Tag: Semiconductors
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
IndiaAI Mission Gets 200 Proposals for Local Foundation Models
India’s ambition to build its own large language models (LLMs) is rapidly gaining momentum, with close to 200 proposals submitted under the IndiaAI Mission....
India’s $18B Bet on Semiconductor Industry
India is making a bold push into semiconductor manufacturing, committing $18 billion across five major projects to build a self-reliant chip industry. With favorable...
Tata, NextGen Drive Semiconductor Growth in Dholera
Gujarat’s Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) is attracting significant global investment interest, particularly from NRIs in the US, UK, UAE-Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong,...
Tata Electronics, PSMC, Himax to Build Display Unit
Tata Electronics has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) and Himax Technologies, Inc. to establish a...
India’s Semiconductor Industry to Hit $40B by 2030: IESA
India’s semiconductor industry is poised for significant expansion, with projections estimating a market size of $40 billion by 2030, according to the India Electronics...
Assam to Produce ‘Made in India’ Chips by 2025: Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Tuesday that semiconductor fabrication plants in Assam will begin delivering ‘Made in India’ chips...
Nvidia’s AI Chip Demand Faces DeepSeek Challenge
Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chip business is under scrutiny as the company prepares to report its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, with investors weighing the long-term...
Navy Chief: Semiconductor Policy Key to India’s Defence Future
India’s semiconductor policy is set to play a pivotal role in strengthening defence manufacturing, according to Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. Speaking at...
India, U.S. Partner on AI, Quantum Tech & Critical Minerals
India and the United States are deepening their technological collaboration, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and critical mineral supply chains. During Prime...
MeitY Drives India’s AI and Semiconductor Growth
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has unveiled a series of ambitious initiatives aimed at strengthening India’s position as a global leader...