AMD specific news
Why AMD chose India to set up its largest global design centreedit
AMD CTO Mark Papermaster said AI is changing the way they design chips as well as what they put in every one of their products. India has an incredible talent pool and it will only further grow in the future with the government s focus on developing workforce for semiconductors and other high tech areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chief technology officer (CTO) Mark Papermaster told Moneycontrol in an interview.
Publication: Money Control
India’s Semiconductor Ambitions Soar: Three New Chip Fabrication Units on the Horizonedit
India is poised to welcome three new semiconductor chip fabrication units in the coming months, drawing investments ranging from $8 billion to $12 billion, as announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, according to reports from the media. This development follows the inauguration of AMD Technostar R&D campus, the largest global design center by semiconductor giant AMD, in Bengaluru on November 28.
Publication: Techno Sports
India poised for $812 billion investment with three more semicon units: Vaishnawedit
He was speaking at the inaugural function of semiconductor major AMD s Global Design Centre launch in Bengaluru. The minister said that the government can see at least two very good proposals for fabrication and OSAT sectors, coming its way in a couple of months.
Publication: ELE Times
India has emerged as a semiconductor talent hub: AMD’s Mukesh Bajpaiedit
India has strengthened its position as a true talent hub in the semiconductor industry, Mukesh Bajpai, Head of Marketing, AMD India said in a fireside chat with Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO, YourStory, at India s largest startup tech event, TechSparks 2023, in Delhi.
Publication: Your Story
AMD Opens Its Largest Design Center In India As The Country Pushes To Become Semiconductor Hubedit
This marks a milestone in AMD s commitment to expand research, development, and engineering operations in India, the company said India s local semiconductor production is currently low, making its dream of advanced technology manufacturing a challenge
Publication: IB Times
AMD has opened its Technostar Research and Development Campus in Bengaluru, investing $400 million to establish the world’s largest design hubedit
AMD has inaugurated its largest global design center, the Technostar Research and Development Campus, in Bengaluru, India. Representing a significant step in the company s commitment to expanding research, development, and engineering operations in India, the state of the art campus is set to host around 3,000 AMD engineers
Publication: It Voice
AMD design centre puts India on way to the top of chip value chainedit
After American semiconductor company Micron announced setting up an assembly, testing and packaging plant at Sanand in Gujarat a few months ago, now another American semiconductor company, AMD , has inaugurated in Bengaluru its largest global design centre.
Publication: The Economic Times
AMD focused on high performance designs to help customers be more efficient : CTO Mark Papermasteredit
We are very focused on bringing high performance designs that can help our customers be much more efficient in computing so that, they can get the job done by spending less money and burning less power, said Mark Papermaster, executive vice president and chief technology officer, AMD, at the inauguration of the company s largest global design centre, which can host approximately 3,000 engineers
Publication: The Indian Express
AMD opens New Semiconductor designing center in Bangaloreedit
US-based chipmaker AMD inaugurates its largest global design centre in Bengaluru, India. The state-of-the-art campus, called AMD Technostar, will host nearly 3,000 engineers and focus on semiconductor technology development. The campus is part of AMD’s $400 million investment in India over the next five years.
Publication: Vijaya Karnataka
Competition in news
Netweb Technologies jumps 10% on collaboration with NVIDIA for AI and high performance computingedit
Netweb Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of computer hardware products, informed the exchanges on Monday that it has collaborated with NVIDIA for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and to unlock the potential of high performance computing. Share Market Live NSE
Publication: CNBC TV-18
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says artificial general intelligence will be achieved in five yearsedit
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia — one of the companies that is fueling the AI revolution — predicts that we may be able to see artificial general intelligence, or AGI, within the next five years.
Publication: Business Insider
Nvidia CEO says he wakes up every morning worried his company might failedit
Nvidia cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang said during the 2023 New York Times DealBook Summit that he lives in constant fear his company will one day fail. Thomson Reuters
Publication: Business Insider
Intel looks at AI as a tool that solves everyday problems, says VP Alexis Crowelledit
AI is not just deep learning or generative learning, it is so much more, said Alexis Crowell, vice president and CTO of Asia pacific and Japan, Intel.
Publication: The Indian Express
Qualcomm Sets Aside Rs 175 cr for B’luru R&D Unitedit
A proposal by US semiconductor maker Qualcomm to set up an R&D unit in Bengaluru is among 62 investments worth Rs 3,607 crore that Karnataka’s state-level single-window clearance committee has cleared. These investments have a potential to create 10,755 jobs, industries minister MB Patil said in a statement.
Publication: The Economic Times
Partner in news
Lenovo Legion Go Handheld Gaming Console Likely to Launch in India in March 2024edit
In response to a user query about the availability of the Legion Go in India, the official Lenovo Legion India Instagram account hinted at a potential launch in March 2024. The handheld gaming console, powered by the new AMD Ryzen Z1 series processors, is set to go on sale in EMEA markets this month at a price of 799 (approximately 70,000).
Publication: Times Now News
Amazon Announces New AI Chip for AWS Amid Competition With Microsoftedit
Both AWS and Microsoft are using technology from Arm in their chips, part of an ongoing trend away from chips made by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in cloud computing. Oracle is using chips from startup Ampere Computing for its cloud service.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Dell Secures $150 Million Hardware Deal with AI Startup Imbueedit
To expand its presence in the competitive AI market, Dell Technologies Inc. has inked a lucrative $150 million deal with Imbue, an AI startup that aims to build personal computers with AI agents.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
HPE CEO Antonio Neri: AI Is Booming, 2024 Shaping Up To Be The Year of AI Revenue Growthedit
HPE CEO Antonio Neri: AI Is Booming, 2024 Shaping Up To Be The Year of AI Revenue Growth Steven Burke HPE exited the fiscal year with $2.4 billion in AI orders related to training AI models, up from just $100 million at the start of the fiscal year, said HPE CEO Antonio Neri.
Publication: CRN
Can Dell PowerEdge R450 and Dell PowerEdge R550 Servers Meet the Flexibility and Performance Needs of SMBs Express Computeredit
Read this Whitepaper to under how Prowess Consulting research and testing determined that Dell PowerEdge R450 and Dell PowerEdge R550 servers are well suited to meet these needs
Publication: Express Computer
Industry news
PLI 2.0: The Second Step of IT Hardware Production in India One More Step Towards A Secure Futureedit
Personal computing devices are inseparable parts of our lives: for professionals, for students, and for families to connect to personal, social, and work spheres we exist in. Most of these personal computing devices have Chinese origins. Data from Counterpoint Research shows that 286 million personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) were shipped globally in 2022. Lenovo, a Chinese company, was the biggest global maker of personal computing devices, followed by HP, Dell, Apple, and Asus.
Publication: News 18
AI Renaissance: 10 Industries Watching out for IESA AI Summit 2023 as it unleashes the Future of AIedit
While the IESA AI Summit 2023 is backed by State Government of Telangana along with the Semiconductor companies like Qualcomm, AMD, MosChip, etc., we will delve into these exciting developments, keynotes, offering insights, demos, and discussions on the potential of generative AI.
Publication: Bis Infotech
OpenAI unlikely to offer board seat to Microsoft, other investors: Reportedit
ChatGPT owner OpenAI is not expected to offer Microsoft and other investors including Khosla Ventures and Thrive Capital seats on its new board, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Publication: Business Standard
Indian IT industry to be worth $350 bn by 2030: Kris Gopalakrishnanedit
India s $200 billion information technology (IT) industry will continue growing despite global macroeconomic challenges, said Kris Gopalakrishnan, a cofounder of Infosys, on Wednesday.
Publication: Business Standard
Data Centre Modernisation: Upgrading Legacy Data Centres to Meet Current and Future Business Needsedit
Legacy data centres represent a bygone era when cloud infrastructure was either in its infancy or non-existent. In the early stages of technological evolution, most organisations opted for on-premises data centres to meet their operational requirements.
Publication: Express Computer
Amazon announces Q AI chatbot for its cloud customers: All detailsedit
What is Amazon Q Read Amazon CEO Andy Jassy s message on Q Really excited to share with customers Amazon Qa new type of generative AIpowered assistant that is specifically for work and can be tailored to your business.
Publication: The Times of India
AWS’ New Chip to Aid GenAI Pushedit
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Adam Selipsky unveiled a slew of new offerings, including a purpose-built chip for generative AI and ML training, to boost GenAI adoption among enterprises of all sizes. The AWS CEO said that 80% of unicorns run on their cloud globally and with GenAI, the innovation will only grow across firms of all sizes.
Publication: The Economic Times
India to develop sovereign AI Infrastructure: IT MoS Rajeev Chandrasekharedit
Lately, the government has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IBM in Al skilling, and ecosystem development, as well as building advanced foundational models in generative Al capabilities.
Publication: The Indian Express
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