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Thursday 6 April 2023
India roundup: Made-in-India iPhone shipments doubled in 2022
iPhone manufacturers, such as Foxconn and Wistron, are expanding their production capacity in India, and India-based EMS giant Dixon plans to increase their mobile phone exports.
Monday 27 March 2023
India roundup: Pegatron reportedly to open second plant in India
Apple contract manufacturers continue expanding their investments in India, while CMR said that Samsung is still the largest mobile phone exporter in India.
Monday 20 March 2023
India roundup: Apple's flagship store to open in Mumbai in April
Apple is expected to open its long-awaited first flagship store in India, marking Apple's efforts to expand in the world's second-largest smartphone market as the global smartphone...
Monday 13 March 2023
India roundup: US partners with India for remapping global semiconductor supply chain
The US, looking to form a non-Chinese supply chain, collaborates with India to build a resilient semiconductor ecosystem. Apple suppliers, especially Foxconn, are hopeful that India...
Monday 6 March 2023
India roundup: Apple suppliers embark on massive investments in India
Apple suppliers, especially those based in Taiwan, are expanding their investments in India, which may go beyond mobile phone manufacturing. However, occasional production halts remain...
Wednesday 1 March 2023
India roundup: Vedanta-Foxconn's wafer fab to be set up in Dholera SIR
Vedanta and Foxconn selected Dholera SIR in the Gujarat state for establishing its wafer fab project, and the weak economy leads to a drag on India's local handset manufactuers' production...
Monday 20 February 2023
India roundup: Innolux signs technology transfer agreement with Vedanta
Taiwan-based panel provider Innolux agrees to give a hand in India's development of LCD technology and manufacutring. However, Tata's low yield in manufacturing iPhone cases is a...
Monday 13 February 2023
India roundup: India smartphone market saw a 10% fall in 2022
Due to high inflation and inventory, India's smartphone shipments saw a huge drop in 2022. Samsung Electronics began manufacturing more flagship smartphones in India to drive premium...
Monday 6 February 2023
India roundup: Apple supplier reportedly begins making component for AirPods in India
Apple's supplier Jabil reportedly begins making plastic enclosures in India. Samsung Electronics announced to make the latest flagship Galaxy S23 production in India.
Monday 30 January 2023
India roundup: Apple plans to make 25% of iPhones in India
iPhone production is picking up in India, with Apple eyeing 25% of iPhones made in the country. Apple is reportedly looking to bring more China-based suppliers to invest in India...
Monday 16 January 2023
India roundup: India eyeing chip exports to importing countries
Taiwan-based PSMC confirmed it would help India build a wafer fab from scrach. India is reportedly looking for customers for its locally-made chips once the semiconductor ecosystem...
Monday 9 January 2023
India roundup: iPhone 13 tops smartphone market in 4Q22
iPhone 13 has became the best-selling smartphone model in the latest quarter in India, a huge milestone for Apple. India has sold more than 4.25 million cars and one million electric...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
India roundup: Made-in-India smartphone shipments drop due to economic headwinds
Smartphone manufacturers produced fewer smartphones in India amid the economic downturn in third-quarter 2022, while 5G smartphones are believed to be the mainstream in 2023 as wireless...
Monday 26 December 2022
India roundup: Apple suppliers to invest in northern India
Apple's suppliers continued to move to India for manufacturing. With the help of Japanese and Taiwanese technologies, Sahasra Electronics will manufacture first India-made memory...
Monday 19 December 2022
India roundup: iPhone exports value from India is expected to surpass INR200 billion in fiscal 2023
Partly thanks to India's PLI scheme for mobile phones, Apple is expected to see record iPhone exports from India, while another contributor to India's mobile phone exports, Samsung...