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AMD Radeon RX 7600 Review (PROACTIVE)edit
Generational improvement vs the RX 6600 is very good, and the price — factoring in discounts — is excellent. At 1080p and 1440p, the Radeon RX 7600 is generally less consistent than the RTX 3060 Ti but still delivers playable gameplay in most examples. Ray-tracing performance is inconsistent, however, especially in Cyberpunk 2077, where frame-times are all over the place with RT enabled.
Publication: Hardware Times
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Review: Ryzen Madness Paired With Nvidia Goodness (PROACTIVE)edit
The ROG Strix Scar 17, powered by the Ryzen 9 7945HX, showcases the impressive raw power of this processor and delivers fruitful results in terms of benchmarks and overall performance. Paired with the RTX 4090, it offers gamers the ability to enjoy a wide range of AAA titles effortlessly. The laptop’s cooling system effectively tackles heating issues, adding to its value. However, it does have a couple of drawbacks, including the absence of a Nebula HDR display and a below-average battery life, which can be considered as its weaknesses. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for a desktop replacement to meet your gaming needs, the ROG Strix Scar 17 should be at the top of your list.
Publication: MySmartPrice
AMD Unveils FPGA Based Adaptive SoCedit
AMD announced the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive system-on-chip (SoC), the world’s largest adaptive SoC. The VP1902 adaptive SoC is an emulation-class, chiplet-based device designed to streamline the verification of increasingly complex semiconductor designs.
Publication: Digital Terminal
AMD Introduces World s Largest FPGA Based Adaptive SoC for Emulation and Prototypingedit
AMD announced the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive system on chip (SoC), the world s largest adaptive SoC .
Publication: NCN Online
AMD announces Versal Premium VP1902 SoCedit
AMD announced the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive system on chip (SoC), the world s largest1 adaptive SoC.
Publication: Communications Today
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Nvidia sees permanent loss of opportunities from China export curbsedit
Nvidia s financial chief said restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China would result in a permanent loss of opportunities for the US industry though the company expected no immediate material impact US officials are considering tightening an export control rule designed to slow the flow of AI chips to China by clamping down on the amount of computing power the chips can have, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Confirmed: Everything We Know So Faredit
Intel has seemingly confirmed its planned 14th Gen Raptor Lake refresh desktop processors in a recent slip in China, referring to them by name for the first time.
Publication: Forbes
Oracle spending billions on Nvidia chips this yearedit
This year, Oracle will buy GPUs and CPUs from three companies, Ellison said. We will buy GPUs from Nvidia, and we re buying billions of dollars of those. We will spend three times that on CPUs from Ampere and AMD. We still spend more money on conventional compute.
Publication: ET CIO
Nvidia’s Ladder of Success: First Trillion Dollar Chipmaker Leading the AI Gold Rushedit
With an 84 percent market share in discrete GPUs, it already dominates AMD by a wide margin. Additionally, Nvidia is thought to hold a market share of over 80 percent for AI chips, while AMD may begin to overtake Nvidia as it increases its investment in AI computing.
Publication: CEO Insights India
Partner in news
HP s Gaming Future: Gaps addressed, says Vickram Bedi, unveils expansion plansedit
With their latest launch and ambitious plans, HP is poised to make a significant impact in the gaming industry By addressing gaps, investing strategically, and exploring new avenues, HP aims to become a trusted and innovative player in the gaming space.
Publication: The Economic Times
Exclusive Video Interview with Manish Gupta, VP, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologiesedit
In an exclusive interview with Express Computer, Manish Gupta, Vice President for Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies says, We’re bringing our software capabilities in enterprise class storage onto the public cloud This allows customers to have a consistent experience across on prem and the public cloud.
Publication: Express Computer
Dell Sales Boss Bill Scannell: Build Credibility With Partners Then We Winedit
If we build better trust with our partners, and if we re out in the field, arm in arm with our partners, working, building that credibility in front of our customers. Then we win, Dell Technologies head of worldwide sales Bill Scannell tells CRN.
Publication: CRN
Industry news
US chipmaker Micron, Gujarat govt ink deal for semiconductor plant, Ashwini Vaishnaw says, historic day for Indiaedit
An MoU has been signed between the Gujarat government and Micron Technology, America s largest semiconductor memory IDM on Wednesday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw were present at the event. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw termed it to be a historic day for India.
Publication: Live Mint
US chipmaker Micron signs MoU worth 22,500 crore with Gujarat governmentedit
US chipmaker Micron Technology inked a pact with the Gujarat government for setting up a semiconductor manufacturing facility at Sanand worth $2.75 billion ( 22,500 crore approximately). At the event in Gandhinagar, the company said that it will create 5,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs. (Twitter | Gujarat CMO).
Publication: Hindustan Times
Tech Talk: Once Hobbled by Fire & Bureaucracy, India s Chip Growth is Now Expandingedit
US memory chip maker Micron Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government, which is being seen as a significant step for India s semiconductor industry. Micron, which has signed the MoU to build a $2.75 billion semiconductor assembly and test plant, had announced last week it plans to employ a workforce of 5,000 and create an additional 15,000 community jobs over the next five years.
Publication: News 18
NTT launches hyperscale data center campus with new subsea cable system in Chennaiedit
Sharad Sanghi, Chairman, NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. mentioned that, India is an important market for us and home to a significant part of this global capacity.
Publication: Express Computer
NTT opens new data centre in Chennaiedit
Even as hyperscalers (large cloud service providers such as Amazon and Google) and the technology sector experience a slowdown, NTT says demand for data centres has not softened and is being offset by the need for more capacity due to the advent of AI.
Publication: The Times of India
NTT launches Chennai hyperscale data centre campusedit
Global IT infrastructure company NTT, said on Thursday, that it has launched its second hyperscale data centre campus in Chennai with the arrival of its subsea cable system MIST in the city with an estimated investment of $300 million.
Publication: The Economic Times
Japan s NTT plans to build data centres in tier II citiesedit
Japan s NTT, a leading global IT infrastructure and services company and market leader in the Indian data centre industry has said the company is mulling over building data centres in tier II cities as part of its expansion plan. The company has identified land parcels across the tier two cities such as Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal and Chandigarh, among others.
Publication: The Financial Express
India and the US China chips waredit
Semiconductors or chips are essential to almost every modern device, from a phone to advanced defence systems, not to speak of advanced artificial intelligence powered machines. But only a few countries are in the business of making chips, among the world s most advanced technologies, and some specialise only in some aspects of it.
Publication: The Indian Express
BITS Pilani receives $1 million for semiconductor researchedit
The funds will be used to establish a centre of excellence (CoE) in semiconductor research at BITS Pilani s Hyderabad campus. The centre will focus on conducting research and developing human resources capacity for India s rapidly growing semiconductor sector.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
US Planning Reinforcements On AI Chip Exports To China: Reportedit
One of the October regulations limited the sale of chips in China that possess the necessary computing power to develop AI technologies akin to ChatGPT. This restriction immediately affected sales of products from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and is expected to impact future offerings from Intel as well.
Publication: News Abp Live
Oracle spending billions on Nvidia chips this yearedit
This year, Oracle will buy GPUs and CPUs from three companies, Ellison said. We will buy GPUs from Nvidia, and we re buying billions of dollars of those. We will spend three times that on CPUs from Ampere and AMD. We still spend more money on conventional compute.
Publication: ET CIO
America will impose new ban on China, AI chip export will be bannededit
Due to the ongoing tension between America and China, the business of companies making AI chips like Nvidia, AMD is going to be badly affected.
Publication: Tech Lusive
Opening the critical, emerging tech dooredit
Last year, IBM launched 400 qubit-plus quantum processor and announced that its new 433 qubit ‘Osprey’ processor brings us a step closer to the point where quantum computers will be able to tackle previously unsolvable problems 4 The basic information unit is conventionally the ‘bit’. Each bit can have the value of ‘0’ or ‘1’.
Publication: The New Indian Express
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