| ISA-IDC report 2008 on Indian semiconductor and embedded design service industry
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This report provides details on design workforce; analysis of the main design services segments-
VLSI, hardware/board design and embedded software; revenue, market drivers and trends. It
offers a review of the Indian semiconductor and embedded design services market for 2007 and
projections up to 2010. It identifies future opportunities and strengthens the existing design
ecosystem in India. The report is an exhaustive depth field work and carries current data. |
For details, please contact research@isaonline.org
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| EVE Ends Fiscal Year 2008 with 40% Growth in Revenues |
Source:BusinessWire, May 6 2008 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com |
EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today announced it closed its fiscal year
2008 with year-over-year revenue growth of 40% and a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)
of 100% over the last four years. |
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| India Sees 21.7% Annual Growth in Semiconductor Design, Embedded Software |
| Source:Ikutarou Kojima, Tech-On! May 8 2008 |
| http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp |
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), a trade group representing the Indian semiconductor
industry, and IDC (India) Ltd launched a report titled "India semiconductor and embedded
design service industry (2007-2010)." The report compiles the present state analysis and the
future outlook of semiconductor design and embedded software development industries in
India. |
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| IEF puts Dubai in electronics spotlight |
| Source:Patrick Mannion, May 8 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
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The 17th International Electronics Forum kicks off today in Dubai, an Emirate energetic in its
efforts to become a high-tech hub in a region stereotyped as awash with oil. While skepticism
remains, the DSO is taking concrete steps in the right direction, most importantly in education.
At the IEF itself, photovoltaics and energy in general loom high on the priority list, as does 22-
nm investment and the logic of fab-lite strategies. |
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| CoWare spreads its wings in Israel |
| Source: Nicolas Mokhoff, EETimes, May 9 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
As Israel celebrates its 60th birthday this year, it can be proud of having at least a few dozen
American high-tech companies’ subsidiaries--including Intel, IBM and Motorola--reside on its soil. The latest Silicon Valley EDA company to join them is CoWare. Other EDA vendors,
including Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys, also have operations in Israel.
A supplier of platform-driven electronic system-level (ESL) design software and services,
CoWare is responding by opening up a local-support and channel-distribution center for its ESL
technologies used by systems and semiconductor companies. |
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| Hungary targets solar and semiconductor investments |
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Source:Drew Wilson, EETimes, May 9 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
Solar panel production and semiconductors have become the investment priorities of the
Hungarian government. Cash grants, development aid and tax breaks more favorable than
traditional incentives will be available to companies investing in production in these sectors,
said Agnes Henter, head of project management at the ITD, Hungary’s investment promotion
agency in Budapest. |
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| U.K. innovation to get £2 billion boost |
| Source:Colin Holland, EETimes, May 9 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
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nnovation in the U.K. should gets a £2 billion boost over the next three years according to the
'Connect and Catalyse – a strategy for business innovation' strategic plan from the Technology
Strategy Board. The TSB and its partners will invest over £1 billion during next three years,
generating a further £1 billion of private sector investment. |
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| Small firms hold key for chip manufacturers |
| Source:Deccan Chronicle, May 12 2008 |
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While the opportunity bucket for Indian semiconductor suppliers predominantly includes large
MNCs such as the Nokias and Ciscos, the chip fraternity can ill afford to ignore smaller,
domestic players who may form a big chunk of the available market, experts say. "The few
large firms are important to the market. They are not only designing in India but also
manufacturing. However, we cannot ignore the 'many small' ones because they will be a huge
grow-th engine for the industry going ahead," Bobby Mitra, MD, Texas Instruments India, says.
All electronic goods incorporate semiconductors. The domestic demand for electronic products
has been rising with the higher disposable income of the Indians. |
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| Tough year ahead for semiconductor industry |
| Source: Toh Mei Ling, The Edge Daily, May 12 2008 |
| http://www.theedgedaily.com |
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The outlook for the semiconductor industry for the remainder of the year is not encouraging
given the seemingly imminent recession in the US and the weak dollar. While microprocessor
sales are still going strong due to the stable PC market, global sales for semiconductor and
memory chips are likely to remain subdued. |
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| Mentor faring well amid fight for Hungary's talent |
| Source: EETimes, May 12 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
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Despite a tight employment market and wage appreciation, Hungary remains an attractive site
for Mentor Graphics to expand its automotive networking software development team, said
Joachim Langenwalter, director of Mentor's automotive networking business unit.
Mentor entered Budapest in 2000 through an acquisition. Today the company employs 35
developers who work on automotive networking software for OEMs in Europe and China. |
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| Middle East on path to digital future, says Intel chairman
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| Source: CIOL, May 12 2008 |
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Speaking at the US-Arab Economic Forum, Intel chairman Craig Barrett shared his vision on the
role of technology and education in driving a digital transformation in the Middle East.
Education and technology can expand what is possible and create opportunities for people
across the Middle East," said Barrett. The foundation for innovation in today's knowledge based
economy relies on a highly educated workforce and a strong technology infrastructure.
Together they make up the backbone of the modern economy." |
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| India EE students report power-saving DSP design |
| Source: K.C. Krishnadas, EE Times, May 13 2008 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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Engineering students at the PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, India, have proposed
techniques that they say would enable design of highly power-efficient DSPs and other
processors. The proposals include a new adder design and a method for implementing the
multiplier circuit using decomposition logic. |
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| TI buys Irish power management firm |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 13 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
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Expanding its efforts in power management, Texas Instruments Inc. has acquired Ireland's
Commergy Technologies Ltd., a power supply reference design provider. The acquisition allows
TI (Dallas) to expand its focus on improving energy efficiency in designs. This is especially true
in the areas of AC adapters and high-density computing and server systems. |
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| ST, Synopsys drive XA verification of analog ICs |
| Source: John Walko, Analog Designline Europe, May 13 2008 |
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A project between STMicroelectronics and Synopsys has resulted in significantly improved
verification of analog IC designs, the companies claim. As a result the chip maker has adopted
Synopsys' HSIM-XA for its next generation smart power devices targeting the automotive sector. |
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| China earthquake halts some high-tech production |
| Source: Bolaji Ojo, EETimes, May 13 2008 |
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The massive earthquake that devastated parts of China's Sichuan region on Monday halted
activities at several high-tech manufacturing facilities in the area although reports indicate
that the damages were limited and production should soon resume. Technology companies
affected in the region include Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Semiconductor Manufacturing
International and Intel Corp., the world's biggest semiconductor supplier, which has a test and
assembly plant in Chengdu, one of the areas affected by the earthquake. |
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| Applied Materials, T-Solar ink SunFab service deal |
| Source: EETimes, May 14 2008 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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Applied Materials Inc. has announced its SunFab Performance Service program that guarantees
the performance cost and output of the Applied SunFab Thin Film Line for producing solar
modules, thus enabling continuous cost reduction based on megawatt output. Claimed to be
the most comprehensive integrated support solution in the solar industry, the SunFab
Performance Service allows customers to quickly ramp to volume production and optimize the
efficiency and productivity of their SunFab Line. |
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| VC firm has eye on India, China, Israel |
| Source: Peter Clarke, EE Times Europe, May 14 2008 |
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U.S.-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners has said it has closed Lightspeed
Venture Partners VIII LP capitalized with $800 million of limited partner commitments, above
the firm's target of $675 million. The closing brings Lightspeed's base of committed capital to
over $2 billion. |
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| Nirmaan gives Gauda faster time to market |
| Source: EETimes, May 14 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.co.in |
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SoftJin Technologies Pvt. Ltd's Nirmaan post layout EDA Software development Toolkit enables
Gauda Inc., one of the companies who has the technology to accelerate computation for
optical proximity correction (OPC) using graphical processing units (GPUs), to bring its
breakthrough OPC acceleration technology faster to market. |
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| Semicon likely to grow 12pc in 2008 |
| Source: Pradeep Chakraborty, CIOL, May 14 2008 |
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According to Malcom Penn, CEO, Future Horizons, we are dealing with a semiconductor
industry in 'deep trauma.' He was delivering the company's forecast at the recently held
International Electronics Forum (IEF) 2008 in Dubai, predicting a 12 percent growth this year
despite signs of a wobbling US economy. |
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| Obama Green Talk is Gold to Silicon Valley |
| Source: Matt Richtel, The New York Times, May 14 2008 |
| http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com |
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama today proposed that the federal government spend $150
billion over 10 years to promote alternative energy and create several million jobs. The
massive investment plan was mentioned in a speech delivered in Michigan aimed at voters
frustrated by the region’s disappearing manufacturing sector. |
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| Broadcom's Samueli resigns as chairman |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 14 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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There's more trouble at Broadcom Corp. amid its ongoing stock-option probe. Broadcom (Irvine,
Calif.) said that its chairman and chief technical officer, Henry Samueli, and senior vice
president and general counsel, David Dull, have each taken leaves of absence as
executive'officers. In addition, Samueli has also resigned from the board and as chairman. The
board has named John Major, an independent director of the company since January 2003, to
serve as non-executive chairman. |
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| New alternative to silicon chip may withstand harsh conditions |
| Source: The Economic Times, May 15 2008 |
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A new generation of transistors will soon replace one of the world's most ubiquitous
technologies—the silicon chip. And these transistors will not only slash energy consumption but
also operate under extreme conditions. |
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| SanDisk is top memory, USB drive vendor |
| Source: EETimes, May 15 2008 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
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SanDisk is the top global vendor in the Rs.46,372.44 crore ($11.5 billion) memory card and USB
flash drive (UFD) market last year, according to DRAMeXchange. SanDisk posted Rs.11,814.89
crore ($2.93 billion) in sales, followed by Sony with Rs.6,976.03 crore ($1.73 billion). Coming in
third at Rs.4,556.60 crore ($1.13 billion) is Kingston. U.S. channel brand PNY took the fourth
place with Rs.2,883.16 crore ($715 million) sales. Moreover, Taiwan's Transcend secured the
top-five position with sales of Rs.2,496.05 crore ($619 million). |
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| Television manufacturers give IPL full marks for booming sales |
| Source: livemint.com, May 15 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
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Experts say TV sales are typically low in summer with about 10% growth because demand spikes
for refrigerators and air conditioners at this time. For 27-year-old Bhushan Kalap, prime time
on the idiot box was never a priority. This artist from Kandivli, a suburb in Mumbai, would
rather play games on his mobile, while the women in the house soaked in the melodrama
beamed on TV, courtesy sundry saas-bahu soap operas. |
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| Top 20 Semiconductor ranking |
| Source: Anke Schröter, evertiq, May 15 2008 |
| http://www.evertiq.com |
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There are eight U.S. companies in the top 20 (including three fabless semiconductor suppliers),
six Japanese, three European, two South Korean, and one Taiwanese company (IC foundry
supplier TSMC) in the ranking. As shown, it required at least $1.0 billion in first quarter sales to
make the top 20 ranking. Although the top four ranked companies remained the same, there
were a number of "movers and shakers" up and down the remainder of the 1Q08 ranking as
compared to their full-year 2007 positions. |
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| Mentor buys assets of Ponte |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 15 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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The EDA world continues to consolidate, as Mentor Graphics Corp. has acquired the assets of
Ponte Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed price. With the acquistion of Ponte (Mountain View,
Calif.), Mentor expands its efforts in the design-for-manufacturing (DFM) arena. Ponte's
solutions analyze, predict, and reduce the impact of process variability during the manufacture
and design of semiconductors. |
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| Infrastructure problems will slow earthquake recovery efforts |
| Source: Bolaji Ojo, EETimes, May 15 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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With China focused on an intense, sometimes brick-by-brick, search for survivors after Monday's
(May 12) devastating earthquake, the government is for now deferring efforts to repair
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damaged infrastructure. The understandable decision could end up limiting the ability of
businesses to resume normal manufacturing operations. While most electronic manufacturers in
China's Sichuan province at the epicenter of the quake thankfully suffered limited damage to
buildings and few employee injuries, observers said plants located in the Chengdu region might
not operate at full capacity for some time--at least until the government turns its attention to
damaged infrastructure. |
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| India's growth robust, irreversible: World Bank |
| Source: The Financial Express, May 16 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
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ndia's growth, despite current crisis of spiraling inflation, was robust and irreversible, a top
World Bank official said in Mumbai. "The growth path (of India) was robust and irreversible ...
in the crisis situation growth can reduce but has the capacity to spring back," World Bank South
Asia Region Vice-President Praful Patel said. |
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