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Publication: Express Computer
Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023: Fostering global collaborations and innovationedit
The Fireside Chat featuring Hon’ble Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrashekhar and moderated by Ms. Jaya Jagadish, Country Head and SVP of Silicon Design Engineering at AMD India, at the event s second day discussed India s semiconductor mission, AI s transformative role, and emphasised Bengaluru s significance in the IT sector.
Publication: Your Story
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Oracle’s Symbiotic Connection with AMD and NVIDIAedit
Oracle Cloud and AMD have fostered a longstanding collaboration in the realm of cloud computing, a partnership that Karan Batta, Senior Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, shed light on at AMD’s Advancing AI event when speaking with Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
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Nvidia to expand partnership with Vietnam, support AI developmentedit
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia s chief executive said on Monday the company will expand its partnership with Vietnam’s top tech firms and support the Southeast Asian country in training talent for developing artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure.
Publication: The Hindu
Nvidia CEO aims to set up a base in Vietnamedit
Nvidia wishes to establish a base in Vietnam to develop the country s semiconductor industry as it considers the Vietnamese market an important one, the Vietnamese government said, citing the US chipmaker s chief executive.
Publication: Business Today
Nvidia aims to establish a base in Vietnam to develop the country’s semiconductor industryedit
The base will be for attracting talent from around the world to contribute to the development of Vietnam s semiconductor ecosystem and digitalisation , the Vietnamese government statement cited Huang after his meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
Publication: The Economic Times
YUVAi Program by NeGD and Intel India to Feature at GPAI Summit 2023edit
Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi), a collaborative venture between the National eGovernance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India, and Intel India, is set to take center stage at the upcoming Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2023.
Publication: Cxotv Techplus Media
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After Xiaomi’s smartphones, Dixon now wins laptop manufacturing contract from Lenovoedit
Months after the government approved a modified production linked incentive (PLI) for IT hardware, Chinese giant Lenovo is outsourcing its laptop and notebook production to Padget Electronics, a unit of domestic contract manufacturing giant Dixon
Publication: The Times of India
Acer ready to hit markets with its AIready PCs, says chairman Jason Chenedit
As a tech leader, Acer Chairman and CEO Jason Chen says he is very excited about artificial intelligence and how it is being very rapidly being implemented. To start with, we think generative AI will change the usage model of computers. The current computer models, many use it for search.
Publication: CNBC TV18
Dixon wins deal to make laptops for Lenovoedit
Home-grown player Dixon Technologies has won a manufacturing contract to make laptops and notebooks for Chinese major Lenovo in India under the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI) 2.0.
Publication: Business Standard
Dixon Arm Wins Deal to Make IT Hardware for Lenovo in Indiaedit
Once finalised, the electronics manufacturing service provider will be making notebooks and laptops for Lenovo, which was marginally ahead of Dell to become the second largest PC brand in the September quarter, as per IDC.
Publication: The Economic Times
Industry news
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol to visit Netherlands with focus on semiconductorsedit
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol to visit Netherlands with focus on semiconductors South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol departs for the Netherlands on Monday for a state visit, with cooperation on semiconductors and a potential chip alliance likely to be the highlight of his discussions with political and industry leaders.
Publication: Money Control
Tata Group Planning 40,000crore Semiconductor Plant in Assam: CMedit
With a whopping investment of around 40,000 crore, Tata Group is planning on setting up a semiconductor processing plant in Assam. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while addressing a function in Guwahati, said that the company has approached the Centre for the final call after discussions with the state government, and the project is expected to start very soon.
Publication: ELE Times
Semiconductors: Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS lawedit
The Biden administration said Monday it would provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips for military aircraft, including F15 and F35 jets
Publication: The Economic Times
New York joins IBM, Micron in $10 billion chip research complexedit
New York state is joining chip companies to invest $10 billion in a semiconductor research facility at the University at Albany that is set to include some of the most advanced chipmaking equipment in the world.
Publication: Live Mint
India to focus on boosting electronic component manufacturing; new scheme in works: MeitY Secretaryedit
He said no one country is ever going to own the entire value chain and it’s only going to be a portion of the value chain that India needs to target. Probably in India s case, the best case will probably be China which has about 40 to 45 per cent of the entire value chain, which is manufactured in China.
Publication: The Economic Times
India will be global leader in conversations around AI regulation: Google executive Markham Ericksonedit
Interoperability in global legislations around artificial intelligence will be among the most crucial aspects going ahead, especially for smaller businesses who may find it difficult to navigate conflicting and complicated regulations around the world, said Markham Erickson, vice president, government affairs and public policy at Google s Centers for Excellence.
Publication: The Indian Express
Generous incentives have boosted semiconductor ambitions: IT Secyedit
The geopolitical advantage for India of companies and countries looking for resilient semiconductor and electronics supply chains is only going to last for four or five years, and that it was important to seize that opportunity within this period, Secretary of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan said on Monday.
Publication: The Hindu
Arm CEO fears humans could lose control of artificial intelligenceedit
The thing I worry about most is humans losing capability over the machines, said Rene Haas, Chief Executive Officer of Arm Holdings Plc, when asked what keeps him up at night when he thinks about artificial intelligence. You need some override, some backdoor, some way that the system can be shut down.
Publication: CNBC TV18
GlobalFoundries names chip industry veteran Hollister as CFOedit
The chipmaker, whose customers include Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm in July shelved its plan to appoint former Amazon.com executive Tim Stone as finance chief, without disclosing the reason for the move. Reeder is leaving for pet products retailer Chewy , who announced him as its new chief financial officer last week.
Publication: The Economic Times
India pitches for consensus to tackle AI risksedit
The three-day GPAI summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over 150 delegates from 29 countries, including startups, industries and academia will participate in it. Representatives from companies like Meta, Google, NVIDIA, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, etc.,will also be a part of it.
Publication: The Financial Express
After US curbs, Tencent and small chip designers chase Nvidia’s China crownedit
Tencent uses Zixiao chips internally and does not sell them directly to external clients. It rents computing power to clients via its cloud services, which also offer Nvidia or AMD chips as options. Tencent said it does not have plans to develop Zixiao beyond the current version
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
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