Domestic chip tool companies take centre stage at Semicon China with US counterparts largely absent amid tech war

US chip equipment companies are largely absent from the 1,100-exhibitor list at this week’s Semicon China, one of the country’s largest semiconductor industry events, as the China-US tech war continues to swirl. Although major US chip tool companies Lam Research and Applied Materials have sponsored Semicon China for the second consecutive year, neither of them … Read more

ICRA: Passenger vehicles industry to grow up to nine percent this fiscal, says ICRA

The domestic passenger vehicle (PV) market is estimated to grow by six to nine per cent in the current financial year over the preceding fiscal, according to ratings firm ICRA. In absolute terms, the PV industry will clock a sales figure of 4.2 million units in the current fiscal. The report said that dealer inventories … Read more

Kerala logs new high in domestic tourist arrivals in 2023

Thiruvananthapuram: In a new record in domestic tourist arrivals, Kerala attracted 2,18,71,641 domestic visitors in the calendar year 2023, registering a 15.92 per cent increase over the previous year, Minister for Tourism and Public Works P A Mohamed Riyas said here on Monday. In 2022, Kerala hosted 1,88,67,414 domestic tourists, with domestic arrivals logging an … Read more