December 17, 2021

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Seagate Fuels Converged Storage Platform with New Exos AP Enterprise Data Storage System Controller Powered by AMD EPYC Processorsedit

Managing massive datasets is excessively complex and costly. Today, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a world leader in mass-data storage infrastructure solutions, announced the new Exos® Application Platform (AP) with a new controller featuring 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The efficient, scalable, affordable end-to-end compute and storage platform delivers integrated compute and storage in a single enclosure optimising rack space utilisation, power efficiency, heat dissipation and storage density.

Publication: Enterprise IT World

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Intel to invest $7 billion in new plant in Malaysia, creating 9,000 jobsedit

Intel will invest more than $7 billion to build a new chip-packaging and testing factory in Malaysia, CEO Pat Gelsinger says, expanding production in the country following a global chip shortage.

Publication: The Economic Times

Infra we’ve today isn’t enough for metaverse’edit

Koduri is a veteran in the chip industry and has worked at Intel, AMD and Apple in the past. He wasn’t as bullish on the metaverse as Zuckerberg, but did note that it is possibly the next step in computing. The post says that Intel does have “building blocks” for the metaverse. But it is not hard- ware alone. Koduri noted that new algorithms and software will also be needed for the metaverse Big Tech is imagin- ing and marketing today.

Publication: Mint

NVIDIA Becomes 2nd Largest Fabless Chipmaker, AMD at #5 w/ Growth of 54% by Revenueedit

The pandemic was a massive boon to the PC market, even though the semiconductor shortages limited the maximum potential growth of the industry. Among the biggest winners, we have NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, as well as memory and NAND manufacturers Micron, HK Hynix, and Samsung.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel: Boost the Gaming Performance of a Thin Laptop Using Your Desktopedit

Intel has been working on a unique technology that allows you to boost the GPU (read: gaming) performance of your thin laptop using a powerful desktop PC. Dubbed as a “continual compute” demonstration, this is achieved by taking the concept of an eGPU, and pairing it with a remote PC via a high-speed network connection. Presented by Raja Koduri (Head of Intel’s Graphics Division) at the Realtime Conference on Monday, it is being marketed as a concept of “the metaverse” as an opportunity to sell more products.

Publication: Hardware Times

Partner in news

India’s PC shipments up 34% at 5.3 mn units in Q3; notebooks grows 31%: Reportedit

PC shipments in India grew by 34 per cent (on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) to reach a record 5.3 million units, 0.6 million desktops, 3.5 million notebooks and 1.2 million tablets, a new report has shown.

Publication: The Free Press Journal

Seagate Fuels Converged Storage Platform with New Exos AP Enterprise Data Storage System Controller Powered by AMD EPYC Processorsedit

Managing massive datasets is excessively complex and costly. Today, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a world leader in mass-data storage infrastructure solutions, announced the new Exos® Application Platform (AP) with a new controller featuring 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The efficient, scalable, affordable end-to-end compute and storage platform delivers integrated compute and storage in a single enclosure optimising rack space utilisation, power efficiency, heat dissipation and storage density.

Publication: Enterprise IT World

Industry news

Chipmakers Seek Clarity on PLI Schemeedit

The electronics and semiconductor industry has sought greater clarity on the nature of sweeteners being offered under the government’s ?76,000-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the sector, even as they hailed the package as being both progressive and comprehensive. Stakeholders also want to know whether states can offer incentives to the semiconductor ecosystem that is over and above the Centre’s grant and how fast approvals will come through for fabs, or fabrication units, to be set up.

Publication: The Economic Times

Infra we’ve today isn’t enough for metaverse’edit

Koduri is a veteran in the chip industry and has worked at Intel, AMD and Apple in the past. He wasn’t as bullish on the metaverse as Zuckerberg, but did note that it is possibly the next step in computing. The post says that Intel does have “building blocks” for the metaverse. But it is not hard- ware alone. Koduri noted that new algorithms and software will also be needed for the metaverse Big Tech is imagin- ing and marketing today.

Publication: Mint

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