people who get highest salaries

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

Professionals in these industries earn compensation that is 30-60 per cent higher, on average, than those who work in other industries.

India IP Forum gets launchpad

India IP Forum gets launchpad

Rediff.com1 Nov 2006

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

India's first fab facility in Hyderabad

India's first fab facility in Hyderabad

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

India's first advanced semiconductor fab facility would come up in Hyderabad, with Andhra Pradesh overtaking close contenders Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the race.

Shift towards personal mobility boost auto sales

Shift towards personal mobility boost auto sales

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Thursday reported robust sales in March as a shift towards personal mobility and pent up demand continued to help companies push dispatches to their respective retail partners. Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda Cars and Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) also reported strong sales last month as compared to the year-ago period, when dispatches were adversely impacted due to the impending transition to BSVI from April 2020 and the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales stood at 1,49,518 units last month. The auto major had reported sales of 76,976 units in March 2020.

Chip makers to get equity prop

Chip makers to get equity prop

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

Chipmakers to get sops

Chipmakers to get sops

Rediff.com25 Mar 2006

China protests US ban on TikTok, WeChat; warns counter measures

China protests US ban on TikTok, WeChat; warns counter measures

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

The US on Friday issued orders to ban popular Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat from Sunday to safeguard national security, weeks after India banned them, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

Centre ready to help set up Fab City

Centre ready to help set up Fab City

Rediff.com29 Oct 2005

Centre ready to help set up Fab City

These 18 companies are most dangerous competitors in tech

These 18 companies are most dangerous competitors in tech

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

If you have an IT firm, you should avoid encroaching on their turf.

Talks won't make China change aggressive stance: US NSA

Talks won't make China change aggressive stance: US NSA

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

"CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) territorial aggression is also apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the Line of Actual Control by force," US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said in a remark on China early this week in Utah.

Why blue LEDs are worth a Nobel Prize

Why blue LEDs are worth a Nobel Prize

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Blue light-emitting diodes help create the glowing screens of mobile phones, computers and TVs and promises to revolutionise the way the world lights its homes and offices.

Don't want to talk to Xi right now: Trump

Don't want to talk to Xi right now: Trump

Rediff.com16 May 2020

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that US President Trump is frustrated with China.

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran.

Karbonn to launch 'Smart Tab 1' tablet PC in August

Karbonn to launch 'Smart Tab 1' tablet PC in August

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

Karbonn Mobiles on Friday said it will launch world's first 'Smart Tab 1' tablet PC loaded with the latest version of Google's Android operating system in the country in August.

World's 10 biggest tech acquisitions

World's 10 biggest tech acquisitions

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Take a look at the 10 biggest IT deals ever.

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.

His breakthrough can revolutionise the IT world

His breakthrough can revolutionise the IT world

Rediff.com22 Feb 2012

At the core of this breakthrough is to get the element Germanium to act as a laser.

Japan quake hits China's supply chain

Japan quake hits China's supply chain

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Japan's total trade with China rose by 30 per cent year-on-year to $301.9 billion last year, exceeding $300 billion.

Now, computing at blinding speed?

Now, computing at blinding speed?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2010

Gallium arsenide, a compound of the elements gallium and arsenic, is basically a semiconductor used in manufacture of devices like field-effect transistors.

How India can solve the power crisis

How India can solve the power crisis

Rediff.com13 Jul 2010

India is sitting on huge untapped solar photovoltaic offgrid opportunities, given its ability to provide energy to hitherto vast untapped remote rural areas, the scope of providing backup power to cell towers and its inherent potential to replace precious fossil fuels.

Can mobile handsets biz better Modi's 'Make in India' plan?

Can mobile handsets biz better Modi's 'Make in India' plan?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

LCD displays could be produced in India in the near future.

TCS opens special R&D centre in Hyderabad

TCS opens special R&D centre in Hyderabad

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The centre will be focusing on emerging communication technologies

Wipro ranked leader among global R&D service providers

Wipro ranked leader among global R&D service providers

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

IT major Wipro on Monday said it has been ranked as a leader in the global R&D service provider survey by Zinnov Management Consulting for the fourth successive year.

Coronavirus: Products that will be hit the most in India

Coronavirus: Products that will be hit the most in India

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

If not contained quickly, it will have a knock-on effect in the world economy and disrupt global supply chains, Crisil analysts warned.

Now, microchip facility in India

Now, microchip facility in India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2010

India is ready to enter the small and elite group of world chipmakers, with the first such facility in the country receiving strong support from the government of India.The state-of-the-art facility, which sources believe would cost around $3 billion to set up, could reduce India's 100 per cent reliance on imported chips from a select group of foundries in countries like Taiwan, China and Israel.

Intel to buy Infineon's wireless biz for $1.4 bn

Intel to buy Infineon's wireless biz for $1.4 bn

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

World's largest chipmaker Intel on Monday announced its plan to acquire Infineon Technologies AG's Wireless Solutions business in a cash deal worth about $1.4 billion.

How India can be truly Atma Nirbhar

How India can be truly Atma Nirbhar

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'India's future: To manufacture so efficiently that we do not need protection,' says Naushad Forbes.

From an Indian village to designing chips for the world!

From an Indian village to designing chips for the world!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

The story of Dasaradha Gude, better known as 'GD', is almost like a fairytale. Read on . . .

Is this tech bubble like the one in March 2000?

Is this tech bubble like the one in March 2000?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

Are we seeing a replay of March 2000? What are the similarities and differences and how worried should we be, asks Akash Prakash.

'India is a good place to acquire talent'

'India is a good place to acquire talent'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

In an interview with K Rajani Kanth, Synopsys global president and chief operating officer Chi-Foon Chan says the company sees India as an emerging market for intellectual property and systems business.

10 Indians in elite US engineering body

10 Indians in elite US engineering body

Rediff.com17 Mar 2009

Ten top South Asian engineering professionals working in North America and India were elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year, which is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.

The world's 10 fastest supercomputers

The world's 10 fastest supercomputers

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

The IBM Roadrunner, located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the fastest supercomputer in the world.

Innovator Design Challenge India

Innovator Design Challenge India

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announces the PSoC(R) Innovator Design Challenge India, a multi-discipline design contest open to engineering students in India.