AMD specific news
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 2x Faster in Vulkan-Based Ray Tracing Games Following Mesa Updateedit
The open-source Mesa for Linux got an exciting update the other day that significantly boosts the ray tracing performance of Radeon GPUs in several games, by as much as 2x. The update focuses on Vulkan ray-tracing, transforming 1D ray launches into 2D. The performance gains are the result of increased hardware (SIMD) utilization.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Reshapes Automotive Industry with Advanced AI Engines and Elevated In-Vehicle Experiences at CES 2024 (Proactive)edit
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced it will showcase automotive innovation at CES 2024 and expand its portfolio with the introduction of two new devices, the Versal™ AI Edge XA adaptive SoC and Ryzen™ Embedded V2000A Series processor. The devices underscore AMD automotive technology leadership and are designed to serve key automotive focus segments including infotainment, advanced driver safety and autonomous driving.
Publication: Overdrive
Best AMD Ryzen Laptops For Gamingedit
Best AMD Ryzen Laptops For Gaming: Having a reliable and powerful laptop is essential, whether for work or personal use. Finding the ideal gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen processors can be a bit tricky due to the array of options available.
Publication: Jagran
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G ‘Hawk Point’ Benchmark Leaks; Check out the Scoresedit
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will be launching the new Ryzen 8000 processors this year, and it is expected the G-Series APUs will be the first ones to launch. Under the new Ryzen 8000G lineup, codenamed Hawk Point, the Ryzen 5 8500G will be AMD’s exciting entry-level offering in the sea of various processor options, and gamers can enjoy high-performance integrated graphics with this upcoming Ryzen 5 8500G APU.
Publication: Beebom
Intel Core i914900K vs Ryzen 9 7900X: Which is best in 2024edit
The Intel Core i914900K and the Ryzen 9 7900X are some of the fastest flagshipgrade offerings from the two companies. Both chips share a similar DNA: maximum performance at a premium price. They are specifically designed for professionals and enthusiasts who want nothing but the best for their systems.
Publication: Sports Keeda
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora First Impression (Proactive)edit
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora First Impression Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, paired with the cutting-edge AMD Radeon RX7900 XTX GPU, delivers an unparalleled gaming experience with stunning visuals, immersive gameplay, and seamless performance. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Publication: India Today Gaming
CES 2024: AMD Unveils Vision for AI-Powered PCsedit
AMD’s CES 2024 presentation, titled ‘Together We Advance AI,’ is expected to take place on 8 January at 7 a.m. PST, with AMD Chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su and AMD Senior Vice President of Computing and Graphics Jack Huynh taking the stage. The event materials expressly mention ‘AI in personal computers,’ thus we should expect CPU and GPU announcements.
Publication: Analytics Insight
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Leaks; Super-Fast Radeon 780M RDNA 3 iGPU!edit
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will launch new Ryzen 8000 series processors soon. Part of this new lineup will be the Ryzen 7 8700G advanced processing unit (APU), which has leaked recently and revealed several exciting details of the upcoming processor, such as the Radeon 780M iGPU.
Publication: Beebom
AMD revs up for CES 2024 with new automotive tech!edit
AMD’s new Versal AI Edge XA and Ryzen Embedded V2000A processors bring powerful AI, stunning graphics, and seamless performance to cars. These technologies promise safer, smarter, and more entertaining driving experiences. AMD will be showcasing its automotive solutions at CES 2024, alongside major industry partners. Get ready for a ride into the future of driving! AMD is bringing its A-game to CES 2024, showcasing
Publication: Techno Sports
AMD Takes Center Stage at CES 2024 on January 8th focusing on Aiedit
AMD is set to unveil its Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 7 5700, focusing on AI, in a strategic move mirroring Nvidia s trend. CEO Lisa Su and Jack Huynh will discuss AMD s AIfocused future, aligning with the industry s growing demand for advanced technologies. AMD s presence in the graphics card market will expand with the RX 7600 XT 16GB desktop graphics card. CES 2024 will witness Intel and Nvidia hosting their own conferences.
Publication: Technukti
AMD Reshapes Automotive Industry with Advanced AI Enginesedit
New Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoCs and Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series processors underscore AMD leadership for powering nextgeneration automotive systems Participating auto ecosystem partners at CES include: BlackBerry, Cognata, ECARX, Hesai, Luxoft, QNX, QT, Robosense, SEYOND, Tanway, Visteon and XYLON
Publication: Headlines of Today
AMD Eyes AIPowered Future at CES 2024: New CPUs and GPUs Expectededit
AMD Eyes AIPowered Future at CES 2024: New CPUs and GPUs Expected In a world increasingly driven by technology, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) continues to act as a global stage for the latest innovations.
Publication: BNN Breaking
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10 Best Laptops Under 30000 (January 2024)edit
The offered Acer laptop is a masterpiece under Rs 30000. With a great built quality, it is packed with an AMD Ryzen 3 3250U processor that delivers a swift performance for a nextlevel computing experience. Redefine your mobile computing experience with the Acer One 14 business laptop. This laptop combines style and substance while the sleek aluminium chassis adds a touch of sophistication.
Publication: Jagran
Best AMD Ryzen Laptops For Gamingedit
Best AMD Ryzen Laptops For Gaming: The AMD Ryzen lineup has revolutionized gaming laptops, offering exceptional performance and efficiency. These laptops feature high core counts and clock speeds, ensuring smooth gameplay and multitasking capabilities.
Publication: Jagran
Intel and AMD Introduce New AI Chips to Compete with Nvidia s H100edit
Technology companies Intel and AMD are making significant investments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by unveiling their latest AI processors. The two companies aim to challenge the dominance of Nvidia s H100, which currently holds the largest share of the expanding AI market.
Publication: DQ Channels
AMD to Unveil Versal AI Edge XA & Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series at CES 2024 to Boost Auto Techedit
AMD has introduced products designed to expand the AI ??capabilities of cars. The first is the XA Versal AI Edge series of single-chip platforms equipped with AI engines and a range of vector processors. Their main purpose is to improve the safety and efficiency of LiDAR sensors, radars, cameras and other AI-based sensors.
Publication: Digital Terminal
AI to dominate this year’s CES, even without OpenAI’s Altman on handedit
PC and smartphone makers are also likely to showcase how their products use AI, which chipmakers including Intel and AMD are betting will offer a new revenue stream. Microsoft said on Thursday that PCs with a new AI button on the Windows keyboard will be on display at the show. But it is not clear whether consumers will pay extra for AI capabilities on their computers because these developments perform less obvious tasks than OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot.
Publication: ET Telecom
Technology and Hardware roundup: What should gamers be prepared for in 2024edit
The Core Ultra chips are Intel’s long awaited answer to Apple s proprietary M series silicon and as the year unfold expect experts to run the various offerings in the meteor lake lineup to be pitted against both Apple s silicon and AMD’s.
Publication: Telangana Today
CES 2024: What to expect from the year’s biggest tech showedit
CES is huge for gaming, with major players like Nvidia, AMD, and Razer often choosing the massive spotlight to unveil new graphics cards, laptops, displays and peripherals. This year, Nvidia is expected to reveal its RTX 40-series Super GPUs, juiced-up versions of its current flagship graphics cards.
Publication: The Indian Express
CES 2024: AI, TVs, smart home gadgets, and more to expect at the biggest tech show of the yearedit
Nvidia is expected to announce its first RTX 40series Super cards at CES 2024, which will be the first Super variants since the RTX 20series. Additionally, AMD might launch its RX 7600 XT GPU later this month, possibly after CES concludes.
Publication: The Times of India
Competition in news
MSI to unveil handheld gaming console at CES 2024edit
Also, a reply by Intel Gaming suggests that MSI’s upcoming handheld gaming console might be powered by an Intel Meteor Lake CPU, specifically the Core Ultra series. To give you a quick recap, existing handheld gaming consoles like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally are powered by AMD’s offerings, and it is likely that MSI might head down the same route.
Publication: The Indian Express
CES 2024: Schedule, venue and everything expected announcements from Samsung, LG, Nvidia and moreedit
As per the publication, CES 2024 will include the participation of semiconductor giants such as Intel, AMD, and Nvidia, as well as leading companies in the mobile and home electronics sector like Samsung, Google, LG, and Amazon. PC manufacturers like Asus and HP are also expected to showcase their innovations, alongside the presence of several automotive companies such as BMW.
Publication: Live Mint
CES 2024: AI is the talk of the town as NVIDIA, Microsoft, others unveil new tech, OpenAI to give it a missedit
Automakers are emphasizing a “hyper-personalized” experience through AI-powered in-vehicle virtual assistants and cabin monitors. Companies like Cerence, Cipia, and Amazon are set to announce partnerships and innovations in this space. PC and smartphone makers, including Intel and AMD, will highlight how AI is integrated into their products, aiming to tap into a new revenue stream.
Publication: First Post
Qualcomm Says Samsung, Google Plan to Use Its New Headset Chipedit
Qualcomm on Thursday said Samsung Electronics and Alphabet s Google plan to use a new computing chip it designed to power mixed and virtual reality headsets. The Qualcomm chip, called the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, will be able to handle data feeds from a dozen cameras inside the headset.
Publication: News 18
Qualcomm expands presence in Chennai with proposed investment of Rs 177 credit
At the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet in Chennai today, Qualcomm Incorporated announced a significant expansion in Chennai with a new facility for their Design Centre, representing a proposed investment of Rs 177.27 crore, the release said. Chip designer Qualcomm on Sunday announced an expansion in Chennai with a new design centre that entails a proposed investment of Rs 177.27 crore and job creation for up to 1,600 skilled professionals.
Publication: Business Standard
Chinese companies aren’t interested in Nvidia’s slower AI chipsedit
Nvidia, the world’s leading AI chipmaker, recently unveiled a slower, less powerful version of a gaming processor that complies with US export controls and can be sold in China. The GeForce RTX 4090 D chip will go on sale in January, but Nvidia is already experiencing some headwinds, with some of China’s largest cloud companies indicating that they don’t want to buy the chips.
Publication: Business Insider
Qualcomm Plans Design Unit With Rs 178 Cr In Chennaiedit
Chip designer Qualcomm announced an expansion in Chennai with a new design centre that entails a proposed investment of Rs 177.27 cr and job creation for up to 1,600 skilled professionals.
Publication: The Asian Age
Cloud Al inference cardedit
Qualcomm has unveiled the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra, to its cloud artificial intelligence (AI) inference card lineup. This card is purposebuilt for handling generative Al and large language models (LLMs). It boasts up to four times the performance of its predecessor thanks to Qualcomm’s advanced Al cores.
Publication: Electronics For You
Partner in news
Dell Technologies introduces ObjectScale 1.3 to revolutionize object storageedit
Dell Technologies has introduced ObjectScale version 1.3, a groundbreaking software innovation that redefines the landscape of object storage. This latest release is offered as a fully integrated, turnkey solution, and takes the form of ObjectScale XF960, an allflash appliance that brings unprecedented speed, sustainability, and security to object storage architecture.
Publication: VAR India
Logging Into AI Personal Computersedit
HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asus have all signalled plans to deliver new Alcapable PCs, timed alongside Intel and AMD’s new CPU product road maps
Publication: The Economic Times
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton joins OpenAI boardedit
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton joins OpenAI board The ChatGPT maker had made headlines in November, when CEO Sam Altman was briefly ousted by the OpenAI board and reinstated days later after more than 700 employees threatened to quit and join backer Microsoft in solidarity.
Publication: The Economic Times
Dell XPS 13, XPS 14, XPS 16 Refreshed With Intel Core Ultra CPUs, Inbuilt AI Features: Price, Specificationsedit
Dell has refreshed some of its XPS laptops ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 that’s scheduled to be held from January 9 to January 12. The Dell XPS 13, XPS 14, and XPS 16 laptops now come with Intel Core Ultra processors that are equipped with Intel AI Boost Neural Processing Unit (NPU).
Publication: Gadgets 360
Key Apple suppliers to invest Rs 13,000 crore in Tamil Naduedit
Hyundai will invest Rs 6,180 crore in a electric car and battery unit at its existing plant and to set up an Hydrogen Innovation Valley with IIT-Madras, while Godrej Consumer will invest Rs 515 crore.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Graphics card featuring M.2 slotedit
ASUS has introduced the world’s first graphics card featuring an M.2 slot, known as the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Solid State Drive (SSD). This design allows for a cooling upgrade while accommodating high performance NVMe drives, marking advancement in graphics card technology.
Publication: Electronics For You
e-volutionedit
Today, giants like Dell, Lenovo and Apple can fit into our backpacks, while smartphones that would put the EINACs and Z3s to shame based on their computing prowess nestle comfortably in our pockets. It’s a tale of constant miniaturisation and ever-expanding capabilities, now beginning to rapidly telescope into a whole new world of extremely personal computers that harness the latest innovations and technologies.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Industry news
Microchip Technology To Bag $162 Mn US Grant To Boost Chip Productionedit
The Biden Administration is attempting to boost the production of semiconductors and microcontroller units (MCUs) in the country which is of key significance to the consumer and defence industries. The notification came as the United States is gearing up to change its chip production source from foreign countries like China.
Publication: BusinessWorld
Global semiconductor capacity projected to reach record high 30mn wafers per month in 2024: SEMIedit
Global semiconductor capacity is expected to increase 6.4% in 2024 to top the 30 million wafers per month (wpm) mark for the first time after rising 5.5% to 29.6 wpm in 2023, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.
Publication: DQ India
TN Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy aims to boost investment in the sectoredit
The Tamil Nadu Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy 2024 launched on Sunday aims to propel Tamil Nadu to the apex position in the value chain of the semiconductor and advanced electronics industry. This in turn will help in generating high skilled employment opportunities, and accelerating innovation and technological advancements.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Govt keen to create data centre at Tuemedit
The department intends to obtain funds from the Centre s department of economic affairs (DEA) It has already received administrative approval to appoint a consultant to help set up the centre The data centre will be set up by a private player on government owned land on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) model
Publication: The Times of India
Global Investors Meet: Reliance Brookfield to open Chennai data centre next week, says Mukesh Ambaniedit
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Sunday said his firm Reliance Industries in partnership with Canada s Brookfield will open a data centre in Chennai next week, marking entry into the fastgrowing market.
Publication: LiveMint
Demand for AI specialists is predicted to rise by 40 percent over 5 years: IBM’s Sriram Raghavanedit
Sriram Raghavan, Vice President, IBM Research AI Sriram Raghavan, Vice President, IBM Research AI, was in India for two separate events in late 2023: the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence or GPAI Summit in Delhi from December 1214, and the CNBC TV18 & Moneycontrol Global AI Conclave 2023 in Bangalore on December 16.
Publication: MoneyControl
CES 2024: TVs, Laptops, AI to Gaming, know what to expect at this tech festedit
Anticipation surrounds the potential revelation of new GPUs bearing the Super brand at CES, yet the specifics remain veiled in secrecy. With the consumer market eagerly anticipating NVIDIA s next move, CES 2024 could signify a pivotal moment for this tech giant.
Publication: Tech Hindustan Times
US wants more clarity on India’s import management system for laptops and PCs, say sourcesedit
As many US based companies, including Dell, HP and Apple, have a considerable presence in India, the US government has been in touch with the Indian government since August 2023, when the initial notification on imposing import restrictions on IT hardware products was issued
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Vibrant Gujarat: State govt hopes to sign record pactsedit
The biennial event,which is making a comeback this year after the Covid-19 pandemicinduced break, will be focussing on the theme ‘Gatewayto the Future’,with a focus on futuristic technologies and emerging sectors like green hydrogen, electric mobility, semiconductor, space-related manufacturing and sustainability. The summit, to be held on Ianuary 10-12, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar.
Publication: Financial Express
Teardown finds Huawei chips made in Taiwanedit
Huawei caused a stir in theUSandChinalastAugust when it released a smartphone with a 7nm processor made by Shanghai-based SMIC. A teardown by the Canada-basedresearchoutfit for Bloomberg News showed the Mate 60 Pro’s chip was only a few years behind the cutting edge, a feat that US trade curbs were meant to prevent.
Publication: Business Standard
Tatas to invest Rs 7,000 crore in Hosur; build iPhone assembly unitedit
Just two months after it acquired the Wistron India plant at Malur near Kolar at Karnataka, home-grown Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd, is set to pitch over Rs 7,000 crore for the expansion of its Hosur plant, which will include setting up a unit to assemble iPhones, sources familiar with the development told DH.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Google working on advanced AI chatbot Bardedit
Google is reportedly working on an advanced version of its AI chatbot called Eard that will be available via a paid subscription. Called “Eard Advanced”, the upgraded version of ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot rival is apparently powered by Gemini Ultra, Google’s new large language model (LLM).
Publication: The Hans India
Jio has invested Rs 35,000 cr in TN, catering to 35 million users: Ambaniedit
Global conglomerates such as Hyundai, Qualcomm, First Solar, Pegatron, and Mitsubishi signed MoUs with the state government at the event.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Semicon firm chiefs to lead over 50 global CEOs at Vibrant Gujarat summitedit
The others include Ajit Manocha, President of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), USA; Shankar Trivedi, Global Senior VP, Nvidia Corporation; Bob Buttermore, Senior Vice-President, Rockwell Automation; Kazuya Nakajo, Executive Vice-President, Japan External Trade Organization; and YJ Chen, CEO, Vedanta Display.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
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