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MeitY enters into partnership with IBM in AI, semiconductors

The partnership comes four months after the historic India-US joint declaration on strengthening semiconductor supply chains…reports Asian Lite News

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and IBM entered into a partnership to collaborate in quantum, AI and semiconductors to shape the future.

IBM signed MoUs with the Government of India on Semiconductors, AI and Quantum. Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar was present at the occasion.

This body of work will aim to accelerate India’s comprehensive national strategy for AI, strengthen efforts to be self-reliant in Semiconductors and advance its National Quantum Mission.

The partnership comes four months after the historic India-US joint declaration on strengthening semiconductor supply chains.

“Just 4 months after the historic India-US joint declaration by @POTUS@JoeBiden & PM @narendramodi ji, @GoI_MeitY has entered into a partnership with @IBM in #Quantum, #AI & #Semiconductors – technologies that are set to shape the future,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

These MoUs will help MeitY access IBM’s expertise to build and advance India’s Competency and scale its growth mission in the AI, semiconductor and quantum industries.

“IBM will support the #FutureSkills program with @NIELITIndia and partner with #FutureDESIGN startups in the areas of Quantum and AI,” added Chandrasekhar.

He said that collaborating with IBM will significantly expand capabilities in the Indian Semiconductor, AI, and Quantum Innovation Ecosystem.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “This is certainly a very important day because three of the four technologies that are going to shape the future of tech and innovation in the coming years – AI, Quantum and Semiconductor and the fourth…represent for us tremendous opportunities for our academic ecosystem, for the startups and innovation ecosystem in particular and of course, the broader opportunity of creating global standard talent in India that can take advantage of the opportunities in Quantum, Semiconductors and AI…”

The plans under which IBM would work with IndiaAI, ISM and C-DAC to focus on skill development, engaging the ecosystems and accelerating R&D efforts in semiconductors, AI and quantum are envisioned to advance and accelerate India’s innovation in these areas.

Digital India Corporation intends to collaborate to establish a world-class national AI Innovation Platform (AIIP) for India that will focus on AI skilling, ecosystem development, and integrating advanced foundation models and generative AI capabilities to support India’s scientific, commercial, and human-capital development in this technology.

IBM would be a knowledge partner of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) for a semiconductor research centre. IBM may share its experience with ISM on intellectual property, tools, initiatives, and skills development, aimed at promoting innovation in semiconductor technologies such as logic, advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration, and advanced chip design technologies, using modernized infrastructure.

IBM and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) will also explore opportunities for working together to support the advancement of India’s National Quantum Mission by building competency in quantum computing technology, applications in areas of national interest, and a skilled quantum workforce.  (ANI)

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Biden mulls curbs on US businesses investing in China

Some types of new investment in critical sectors will be prohibited while others will require companies to notify the US government.

The Joe Biden administration in the US is reportedly about to announce new restrictions on US companies investments in China, noted analyst Christopher Wood of Jefferies said in a research note.

“The word is that Biden aims to sign an executive order in coming weeks that will limit investment in China by American businesses. The executive order will reportedly cover semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing,” Wood wrote.

Some types of new investment in critical sectors will be prohibited while others will require companies to notify the US government. The US hopes to get an endorsement from its G7 partners on such investment curbs at the G7 summit in Japan which begins May 19, Wood said.

The cumulative direct investment in China by US business totalled $118 billion at the end of 2021, with $57 billion or 48 per cent going into the manufacturing sector.

An April 20 speech by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was clearly an attempt to extend an olive branch. In particular, Yellen stated that US national security concerns “are not designed for us to gain a competitive economic advantage, or stifle China’s economic and technological modernisation”.

US President Joe Biden with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Bali Indonesia. (Photo Twitter@SpokespersonCHN)

It was clearly a reference to the stated policy of the US Department of Commerce to block the supply of advanced semiconductors to China.

Wood said it also seems from a Beijing point of view as a targeted effort by Washington’s national security lobby to stop China from upgrading its economy, which results in the risk that it is stuck in the dreaded middle-income trap given China’s deteriorating demographics.

So Yellen’s tone should be welcomed as an effort to soften the rhetoric of late coming from the likes of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan or Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who appear at times to be out to pick a fight with China,.

Yellen’s speech represents mixed messages at best. Indeed, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated last Friday that Washington’s “true intention is to deprive China of its development rights”. It is pure economic coercion, Wood added.

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Bosch buys US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors

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With a workforce of 250, TSI Semiconductors is a foundry for application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs…reports Asian Lite News

German conglomerate Bosch on Wednesday said it is acquiring US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors for $1.5 billion and converting its manufacturing facilities to state-of-the-art processes.

With the planned acquisition, Bosch will significantly expand its global portfolio of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors by the end of 2030.

Starting in 2026, the first chips will be produced on 200-millimeter wafers based on the innovative material silicon carbide.

“With this planned investment in the US, we are also increasing our semiconductor manufacturing, globally,” said Bosch Chairman Dr. Stefan Hartung.

With a workforce of 250, TSI Semiconductors is a foundry for application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs.

Currently, it mainly develops and produces large volumes of chips on 200-millimeter silicon wafers for applications in the mobility, telecommunications, energy, and life sciences industries.

“We are pleased to join a globally operating technology company with extensive semiconductor expertise. We are confident that our Roseville (in California) location will be a significant addition to Boscha�s SiC chipmaking operations,” said Oded Tal, CEO at TSI Semiconductors.

At an early stage, Bosch invested in the development and production of SiC chips.

Since 2021, it has been using its own proprietary, highly complex processes to mass-produce them at its Reutlingen location near Stuttgart.

“SiC chips are a key component for electrified mobility. By extending our semiconductor operations internationally, we are strengthening our local presence in an important electric vehicle market,” said Dr Markus Heyn, member of the Bosch board of management and chairman of the Mobility Solutions business sector.

Demand for chips for the automotive industry remains high. By 2025, Bosch expects to have an average of 25 of its chips integrated in every new vehicle.

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