MANUFACTURING
izmo Microsystems Develops Pitch Detector For Military Aircraft
izmo Ltd’s semiconductor subsidiary, izmo Microsystems Pvt. Ltd., has developed an indigenous Pitch Detector, a critical avionics component used in military aircraft and helicopters, and completed its defence qualification. The component senses an aircraft’s pitch attitude and provides correction data to the gyromagnetic compass navigation system. It is used across multiple military aircraft and helicopter […]
CW Bureau
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Nov 3, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
PM Flags Energy Security As Key Challenge For Semicon Industry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified energy security as a major challenge for the global semiconductor industry as rising artificial intelligence (AI) adoption drives demand for computing power and electricity. Speaking at the inauguration of SEMICON India 2026, Modi said AI data centres use thousands of high-performance processors to process large volumes of data. As […]
CW Bureau
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Sep 17, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
MeitY Launches Silicon Photonics PDK, PPIC Test Engine At IIT Madras
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan launched two silicon photonics technology solutions — a Process Design Kit (PDK) for photonics chip manufacturing and a Universal packaged PPIC (Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit) Test Engine — developed at the MeitY-supported Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras. The launch was held in the presence […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 25, 2026
