Prem's Notes

Welcome to Prem's Notes! Bullish about Semiconductors and India.

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A list of collaborations that happened between semiconductor companies and Indian Academic institutions recently:
1. IIT, Hyderabad- @RenesasGlobal
2. IIT, Kanpur- Kaynes Technology
3. IIIT, Bengaluru- @SamsungIndia
4. BITS, Hyderabad- Marvell Technology

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After the exit of Analog Devices (ADI) 's top executives, SVP Greg Henderson, and EVP Anelise Sacks, ADI's EVP and President of Global Business units, Gregory Bryant also resigned.

@AnalogDevices

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India's Dixon Technologies India Limited and Chinese vivo are forming a joint venture to manufacture smartphones in India. Dixon will hold a 51% stake, while Vivo will own 49%.

@DixonTech_India

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South Korea's Samsung Semiconductor India Research, in collaboration with IIIT-Bangalore, has launched the “Chip Design for High School” program. Crafted for 6-12th standard high school students, this program equips students with essential chip design skills.

@SamsungIndia

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India's Suchi Semicon Pvt Ltd has officially inaugurated Gujarat's first OSAT chip plant in Surat. The commercial shipment of the semiconductors from this plant will start in the first quarter of next year.

@SuchiSemicon

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After Santa Clara's NVIDIA and Hsinchu's TSMC, Palo Alto's Broadcom became the third semiconductor company to reach $1 Trillion in Market capitalization.

Thanks to AI Boom and President @realDonaldTrump

@Broadcom

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USA's analog chipmaker Texas Instruments completed 40 years of operations in India. In 1985, Texas Instruments became the first multinational company (MNC) to establish an R&D center in Bangalore, India.

@TXInstruments

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USA's Qualcomm hosted India’s first Snapdragon Insiders Elite Festival in Gurgaon. Attended by Qualcomm's chief marketing officer (CMO), Don McGuire, the event showcased various tech products enabled by Snapdragon chipsets In India.

@qualcomm_in

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Top five UPI Applications in India based on Customer Transaction Volume:

1. Walmart's @PhonePe
2. Google's @GooglePayIndia
3. Vijay Sekhar's @Paytm
4. Sachin Bansal's Navi
5. Kunal Shah's @CRED_club

Which app do you use?

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South Korea's LG India, has submitted its IPO papers to SEBI, for what may turn out to be one of India's five biggest IPOs ever. LG Electronics aims to raise ₹15,000 crore via an offer for sale, offloading a 15% stake.

@LGIndia

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@ankitatIIMA You put it very nicely!!

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@IndianTechGuide Andhra Pradesh have UPI even in ordinary buses.

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Former Cleartrip CEO’s Startup FirstClub Bags $8 Million To Expand Its Quick Commerce Play.
The full platform will go live by the middle of next year and claims to be building a member-only retail platform focused on premium products.

@Cleartrip

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@marinebharat Haha..Be Sexy is not that untraditional in my view. It’s go well with working men.

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Kerala-based startup Netrasemi secured rs 10 crores in a pre-series A funding round led by unicorn India ventures. These Funds will be used to develop AI/ML-enabled SoC chips with edge AI capabilities.

@netrasemi

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Delhi's sexual wellness startup Peppy has roped in content creator Bhuvan Bam as an investor and co-founder. This startup competes with brands like Bold Care, MyMuse India, and Kindly in India.
@Bhuvan_Bam @peppyforall

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Netherlands's NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation to invest $7.8 billion in Singapore wafer plant. By 2029, the factory is expected to produce 300 mm wafers and supply proportional capacity to its two equity partners.

@NXP

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@BRICSinfo An eye feast 👏🏼

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@BRICSinfo China and India will lead in 6G. Go BRICS!!!

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@IndianTechGuide India’s foreign policy is amazing. Deepen the existing relationship without fear of hurting other friends (USA).