Apple to Develop iPhone 17 in India by 2024, Up Proportion of Locally Made Phones to 25 Percent: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple to Develop iPhone 17 in India by 2024, Up Proportion of Locally Made Phones to 25 Percent: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple is planning to increase the proportion of iPhone units produced in India, according to details shared by TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new blog post on Thursday, the analyst states that the Cupertino company is also working on developing the iPhone 17 — expected to launch…

Apple Starts Selling Assembled in India iPhone 15 Models on Launch Day for First Time

Apple Starts Selling Assembled in India iPhone 15 Models on Launch Day for First Time

iPhone 15 series including iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max hit the stores on Friday (September 22) in India and other countries. For the first time, the Cupertino-based company made the India-built iPhone 15 models available in the country and other parts of the…

Vedanta Chairman Says Their $5 Billion Made-in-India Chip Will Be Ready in 2.5 Years

Vedanta Chairman Says Their $5 Billion Made-in-India Chip Will Be Ready in 2.5 Years

Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal on Friday said that the first phase of its semiconductor project will involve a $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,300 crore) investment of the overall $20-billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,500 crore) outlay, and the venture will be ready with made-in-India chip in two and a half years….

Foxconn Industrial Internet Officials Discuss Investment Opportunities With Tamil Nadu Government

Foxconn Industrial Internet Officials Discuss Investment Opportunities With Tamil Nadu Government

Top officials of Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), the subsidiary of Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, popularly known as ‘Foxconn‘ called on Chief Minister M K Stalin and discussed “investment opportunities” in Tamil Nadu, sources said on Wednesday. Foxconn Industrial Internet, is a leading global total solution provider for smart manufacturing…

Vedanta to Take Over Foxconn Chip Joint Venture From Twin Star Technologies

Vedanta to Take Over Foxconn Chip Joint Venture From Twin Star Technologies

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group will acquire 100 percent stake in semiconductor and display units from sister concern Twin Star Technologies, the conglomerate said on Friday. Twin Star Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volcan Investments Limited which is the ultimate holding company of Vedanta Limited. The new structure will make…

Taiwanese Technology Giants Look to Relocate Production Bases to India in Move Away From China

Taiwanese Technology Giants Look to Relocate Production Bases to India in Move Away From China

Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the Taiwan government have said, amid the self-governed island’s increasingly tense relations with China. Deputy Minister for Taiwan’s National Development Kao Shien-Quey said there is…

iPhone Supplier Foxconn to Invest $250 Million for EV Components Unit in Vietnam

iPhone Supplier Foxconn to Invest $250 Million for EV Components Unit in Vietnam

Foxconn is set to invest about $250 million (nearly Rs. 20,500 crore) in two new projects in Vietnam, including for the production of components for electric vehicles (EVs), the world’s largest contract electronics assembler and local authorities said on Friday. The move confirms Foxconn’s global plans to become a player…

ISMC $3-Billion India Semiconductor Plant Plans Stall as Intel Acquires Tech Partner Tower

ISMC $3-Billion India Semiconductor Plant Plans Stall as Intel Acquires Tech Partner Tower

A planned $3 billion (roughly Rs. 24,700 crore) semiconductor facility in India by chip consortium ISMC that counted Israeli chipmaker Tower as a tech partner has been stalled due to the company’s ongoing takeover by Intel, three sources said, dashing India’s chip making plans. A second mega $19.5 billion (roughly…

Vedanta-Foxconn, Other Chip Firms Expected to Re-Apply for Government Funding Under Revised Scheme

Vedanta-Foxconn, Other Chip Firms Expected to Re-Apply for Government Funding Under Revised Scheme

Some applicants including Vedanta Foxconn JV are expected to re-apply for government incentives under the modified semiconductor scheme opening from June 1, according to sources. Under the Modified Semicon India Programme, the government has increased the financial incentive of 50 percent of the project cost for companies, consortia, joint ventures…

iPhone Maker Foxconn Buys Massive Piece of Land in Bengaluru to Diversify Production

iPhone Maker Foxconn Buys Massive Piece of Land in Bengaluru to Diversify Production

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Indian tech hub Bengaluru, the key Apple supplier said in a filing Tuesday as it looks to diversify production away from China. Also known by its official name, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn is the…