July 21, 2023

AMD specific news

Space Ready Reference Design for AMD Versal Adaptive SoCedit

Renesas Electronics Corporation has successfully accomplished a space ready reference design for the AMD Versal adaptive system on chip (SoC) XQRVC1902.

Publication: BIS Infotech

AMD RX 7800 and RX 7700 GPU prices leaked: Suggested prices, benchmarking scores and moreedit

Prices for AMD s upcoming flagship graphics cards, RX 7700 and RX 7800, allegedly leaked online alongside the 3DMark scores. The new GPUs from Team Red, aka AMD, were expected to arrive within the first quarter of 2023, competing against Nvidia s new budget lineup of RTX 40series cards, the RTX 4070, RTX 4060 and RTX 4060ti. However, the GPU and chipset manufacturer seems to have different plans for their latest iteration of graphics cards.

Publication: Sports Keeda

Chip giant AMD says AI to be ‘mega-trend’ for computing worldedit

AI will be the “defining mega-trend” for the global computing industry, the head of chip giant AMD said Thursday in Taiwan, where the majority of the world’s semiconductors powering the technology is produced.

Publication: ET Telecom

Chip giant AMD says AI to be megatrend for computing worldedit

AI will be the defining megatrend for the global computing industry, the head of chip giant AMD said Thursday in Taiwan, where the majority of the world s semiconductors powering the technology is produced.

Publication: Tech Hindustan Times

AMD s new media accelerator can enable interactive live streaming at scale: Girish Malipeddi, Director, Product Management & Marketing, AMDedit

Speaking on the technologies driving the growth of video industry and AMD s role in it, Girish Malipeddi, Director, Product Management & Marketing, AMD says, AMD has come up with their new media accelerator card that promises to enable interactive live streaming at scale.

Publication: CRN

AI Will Define Trend for Global Computing Industry, Says AMD Chiefedit

AI will be the defining megatrend for the global computing industry, the head of chip giant AMD said Thursday in Taiwan, where the majority of the world s semiconductors powering the technology is produced. California based Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is one of the world s largest chip suppliers rivalling giants Intel and Nvidia and their processors are used in everything from gaming consoles and laptops to massive servers.

Publication: Gadgets 360

AMD brand mentions

Cutting edge laptops unveiled Introducing the next generation of computing technologyedit

Processor: Choose your processor according to the tasks that you will be working on. For instance, gamers and graphic designers should ideally pick Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7th Generation processors. Meanwhile, regular users can make do with Intel Core i3/i5 or AMD Ryzen 3rd/5th Generation processors.

Publication: The Week

Competition in news

Intel May License NUC Mini PC Designs To Other Firms, No Plans For Nowedit

It’s not clear if any Intel NUC employees will move to Asus as part of the deal, but some have already lost their jobs due to the chipmaker s decision to stop investing in the business.

Publication: CRN

Former Intel India president Nivruti Rai has been appointed Managing Director and CEO of Invest Indiaedit

Former Intel India head Nivruti Rai has joined as the Managing Director and CEO of Invest India, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed. She has taken over the charge from Manmeet K Nanda, Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) who had assumed this additional charge in March 2023.

Publication: Silicon India

Asus to take on NUC PC manufacturing from Inteledit

Asus will be taking over Intel s NUC business, but they will not be the only ones with access to the technology. The company will be providing support for the NUC lineup, which will be based on Intel s 10th to 13thgen Core chips, as well as designing new models.

Publication: Gadgets Now

Asus to produce Intel s NUC barebone PCs going forwardedit

Asus and Intel have agreed to a term sheet that will allow the Taiwanese hardware maker to sell and support Intel s Next Unit of Compute (NUC) 10th to 13thgeneration barebone PCs. NUC is a small form factor barebone PC kit that has been designed and sold by Intel since 2013, primarily as a showcase for its PC processors. Intel release the 13th generation NUC in 2023.

Publication: Money Control

Partner in news

Samsung has announced the advent of the first GDDR7 DRAM for NextGen GPUsedit

Because NVIDIA isn’t slated to release its next generation gaming portfolio until 2025, AMD s RDNA 4, which will be released next year, is the most likely contender to utilise such memory configurations.

Publication: Techno Sports Co

Aimed at content creators, HP Envy x360 15 launched in Indiaedit

HP offers the laptop in three different variants if we talk about the processor. It comes with the latest 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and AMD Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 (7000 series) processors. These processors are paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics and AMD Radeon graphic cards. For the battery, HP claims that the laptop can run up to 15 hours of battery life.

Publication: Digit

Lenovo and TEC Conduct Extensive Survey on Gaming Habits of Indian Gamers; 66% have Parental Approval and Moreedit

Gaming in India has seen tremendous growth in recent years and that can be attributed to various factors such as increase in streamers, more accessibility for the players, participation and esports and a lot more.

Publication: IGN

Leaked! HP likely to launch powerful Dragonfly laptop weighing under 1kgedit

HP is one of the most popular names when it comes to laptops, with offerings for budget consumers, high end users and gamers alike. While gaming laptops are powerful machines, their considerable weight makes them less than ideal for business users, and that s where HP s Dragonfly series comes in. It provides powerful and ultralight machines to business users on the go.

Publication: Tech Hindustan Times

Dell Technologies Sustainability Strategy Is Centered On Rigor And Flexibilityedit

Dell Technology ESG progress report Dell Technologies Sustainability is a complex, multifaceted, evolving concept requiring a holistic and adaptive approach. Sustainability goals may need to be revised and expanded as our understanding of the challenges and solutions develops.

Publication: Forbes

Asus to take on NUC PC manufacturing from Inteledit

Asus will be taking over Intel s NUC business, but they will not be the only ones with access to the technology. The company will be providing support for the NUC lineup, which will be based on Intel s 10th to 13thgen Core chips, as well as designing new models.

Publication: Gadgets Now

Asus to produce Intel s NUC barebone PCs going forwardedit

Asus and Intel have agreed to a term sheet that will allow the Taiwanese hardware maker to sell and support Intel s Next Unit of Compute (NUC) 10th to 13thgeneration barebone PCs. NUC is a small form factor barebone PC kit that has been designed and sold by Intel since 2013, primarily as a showcase for its PC processors. Intel release the 13th generation NUC in 2023.

Publication: Money Control

Industry news

TSMC Q2 profit falls 23%, beats market expectationsedit

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 23 3% fall in second quarter net profit on Thursday as global economic woes dented demand for chips used in applications as varied as cars, cellphones and servers and coming off a strong period last year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world s largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc supplier, saw April June net profit drop to T$181

Publication: The Economic Times

Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) inaugurates Mobile Science Labs and Science Centers to encourage STEM education in rural Karnatakaedit

The initiative aligns with Samsung s commitment to empower STEM education, enable children in remote parts of the country to become catalysts of change and future innovation, while nurturing a passion for science and innovation amongst students from all backgrounds. Through this association, Samsung is dedicated to empower young minds, improving the quality of education, and fostering a nationwide culture of scientific curiosity and innovation.

Publication: India Education Diary

Japan, India sign Memorandum of Cooperation for boosting semiconductor ecosystem developmentedit

After multiple rounds of discussions between the Indian and Japanese government, the two nations have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to build a resilient semiconductor ecosystem. The MoC signed between India and Japan will cover semiconductor development, manufacturing, research, design and talent development.

Publication: Business Today

India s HCL Group Eyes $300 Million Semiconductor Venture, Aims to Boost Chip Manufacturingedit

As per a report released on July 19, the HCL Group is contemplating the possibility of venturing into India s growing semiconductor industry.

Publication: Techno Sports Co

HCL Tech, Schneider Electric to develop sustainability solutions for data centers in APACedit

By combining our strengths in IT and OT, we can drive the convergence of these domains and enable our customers to achieve sustainable data center operations .

Publication: ET Telecom

Chipmaker TSMC forecasts 10% drop in 2023 sales amidst global challengesedit

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world s largest contract chipmaker, has forecasted a 10 percent drop in its 2023 sales in the face of challenging global economic conditions and rising inflationary costs. The company estimated its investment spending for the current year to be at the lower end of its previous guidance of $32$36 billion.

Publication: Telecom Lead

Chip tech leader ASML sales jump despite US China spatedit

Dutch chipmaking machine supplier ASML reported Wednesday a jump in second quarter sales, shrugging off a tech war over semiconductors between the United States and China ASML, which produces the lithography equipment that makes semiconductors, said turnover reached 6

Publication: The Economic Times

Cerebras Systems signs $100 million AI supercomputer deal with UAE s G42edit

Cerebras Systems on Thursday said that it has signed an approximately $100 million deal to supply the first of three artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers to the United Arab Emiratesbased technology group G42.

Publication: Hindustan Times

To build chip ecosystem, China took 30 years, but still unsuccessful. We are trusted, resilientedit

One Of the toughest parts in convincing semiconductor giants to set up shop in India is their scepticism over the country s inaction in the chips space as it repeatedly missed the bus in allowing the semiconductor industry to take off over the last 6070 years, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar said during the Express Adda Wednesday.

Publication: The Indian Express

Foxconn Subsidiary Plans Operational Facility In Tamil Naduedit

Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a major subsidiary of Foxconn and a key supplier to companies like Apple and Lenovo, is aiming to establish an operational facility in Tamil Nadu by next year, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

Publication: Republic World

Meta Qualcomm Partnership will Bring Llama 2 to the Massesedit

Qualcomm has also worked closely with Meta in the past, mainly to make chips for its Oculus Quest VR headsets. The company has also tied up with Microsoft to help scale ondevice AI workloads. As part of a partnership with Qualcomm and other chipmakers like Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA, Microsoft introduced the new Hybrid AI Loop toolkit to support AI development at the edge.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

Israel’s Silicon Wadi: A promising semiconductor partner for Indiaedit

Intel Corporation was the first to set up its R&D centre at Haifa in 1974, followed by Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, National Semiconductor, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and many other US chip companies. Over the years, renowned semiconductor companies from Japan, South Korea, and China followed suit.

Publication: ORF Online

We should ease compliance for tech economy: Chandrasekharedit

One Of The toughest parts in convincing semiconductor giants to set up shop in India is their scepticism over the country’s inaction in the chips space as it repeatedly missed the bus in allowing the semiconductor industry to take off over the last 60-70 years, Union minister of state for electronics and IT and skill development and entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar said during the Express Adda on Wednesday.

Publication: The Financial Express

Japan signs chip pact with Indiaedit

Japan has become the second Quad partner after the United States to sign an agreement with India for the joint development of the semiconductor ecosystem and maintain the resilience of its global supply chain.

Publication: The Indian Express

India, Japan sign pact for semiconductor developmentedit

India and Japan on Thursday signed an agreement to develop the semiconductor ecosystem, including research and manufacturing, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. “Japan and India have signed a memorandum for semiconductor design, manufacturing, equipment research, talent development and to bring resilience in the semiconductor supply chain,” Vaishnaw said.

Publication: The Tribune

India and Japan Ink Pact to Foster Semicon Ecosystemedit

India and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation to work together in semiconductor design, manufacturing, research as well as development of talent and strengthening of the chip supply chain, Union minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Publication: The Economic Times

India’s semiconductor story still loadingedit

Officials say that their discussions with fabless companies like Qualcomm, NXP Semiconductors and HP have been fruitful as they are ready to shift orders for making chips for their Indian requirements to domestic fab plants. But with one condition: the quality should be the same as available globally and the price has to be competitive. That can only happen if the technology partner plays a key role.

Publication: Business Standard

Even bots can’t shield TSMC from economic realityedit

There’s no reason to believe the weather will improve anytime soon, though. In a bombshell announcement Thursday, the contract maker of chips for Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. slashed its full-year revenue guidance to a drop of 10%, from an earlier prediction of a lowto mid-single-digit decline.

Publication: The Financial Express

Microsoft’s AI bet pays off, Nadella’s windfall passes $1 bn on stock surgeedit

Microsoft’s AI-driven rally has pushed its stock to new highs and nudged Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s total windfall from the company past a gilded threshold of $1 billion. Nadella’s boon includes all payouts he has collected from Microsoft that can be parsed from regulatory filings: equity grants, salary, bonuses and dividends.

Publication: Business Standard

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