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We plan to add 3,000 engineers in Indiaedit
US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decision to invest $400 million in India isn t tied to government incentives but rather a vote of confidence in the country s strong talent pool, said Mark Papermaster, chief technology officer at AMD.
Publication: Live Mint
US chip maker to invest $400 million in Indiaedit
The new 500,000 square foot (55,555 square yard) campus will increase AMD s India office to 10 locations. It already has more than 6,500 employees in the country.
Publication: Mathrubhumi
Plan to add 3,000 engineers by 2028, investment not tied to govt incentives: AMD CTOedit
US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decision to invest $400 million in India isn t tied to government incentives but rather a vote of confidence in the country s strong talent pool, said Mark Papermaster, chief technology officer at AMD.
Publication: Tech Circle
India Can Address Global Semiconductor Workforce Shortfall, but Challenges Remainedit
TSMC is not the only chip maker hiring from India. Other players including Intel also look at India to meet their workforce requirements. Given India s strong workforce, many chip making companies such as Samsung, Applied Materials and Lam Research, for example, have set up research labs in India. Very recently, US based chipmaker, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), said that it will set up its biggest R&D facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
Chip makers commit investments in India s chip making ambitionsedit
During Semicon India 2023 which concluded over the weekend in Gandhinagar in Modi s home state of Gujarat, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced it would invest $400 million in India over the next five years and open a design centre in Bengaluru.
Publication: India Weekly
AMD Projects Strong Yearend Performance With AI Chip Launchedit
AMD shares rose about 3 per cent in afterhours trading. AI chip production CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its flagship MI300 artificial intelligence chips in the fourth quarter. The accelerator chips, which are in short supply, are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia.
Publication: Republic World
AMD plans to launch flagship AI chip by yearend, why it may be bad news for Nvidiaedit
AMD unveiled its flagship MI300 artificial intelligence (AI) chip in June this year. The US based company called it the most advanced GPU for AI. The company CEO Lisa Su has now said that it is set to ramp up production of its flagship chips in the fourth quarter.
Publication: Gadgets Now
AMD plans AI chip debut by yearend, sees China AI opportunityedit
AMD shares rose about 3% in afterhours trading. CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its flagship MI300 artificialintelligence chips in the fourth quarter. The accelerator chips, which are in short supply, are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia.
Publication: The Indian Express
AMD Keeps the AI Dream Alive Enoughedit
The chip maker more commonly known as AMD has been the secondhottest semiconductor stock this year next to Nvidia. That meant a shareprice gain of 82% ahead of its secondquarter results late Tuesdaya huge jump considering the nearterm pressures the company is facing from the stillsluggish market for personal computers and reduced spending on more traditional datacenter components, as tech giants shift their focus to the tools needed to enable generative artificial intelligence.
Publication: Live Mint
AMD is set to invest $400 million over the next five years in Indiaedit
AMD has recently revealed its plans to expand through a $400M investment over the next five years in India. This investment will cover the creation of a new AMD campus in Bangalore, Karnataka, which will serve as the company s biggest design center. Additionally, AMD will hire around 3,000 new engineers by the end of 2028.
Publication: DQ Channels
AMD is ramping up its AI chip production for China, despite tech sanctions by the USedit
Advanced Micro Devices or AMD has made a positive outlook for the remainder of this financial year, attributing it to the upcoming launch of their artificial intelligence (AI) chips, which could potentially rival Nvidia s semiconductors. After this announcement, AMD s shares saw a rise of approximately 3 per cent during afterhours trading.
Publication: First Post
AMD forecasts challenger to Nvidia AI chip for 4th quarter, eyes China AI marketedit
AMD CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp production of its MI300 artificial intelligence chips in the fourth quarter The MI300 AI accelerator chips are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia, though they are in short supply
Publication: The Economic Times
AMD forecast, U.S. credit downgrade drags down chip stocksedit
AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su speaks at the AMD Keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chip stocks dipped Wednesday, after AMD s disappointing revenue forecast raised concern that fragility in the PC market and slower spending from businesses may be poised to continue.
Publication: CNBC
AMD considers making a specific A.I. chip for China to comply with export controlsedit
AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su speaks at the AMD Keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Publication: CNBC
AMD Claims Big Uptake In AI Engagements As Server, PC Chip Slowdown Persistsedit
AMD Claims Big Uptake In AI Engagements As Server, PC Chip Slowdown Persists Dylan Martin Lisa Su, AMD s CEO, says the chip designer s AI customer engagements around its Instinct data center accelerators grew by more than seven times in the second quarter, another sign that companies are looking for alternatives to Nvidia s popular GPUs after Intel reported a similar increase in its AI customer pipeline last week.
Publication: CRN
AMD Aims to Ramp Up AI Chip Production for Release by Q4, Raises Q3 Forecast to $5.7 Billionedit
AMD shares rose about 3 percent in afterhours trading. CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its flagship MI300 artificial intelligence chips in the fourth quarter. The accelerator chips, which are in short supply, are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia.
Publication: Gadgets 360
AMD Aims to Debut AI Chip by Q4 2023, Raises Q3 Forecast to $5.7 Billionedit
AMD shares rose about 3 percent in afterhours trading. CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its flagship MI300 artificial intelligence chips in the fourth quarter. The accelerator chips, which are in short supply, are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia.
Publication: The Local Report
We plan to add 3,000 engineers in Indiaedit
In an interview, Papermaster said most of the investment will go towards setting up the R&D centre in Bengaluru, which will be the largest for AMD worldwide, and hiring 3,000 engineers by 2028. He said steps taken by the government to develop semiconductor skills and other initiatives will make India a global talent hub.
Publication: MINT
SAP selects AMD EPYC CPUs for its applications hosted on Google Cloudedit
AMD announced that SAP has chosen Al\ID EPYC processor powered (ioogle Cloud NZD virtual machines (\/Ms) to run its cloud ERP delivery operations for RISE with SAP; further increasing adoption of AMD EPYC for cloud-based workloads.
Publication: Var India
AMD plans to invest $400 million over next five years in Indiaedit
AMD has announced plans for continued growth in India through an approximate $400M investment over the next five years. The planned investment includes a new AMD campus in Bangalore, Karnataka that will serve as the company’s largest design center, as well as the addition of approximately 3,000 new engineering roles by the end of 2028.
Publication: Var India
AMD gains after topping Q2 estimates, makes AI inroadsedit
Advanced Micro Devices gained in late trading after the chipmaker topped Q2 estimates and touted inroads in artificial intelligence computing, putting it in closer competition with Nvidia Corp. Sales and profit both exceeded analysts’ projections last quarter. Second quarter earnings were 58 cents a share. That compared with an average analyst projection of 57 cents. Revenue came in at $5.36 billion, versus a prediction of $5.32 billion.
Publication: Business Standard
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TSMC leads in advanced chip packaging wars, LexisNexis patent data saysedit
Advanced Micro Devices chiplet technology helped its server chips gain an advantage over Intel’s. Samsung has been investing in advanced packaging for years but the South Korean chip giant established a dedicated team to pursue advanced packaging in December 2022, Moonsoo Kang, the unit s chief, said in a statement.
Publication: ET Telecom
Purdue University To Offer Semiconductor Courses In India, Signs Agreement With India Semiconductor Missionedit
At the recently concluded conference, US chip major AMD announced investments worth $400 million to set up an R&D facility in Bengaluru. This was the fourth major investment in India s nascent chip ecosystem this year, following those made during Prime Minister Modi s US visit.
Publication: Outlook
Foxconn to invest $600M in Karnataka for iPhone components, chipmaking tools projectsedit
Last week, the federal government hosted the second edition of its annual semiconductor conference in Modi s hometown in Gujarat where executives from Foxconn, Micron, Applied Materials and AMD participated. AMD also announced its plans to invest $400 million in the country over the next five years at the event.
Publication: Tech Crunch
Competition in news
Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia, and Pixar come together to promote and develop Open USD 3D standardedit
Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia, and Pixar have joined forces to promote OpenUSD 3D format under the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), an affiliate of the Linux Foundation. Alliance for Open Universal Scene Description (AOUSD) will focus on standardising, developing, and promoting 3D content using Pixar s universal scene description technology.
Publication: The Indian Express
Intel launched its Alchemist Arc A570M and Arc A530M mobile GPUsedit
Intel has increased its discrete mobile Arc Alchemist portfolio with two additional versions. While the Arc A570M and A530M are unlikely to compete with the greatest graphics cards, the Arc Aseries duo will be found in many upcoming gaming laptops.
Publication: Techno Sports.co
Qualcomm and Meta enabling on device Al applications using Llama 2edit
Qualcomm Technologies and Meta are working to optimize the execution of Meta’s Llama 2 large language models directly on-device, without relying on the sole use of cloud services. The ability to run generative AI models like Llama 2 on devices such as smartphones, PCs, VR/AR headsets, and vehicles allow developers to save on cloud costs, and to provide users with private, more reliable, and personalized experiences.
Publication: VAR India
Snowflake and NVIDIA to help businesses harness their data for Generative Aledit
Snowflake and NVIDIA have announced at Snowflake Summit 2023 that they are partnering to provide businesses of all sizes with an accelerated path to create customized generative AI applications using their own proprietary data, all securely within the Snowflake Data Cloud.
Publication: VAR India
Partner in news
Play anywhere with this consoleedit
Powered by AMD Ryzen processor, it’s a Windows 11 gaming handheld device, and supports all Windows titles from Steam, Epic, Xbox Game Pass, and more. It is priced at Rs 69,990.Gamers can play solo, connect to a TV to play with friends, or kick into high gear with the ROG XG Mobile suite of external GPUs for a top-tier gaming experience.
Publication: The Financial Express
HP announces BIG discounts on latest laptops for students; HP Victus 16, HP Omen 16, moreedit
HP Omen Series (Omen 16, Omen Transcend 16, and Omen 17): The company is offering 10 percent cashback of up to Rs. 10000 and 15 percent cashback up to Rs. 15000 with leading banks. You can avail HyperX Solocast USB microphone worth Rs. 7527 at Rs. 999 when purchasing an Omen device.
Publication: Tech Hindustan Times
Dell builds digital public good like UPI for healthcareedit
Which is why the Indian government roped in Dell The solution Dell s team of engineers in India came up with is now a digital public good, along the lines of UPI or Aadhaar , called Digital Life Care Digital LifeCare is a modern digital platform with mobile, cloud and analytics applications that helps healthcare workers from auxiliary nurse midwives (ANM) in rural areas and villages, to doctors in urban hospitals screen, diagnose, manage, and track NCDs at every level
Publication: The Times of India
Apple iPad Mini 7 could debut this year. Here s what we expectedit
Apple, the American tech giant, is believed to be preparing for the release of its seventh generation iPad mini in the upcoming months. Similar to the 11thgeneration iPad, the primary anticipated improvement in the next iPad mini is expected to be a chip upgrade, suggests a report.
Publication: Live Mint
A gaming tablet that breaks the mould… and your bank accountedit
Featuring a 13th Gen Intel Core i913900H pro cessor along with an 8 GB NVIDIA RTX 4070 laptop GPU, 32 GB RAM and 1 TB Gen 4 SSD, all packed into a tablet form factor.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Bend it like Beckhamedit
Flexible ultra books have a niche audience. Despite the obvious allure and functionality of the form factor, it’s not as common a choice for consumers as brands would like them to be. However, Lenovo has been dedicatedly building its flex legacy for more than a decade now and I’ve been travelling with its latest Lenovo Yoga 7i (2023) to know if it’s more than just a pretty face.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Lenovo Opens Centre in B’luru, to Add 1K Jobsedit
Chinese tech firm Lenovo launched a centre in Bengaluru to provide network and security The services provided by the shared support center are suited for all types of organisations such as banking and financial services, retail, manufacturing, energy and utilities, technology services, and telecom.
Publication: The Economic Times
Industry news
TSMC leads in advanced chip packaging wars, LexisNexis patent data saysedit
Advanced Micro Devices chiplet technology helped its server chips gain an advantage over Intel’s. Samsung has been investing in advanced packaging for years but the South Korean chip giant established a dedicated team to pursue advanced packaging in December 2022, Moonsoo Kang, the unit s chief, said in a statement.
Publication: ET Telecom
Unravelling the Exciting World of Semiconductor Product Designedit
Imagine a world where our smartphones are as thin as a sheet of paper, yet incredibly powerful. Picture selfdriving cars that navigate flawlessly through busy city streets, making splitsecond decisions to ensure safety. Envision smart home devices that anticipate our needs and create a seamless living experience. All these revolutionary technologies are made possible by the brilliance of semiconductor product design.
Publication: Times Tech
India’s Semiconductor Dream: A Reality in the Makingedit
Semiconductors, the unsung heroes of the digital age, silently power the devices essential to our modern lives, including smartphones, computers, medical equipment, and transportation systems. Without them, the world as everyone knows it would come to a halt.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
How To Invest In AIedit
Artificial intelligence (AI) aims to replicate human intelligence via programming software. It focuses on the development of machines to perform human intelligence tasks and is a field of computer science. AI is a set of technology that enables computers to perform various advanced functions like the ability to see, understand and translate written and spoken language, analyze data and make recommendations and much more.
Publication: Forbes
Gujarat aims to become chipmaking hubedit
India is encouraging global chipmakers to set up their fabrication manufacturing and or testing and packaging units in the country for which it has set aside a $10 billion financial incentive pool. The Centre is willing to give up to a 50% subsidy on initial investments made by companies setting up chip or display fabs here under what it calls the Semicon India programme.
Publication: Live Mint
28% GST on online gaming, casinos and horse racing likely to be effective from October 1edit
The 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gaming, casinos and horse racing is expected to be implemented from October 1 this year, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. However, in a reprieve to the online gaming sector, the government has clarified that the tax will be levied on the contest entry amount, excluding the winnings.
Publication: Business Today
GlobalFoundries on the lookout for local partners to set up India chip fabedit
US semiconductor firm GlobalFoundries is looking for local partners to set up a chip fabrication unit, according to a report in The Economic Times (ET).
Publication: Business Standard
Genesis Digital Assets launches three new data centers in South Carolinaedit
Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), a Bitcoin miner, announced on August 1, 2023, that it has launched three new data centers in the American state of South Carolina. The facilities are believed to have come online in February and March, stated Coin telegraph.
Publication: Financial Express
Explained: China’s new AI rules and how will it affect online contentedit
Availability of generative AI tools in China Instructions for generative AI service providers Last month, China became the first country to issue regulations on generative artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Publication: The Times of India
Bridging the AI language problem: Why artificial intelligence tools do not work in many languagesedit
AI tools like ChatGPT offer amazing opportunities if you happen to speak a language they support. But according to Mekdes Gebrewold, founder of Ashagari consultancy in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, even machine translations are impossible in her language. Tools like Google Translate are not well constructed for Amharic, she told DW. So we pay professionals instead.
Publication: The Indian Express
Amazon to invest $7.2 Bn in Israel, launches AWS cloud regionedit
With the expansion, AWS will be available in 32 geographic regions, the company said, adding that its investment in Israel will contribute about $13.9 billion to Israel s gross domestic product.
Publication: ET CIO
Foxconn to set up chip, iPhone parts units in K’takaedit
Foxconn’s expansion in India is also the latest in a string of foreign companies from Micron to Amazon that are expanding and committing billions of dollars worth of investment in the coming years, placing a bet on growing consumption and demand in the world’s most populous nation.
Publication: Business Standard
Foxconn commits to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Karnatakaedit
The location for this project is likely to be finalised at the Haraluru Muddenahalli HiTech Aerospace and Defence Park Phase II in Bengaluru Rural district, where Foxconn has sought a 35acre plot.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
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