AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 7000 is off to a slow start, Zen 4 sales are not goodedit
As you know, AMD launched their new Zen 4, Ryzen 7000 processors about two weeks ago now and hopefully you’ve all seen our reviews of the four models. There are a number of strengths to these new parts, including performance — however, AMD is facing a bit of a hurdle since their introduction, and that is convincing people to actually buy them.
AMD Ryzen 7000 iGPU is offering a 20% performance increase with 3 GHz using MSI BIOSedit
The integrated RDNA 2 GPU that comes with AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs may be easily overclocked to 3 GHz using MSI’s latest BIOS. We get to see some new features and tips for AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs on the most recent BIOS in a new video released by MSI’s in-house and renowned overclocker, TOPPC.
AMD and Pixar announce RenderMan Challengeedit
AMD and Pixar Animation Studios announced the RenderMan Challenge, where graphic designers and artists around the world create their cinematic visions with Pixar’s RenderMan. This year, challengers will receive access to “The AMD Creator Cloud,” a render farm powered by Azure HBv3 instances that are composed of high-performance AMD Epyc processors with AMD 3D V-Cache technology.
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Why NVIDIA Keeps Winning…. And AMD Does Notedit
Recently, NVIDIA announced the newest CUDA Toolkit software release, 11.8, which focused on enhancing the programming model and CUDA application speedup through new hardware capabilities. CUDA is the proprietary tool NVIDIA uses on their graphic cards for performing highly concurrent math calculations.
Nvidia, Intel gaming cards go on sale while AMD teases Nov. 3 announcementedit
Nvidia Corp. and Intel Corp. threw down Wednesday as the two chip makers released new gaming cards with the GPU leader targeting elite, high-performance gamers, while Intel sought to appeal to budget gamers looking for slightly better performance than Nvidia’s last generation of cards.
Intel Pushes to Further Separate Chip-Design, Production Armsedit
Intel Corp. plans to create larger decision-making separation between its chip designers and chip-making factories as a part of Chief Executive bid to revamp the corporate and enhance returns.
Intel plans to cut thousands of jobsedit
Intel is facing a steep decline in demand for PC processors, its main business, and has struggled to win back market share lost to rivals like Advanced Micro Devices Inc. In July, the company warned that 2022 sales would be about $11 billion lower than it previously expected. Analysts are predicting a third-quarter revenue drop of roughly 15%. And Intel’s once-enviable margins have shriveled: They’re about 15 percentage points narrower than historical numbers of around 60%.
Partner in news
HP Spectre x360 (13.5-inch): A good laptop for work and play from anywhereedit
In the age of hybrid work that many of us are still in, invariably we tend to use the same laptop for work and personal use. Two things come to the forefront. One, the machine needs to be powerful enough in order to do everything well — play games, watch a movie or undertake regular office work. Few laptops achieve that. That brings us to the second point; it is important that we take good care of our machine, for long life and trouble-free operations.
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (K6500) quick review: Gorgeous display meets competent performanceedit
As technology improves with each passing day, companies need to innovate to stay relevant in the game. Asus recently launched its Asus Vivobook Pro 15(K6500) in India which is a laptop designed to aid creators in their content making journey.
Industry news
Govt may clear semiconductor unit proposals in next 30-60 days: MoS ITedit
The government is likely to start approving proposals to set up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants in the country in next 30-60 days, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.
Career Wise: Playing Your Way to Success With a Job in Gaming Industryedit
Gaming Industry has come a long way to being one of the Largest Sectors of Entertainment. According to a research report by PwC, the global video games industry was worth $214 billion as of 2021 and is expected to grow to $321 Billion by 2026. In India, with the proliferation of mobile phones and faster internet speed powered by Reliance Jio, the gaming audience has grown many-fold. Action strategy games like PubG and Real Money games such as Dream11 resonate strongly with the Indian public.
As the semiconductor manufacturing grows globally, improvements in design must keep up: Reportedit
The semiconductor intellectual property (IP) market was worth $5.2 billion in 2020 and is set to rise to $8.6 billion by 2025, according to a Counterpoint Research study.
Global 300mm Semiconductor Fab Capacity Projected To Grow At 10% CAGR By 2025: Reportedit
The semiconductor manufacturers worldwide forecast the 300mm fab capacity to expand at a nearly 10 per cent compound average growth rate (CAGR) between 2022 and 2025, according to a report. This will mean that the capacity will reach an all-time high of 9.2 million wafers per month (wpm), SEMI announced today in its 300mm Fab Outlook to 2025 report. Strong demand for automotive semiconductors and new government funding and incentive programs in multiple regions are driving much of the growth.
India, US to Jointly Address Chip Issues’edit
India and the United States will join hands to address supply chain challenges for semiconductors, and Washington will help New Delhi boost its semiconductor manufacturing capacity, US deputy assistant secretary, South and Central Asia, Afreen Akhter has said. Akhter is leading a trade mission of semiconductors industry to India and has met several top government officials here.
Govt to Clear Chip Plant Plans in 30-60 Daysedit
The government is likely to start approving proposals to set up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants in the country in next 30-60 days, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Speaking at IESA Vision Summit, Chandrasekhar said there has been a tremendous progress in the development of the semiconductor ecosystem in the country in the last 8-9 months.
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