Infineon Technologies , a German |
working on outsourced chip design plans |
semiconductor firm has partnered with |
to invest US $ 15-20 million over the next |
National Skill Development Corporation |
couple of years in setting up design |
( NSDC ) to impart training to youth on |
centers in Hyderabad and Bengaluru . |
semiconductor or chip technology , aimed |
IESA has signed a MoU with Singapore |
at boosting the electronic manufacturing |
Semiconductor Industry Association ( SSIA ) |
ecosystem in India . |
to establish and develop trade and |
US-based semiconductor company |
technical cooperation between the |
Freescale which has R & D facility in India , |
electronics and semiconductor industries |
said that it is enabling its partners to |
of both the countries . |
bring smart products to facilitate the |
India Electronics & Semiconductor |
government ' s Rs 1.13 trillion ( US $ 16.95 |
Association ( IESA ), the premier trade body |
billion ) Digital India initiative . |
representing the Indian Electronic System |
Cyient Ltd has announced that it is |
Design and Manufacturing ( ESDM ) |
acquiring a majority stake in Rangsons |
industry has announced a SPEED UP and |
Electronics Pvt . Ltd , a Mysuru-based |
SCALE UP of its talent development |
electronics system design and |
initiative . This will be implemented |
manufacturing ( ESDM ) services company . |
through the Centre of Excellence with |
Cyient has signed an agreement to |
Electronics Sector Skills Council of India |
acquire a 74 per cent equity stake in |
( ESSCI ) and a Memorandum of |
Rangsons Electronics in an all-cash |
Understanding ( MoU ) with Visvesvaraya |
transaction . Aricent , a US-based product |
Technological University ( VTU ) and RVengineering |
firm has acquired Bengaluru- |
VLSI Design Center to build the talent |
based chip design services company |
pipeline in the ESDM space . |
SmartPlay for Rs 1,100 crore ( US $ 170 |
Gujarat is expected to have its first |
million ), making it one of the biggest |
semiconductor wafer fabrication |
acquisitions in the semiconductor space in |
manufacturing facility by late 2017 in |
India . |
Prantij of Sabarkantha district . The facility , |
Altran Technologies SA , a French |
which will be set up by Hindustan |
technology consulting firm , has agreed to |
Semiconductor Manufacturing |
acquire SiConTech , a Bengaluru-based |
Corporation ( HSMC ), will employ over |
company that designs semiconductor |
25,000 people including 4,000 direct |
chips , making it the first deal in the |
employees . HSMC along with ST |
semiconductor space wherein a foreign |
Microelectronics ( France / Italy ) and Silterra |
multinational corporation has acquired an |
( Malaysia ) will set up two manufacturing |
Indian start-up . |
units each with capacity of producing |
20,000 wafers per month . | |
The electronic system design and |
parity , etc . |
manufacturing ( ESDM ) industry will |
Some of the major initiatives taken by the |
benefit from the government ' s “ Make in |
Government of India to boost the Indian |
India ” campaign and is projected to see |
semiconductor industry are as follows : |
investment proposals worth Rs 10,000 crore ( US $ 1.5 billion ) over the next two years , according to the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association ( IESA ), an industry body . |
The government also plans to invest
US $ 10 billion in two computer chip manufacturing facilities with a view to create an ecosystem that lays the focus on high-end innovation .
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The Government of India has taken several steps to boost domestic production of electronic items and reduce dependence on imports . Some of these steps include imposition of basic customs duty on certain items falling outside the purview of IT Agreement , exemption from
SAD on inputs / components for PC manufacturing , imposition of education cess on imported electronic products for
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The Union Cabinet has reconstituted an empowered committee on setting up semiconductor wafer fabrication manufacturing facilities in the country .
The government has planned to launch a
Rs 10,000-crore ( US $ 1.5 billion ) fund for domestic electronic firms with a view to provide financial assistance to firms for electronics manufacturing in India .
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The government , in consultation with |
Electronics Manufacturing Clusters |
semiconductor industry , has increased |
( EMC ) and Modified Special Incentive |
focus on the ESDM sector in last few |
Package Scheme ( M-SIPS ). With the |
years . Some of the initiatives outlined in |
implementation of fabrication |
the National Electronics policy and the |
capabilities in India , the country could |
National Telecom policy are already in |
achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in |
the process of implementation , such as |
electronics . |
Preferential Market Access ( PMS ), | |