Create Separate Ministry For Electronics & Hardware: ASSOCHAM
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has stressed the need for creation of Independent Ministry for Electronics and Hardware Industry to enable India acquire their faster indigenization and thus reduce its dependence on imports. Read more
LG Electronics India revises upwards revenue targets
Unfazed by the slowdown, LG Electronics India has revised upwards its revenue and recruitment targets for 2009. Read more
Consumers shift focus from camcorders to digicams
Consumers in India appear to be shifting their focus from camcorders to digital still cameras. Camcorder sales remained flat in 2008, recording single-digit growth rates, according to industry estimates. Read more
Cypress Semiconductor, Sona Tech to Set Up PSoC Lab in Tamil Nadu, India
Cypress Semiconductor Corp and Sona College of Technology (Sona Tech) of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India have agreed to set up a joint programmable system-on-chip (PSoC) laboratory at Sona Tech. Read more
Health bug bites consumer electronics makers
Leading consumer electronics makers from LG, Philips, Samsung to Godrej seem smitten by the health bug like never before. Read more
Bosch starts production of Electronic Control Units in India
Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited (RBAI), a 100% subsidiary of the Bosch Group, today inaugurated its manufacturing plant at Naganathapura, Bangalore. Read more
Gartner sees semiconductor use in India dropping 15%
The impact of the worldwide semiconductor slump will be accentuated in India where the total consumption is expected to fall 12-15% in 2009 to $4.4 billion compared to $5.3 billion in 2008, according to tech research firm Gartner. Read more
Netronome Demonstrates Network Flow Processing
Netronome Systems has announced that the company will be demonstrating applications and use cases for their technology,
along with new development tools. Read more
Tensilica HiFi 2 Audio DSP Supports HE AAC by Dolby in Digital Radio Mondiale
Tensilica, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) decoder on its popular HiFi 2 Audio DSP, which can be easily integrated into system-on-chip (SOC) designs. The implementation is based on software developed by Dolby and has passed Dolby’s certification procedure. Read more
Altera expands FPGA and ASIC offering
Altera has announced two new FPGA families with integrated transceivers. The new Stratix IV GT and Arria II GX 40 nm FPGA families join Stratix IV GX FPGAs and HardCopy IV GX ASICs to expand the company’s broad portfolio of transceiver FPGA and ASIC solutions. Read more