| ISA-IDC report 2008 on Indian semiconductor and embedded design service industry
(2007-2010) |
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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
Members: INR 7500 / USD 195.
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| India rated as fourth safest business haven |
Source:IBEF, June 6 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
India has been ranked as the fourth most attractive business location for European business
houses, by the fifth annual European attractiveness survey by global consultancy company Ernst
& Young. 30 per cent decision-makers among the 834 who responded to the survey, found India
attaining more investor confidence and developing as a more preferred business destination
compared to the US and Russia. |
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| Softjin unveils EDA building blocks for FPGA tools |
| Source:K.C. Krishnadas, EETimes, June 6 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
Softjin Technologies unveiled EDA building blocks for FPGA routing, static timing analysis and
EDA software quality assurance. Softjin, based here, said its tools include a customizable FPGA
routing engine for cross-platform, timing-driven routers used with island-style FPGAs that meet
timing goals. The tools are also intended to leverage FPGA routing resources. |
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| The Latest on Skills Demand in the Semiconductor Industry |
| Source:Paul Kostek, IEEE.USA Today’s Engineer Online, June 6 2008 |
| http://www.todaysengineer.org |
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In a slowing economy, where are the opportunities? What skills and industries offer
opportunities? Following is data from a survey of the Semiconductor Industry Association’s (SIA)
member companies. The survey looks at degrees, technical skills and the difficulty companies
are having filling these positions. Keep in mind that the semiconductor industry is looking for
people with varying levels of experience, so don’t feel limited by the number of years of
experience you have. |
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| [Made in India] Competition Heating up in Solar-cell Market [Part 2] |
| Source: Motonobu Kawai, Nikkei Electronics, June 6 2008 |
| http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp |
Solar cell manufacturing in India is being established more rapidly than other devices. Several
emerging manufacturers began volume production in 2007, while existing manufacturers are
increasing output. According to Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, an Indian
research institute, solar cell production in India is expected to rise from 80MW per year in 2007
to 350MW in 2012 and 3GW in 2022 *1. In fact, however, solar cell production in India is likely
to increase much faster than these forecasts. |
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| Poland shines as Europe's best investment site, survey says |
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Source:Drew Wilson, Analog Designline, June 6 2008 |
| http://www.analog-europe.com |
Poland has been rated the most attractive destination for new foreign investment in Europe in
Ernst & Young's 2008 "European Attractiveness Survey." The annual survey, based on phone
interviews and questionnaires, showed 18% of respondents favored Poland as a potential
investment location " the highest score. |
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| Foreign firms drive surge in technology patents |
| Source:livemint.com, June 9 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org/ |
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Trend reflects the more complex R&D work being done in India; subsidiaries of MNCs outpace
local peers. Texas Instruments Inc., or TI, one of the world’s largest chip makers, flies down
patent attorneys from its US headquarters to Bangalore once a quarter to conduct workshops
aimed at creating awareness among its employees on protecting their intellectual property (IP)
and patenting it. |
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| Analysts parse industry strengths, challenges, opportunities at SEMI breakfast |
| Source:James Montgomery, Solid State Technology, June 9 2008 |
| http://sst.pennnet.com |
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A trio of semiconductor industry analysts presented their newest industry/macroeconomic
analysis at a SEMI breakfast panel near Boston (June 4), generally agreeing that the IC industry
isn't doing as badly as had been feared. Other topics addressed included capex trends and a
coming "memory meltdown," concerns about long-term fab-lite models, IC makers vs. systems
OEMs, and advice to suppliers about 450mm. |
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| Indian research wing of reputed US manufacturer attains pathbreaking success |
| Source: IBEF, June 10 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
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The Indian research wing of global microchip manufacturer Texas Instruments has made a
major pathbreaking achievement of increasing the processing and memory capacity of ultralow
power micro-controllers. The new breed of ultra-low power micro-controllers can help
users in varied fields such as medicine, security, residential automation and consumer goods,
the company divulged on June 9, 2008. "The new generation micro-controllers will have 50 per
cent more processing performance and a 100 per cent enhancement of memory as compared to
previous generations," a spokesperson said. “Power consumption has also been brought down,”
he added. |
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| Indian semicon needs concrete planning |
| Source:CIOL, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.ciol.com |
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The Indian semiconductor market is still in a nascent stage. In the Indian context, we
are among the world's best in design services. However, we have yet to achieve the required
capability to build products. In this context, Subhash Bal, Country Director, Synopsys (India)
EDA Software Pvt. Ltd says: "One has to first understand the dynamics of the semiconductor
market. The key is: if you grow a market here, it will also grow somewhere else. That's where
the trick lies!" |
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| State to revitalise IT, BT policy |
| Source: Business Standard, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.businessstandard.com |
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The Karnataka government, which had drawn flak from the IT/BT captains for the tardy
reponse to the problems nagging the industry, on Tuesday announced plans to revise the IT/BT
policies. Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy and Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar
Shaw are likely to be roped in by the government to accomplish the task. State's new IT/BT
minister Katta Subramanya Naidu, who convened a meeting of officials here, favoured rejigging
the existing policies in order to aid the ITT industry scale up the growth trajectory. |
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| 3 hitech firms to set up shop in AP |
| Source: K Rajani Kanth, Business Standard, June 11 |
| http://www.business-standard.com |
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The Andhra Pradesh government is in talks with three hitech companies, engaged in the
manufacture of photovoltaic solar cells, liquid crystal display (LCD) and light-emitting diodes
(LED), for setting their facilities in the state. The facilities together are expected to bring in an
investment of $6 billion (around 25,200 crore). |
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| TI buys analog design house |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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Expanding its analog portfolio, Texas Instruments Inc. has acquired Innovative Design Solutions
Inc. (IDS) for an undisclosed price. Based in Melbourne, Fla., IDS designs integrated, high-speed
analog products for applications such as test and measurement. |
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| India seeks to extend high-tech boom beyond Bengaluru |
| Source: K.C. Krishnadas, EETimes, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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Buoyed by this regional capital's success in attracting semiconductor and embedded design
companies, the regional government of Karnataka will develop its own semiconductor and
electronics manufacturing blueprint. The hope is that this city's success in attracting
investment in software and hardware design can be replicated throughout Karnataka state for
semiconductor, electronics and solar manufacturing. |
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| Engineers' pay in India growing fast; China, not so much |
| Source: David Benjamin, EETimes, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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In a discussion here Tuesday (June 10) at the Design Automation Conference (DAC),
representatives from the world's two most talked-about--and feared--economies, India and
China, painted a portrait of high-tech growth that is proceeding piecemeal in both countries,
and at different speeds, toward parity with the West. Among the more startling predictions,
from S. "Jani" Janakiraman, president of the Indian R&D firm, Mindtree, was that within a decade engineers in India " where thousands of U.S. technology jobs have been outsourced "
will catch up to salaries earned by their American counterparts. |
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| Vasi to be honored with TechnoVisionary Award |
| Source: CIOL, June 11 2008 |
| http://www.ciol.com |
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The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) will confer Prof Juzer M Vasi, deputy director, Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai with the TechnoVisionary Award when it holds the
Technovation Awards 2008 in Bangalore later this month. |
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| Forecast Cut for Semiconductor Sales |
| Source: Reuters, June 12, 2008 |
| http://www.nytimes.com |
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The Semiconductor Industry Association on Wednesday cut its forecast for growth in global
sales of semiconductors in 2008, citing lower prices because of competition in the memory chip
sector. The trade group said it now expected 2008 chip sales to grow 4.3 percent, to $266.6
billion, down from a forecast of 7.7 percent in November. |
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| Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to be the Chief Guest at the ISA's Technovation Awards. |
| Source: Jamalul Haque/ITvoir Network, June 12 2008 |
| http://itvoir.com |
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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to be the Chief Guest at the ISA’s Technovation Awards. 2008 on June 26,
2008. Award ceremony to recognise research scholars in the field of semiconductors
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian
semiconductor driven industry today announced the winners of Technovation Awards 2008. The
Technovation Awards are emerging as one of the most sought recognitions for researchers in
the field of semiconductors and embedded software. |
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| SanDisk acquires digital content distribution firm |
| Source: EETimes, June 13 2008 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
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MP3 player provider SanDisk Corp. has acquired MusicGremlin, a privately held technology
company that develops advanced digital content distribution technologies. The acquisition falls
under SanDisk's Sansa audio/video business unit. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. |
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