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India's First Chip Fabrication Plant: Government Notifies Tata Semiconductor SEZ in Dholera, Gujarat
The Government has notified the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited exclusively for Electronic Hardware and Software including IT/ITES at Dholera, Gujarat. The SEZ will be spread over 66.166 hectares of land and is set to provide
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ESD Alliance Reports Electronic System Design Industry Revenue of $5,466.3 Million in Q4 2025, Up 10.3% Year-over-Year
The Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 10.3% to $5,466.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the $4,955.2 million registered in the fourth quarter of 2024, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDM
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Bosch and Qualcomm Expand Partnership to ADAS Solutions with Snapdragon Ride Platform
Bosch and Qualcomm Technologies, announced the expansion of their strategic partnership from vehicle computers for cockpit solutions to also include ADAS solutions. The companies have secured significant new business wins for next-generation ADAS and cockpit solutions. Bosch has developed a
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Eaton to Build New Switchgear Manufacturing Facility in Nebraska Amid AI Data Center Demand
Eaton announced an investment of over $30 million to expand U.S. production of medium-voltage switchgear with a new manufacturing facility in Bellevue, in the greater Omaha area of Nebraska. The 370,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin production in the first half of 2027. It will
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Siemens and NVIDIA Scale AI Chip Verification to Trillion-Cycle Level with Veloce proFPGA CS
Siemens and NVIDIA announced that they have captured trillions of pre-silicon design cycles in days using Siemens’ Veloce proFPGA CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system combined with NVIDIA’s performance-optimized chip architecture. The companies reported capturing te
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Qualcomm and Snap Announce Multi-Year Agreement to Power Future Specs Eyewear with Snapdragon XR SoCs
Qualcomm and Specs a Snap subsidiary, announced a multi-year strategic agreement to integrate Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon system-on-a-chip (SoC) into future generations of Specs. This marks the first flagship engagement for Specs Inc., which plans to launch Specs later thi
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Intel and SambaNova Release Blueprint for Agentic AI Inference Using Xeon 6 Processors
Intel and SambaNova announced a new blueprint for agentic AI workloads under a signed agreement. The design addresses limitations of GPU-only inference architectures as agentic AI moves from experimentation to production. The blueprint combines GPUs for prefill, SambaNova RDUs for high throughput
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Bengaluru Job Fair 2026 on 11th Apr 2026: Orbit & Skyline Lists 80+ Semiconductor Fab Roles for Experienced Engineers
Orbit & Skyline is holding the Bengaluru Job Fair ’26 on 11 April 2026 at Hyatt Centric MG Road Bangalore from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST. The event targets professionals with backgrounds in OSAT, EMS, Solar, and Semiconductor sectors for openings in advanced semiconductor fabrication envir
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ABI Research Forecasts Commercial Building Security Sensor Shipments to Reach 352 Million by 2032
Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has released forecasts indicating that commercial building deployments of perimeter security, fire safety, and indoor sensing technologies will grow through 2032. Physical outdoor security sensor and system shipments are projected to increase
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Valeo Launches New HD Surround-View Camera Assembly Line at Sanand Facility in Gujarat
Valeo inaugurated a new high-definition surround-view camera production line on April 3, 2026, at its Sanand facility in Gujarat. The inauguration was led by Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain Division. The new assembly line is dedicated to high-volume manufacturing of next-generation vision c
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Vector Photonics Demonstrates PCSEL in First Outdoor Free Space Optical Communication Test Across Glasgow's River Clyde
Vector Photonics, a Scottish start-up developing photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL) for secure communications, has conducted the first successful public demonstration of PCSEL technology for optical communication outside of a laboratory. On 31 March 2026, Vector Photonics&rsquo
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HRL Laboratories Reaches MRL 6 for 40nm GaN-on-SiC Technology
HRL Laboratories’ T3L 40-nanometer gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) technology has achieved Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 6 through the Office of the Under Secretary of War. The MRL 6 validation confirms the manufacturability of the 40nm T3L GaN-on-SiC technology on prod
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