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The Sourcing Puzzle: Can India's Electronics Manufacturers Build Local Supply Chains Fast Enough?
Behind the polished booths at BIEC, a more practical conversation ran through electronica India and productronica India 2026 where, exactly, are Indian electronics manufacturers supposed to source their components and sub-assemblies from, and how much of that supply chain is genuinely local
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Mitsubishi Electric India Opens Centre of Excellence at CGC Landran
Mitsubishi Electric India has inaugurated a Centre of Excellence at Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, Mohali, aimed at giving engineering students practical, hands-on exposure to industrial automation technology and strengthening collaboration between indus
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Infineon Opens Backend Manufacturing Site in Bangkok, Thailand
Infineon Technologies AG inaugurated its new backend manufacturing site in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Thailand, on 1 October 2026. The ceremony included Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of Thailand, and Alexander Gorski, Chief Operations Officer of Infineon Technologies.
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VSMC Opens First 300mm Fab in Singapore; Capacity Set for 44,000 Wafers Monthly by 2029
VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (VSMC), the joint venture established in September 2024 by Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation and NXP Semiconductors N.V. marked the grand opening of its first 12-inch (300mm) fab in Tampines, Singapore. The open
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M31 and Rambus collaborate to provide comprehensive MIPI subsystem solution
M31 Technology, a global silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, has unveiled an expanded technology collaboration with Rambus involving Rambus' MIPI CSI (Camera Serial Interface) Controller and MIPI DSI (Display Serial Interface) Controller technologies. MIPI is
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Anderon, IBM's Quantum Wafer Foundry, Secures $1 Billion CHIPS Award
Anderon LLC, an IBM company, has finalized a $1 billion award under the CHIPS and Science Act with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The award will accelerate Anderon’s research and development efforts to advance the nation’s quantum wafer manufacturing capabilities. The agreeme
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SEMI joins ReSiLient consortium to enhance Europe’s silicon and SiC supply chains
SEMI, the global association representing the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing supply chain, has joined the ReSiLient consortium to help strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem and global supply chain resilience. Launching in 2026, the project focuses o
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GSAS Micro Systems inaugurates new manufacturing and R&D facility in Doddaballapur
GSAS Micro Systems has inaugurated a new manufacturing and expanded R&D facility in Doddaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, marking a significant step in the company's evolution from embedded engineering and technology integration toward a deeper in-house product developm
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Eaton invests over $242 million in new Arkansas facility for Fibrebond modular electrical enclosures
Intelligent power management company Eaton announced a more than $242 million investment to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint with a new facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The company expects to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity of customized electrical enclosures from the Fibreb
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HARMAN Automotive appoints Dr. Thomas Irawan as COO effective October 1, 2026
HARMAN International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics announced that Dr. Thomas Irawan will join the company on October 1, 2026, as Chief Operating Officer and President Designate, HARMAN Automotive. In this role, Dr. Irawan will provide operational leadership for HA
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SK hynix invests over $4 billion in HBM advanced packaging facility in Indiana
SK hynix held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging production facility for AI memory on the 27th (local time) at the Holloway Gymnasium, Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. Advanced Packaging is defined as an advanced semiconductor back-end technology that c
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AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs Power AI Infrastructure by HUMAIN and Cisco in Saudi Arabia, Expansion Up to 250 MW Planned
AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack AI solutions, announced that AMD Instinct MI355X GPU-based AI infrastructure built on Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking is now live in Saudi Arabia and serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond. HUMAIN is delivering pr
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