July 18, 2023

AMD specific news

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX review: Top-notch performance for the masses?edit

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the current-gen flagship offering from Team Red. It competes directly against the likes of the Nvidia RTX 4090 and the RTX 4080, and ranks among the fastest video cards on the market. Gamers will have to pay a pretty penny for this GPU as it starts from $999, with high-end models going up to $1,200.

Publication: Sports Keeda

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 : The Budget Gaming King You Need!edit

Discover the gaming prowess of the AMD Ryzen 7 7600 Non-X! In this review, we’ll explore its hexacore, 12-thread capabilities, and how it competes with regular Core i9 processors. Find out if this budget-friendly powerhouse is worth the hype and a game-changer for your gaming setup! Don’t miss this in-depth analysis and benchmark breakdown! Hit that play button now and let’s dive into the world of gaming performance!

Publication: The Indian Budget Gamer

AMD Ryzen Z1 APU is an amazing chip which is even better many high performing CPUsedit

AMD Ryzen Z1 APUs have completely revolutionised the market, especially when it comes to improving the performance of mobile devices.

Publication: Techno Sports Co

AMD Planning September Launch for Radeon RX 7800 series and RX 7700 seriesedit

AMD is planning to plug the Atlantic gap between its mainstream Radeon RX 7600 and enthusiast class RX 7900 XT with the RX 7800 series and RX 7700 series, with either an announcement or teaser planned for 2023 Gamescom, which is scheduled for August

Publication: Tech Power Up

When will AI usher in a new era of manufacturingedit

We deployed AI to do predictive analysis based on data and I see it being deployed across the industry, says Mark Papermaster, CTO of AMD. AMD is fabless, meaning the company manufactures devices through partners. It also designs semiconductors, which are manufactured by foundries. Then they package the components to create the final product.

Publication: Channel Asia Tech

AMD brand mentions

ViewSonic launches OMNI VX28 180 Hz gaming monitors in India starting at INR 23,900edit

The OMNI VX28 monitors also boast about several industry standard certifications such as AMD FreeSync Premium, VESA Adaptive Sync and VESA Clear MR.

Publication: Digit

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE surfaces on Geekbench in two chipset variants: Reportedit

According to the previous listing, the Galaxy S23 FE will have up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The Exynos 2200 SoC is expected to be coupled with an AMD Xclipse 920 GPU. The phone will also run Android 13 with a One UI layer on top.

Publication: Times Now News

AIRAWAT is also named in the list of world s top supercomputers, this AI Super Computer of India is special in these waysedit

The name of the company manufacturing this AI supercomputer is Netweb Technologies. The supercomputer works on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS operating system, apart from this the device runs on AMD EPYC 7742 64C 2.25GHz processor. Top five supercomputers selected at ISE 2023 conference

Publication: Dainik Jagran

Subscribe to Netweb Technologies India: Geojitedit

Netweb is one of the few OEMs that has qualified for the production linked incentives scheme for IT hardware and networking products manufacturing in India. Intel, AMD, Samsung India, and Nvidia are some of the technology partners Netweb collaborates with to design and innovate product offerings.

Publication: Money Control

Misplaced interestedit

The core of the value addition in the semiconductor business lies in design rather than manufacture. This is why Silicon Valley majors such as Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and later AMD and others chose not to invest in expensive manufacturing processes.

Publication: Business Standard

Chinese, US economies inextricably linkededit

The US is now preparing for more restrictions on exports of AI chips to China which will affect its ability to build its AI capacity, but will also hit US companies like Nvidia and AMD.

Publication: The Tribune

Revolutionising Robotics: Startup unleashes the power of ROS using hardware accelerationedit

Acceleration Robotics has already built a framework and is working on new IP courses, which are like a proprietary piece of software for advanced use cases such as accelerating software stacks like perception, navigation, and manipulation. The company has worked with multiple companies such as AMD, Intel, and Peer Robotics, to name a few.

Publication: Electronics for You

Competition in news

Restricting Chip Sales to China Could Backfire on U.S., Industry Group Saysedit

Chip companies, including the AIchip leader Nvidia, have been lobbying the administration to refrain from stricter export controls after a ratcheting up of tensions between the U.S. and China that has centered on the semiconductor and electric vehicle industries.

Publication: Live Mint

Intel 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUs Have Good And Bad News For PC Enthusiastsedit

More performance, but a potential bombshell in terms of cooler compatibility are looking likely for Intel s 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUs due to launch some time after its 14th Gen Raptor Lake refresh CPUs that are landing this autumn. Igor s Lab has been sent information supposedly showing the performance of both these generations of CPUs in comparison to 15th Gen models.

Publication: Forbes

The Exciting World Of Generative ai And its interactions With The World Of FOSSedit

Similarly, Stable Diffusion was trained using 256 NVIDIA A100 GPUs on Amazon Web Services for a total of 150,000 GPU hours, at a cost of US$600,000. These costs are prohibitive for individuals and even small businesses. Putting these trained models to use is more inexpensive by orders of magnitude.

Publication: Electronics For You

NVIDIA shares soar after chipmaker forecasts $11 billion surge in salesedit

Shares of US semiconductor giant NVIDIA jumped by nearly 26%, raising its market capitalisation by $184 billion recently, after the company reported a stronger-than-expected forecast for the quarter that ends in July.

Publication: Electronics For You

NVIDIA partners with MediaTek to deliver automotive solutionsedit

In a recent update, MediaTek announced a partnership with NVIDIA to deliver a complete range of in-vehicle AI cabin solutions for the next generation of software-defined vehicles. The collaborating parties plan to combine the strengths of their automotive portfolios to provide solutions for state-of-the-art connected cars.

Publication: Electronics For You

Partner in news

Newly launched Acer Aspire 5 with 13th Gen i5 & RTX 2050 on saleedit

The Acer Aspire 5 is a very successful laptop of its own and has made its name for itself by giving users performance and versatility at an affordable price range. This model launched last year with 12th Gen Core i5 and RTX 2050 was one of the bestselling ones on Amazon, one that we recommended to users who wanted dedicated GPU at a budget range.

Publication: Techno Sports Co

Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation consolesedit

Microsoft and Sony signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles. As a reminder, Microsoft offered to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.

Publication: Tech Crunch

Dell Technologies to Hold Investor Conference Call July 27 to Discuss its Corporate Sustainability Strategyedit

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) will conduct a conference call July 27 at 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET to discuss its corporate sustainability strategy. Speakers will include Cassandra Garber, vice president, corporate sustainability and ESG; Alyson Freeman, sustainability product manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group; and Hall Butler, senior director, investor relations.

Publication: IT News Online

Apple could bring first M3powered Macs in Octoberedit

Soon after the anticipated announcement of new iPhones in September, Apple may unveil new Macs with the new M3 chip the following month, in October In his weekly newsletter, Power On, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg speculates that Apple will bring the new batch of Macs in October, a month after the company is expected to unveil the iPhone 15 series

Publication: The Times of India

Asus confirms thermal issue with its newly launched Ally handheldedit

Asus has launched its first Windows powered handheld gaming console globally. The handheld console comes with a powerful processor and graphics card and allows users to run PC games in a compact form factor.

Publication: Var India

Acer Aspire 3 review: A standout budget laptop for school and workedit

Small 128GB storage drive Our Verdict The Acer Aspire 3 represents a smart set of tradeoffs. It s easily one of the best built laptops we’ve tested for under $500, with sturdy construction and a spacious keyboard and trackpad. While it won t give gamers much joy, it s a plenty competent work machine that ll make you look and sound good on Zoom calls.

Publication: PC World

Apple Unveils New Macbook Airedit

Apple has introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air, featuring an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display along with the incredible performance of M2. With up to 18 hours of battery life and a silent, fanless design, the new MacBook Air brings power and portability.

Publication: Smart Photography

Lenovo’s Legion Slim for Creatorsedit

Lenovo has launched the latest generation of its Legion Slim laptops, empowering players to achieve their gaming goals while also chasing their creative pursuits. The lineup includes the Legion Slim 7i and 7, and Legion Slim 5i and 5 which are powered with the Intel 13th Gen and AMD Ryzen 7000 series mobile processors and the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series Laptop GPUs.

Publication: Smart Photography

Industry news

U.S. chip lobby presses Biden to refrain from further China curbsedit

The USbased Semiconductor Industry Association trade group on Monday called on the Biden administration to refrain from further restrictions on chip sales to China as chief executives from the biggest U S semiconductor firms planned to visit Washington this week to press their views on China policy

Publication: Times of India

Russia eyes collaboration with India in quantum techedit

Russia has expressed its interest in collaboration with India in areas such as quantum technologies and semiconductors, a month after India announced a joint quantum initiative with the US. In order to formalise the ongoing conversations between research institutes and scientists from both the countries on quantum technologies, Russia will first present a detailed proposal to India for possible collaboration at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit next year, according to people aware of the matter.

Publication: Financial Express

Opinion | Micron, Foxconn and PM Modi s Make In India : Facts Vs Falsehoodsedit

Micron s $2.75 Billion Semiconductor Bet USbased technology maker Micron decision to invest up to $825 million into India in two phases with a total investment of $2.75 billion, including government incentives under the PLI scheme worth $1.34 billion, for an assembly and testing facility at Sanand in Gujarat, is a big milestone in India s roadmap and growth as a semiconductor nation.

Publication: News 18

M&M gains on MoU with NXP Semiconductorsedit

Mahindra and Mahindra shares were up 0.5 percent at Rs 1,554 on July 17 at 9: 15 am, with 3 lakh shares changing hands on NSE. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NXP Semiconductors to explore the electric and connected vehicle landscape in India.

Publication: Money Control

Japan, India to cooperate in semiconductors, hydrogen and ammonia: Reportedit

Japan and India plan to cooperate in developing semiconductors, hydrogen and ammonia, the Nikkei daily reported on Monday, as the three areas are essential for energy security and decarbonisation.

Publication: The Indian Express

Generative AI has huge potential to bridge digital divide in India, says MeitY officialedit

Generative AI has a huge potential in bridging the digital divide in India and in developing more accessible services for citizens, CEO of MeitY s National eGovernance Division (NeGD) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) Abhishek Singh told Moneycontrol.

Publication: Money Control

Foxconn proposes to invest Rs 8,800 cr for another manufacturing plant in Karnatakaedit

Foxconn was recently in the news after it pulled out of a semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta. The Taiwanese major later said that it parted ways as the project, which was signed in September last year, was moving very slowly. There was recognition from both sides that the project was not moving fast enough, there were challenging gaps we were not able to smoothly overcome, as well as external issues unrelated to the project, the chip major said.

Publication: Business Today

DLI scheme 2.0: Centre mulls picking up equity stake in homegrown chip design firmsedit

The government is reportedly mulling a proposal to support domestic Indian semiconductor chip design companies by picking up equity stake, as part of the second phase of the design linked incentive (DLI) scheme.

Publication: Deccan Herald

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: What businesses need to knowedit

As technology continues to revolutionize the world, new data is generated at every step of this revolution, raising concerns about data privacy.

Publication: ET CIO

Chip companies, top US officials meet on China policy, source saysedit

Senior US chip company executives are holding meetings with Biden administration officials on Monday to discuss China policy as the US considers new restrictions, a source told Reuters Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, National Economic Council director Lael Brainard and National Security Council director Jake Sullivan on Monday are among government officials who are holding the meetings with Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia, the source said

Publication: The Economic Times

BMW India expects double-digit growth in 2023, chip supply a challengeedit

BMW’s car sales were up 5 per cent in the first half of this year over continuing logistical challenges and semiconductor chip shortage, but the company expects to post a strong double-digit growth for the full calendar year, its India president Vikram Pawah said on Tuesday.

Publication: Business Standard

Starlight Gaming Plans to Invest $10m in India Opsedit

We are hoping to break even in 10–11 months with the kind of response that we are getting. The original plan was to break even in 15 months,” Pandey said.

Publication: The Economic Times

Race Towards ‘Autonomous’ AI Agents Grips Silicon Valleyedit

Around a decade after virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa burst onto the scene, a new wave of AI helpers with greater autonomy is raising the stakes, powered by the latest version of the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals.

Publication: The Economic Times

Will ask GST Council to review online gaming taxedit

Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said he will request the GST Council to reconsider its decision to tax online gaming companies with a GST of 28% on the gross gaming value

Publication: The New Indian Express

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