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AMD’s upcoming socket AM5 for Raphael processors will not support the latest PCIe 5.0 technologyedit
As we know Advanced Micro Devices is the company that first started to roll out the support for PCIe 4.0 protocol for its motherboards and processors. And to the disappointment of most of us, the company will not be supporting the new PCIe 5.0 out of the box for its new socket AM5 motherboards. This news comes from various leaks and rumours and even AMDs statements at many times show us that this piece of information remains true to a certain extent.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Amazon Grand Gaming Days sale: Offers on TVs, laptops, monitors, accessoriesedit
Amazon India has announced ‘Grand Gaming Days’ sale where buyers can get offers and deals on gaming laptops, desktops & monitors, advanced headphones, gaming consoles, graphic cards, TVs from popular brands like Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, LG, HP, Sony, Dell, Corsair, Cosmic byte, JBL and more. Grand Gaming Days will be live from 22 August till 24 August.
Publication: Mint
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Amazon Grand Gaming Days sale: Offers on TVs, laptops, monitors, accessoriesedit
Amazon India has announced ‘Grand Gaming Days’ sale where buyers can get offers and deals on gaming laptops, desktops & monitors, advanced headphones, gaming consoles, graphic cards, TVs from popular brands like Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, LG, HP, Sony, Dell, Corsair, Cosmic byte, JBL and more. Grand Gaming Days will be live from 22 August till 24 August.
Publication: Mint
Intel unveils 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs, n ..edit
Intel has unveiled its next-generation client architecture, code-named “Alder Lake,” as the first performance hybrid architecture.
Publication: The Times of India
Intel Plans to Source Chip Subcomponents From External Factories, Details TSMC Partnershipsedit
Intel on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Publication: NDTV Gadgets360
Intel admits a lot of games can benefit if properly optimized for Alder Lakeedit
So, indeed as Intel heads into a new chapter for their CPUs with up to 8 Performance cores and 8 Efficiency cores, the level of optimizations for this kind of approach will take some time for software devs, game devs to utilize those efficiency cores and the extra threads.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia’s $40 billion deal for ARM dealt blow by UK regulatoredit
ARM is a major player in global semiconductors, a sector fundamental to technologies from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to 5G telecoms networks.
Publication: Indian Express
Some bosses worried as WFH may last for 2 yearsedit
Many employees developed new routines during the pan- demic, swapping commuting for exercise or blocking hours for uninterrupted work. Even staffers who once bristled at doing their jobs outside of an office have come to embrace the flexibility and productivity of at-home life over the past 18 months, many say. Surveys have shown that enthusiasm for remote work has only increased as the pandemic has stretched on.
Publication: Mint
Intel’s biggest shift in chip architectureedit
Chip-maker Intel has unveiled its biggest architectural shifts in a generation for CPUs, GPUs and IPUs to meet the crushing demand for more compute performance. At its ‘Architecture Day 2021’, Intel set the stage for a new generation of leadership products. Intel architects provided details on two new x86 central processing unit architectures — first performance hybrid architecture and Intel Thread Director; Intel’s next-generation data centre processors; infrastructure processing unit architectures; and upcoming graphics architectures
Publication: Telangana Today
Top 10 Semiconductor Companies Q2 2021 (By Sales): Samsung Regains #1 Spot, TSMC at #3, NVIDIA at #7edit
Samsung’s foundry sales surged by nearly a quarter (last quarter) on account of surging DRAM/NAND prices and demand, displacing Intel as the top semiconductor company by sales. The Korean chipmaker’s sales grew by 19% in the second quarter to $20.3 billion, with another increase of 10% projected in the third quarter due to rising demand.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Amazon Grand Gaming Days sale: Offers on TVs, laptops, monitors, accessoriesedit
Amazon India has announced ‘Grand Gaming Days’ sale where buyers can get offers and deals on gaming laptops, desktops & monitors, advanced headphones, gaming consoles, graphic cards, TVs from popular brands like Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, LG, HP, Sony, Dell, Corsair, Cosmic byte, JBL and more. Grand Gaming Days will be live from 22 August till 24 August.
Publication: Mint
ASUS unveils its official e-storeedit
Taiwanese tech giant, ASUS,unveiled its official online store in India, with the #ShopwithASUS campaign offering the brand’smost celebrated laptops and smartphonesfor customers across the country. The e-store will be serviced by AYR Technologies, one of the leading sellers online. The new online store will allow consumers and technology enthusiasts to shop for their favouriteASUS products with the click of a button, from the comfort of their homes.This initiative is aimed at bolstering consumer experiencealong withall brand related information beingreadily available
Publication: Trinity
Industry news
Time to go gaming!edit
Gone are the days when gaming was only a hobby. In the last few years, the gaming industry has seen tremendous growth in India, turning this leisure activity into a serious profession. If you’ve grown up gaming and have ever thought that you could do it better, now’s your chance.
Publication: Telangana Today
IIT-Bombay researchers develop first-ever indigenous semiconductor memory technologyedit
A team of researchers at IIT-B led by Udayan Ganguly, professor in the department of electrical engineering, along with SCL have successfully demonstrated a CMOS-180nm-based 8-bit memory technology. This technology is adopted for production.
Publication: Hindustan Times
As online gaming industry grows, disputes under GST law remain its biggest challengeedit
The online gaming industry in India has grown to $1.027 bn in 2020 and is estimated to reach $2 billion by 2023. India has more than 400 gaming start-ups and counting. The industry has the potential to scale quickly and become a significant contributor to India’s digital economy.
Publication: Business Today
How Low-Code is Driving Digital Transformation in the Enterpriseedit
Enterprises are embracing digital transformation to simplify processes spanning siloed departments, information across data systems and files, and customer engagements across channels. To handle such levels of complexity for superior employee and customer experiences, Newgen Software recently came up with a comprehensive digital transformation platform — NewgenONE.
Publication: CXO Today
Samsung regains its spot as the top semiconductor manufacturer riding on the demands for NAND and DRAM in Q2 2021edit
The current semiconductor industry is suffering from a shortage of components which has led to the slow manufacture of silicon-based products and has delayed shipments. According to recent reports, it’s official that in terms of revenue Samsung Electronics has reclaimed the number one semiconductor manufacturer spot in Q2 2021.
Publication: TechnoSports
Top 10 Semiconductor Companies Q2 2021 (By Sales): Samsung Regains #1 Spot, TSMC at #3, NVIDIA at #7edit
Samsung’s foundry sales surged by nearly a quarter (last quarter) on account of surging DRAM/NAND prices and demand, displacing Intel as the top semiconductor company by sales. The Korean chipmaker’s sales grew by 19% in the second quarter to $20.3 billion, with another increase of 10% projected in the third quarter due to rising demand.
Publication: Hardware Times
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