Chip Shortage
Centre to spend ₹4,500 crore to modernize SCL Mohali
The Centre plans to fund the investment from the ₹76,000 crore India Semiconductor Mission (ISM 1.0).
4 min read28 Nov 2025Google has pierced Nvidia's aura of invulnerability
But the search giant's custom chips may prove tricky for others to adopt
3 min read26 Nov 2025Budget smartphones, laptops get pricier in India as AI crunches memory chip supply
Chip companies are making more high-bandwidth memory chips—used in graphic processing units that Nvidia sells for artificial intelligence data centres. This has created a supply shortage of general-purpose chips.
3 min read21 Nov 2025Indian carmakers on alert after Dutch takeover of China-owned Nexperia triggers global chip crunch
The Dutch government's move to take control of chipmaker Nexperia has provoked Chinese retaliation, constricting supplies of critical chips used in millions of vehicles across the world, including those made by Indian carmakers.
4 min read3 Nov 2025Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cashes out $1 billion as AI chip demand fuels massive stock rally
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang completed a $1 billion stock sale, fulfilling a plan to sell up to six million shares. The company's stock soared over 40% amid massive AI demand.
2 min read1 Nov 2025The auto industry is panicking about another potential chip shortage
Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia told suppliers last week it wouldn't ship product after the Dutch government took control of the company.
4 min read17 Oct 2025Nvidia share price surges 80% in 4 months: Is world's most valuable company showing signs of overheating?
Nvidia, which dominates the market for chips used in artificial intelligence computing, has staged a dramatic reversal since April when a broad tariff-induced selloff added to fears about a potential pullback in AI spending.
3 min read18 Jul 2025Cold War II alert: Rare earths could tilt the global balance of power
As Cold War II intensifies, rare earth magnets assume outsized significance. The defence technology they go into have a major role to play in modern warfare. The US, like other countries, has been caught napping on rare earths.
3 min read17 Jun 2025Mexico and Brazil dither as chip supply chains are reforged
American efforts to reduce reliance on Asia for semiconductors present an opportunity
4 min read1 May 2025Mint Primer: Why India's first locally made chip will be a big deal
Tata-PSMC is building India's first AI-enabled semiconductor fab, producing up to 50,000 wafers per month for power management, display drivers, microcontrollers, and high-performance computing
2 min read19 Feb 2025