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Nidhi Singal

Nidhi Singal

Nidhi Singal is a technology journalist reporting on how emerging technologies are reshaping economies, companies, and nations. With over two decades of experience, she covers the full arc of the tech industry—from mobile telecommunications to consum...

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Apple launches iPhone Duo, its first-ever foldable phone.

Apple enters the foldable game. Now everyone has to follow.

by Nidhi Singal |Sep 10, 2026

Apple has officially entered the foldable smartphone market with the iPhone Duo, targeting mainstream adoption. Priced at Rs 2,99,900, it features a refined design and leverages Apple’s strong ecosyst...

As global chipmaking evolves, advanced packaging could offer India a quicker entry point into the semiconductor value chain.

Can advanced packaging help India crack the global semiconductor race?

by Nidhi Singal |Sep 1, 2026

As fabs become harder and costlier to build, advanced packaging could give India a faster route into the global semiconductor race.

The Apple Effect: India’s emergence as a mobile phone hub has been nudged along by Apple’s ecosystem

The Apple Effect: India’s emergence as a mobile phone hub has been nudged along by Apple’s ecosystem

by Nidhi Singal |Aug 30, 2026

India's emergence as a mobile phone hub has been nudged along by policy support, besides Apple's evolving ecosystem.

In a bid to strengthen its domestic semiconductor and solar supply chains, the US has introduced minimum import prices for polysilicon, silicon ingots and wafers.

US polysilicon tariffs could test India’s wafer ambitions

by Nidhi Singal |Aug 25, 2026

The US has introduced minimum import prices for polysilicon, silicon ingots and wafers, along with a 15% tariff on specified downstream products. 

New rules of AI chip access: What Nvidia's whitelist means for India

by Nidhi Singal |Jul 22, 2026

The reported screening system is aimed at stopping chips from reaching China, but startups and smaller cloud providers in India could face delays and additional scrutiny.

India’s ISM 2.0 cuts chip subsidies, bets on building a deeper ecosystem

by Nidhi Singal |Jul 17, 2026

The government has reduced support for fabs and packaging units, but expanded incentives to equipment, chemicals, gases and materials as it seeks to address gaps exposed during the first phase.

China's helium export ban rattles semiconductor supply chain already hit by West Asia crisis

by Nidhi Singal |Jul 16, 2026

Experts say leading fabs have enough inventories for now, but a prolonged disruption could force production cuts and prioritisation of high-margin AI chips.

Can India secure a place in quantum computing?

Can India secure a place in quantum computing?

by Nidhi Singal |Jul 8, 2026

Quantum computing may be years away from large-scale deployment, but can India secure a place in the sun?

Billions are flowing into memory fabs. Why chip prices won’t cool anytime soon

by Nidhi Singal |Jul 6, 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are pouring billions into new factories, but long construction cycles, HBM demand and manufacturing complexity mean relief could remain years away.

Long Road to Silicon

Semiconductors: Can India have its own Silicon Valley?

by Nidhi Singal |Jun 26, 2026

India's semiconductor ambitions are taking shape but equipment, materials and technologies powering them still come largely from abroad. Can India truly be self-sufficient?