Sahasra Semiconductors: Sahasra group s Semiconductor company has become the country s first private company to start packaging and testing operations of NAND flash memory, a non-volatile storage technology that does not require power to retain data.
The electronics goods maker says it will invest up to Rs 250 crore in laptop production over six years; expects local value addition in laptops to hit 45 percent
Thomson: Asked about competition from Google’s Chromebook, Reliance’s JioBook and Shark Tank-funded Primebook in the affordable segment, Krasnovsky said, “Laptops are perceived as more convenient than Chromebooks from a consumer standpoint, primarily because Microsoft Windows is more familiar in the context of laptops as a product.”
Stéphan Francais, President and CEO of Thomson Computing stated that amid the shifting of supply chains post Covid, India is the only country that can compete with China.
Thomson is targeting the entry-level segment in India, offering Windows 11-run laptops priced below Rs 19,990, which is the largest cohort of consumers untapped by other global brands competing in India currently, Thomson Computing global general manager Pierre Krasnovsky said.