Chip Shortage News

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.

American efforts to reduce reliance on Asia for semiconductors present an opportunity

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

First India-made chips to roll out by August Digital personal data protection (DPDP) rules to come into effect by July Incentive package for component manufacturing expected in Budget New, faster versions of Vande Bharat to be launched Safety of railway operations to get over ₹1 trillion investment

There need to be many more women in cutting-edge fields of technology like semiconductors for AI. Diversity drives innovation and reduces the risk of groupthink leading a business astray.

Its profits are surging, but its technology is lagging behind

Potential projects in the United Arab Emirates could be worth more than $100 billion, though major hurdles remain.

Modi has spoken of an India-made chip in every gadget while pitching for investment in this sector. Even as India’s chip prospects brighten, we mustn’t lose sight of the challenges that lie ahead.

Antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech has mostly been late, but AI chipmaker Nvidia is under the shadow of a US scanner already. The US Department of Justice is reportedly probing its practices. This field is too risk-laden to afford any regulatory failure.

A pact for computer chips with Singapore follows similar deals India has signed with the US and EU. As our own wafer-making fabs emerge, we could look forward to strategic autonomy in this vital field—provided we move quickly on our plans.