Semiconductors
Need higher value-addition in electronics export, says Niti Aayog
India's electronics exports grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2% between 2015 and 2024, far outpacing global electronics trade growth of 4.4%.
4 min read05:50 AM ISTA memory-chip shortage is squeezing consumer tech—and it's set to get worse
Higher component costs mean bigger price tags, smaller profit margins and less memory in some consumer electronics
3 min read13 Feb 2026Taiwan rejects US's 40% chip supply relocation goal, calls it ‘impossible'
Taiwan rejects US calls to shift 40% of its chip supply chain, calling it ‘impossible'. While Washington offers tariff cuts and seeks onshoring, analysts say Taiwan's decades-old ecosystem, labour limits, and costs make relocation unrealistic, even as TSMC expands US investments.
2 min read10 Feb 2026Amazon, Google and Microsoft to get tariff relief from Trump admin on chips for data centres, says report — What we know
The Trump administration may give big tech players in the US, such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon tariff exemption on chips used for artificial intelligence data centres, FT reported. Here's what we know.
2 min read10 Feb 2026Chip(per) ambitions: Electronics majors weigh semiconductor leap on policy push
Syrma SGS and Dixon Technologies are eyeing semiconductor manufacturing after the announcement of the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0.
3 min read5 Feb 2026Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production as Tesla reports its first annual revenue decline on record
Elon Musk announced the end of production for Tesla's Model S and Model X. He added that the company's Fremont factory will shift focus to manufacturing humanoid robots, with plans for mass production of Optimus.
2 min read29 Jan 2026India's chip dream: A step-by-step approach is key, says Arvind Virmani
NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani says the Central and state governments must work together to build the ecosystem through carefully planned policy instruments to secure its place as a global semiconductor powerhouse.
4 min read23 Jan 2026The global memory-chip shortage will cost us all
AI companies' need for a once obscure and affordable type of microchip threatens to drive up prices of all electronics—and limit data-center ambitions.
5 min read17 Jan 2026Taiwan pledges $250 billion in US spending in exchange for lower tariffs
Under the agreement, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will add new factories to its cluster in Arizona as part of a $250 billion investment in the U.S., the Commerce Department said.
1 min read16 Jan 2026Trump administration enacts security rules for Nvidia's China chip sales
The chip designer and its customers must satisfy security requirements before exports are approved.
2 min read14 Jan 2026