| 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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| $50 Billion Telecom Deal Falls Apart |
Source:Heather Timmons, The New York Times, May 25, 2008 |
| http://www.nytimes.com |
The world's largest corporate deal in an emerging market, a tie-up worth nearly $50 billion
between two telecommunication companies, Bharti Airtel in India and MTN Group in South
Africa, came to a screeching halt Saturday. Bharti called off negotiations after MTN turned
Bharti's takeover plan upside down, proposing to take over Bharti instead. After bankers from
both sides agreed in principle to a Bharti-controlled structure on May 16, MTN's board met this
week and proposed a different transaction, in which Bharti Airtel would become a subsidiary of
MTN, Bharti said Saturday. |
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| Videocon eyes Motorola mobile unit |
| Source:evertiq, May 26 2008 |
| http://www.evertiq.com |
According to Indian magazine Business Standard, discussions are in early stage. Videocon’s
intention is to start producing mobile phones in a factory in Kashipur, India.
Motorolas’ market cap of the global mobile phone market is currently 15 %. Analysts predicts
the value of Motorolas’ mobile phone unit to 3,8 billion US Dollar. |
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| China, India to Lead Mobile Market by 2012, Says Ovum |
| Source:Nikkei Electronics Asia, May 26 2008 |
| http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp |
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"Connections are expected to reach 4.99 billion by 2012, with revenues growing to US$1,019
billion," according to Steven Hartley, senior analyst, Ovum. According to Ovum, emerging
markets are the engine of connection growth in the mobile market, and the next 4 years will
see that trend continue. "In particular, China and India will be the two single largest markets
on the planet by 2012, accounting for 31% of the world’s mobile connections," said Hartley. The
research firm forecasts that penetration will reach 64% in China and 55% in India by 2012,
meaning there will still be growth left in the market. |
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| IT Propels Semiconductor Industry |
| Source: Business Standard, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.business-standard.com |
UK and Indian semiconductor industries share potential synergies in the areas of design, device
and applications, according to a study by the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), a trade
body representing the Indian semiconductor industry, the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), and
Science & Innovation Network UK (SIN). "Indian and UK companies can collaborate to boost
India's IP creation and build next-generation products for the world," the study notes. Titled
‘Scope for collaboration between India and UK in semiconductor driven industry 2008', the
study notes that while Indian companies specialise in VLSI, hardware and board-level design,
besides embedded systems in wireless communication, computing and networking, the UK's
strength lies in IP creation and complete product development. |
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| Outsourced IC design starts grew by 20% |
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Source:EETimes, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
Chip design outsourcing starts has grown by 20 per cent in 2007, according to a recent survey
by Gartner, Inc. The survey involved 62 vendors of integrated circuit design services, from
which it reported strong growth in designs of 90nm or below. In 2006, 29 design service
companies responded. The number increased to 62 last year, representing nearly 35 per cent of
all vendors worldwide, reported Gartner in its Semiconductor DQ Monday Report. |
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| UK, India aim for semicon collaboration |
| Source:CIOL, May 27 2008 |
| http://ciol.com/Semicon |
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Just a couple of days ago, I was expressing my delight at the growing global interest in the
Indian semiconductor industry. Close on it heels comes the initiative where the UK and India
seek each other's collaboration in that space! The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and
the UK Trade & Investment and Science & Innovation Network has launched a study titled
"Scope for collaboration between India and the UK in semiconductor driven industry 2008". The
report was launched by Richard Hyde, head - British Trade Office, Bangalore and ISA chairman
Jaswinder Ahuja. |
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| India to join 'economic miracle' group |
| Source:The Financial Express, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.ibef.org |
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India is all set to join the 13-member group of 'miracle economies' that have recorded higher
growth in a short span of time, says a UK-based think tank. In addition to India, Vietnam will
also be joining the club of these fast-growing economies, which among others include Japan,
Singapore and South Korea, the Commission on Growth and Development said. |
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| Third World Telecom Moves to the Front |
| Source: Heather Timmons and Kevin J. O’brien, The New York Times, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.nytimes.com |
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The MTN Group, a small mobile operator in South Africa, attracted an investment in 1995 from
SBC, an American telecommunications company. Now MTN is a sprawling company that spans
21 countries with 70 million customers, and it is attracting outside investors again. But this
time around, companies in emerging markets are on the prowl, reflecting a new order in the mobile telecommunications industry. American companies, it seems, are taking a backseat to
upstart rivals overseas. |
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| Analog design expertise is rare, valuable |
| Source:R. Colin Johnson, EETimes, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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An enduring shortage of analog engineers--that may be getting worse rather than better--is
requiring even digital chip powerhouses like Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (Austin, Texas) to
redouble their efforts to recruit and groom analog engineers in the "black art" of mixed-signal
processing. "Analog integrated chip design remains something of an art," said Gary Grandbois,
principal analyst for iSuppli's Analog ICs and Semiconductor Forecast. "Today, analog designers
have to be comfortable in both analog and digital design, a demanding task that makes these
designers rare, highly regarded and well paid." |
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| WSTS cuts chip forecast by half |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu |
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The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) group has cut its IC forecast by nearly half.
The global semiconductor market is expected to grow by 4.7 percent to $267.7 billion in 2008,
according to the WSTS. In 2007, the IC market grew 3.2 percent. The current projections have
been reduced by 4.4 percentage points compared to the forecast that WSTS issued in November
last year, ''mainly due to a weak fourth quarter 2007,'' according to the group. |
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| PV manufacturing industry pools interests in organization |
| Source: Christoph Hammerschmidt, EETimes, May 27 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.eu/ |
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Companies focusing on production technology for solar silicon ingots, wafers, solar cells and PV
modules have joined their forces in launching the International Photovoltaic Equipment
Association (IPVEA). The group intends to intensify cooperations and unlock synergies.
According to the group, more than 30 companies based in Asia, Europe and the USA have
already joined the organization. Representatives from Ebara Precision Machinery, Kuka
Systems, Oerlikon SA, Reis Robotics, Schiller Automation, Stangl Semiconductor and 3S Swiss
Solar Systems have been elected to the management board, the group informed in a press
release. |
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| BSNL plans for broadband in rural India |
| Source: EETimes, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
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With roll out of 3G guidelines this coming June, as announced by Union Communication & IT
Minister Mr. A Raja, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is getting ready to connect rural
India with wireless communication linkages that will provide broadband access to 23,000
district headquarters, panchayats etc., initially starting September 2008. |
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| Ziebart resigns as Infineon's CEO |
| Source: Peter Clarke, EE Times Europe, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetindia.co.in |
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Infineon Technology AG's CEO Wolfgang Ziebart has resigned from his post, effective on June 1.
Peter Bauer has assumed the position of spokesman of the management board. The resignation,
which had been speculated on in the days prior to the announcement, was due to "different
opinions" on the strategic orientation of the company. |
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| Dubai builds silicon from sand |
| Source: Patrick Mannion, EE Times, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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Dubai is prepping the Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), a multibillion- dollar project with the objective
of establishing the country as a leading center for electronics innovation, design and
development. The project is the brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VP
and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, and is evolving
against a backdrop of rapid economic change and development for the emirate as it looks to
shift from an oil- and conspicuous-consumption-based economy to one known for educational
excellence and technological development. Oil now constitutes only 3 percent of the emirate's
GDP—vs. almost 70 percent for neighboring Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE—with tourism and
real estate claiming the bulk of Dubai's economy. As a result of the massive boom in
construction, 43 percent of the world's cranes now reside in Dubai, compared with 37 percent
in China. |
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| Contest cultivates DSP innovation among students |
| Source: EETimes, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetasia.com |
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The 2008 Texas Instruments DSP Design Contest was the perfect venue to highlight China's
growing knowledge about the field. Held last month, Hefei University of Technology was
selected as the first prize winner for its project titled, "Real-time fatigue driving monitoring
system based on TI's DM642," in the system design category. Fudan University was awarded first
prize for its project titled, "Realization and optimization of video tracking algorithm in DaVinci
SoC," in the algorithm category. |
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| `India, UK can work on chip IP design` |
| Source: Fabtech, May 21 2008 |
| http://www.fabtech.org |
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The North America-based semiconductor equipment company SEMI 's Book-to-Bill Report
published posted $1.07 billion in orders in April 2008 (three-month average basis) and a bookto-
bill ratio of 0.81, which follows a strong decline since the February 2008 figure of 0.92. |
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| Fab utilization hovers at 90% |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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The WSTS cut its IC forecast. SEMI said that fab spending is projected to fall in 2008. And
memory prices are down. But fabs keep humming along amid the lull. Worldwide fab-capacity
utilization hit 89.7 percent in the first quarter of 2008, with leading-edge processes hovering
around the 96.7 percent range, according to the Semiconductor International Capacity
Statistics (SICAS) organization. |
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| Fab spending to fall by 17% in '08 |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com/ |
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Worldwide equipment spending on fabs is expected to show a decline of about 17 percent in
2008, ''as more companies are forced to postpone fab projects due to global economic
uncertainties,'' according to the World Fab Forecast from SEMI. The market is expected to hit
bottom by the fourth quarter of 2008. In addition, the overall capacity of volume fabs for 300-
mm is expected to surpass 200-mm capacity by the third quarter of 2008, according to SEMI of
San Jose. |
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| TCS wins five year engagement with NXP Semiconductors |
| Source: EuroAsia, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.euroasiasemiconductor.com |
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$100 million deal to provide applications and consultancy services exclusively for the
semiconductor company. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an IT services, business solutions and
outsourcing firm announced a five year contract to deliver end to end global IT applications
services to NXP Semiconductors B.V, a semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50
years ago. |
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| U.S. Protests EU Tech Tariffs |
| Source: Roy Mark, eWeek, May 28 2008 |
| http://www.eweek.com |
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The complaint centers on European treatment of flat-panel monitors and multipurpose
printers. After months of threats, the United States filed a complaint May 28 with the World
Trade Organization to force the European Union to stop taxing certain electronic products that
the United States claims are exempt from the tariffs. Japan also filed a similar complaint
against the EU. |
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| Abu Dhabi pours $2B in solar effort |
| Source: Mark LaPedus, EETimes, May 29 2008 |
| http://www.eetimes.com |
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Abu Dhabi's clean technology venture--the Masdar Initiative--has announced a $2 billion
investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology. Phase one of the project involves an
investment of $600 million, which will fund the development of two manufacturing facilities.
The first plant, to be based in Erfurt, Germany, will be operational by Q3 2009. A second
facility in Abu Dhabi will begin initial production by Q2 2010. The combined annual production
capacity of these two sites will be 210 megawatts. |
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| ADAG hires former AMD head for semiconductor business |
| Source: N Shivapriya, The Economic Times, May 29 2008 |
| http://economictimes.indiatimes.com |
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The Reliance Mukesh Ambani group has hired the former head of chipmaker AMD’s business in
India, Ajay Marathe, for its semiconductor foray. After quitting AMD, Mr Marathe had moved to
SemIndia. He is learnt to have joined as CEO of the semiconductor business. Industry sources
confirmed that Mr Marathe had moved to Reliance about a month back, when the group started
working on plans for its fab business. No official confirmation was available. “We will not like
to comment on the group’s semiconductor (business) at this point of time,” a group
spokesperson said. |
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| TSIA: Taiwan semiconductor sales down with seasonal slowdown in 1Q08 |
| Source: Digitimes, May 29 2008 |
| http://www.digitimes.com |
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) reported that Taiwan's semiconductor
production value went up 0.4% on year and down 8.9% on quarter to NT$342.8 million (US$11.3
million) in the first quarter of 2008, in comparison to the 3.8% on-year increase and 5.1% onquarter
decline in global semiconductor value to US$63.4 billion during the same period. |
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| US, Japan and Western Europe Continue to Lose Share of Global Electronics Production |
| Source: In-Stat, May 30 2008 |
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Electronics manufacturing in the US, Japan and Western Europe accounted for under 50% of
electronics output for the first time in 2006 as the migration of volume manufacturing to low
cost locations continues, according to a recent report published by Reed Electronics Research
and distributed by In-Stat. Although the Asia-Pacific (and China in particular) has been the
main beneficiary, Central and Eastern Europe and Mexico and Brazil have also benefited from
significant inward investment. In the longer-term, many of today’s low-cost locations will also
offer significant market opportunities, creating the need for further investment in local
manufacturing. |
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