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Monday 9 November 2026
Paras Semiconductors teams with US-based BroadPak on advanced packaging plant in India
Paras Semiconductors, a subsidiary of Indian defense company Paras Defence & Space Technologies, announced a strategic technology partnership with US-based BroadPak Corporation...
Monday 9 November 2026
India's semiconductor expansion faces testing capacity risks as OSAT investments advance
India's push to expand semiconductor assembly and packaging capacity risks outpacing the development of its chip testing infrastructure, potentially increasing costs and prolonging...
Monday 9 November 2026
India roundup: India electronics manufacturing expands amid AI-driven supply constraints
India's electronics sector is drawing fresh investment in semiconductors, optical connectivity and manufacturing capacity, even as AI-driven component shortages threaten production,...
Friday 6 November 2026
EOI posts record nine-month results, readies Mexico plant for 4Q26 production
Excellence Opto (EOI), a major automotive LED light-source supplier, posted record revenue and profit for the first nine months as product-mix optimization, supply-chain efficiencies...
Friday 6 November 2026
India's premium shift shields Apple from decade-low smartphone slump
India is now an important market for Apple in two ways. It is a growth market where the company set an all-time revenue record in the September quarter, even as overall smartphone...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Corning starts optical connectivity output in western India, plans larger adjacent plant for 2027
Corning's move to begin making optical connectivity products in Pune and add a larger adjacent plant by 2027 shows the AI-driven surge in data center fiber demand, so far strongest...
Monday 2 November 2026
Dixon maps AI hardware expansion through Inventec, Gemtek, prospective packaging partners
Dixon Technologies is pursuing separate partnerships for servers, optical communications, and advanced semiconductor packaging as it seeks a role in AI infrastructure manufacturing,...
Monday 2 November 2026
Dixon turns to joint ventures, components as price-led growth leaves margins thin
Dixon Technologies is counting on smartphone joint ventures, expanding IT hardware production, and locally made components to turn a sharp sales increase into stronger earnings, as...
Monday 2 November 2026
Tata Sons injects US$115.7M into Tata Electronics as chip and iPhone arm gains weight in group
Tata Sons has put INR11 billion (US$115.71 million) into Tata Electronics through a rights issue, according to regulatory filings, adding capital to a business that has quickly become...
Monday 2 November 2026
India's Mivi opens electronics plant in Hyderabad as it moves into smartphones
Indian consumer electronics brand Mivi has inaugurated an INR2 billion (approx. US$21.05 million) research, development, and manufacturing facility at E-City in Tukkuguda, Hyderabad,...
Monday 2 November 2026
Foxconn sees double-digit growth amid 2027 K-shaped AI market
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said at a media briefing following Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 26) on October 30 that the long-term AI industry trend remains intact, but the overall market will...
Monday 2 November 2026
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan debates talent distribution; SK Hynix looks beyond HBM
This week’s coverage highlights intensifying competition and capacity constraints across the global semiconductor industry. Taiwan faces debate over whether public R&D funding...
Monday 2 November 2026
India roundup: India accelerates semiconductor push as states, chipmakers and equipment suppliers expand investment

India's semiconductor ambitions are gathering momentum as states launch new subsidies, chipmakers weigh fabs, global suppliers consider manufacturing,...

Friday 30 October 2026
VinFast aims to make India one of its two largest markets as overseas sales trail target
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast aims to make India one of its two largest markets alongside Vietnam, Tapan Ghosh, CEO of VinFast Asia, told Nikkei Asia in an interview...
Friday 30 October 2026
KLA reportedly weighs India manufacturing entry as Semicon 2.0 opens to equipment makers
KLA Corporation, the US maker of semiconductor inspection and metrology equipment, is evaluating a manufacturing foray in India and is considering one or two applications under the...