Samsung Electronics' USD 16.5 billion deal to manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 processors has gained new weight after Tesla shut down its Dojo supercomputing team, a move widely seen as a sign the electric carmaker will lean more on external chip partners.
South Korea's top chipmakers may escape the brunt of US President Donald Trump's proposed 100 per cent tariffs on imported semiconductors, after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that companies investing in US manufacturing plants would be exempt.
"Our next big priority should be becoming self-reliant in technology. The journey to a Viksit Bharat will move forward hand in hand with Digital India. Through initiatives like the India AI Mission, India is advancing toward global AI leadership. He added that the Semiconductor Mission is
Addressing the 'Next-Gen Mobility for a Next-Gen City' programme here, the IT Minister said, "Today there are six semiconductor plants under construction in our country and very soon we'll see the first Made-in-India chip roll out of these factories."
A proposed 100 per cent U.S. tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan's chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island's semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported a sharp rise in its July 2025 revenue, driven by sustained global demand for advanced semiconductor technologies across industries.
As of 9:15am, Samsung was trading at 70,000 won (USD 50.45) on the Korea Exchange, up 1.74 per cent from the previous session, reclaiming the symbolic "70,000 club" status.
India's semiconductor mission paves way for digital sovereignty and will take the country towards self-sufficiency in chips that have use in a wide array of applications, including CCTV cameras, mobile networks, satellites, cars, and smart devices, experts have said.
In a significant stride towards establishing digital sovereignty, the central government's ambitious semiconductor mission is being hailed as a transformative step in securing the country's control over its digital infrastructure.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the sanction of 23 chip-design projects for financial support under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme.