News for 'semiconductor'

New lamps for old, but the genie's missing

New lamps for old, but the genie's missing

Rediff.com21 May 2017

Times without count we have bought more complex procedures in the name of simplification, says Shreekant Sambrani.

World's first quantum computing machine built in China

World's first quantum computing machine built in China

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Last year, the researchers had developed the world's best single photon source based on semiconductor quantum dots.

Infineon India to hire 300 in 2 yrs

Infineon India to hire 300 in 2 yrs

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

Infineon Technologies could hire another 300 software developers in India over the next two years, with the possibility of more hardware design shifting to Bangalore, S Surya, managing director of the German semiconductor company's Indian subsidiary

Infineon to hire 250 in India

Infineon to hire 250 in India

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

Infineon currently has an employee base of 550 and proposes to scale it up to 800 in the next one-and-half-years.

TCS issue draws the big funds

TCS issue draws the big funds

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

BSNL hangs up on Huawei

BSNL hangs up on Huawei

Rediff.com21 Oct 2005

Philips mobiles @ less than Rs 1000

Philips mobiles @ less than Rs 1000

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

Royal Philips Electronics is making an ultra low cost mobile handset, priced below (Rs 1000), for India and plans to launch the product sometime next year.

Nucleaus Software in Deloitte Fast 500 list

Nucleaus Software in Deloitte Fast 500 list

Rediff.com28 Dec 2004

IT firm Nucleaus Software Exports on Tuesday said it has featured in the Deloitte Technology's ranking of the Fast 500 companies in Asia Pacific. \n

Intel's eager passage to India

Intel's eager passage to India

Rediff.com20 Dec 2005

Chip majors seek Indian talent pool

Chip majors seek Indian talent pool

Rediff.com30 May 2005

NRIs may set up chip unit in India

NRIs may set up chip unit in India

Rediff.com26 Oct 2005

The government on Wednesday said that a consortium of overseas Indians is expected to take a final decision on whether to set up a semiconductor chip manufacturing facility in India or not by the end of this year.

Andhra Pradesh plans mega electronics manufacturing hub

Andhra Pradesh plans mega electronics manufacturing hub

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who was instrumental in developing Hyderabad as a key information technology services destination in the country, is now embarking upon a mission to establish the state as an electronics manufacturing hub.

Maturing of the investor base

Maturing of the investor base

Rediff.com22 Sep 2004

Exploring a cheap sanitiser to fight coronavirus

Exploring a cheap sanitiser to fight coronavirus

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

'If it works, something good can come out of this tragedy for the common public good,' say Dr Prasad Gadgil and Dr Kunal Basu.

Govt paves way for Rs 50k-cr projects to set up chip fabs

Govt paves way for Rs 50k-cr projects to set up chip fabs

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

For the past few weeks, the government has been in an overdrive, pushing stuck projects with the larger aim to improve the country's economic growth, which had fallen to a four-year low of 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year.

Researchers set speed limit on light

Researchers set speed limit on light

Rediff.com30 Sep 2004

Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley, US achieved this feat by using semiconductors.

In 2nd mission of month, ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite

In 2nd mission of month, ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The primary goal of HysIS, whose mission life is five years, is to study the earth's surface in visible near infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

US-based CSC to set up design centre in Hyderabad

US-based CSC to set up design centre in Hyderabad

Rediff.com5 Jun 2003

The US-based Cypress Semiconductor Corporation plans to spend $15 million to establish a design centre in Hyderabad during the second quarter of the year.\n\n\n\n

Ittiam Systems sets up arm

Ittiam Systems sets up arm

Rediff.com7 May 2003

Ittiam Systems India on Wednesday said it set up a wholly-owned subsidiary - Ittiam Semiconductor - to enter the fast growing silicon-on-chip design segment.

Iraq war, not SARS impacting electronics industry

Iraq war, not SARS impacting electronics industry

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

The Asia Pacific electronics industry continued to flourish despite the SARS outbreak, though the slowdown caused by the Iraq war did have an impact on the industry, according to Gartner.

MosChip to buy US startup Verasity for $4 million

MosChip to buy US startup Verasity for $4 million

Rediff.com21 Mar 2003

Indian chip designer MosChip Semiconductor Technology said on Thursday it was acquiring privately-held US chip startup Verasity Technologies for $4 million in stock.

Altera to expand in India, Malaysia

Altera to expand in India, Malaysia

Rediff.com5 Dec 2002

Globally India is known as a software powerhouse but that's rapidly changing to the point where you have companies like Wipro having hundreds of hardware engineers.\n\n

Indian American professor wins National Medal of Science

Indian American professor wins National Medal of Science

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

US President Barack Obama has selected Indian-American Professor Thomas Kailath for the prestigious National Medal of Science, highest honour for achievement in the fields of science and engineering.

Make in India: Why electronic systems should be a priority?

Make in India: Why electronic systems should be a priority?

Rediff.com4 May 2015

India is today one of the top locations for semiconductor design and embedded software, but it remains hidden under a generic and misleading name, IT/ITES services.

Prices of high-end PCs to drop 10-15%

Prices of high-end PCs to drop 10-15%

Rediff.com15 May 2003

Prices of high-end personal computers are likely to drop by 10-15 per cent, following the 30 per cent reduction in prices of some of Intel's Pentium 4 microprocessors.

US businesses urge Biden to press India on concerns

US businesses urge Biden to press India on concerns

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

The letter was the latest sign of US frustration about the business environment in India.

How Samsung plans to counter iPhone7 launch

How Samsung plans to counter iPhone7 launch

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Plans a high-voltage relaunch of Note7, multi-media campaign before new iPhone launch

Trio win Nobel in physics for invention of blue LEDs

Trio win Nobel in physics for invention of blue LEDs

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and US scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, a breakthrough that spurred the development of LED technology used to light up computer screens and modern smartphones.

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.

Samsung warns of difficult 2016 as smartphone market peaks

Samsung warns of difficult 2016 as smartphone market peaks

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Says that 'challenging business conditions' would remain in current quarter, even as it posted an operating profit of $5.05 billion for December quarter

Narendra Modi to woo IT and telecom CEOs

Narendra Modi to woo IT and telecom CEOs

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with IT, telecom czars.

Defaulters owe Rs 5,215 cr to Noida administration

Defaulters owe Rs 5,215 cr to Noida administration

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

A total of 3,696 allottees pertaining to group housing, commercial department, industrial department, institutional department and residential plots are defaulters.

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products

Markets end lower as global stocks extend losses; Metals drag

Markets end lower as global stocks extend losses; Metals drag

Rediff.com4 May 2016

The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.

Foxconn to set up production unit in Maharashtra for $5 bn

Foxconn to set up production unit in Maharashtra for $5 bn

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Company signs MoU with state for its three-year plan; ties up with Subhash Ghai firm for content creation

New chip can turn your cell phone into a projector

New chip can turn your cell phone into a projector

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

The new chip uses integrated optical phased array to project the image electronically with only a single laser diode as light source and no mechanically moving parts.

Proposals worth Rs 5,000 cr stuck in bureaucratic indecisiveness

Proposals worth Rs 5,000 cr stuck in bureaucratic indecisiveness

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Estimates suggest subsidy outgo on these proposals would be at least Rs 1,000 crore