AMD specific news
AMD’s deal to acquire Xilinx enters the second phase in Chinaedit
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc’s (AMD) deal to acquire California-based programmable device designer Xilinx Corporation will be entering its second phase of regulatory review in China. The European Commission and the United Kingdom’s Competiton and Markets Authority (CMA) have already cleared the deal. The deal’s waiting period for the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation has also expired.
Publication: TechnoSports
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AMD Graphics Veteran Reportedly Joins Chinese GPU Maker Birentechedit
Chinese GPU maker Birentech has announced that Chen Wenzhong, a veteran of the graphics industry has joined the company as a Senior Vice President. Wenzhong will be responsible for Birentech’s R&D division, spearheading the team that designs the future products of the company.
Publication: Hardware Times
Setnoix supercomputer will include AMD’s Instinct MI200 HPC GPUedit
According to the latest hot news, Pawsey SuperComputing firm will be including AMD’s next-generation Instinct MI200 GPUs and EPYC Milan CPUs in their supercomputer Setonix. The specifications of AMD’s Instinct MI200 HPC GPU accelerator were revealed last week.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia and AMD graphics card prices are going down giving hope for DIY PC buildersedit
According to the figures received from German retailers, the prices for the latest Nvidia and AMD graphics cards have both settled down to 153% of MSRP. This the average rate of the graphics cards available in the country.
Publication: TechnoSports
Samurai eSports rakes Rs. 1 million prize money, Rs. 5 million in brand deals in four monthsedit
Samurai eSports finished third in the Lethal Esports Invitational Season 1, AORUS x AMD Pro Series Valorant, and Penta Esports Valorant Invitational.
Publication: The Print
Xiaomi tipped to launch new Mi and Redmi laptops in India soonedit
Xiaomi is expected to launch new laptops under its Redmi as well as Mi series in India very soon. The electronics maker had entered the laptop category last year with the launch of Mi NoteBook models.
Publication: India Today
Intel Sapphire Rapids CPU with 20 cores spotted on Geekbenchedit
The Sapphire Rapids HEDT CPUs will be supported by the W790 chipset instead of a standard ‘X’ series chip. The Xeon W-3175X (Skylake-X) already exists for the workstation segment, which supports a non-X chipset. Analysts claim that team blue aims to tackle AMD Ryzen Threadripper & Threadripper Pro series CPUs with its HEDT & workstation lineup.
Publication: TechnoSports
Competition in news
Nvidia gives health researchers access to UK supercomputeredit
Nvidia Corp said it opened what it claims is the fastest UK supercomputer to outside researchers that include both academic scientists and commercial firms such as AstraZeneca PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
Publication: Gadgets Now
Intel Retires Lakefield, the First x86 Hybrid (Big Little) CPU Just 2 Years After Launchedit
In a rather surprising move, Intel has announced the discontinuation of the Lakefield SoC, its first hybrid core processor along with Ice Lake-U and Comet Lake-U. Launched in January 2009, Lakefield combined one Sunny Cove (high-performance/big) core with four Tremont (low-power/little) cores, stacked atop the I/O die and below the DRAM chips.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Graphics Veteran Reportedly Joins Chinese GPU Maker Birentechedit
Chinese GPU maker Birentech has announced that Chen Wenzhong, a veteran of the graphics industry has joined the company as a Senior Vice President. Wenzhong will be responsible for Birentech’s R&D division, spearheading the team that designs the future products of the company.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Sapphire Rapids-SP Cache Hierarchy Revealed by Leaked Benchmarkedit
Intel’s Golden Cove core architecture is slated to launch with the Alder Lake hybrid processors towards the end of the year. While both Tiger Lake and Rocket Lake featured derivatives of Sunny Cove (Willow and Cypress), Golden Cove will be a major upgrade with an expected IPC gain of 20-25% over existing designs.
Publication: Hardware Times
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX582 review: Stands out from the crowdedit
It is equipped with 10th Generation Intel Core i9-10980HK processor with 32 GB MHz DDR4 RAM onboard. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with 8GB GDDR6 comes built-in to take care of the graphics.
Publication: Gadgets Now
Ingram Micro signs distribution agreement to offer NVIDIA products in India and The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperationedit
Ingram Micro has announced its distribution agreement with NVIDIA for the India and The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region.
Publication: Express Computer
Fizzy drink sound not a trademark, EU court rulesedit
The sound of a drinks can opening followed by several seconds of fizzing is not a trademark, an EU court ruled on Wednesday in a case brought by a German company. Famous registered sound marks include jingles such as the Intel Pentium processor tune, but also other sounds such as the MGM lion’s roar.
Publication: The Economic Times
TSMC is finalizing stages of its various contracts for the company’s Arizona facility in the USedit
Here’s some information about TSMC’s latest fab facility in the United States. The plant will be built in Arizona, which is already the house of the world’s largest chipmaker, Intel Corporation. Its also been officially announced that contracts for the plant would be finalized by July, and installation of manufacturing equipment would start in September of next year.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia and AMD graphics card prices are going down giving hope for DIY PC buildersedit
According to the figures received from German retailers, the prices for the latest Nvidia and AMD graphics cards have both settled down to 153% of MSRP. This the average rate of the graphics cards available in the country.
Publication: TechnoSports
Xiaomi tipped to launch new Mi and Redmi laptops in India soonedit
Xiaomi is expected to launch new laptops under its Redmi as well as Mi series in India very soon. The electronics maker had entered the laptop category last year with the launch of Mi NoteBook models.
Publication: India Today
Intel Sapphire Rapids CPU with 20 cores spotted on Geekbenchedit
The Sapphire Rapids HEDT CPUs will be supported by the W790 chipset instead of a standard ‘X’ series chip. The Xeon W-3175X (Skylake-X) already exists for the workstation segment, which supports a non-X chipset. Analysts claim that team blue aims to tackle AMD Ryzen Threadripper & Threadripper Pro series CPUs with its HEDT & workstation lineup.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
American India Foundation, Goldman Sachs and Lenovo India launch the first Portable Hospital in Bengaluru, Karnatakaedit
American India Foundation (AIF) with support from Goldman Sachs (GS) and Lenovo India launch the first 70-bed mobile hospital in Mother & Child Hospital, Doddaballapur, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Publication: ANI
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX582 review: Stands out from the crowdedit
It is equipped with 10th Generation Intel Core i9-10980HK processor with 32 GB MHz DDR4 RAM onboard. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with 8GB GDDR6 comes built-in to take care of the graphics.
Publication: Gadgets Now
Setnoix supercomputer will include AMD’s Instinct MI200 HPC GPUedit
According to the latest hot news, Pawsey SuperComputing firm will be including AMD’s next-generation Instinct MI200 GPUs and EPYC Milan CPUs in their supercomputer Setonix. The specifications of AMD’s Instinct MI200 HPC GPU accelerator were revealed last week.
Publication: TechnoSports
Xiaomi tipped to launch new Mi and Redmi laptops in India soonedit
Xiaomi is expected to launch new laptops under its Redmi as well as Mi series in India very soon. The electronics maker had entered the laptop category last year with the launch of Mi NoteBook models.
Publication: India Today
Industry news
Skill or chance? Definitions haunt gamingedit
Skull or chance? It’s a billion-dollar question that is haunting India’s online gaming industry, and even the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is believed to have stepped into the issue now.
Publication: The Times of India
Cloud security risk due to distributed workforcesedit
The pandemic introduced us to a new reality of uncertainty across every part of the world, including India. We are seeing the unseen, imagining the unimaginable and protecting the unprotected. This applies to anything, including Covid, the economy or even cyber security. That’s what this pandemic has done. No matter who and where you are, you are affected. Preparedness is the only way to counter this.
Publication: Express Computer
TSMC is finalizing stages of its various contracts for the company’s Arizona facility in the USedit
Here’s some information about TSMC’s latest fab facility in the United States. The plant will be built in Arizona, which is already the house of the world’s largest chipmaker, Intel Corporation. Its also been officially announced that contracts for the plant would be finalized by July, and installation of manufacturing equipment would start in September of next year.
Publication: TechnoSports
How esports industry is rapidly growing in India?edit
Esports is a kind of sport in which competitors compete using video games in a multiplayer environment. It has effectively dominated the Indian market due to extensive marketing and advertising on different internet streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
Publication: DNA
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