Kaynes Semicon will invest about $50 mn in a reliability and failure-analysis lab due in December, starting with automotive chips then space-grade devices. Automotive is 50–60% of Kaynes Group revenue. The firm is localising at least two of seven chips for a South India two-wheeler OEM. #Semiconductor

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🚀 Micronex Technology is setting up a new facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with an ₹80 crore investment. Partnering with Kaynes Semicon, the plant will manufacture 50 crore semiconductor lead frames annually in its first phase, creating 250 local jobs. The project plugs directly into Gujarat's growing semiconductor hub and is slated to begin commercial operations by May 2027. #Semiconductor

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Linde India acquired 8 acres in Sanand, Gujarat, for a second facility to supply chip-packaging units. Its Dholera air-separation unit for Tata’s fab is due in H2 2027. Linde already runs an ASU in Dahej and a packaged-gases unit in Ahmedabad. #Semiconductor

IZMO Ltd partners with IIT Madras for Phase II of the ₹99.94Cr MeitY-sanctioned Silicon Photonics Program. The 5-year project commercializes 1.6 Tbps optical transceivers and co-packaged optics (CPO) to scale AI data-center infrastructure, positioning IZMO in India's semiconductor supply chain ahead of a $40B global market by late 2026. #Semiconductor

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma posts a video on the upcoming Tata OSAT facility in Jagiroad, Assam. #semiconductor

🚀 IN-SPACe opens India’s only #space grade #semiconductor foundry to private #startups

SCL Mohali’s radiation-hardened 180nm CMOS chips (TRL-9) — proven on Chandrayaan-3 & Aditya-L1 — are now available to startups like GalaxEye & Inspecity.

✅ Flight-proven heritage
✅ No ITAR delays
✅ Full indigenous foundry-to-orbit support

A big leap for India’s deep-tech & space sovereignty.

⚛️🇮🇳 Samsung Semiconductor India (SSIR) + IISc Bengaluru open #Quantum Research Lab at IISc — CSR-funded facility for qubit characterisation, cryogenic electronics, device reliability, single-photon sources/detectors & 2D-material quantum devices; aims to train national talent pool & boost India's quantum + advanced #semiconductor ecosystem. #Research

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🚀 🇮🇳 Kredence is investing ₹100 Crore to establish India’s largest 40,000 MTPA ultra-pure Hydrogen Peroxide facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.

🏭🔬 This specialized plant will purify wet chemicals down to a strict 0.1 ppb level, reducing import reliance for critical wafer cleaning in India's #semiconductor fabs and #solar cell manufacturing lines. 🧪☀️ #MakeinIndia

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📦🇮🇳 DHL to build #semiconductor #logistics hub in Dholera, Gujarat — ₹50 cr initial investment, ops by Aug 2027, to scale 3-4x by 2030. First dedicated semi warehouse in India near Tata Electronics’ 28nm fab, part of €1B (₹10,700 cr) India bet; specialized cleanroom, ESD-proof, vibration-free storage for high-value chips.

🚀 Public sector banks are driving a massive ₹7.8 lakh crore corporate loan pipeline, fueling a powerful nationwide #infrastructure investment surge as heavy capital rushes directly into sectors like renewable #energy, #semiconductor manufacturing, #steel, #cement, and data centres.

🚀 BRIN Partnering with Signaltron & Signalchip for Next-Gen Archipelagic Connectivity! 🇮🇳🤝🇮🇩

Indonesia’s PRT BRIN has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Bengaluru-based Signaltron Systems and fabless #semiconductor firm Signalchip Innovations to co-develop cutting-edge #electronics, #telecom, #networking, and #drone technologies.

The strategic collaboration aims to pilot tailored 4G/5G and future 6G solutions specifically engineered for unique archipelagic needs—focusing on inter/intra-island topologies, tropical maritime environments, and last-mile connectivity for remote, underserved islands.

With Signaltron base stations powered by Signalchip’s scalable small-cell-to-macro silicon, the partnership targets positioning, optical, high-speed data, and UAS integration with the goal of "connecting the unconnected." 🌐📡🛰️🌐📡🛰️

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#Semiconductor 2.0 Success Metrics 🇮🇳🚀

Semicon 1.0 was a massive success. The metric for success was to secure 3 plants, but India achieved 15 plants.

For Semicon 2.0, focus on building a comprehensive ecosystem around these fabs and ATMP units. We now have six pillars.

💎 Pillar One: Design is the top priority
Scale from 20 to 200 VC-backed deep-tech startups. Momentum is already strong with 25 design patents granted.

⚙️ Pillar Two: Materials and machines
Success will be judged on attracting at least three global equipment and machine manufacturers (including giants from the US, Netherlands, Japan, or South Korea that historically never manufactured outside or left their home countries) to design and build in India. This will allow Indian MSMEs and precision manufacturers to supply components to them.

🧪 Pillar Three: Chemicals & Gases
Bring 5 ultra-pure chemical and gas manufacturers to India to secure the local supply chain.

🚀 Scimplify raised $25 million in an all-equity round led by Hitachi Ventures, valuing the company at $250 million and positioning India as a global deep-tech manufacturing hub. 💰

⚡ Expansion:

• 🧪 Core Tech: Automating complex molecule synthesis via the SciNode #AI platform.

• ⚙️ Capabilities: Expanding rare earth/critical metals purification, GPU cooling chemicals, defense, and high-purity #semiconductor & battery #chemicals.

• 🔬 Footprint: Scaling R&D in Bengaluru & Hyderabad; anchoring US operations in Texas & Delaware via partner Teknor Apex.

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Growel (India) and RENA Technologies (Germany) have signed a MoU to form a JV in India to manufacture wet chemical process equipment for the solar PV industry.

Wet chemical processing equipment is used to etch silicon wafers, a critical step for manufacturing high efficiency #solar cells. The same process also has applications in the #semiconductor industry. #MakeinIndia

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🚀 India’s first #semiconductor orbital welding center, SemiOrbit, has launched at ITM SLS Baroda!

🛠️ Partnering with Swagelok, INOX Air Products, and INOXCVA, it trains the critical workforce needed for ultra-high-purity gas lines, solving a major bottleneck in building India's chip fabs.

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HCLTech and Japan's Rapidus open 2 #semiconductor development centres in Bengaluru and Hubli. Centres handle mask design, process design kit development and layout design. Partnership builds Indian engineering talent pipeline for Rapidus Japan operations.

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💻 Rashi Peripherals and Japan’s Restar Corp form a new Joint Venture: 74% Rashi, 26% Restar.

📍 Headquartered in Bengaluru, operational since October.

🔬 Dedicated engineering lab for prototype and field development.

🎯 Focus: Semiconductor distribution and image-sensing tech for automotive, robotics, electronics, and smart cities.

📈 Restar transfers technical capabilities to scale portfolio from 75 to 2,000+ items, hiring 50+ local Field Application Engineers.

#Semiconductor #Jobs

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KLA Corporation, evaluates manufacturing foray into India. Company holds R&D operations in Chennai and considers 1-2 applications under ISM 2.0 for equipment, technology and assembly. #Semiconductor

🚀 Axiro Semiconductor invests in ThinSiC to enter power #semiconductor market

| 🛸 Bengaluru firm (CG Power subsidiary) becomes lead investor in Silicon Valley-based ThinSiC Inc, long-term commercial partnership for SiC devices
| 👁️ Expands beyond RF/mmWave & connectivity chips into power electronics, to tackle cost & scalability barriers for high-voltage SiC
| 🎯 Target - rail traction, industrial drives, power grid infra

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🚀 Sancode buys Philippines OSAT Cirtek Electronics for $20.2mn to boost Odisha plant

| 👁️ Small Indian firm ($1.9mn revenue) buying 10x larger OSAT.
| 🛸 Sancode Semi acquires 100% of Cirtek Electronics (founded 1984; FY25 revenue $26.62mn) , services:- wafer dicing, die attach, wire bonding, encapsulation, final test.

| 🎯 Goal: secure packaging/testing tech, IP & Tier-1 customers (consumer, industrial, telecom, auto) + knowledge transfer to fast-ramp 20-acre Bhubaneswar OSAT at Info Valley II.

#Semiconductor

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