| India Semiconductor Association (ISA) Announced Global Conference Vision Summit 2008 |
Source:Forbes.com, November 28 2007 |
| http://www.forbes.com |
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian
semiconductor driven industry today announced Vision Summit 2008, the only business
leadership conference for leaders in this region. It is to be scheduled on February 18 & 19, 2008
at The Leela Palace, Bangalore with participation from senior executives within and outside
India.
The theme for this year's Vision Summit is on the evolving domestic market which is the growth
driver for the Indian electronics industry.
The event will features global speakers and business leaders including, Mr. Azim H. Premji,
Chairman Wipro, Dr. Chi-Foon Chan, President & COO Synopsys, Inc, Mr. Malcolm Penn, Chief
Executive Future Horizons, Mr. Ashok Soota, Chairman & CEO Mindtree Consulting, Mr. Stanley
T. Myers, President & CEO, SEMI and Mr. Gopal Srinivasan, Director TVS Electronics among
others.
Announcing this event, Ms. Poornima Shenoy, President ISA said, "ISA is committed to
supporting the Indian industry in its goal to play an even more prominent role on the global
semiconductor map. This conference brings together global speakers and an audience of
decision makers. This is an excellent platform to interact, network and plan for the future. We
are already seeing good response for Vision Summit 2008."
The highlights of the Vision Summit will include sessions addressing focused verticals like
Telecom, IT and Office automation, Networking platforms, One-on-one meetings, Focused and
Group discussions, Luncheon receptions and Gala dinner. For more information on Vision
Summit, please visit the website: http://isaonline.org/visionsummit/08/ |
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| Major change on tap for semiconductor industry |
| Source:Abhi Talwalkar, San Jose Mercury News, November 29 2007 |
| http://www.mercurynews.com |
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the invention of the transistor by Bell Labs, a
technology icon whose progeny includes LSI Corp. That seminal innovation not only gave birth
to today's semiconductor industry but altered virtually every aspect of modern life.
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| Qimonda revamps production strategy |
| Source:Mark LaPedus, EETimes, November 30 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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Amid a DRAM downturn and losses, Qimonda AG has revamped its 200-mm manufacturing
strategy. The DRAM maker also plans to end 200-mm production with two foundry partners:
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) and Winbond Electronics Corp.
Germany's Qimonda (Munich) will discontinue its contract manufacturing deal for 200-mm
wafers from its former parent, Infineon Technologies AG.
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| Nanotechnology poised to be the next big economic driver in the Electronics Industry |
| Source:evertiq, December 3 2007 |
| http://www.evertiq.com |
While nanotechnology has already staked a large claim to the electronics market, and awaits
further use as the semiconductor industry closes in on the physical limitations of CMOS,
nanotechnology, applications are currently being driven by "convergence" in consumer
electronics. |
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| Israel's technology exports hit by rising materials costs |
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Source:Amir Ben-Artzi, EETimes, December 3 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
The annual growth rate for the value of Israel's technology-based exports is going to fall from
20 percent in 2006 to only 7 percent in 2007, according to economists in the Manufacturers
Association of Israel. The rising cost of manufacturing materials and components and the
weakness of the U.S. dollar are blamed.
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| ASIC design starts to fall 4% in 2007, says Gartner |
| Source: Peter Clarke, EETimes, December 3 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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The number of ASIC designs taping out in 2007 looks set to be 3,275 down 4 percent from 3,408
ASIC design start tape outs in 2006, according to market research company Gartner Inc. Of the
2007 ASIC design starts about 200 starts made at 65-nanometer design rules or below. |
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| Forrester Sees Green Among U.S. Consumers |
| Source: Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek, December 3 2007 |
| http://www.informationweek.com |
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Among U.S. consumer electronics buyers, there's an emerging environmentally conscious group
that's willing to pay more for green products, a researcher said Monday. Fully 12% of U.S.
adults, or 25 million Americans, are willing to pay extra for gadgets that use less energy or
come from a company that approaches product design with the environment in mind, Forrester
Research said. These "bright green" buyers are the vanguard of an emerging consumer market
that will be an attractive target for technology companies. |
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| Indian auto developer gains Spice certification |
| Source:K.C. Krishnadas, EETimes, December 3 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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KPIT Cummins, a prominent Indian software company developing automotive electronics and
semiconductor products, has been certified at a higher level for using an auto design language.
Automotive Spice is used to evaluate quality and process competencies as well as
organizational maturity of software service providers for auto manufacturers. |
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| Japan Continues to Spend Big on Semiconductor Equipment |
| Source:SEMI Global Update, December 2007 |
| http://wps2a.semi.org/wps/portal |
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Japan’s economy is rebounding from difficulties in the late nineties and the early 2000s.
According to the Economist, the short-term outlook remains favorable, with real GDP growth
forecast at 2.3% in 2007 and averaging 2 percent a year over the next several years. Also,
electronic manufacturers in Japan continue to innovate and develop technologies that ever
increase the functionality of portable electronic devices. |
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| Moser Baer to set up large grid-connected Solar farm |
| Source:EETimes, December 4 2007 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
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Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Moser Baer India, has
announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of
Rajasthan for setting up of a large solar power project in the state with an estimated generation capacity of 1 ~ 5MW. The project will be the largest grid-connected solar farm in
India and entails an investment of around Rs.100 crore at Rs.17.80 crore ($4.5 million) per MW. |
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| Rupee rise boosts India Inc's foreign buyouts |
| Source:The Financial Express, December 4 2007 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
While the rupee's sharp rally is becoming a cause for heartburn among exporters, it is giving
attractive foreign acquisition opportunities to some of the big corporate houses such as
Mahindra and Godrej. |
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| Bengal to get its own Silicon Valley |
| Source: Suman Chakraborti, The Times of India, December 4 2007 |
| http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com |
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The foundation for West Bengal's own Silicon Valley will soon be laid off Rajarhat near Kolkata
airport. Spearheaded by NRI scientist Santosh Mukherjee, the Santech research valley will come
up through tie-ups between US-based Santech International Inc. and international
organisations, including reputed foreign varsities. Earlier, the company had tied up with IIT
Kharagpur to set up the San Tech IIT Resource and Development Initiative. |
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| Semiconductor equipment sales to reach $41.7 billion in 2007 |
| Source:evertiq, December 4 2007 |
| http://www.evertiq.com |
The forecast indicates that, following 23 percent market growth in 2006, the equipment
market will grow three percent in 2007. Survey respondents expect the market to decline
about two percent in 2008, and then post growth in the high single digits in 2009 and 2010 to
reach $47.99 billion in 2010. "Sales of semiconductor manufacturing, testing, assembly and
packaging equipment are at levels slightly above last year, and will result in 2007 being the
industry’s second strongest year on record," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. |
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| 2008 capital spending to shake IC industry foundation, IC Insights reports |
| Source: Ann Steffora Mutschler, EDN, December 4 2007 |
| http://www.edn.com |
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Tying two seemingly unrelated situations together, market research firm IC Insights called
attention to the fact that both General Motors and Ford Motor Co. said this year they would cut
back fleet sales, while in October, semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC)
said in its Q3 financial report that its 2008 capex would be lower than 2007 to focus on
increasing profitability. |
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| Finland, China strengthen nanotech collaboration |
| Source: Anne-Francoise Pele, EETimes, December 4 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
The Finnish National Nanotechnology Initiative and the China International Nanotech Innovation
Cluster have intensified their nanotechnology collaboration through the signature of an
agreement that aims to foster nanotech research and put Sino-Finnish nanotech products onto
the market by 2010.
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| General Motors ties up with IIT Kharagpur for research |
| Source:livemint.com, December 5 2007 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
The partners also announced that a new educational curriculum would be jointly developed
leading to a post-graduate degree in these fields. General Motors Corp, global automakers,
today announced setting up a new Collaborative Research Lab (CRL) in partnership with the
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur to carry out research in areas of electronics, controls
and software.
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| Bosch expands heavily in India |
Source: Christoph Hammerschmidt, December 6 2007 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
After having raised its revenue in India almost 20 percent in 2007, automotive supplier Bosch
group plans further investments in the subcontinent. Design and production will focus on
technologies for better fuel efficiency and safety, the company said. |
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| Future Horizons expects rosier 2008 for semiconductor industry |
| Source: Fabtech, December 6 2007 |
| http://www.fabtech.org |
Semiconductor market research firm Future Horizons expects the industry to do better in 2008
compared to this year based on slightly improved ASPs and double-digit unit growth. For 2008,
Future Horizons expects 10 percent unit growth and a modest 2 percent increase in ASPs. |
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| Nokia ups investment in India facility |
| Source: EETimes, December 7 2007 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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Nokia has added approximately $75 million investment in its manufacturing plant in Chennai,
India for 2008 to improve the capacity of the facility and cater to the need of the Indian and
other emerging markets.
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| India's Reliance funds U.S. wireless comms firm |
| Source: K.C. Krishnadas, EE Times, December 7 2007 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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The Reliance ADA Group of India, through its venture capital arm Reliance Technology Ventures
Ltd, has invested an undisclosed amount of funds in E-Band Communications Corp., a U.S.-
based designer and manufacturer of multigigabit wireless communication systems.
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| Gartner: Tough times ahead as industry shifts to 32nm |
| Source: Rick Merritt, EE Times, December 7 2007 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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Market watcher Gartner Inc. has pulled down its forecast for the semiconductor industry for
this year and next, warning times will only get tougher as the industry moves to 32nm process
technology. The industry could still slip into recession next year, depending on issues in the
broader economy, analysts said at an annual briefing this week.
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| India world's third largest economy: OECD |
| Source: The Financial Express, December 7 2007 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
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Economic growth is losing steam in the industrialised world after a strong run and the US
Economy is slowing hard but not sliding into recession, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Thursday. In a twice-yearly report, the OECD said China,
India, Russia and other rising stars would continue to grow fast if not quite as furiously as
before, and that the financial market troubles were the biggest, and simply unquantifiable, risk
right now.
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| SPEL semiconductor achieves record sales in November |
| Source: The Economic Times, December 7 2007 |
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Spel Semiconductor informed BSE on Thursday it has achieved the highest ever sales revenue of
$2 million in November 2007. Stating this is an important milestone crossed in its growth path,
company said the higher revenue last month is pertinent to the full utilisation of the expanded
capacity. Continuing to be India’s first & only semiconductor IC assembly and test facility, Spel
said it is committed to firmly establishing itself as the natural destination for global customers
seeking cost effective assembly and test services.
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