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Intel & AMD’s Laptop CPU Roadmap Revealed – Arrow Lake-HX in 2025, Refresh in 2026edit
Intel and AMD next-gen CPU roadmaps leak, and they shine a light on the upcoming Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Strix, Krackan, and Fire Range laptop silicon. Unlike the recent NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” laptop lineup leak, this leak comes from the recent CLEVO Hack as it reveals details about a number of next-gen chips from both Intel and AMD.
Publication: Technosports
Best Ryzen 5 Laptops in India: Value for Money (2024)edit
Ryzen 5 laptops are gaining popularity over the traditional Intel processors for their value for money experience. Offering a strong performance, these laptops are suitable for a wide range of tasks, including productivity, multimedia consumption, and light gaming.
Publication: The Economic Times
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang shares his daily routine: I wake up at 5am, work 7 days a week. Watchedit
Nvidia cofounder and CEO said that he works from the moment he wakes up and follows this routine all seven days of the week. Even when he is not working, he is thinking about work, he shared during a chat with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Chipmaker Intel to halt $25billion Israel plant, news website saysedit
Israel continues to be one of our key global manufacturing and R&D sites and we remain fully committed to the region, Intel said in a statement. The U.S. company, asked about the report, cited the need to adapt big projects to changing timelines, without directly referring to the project.
Publication: The Print
Component manufacturing, AI laws to be on priority listedit
An added focus area will be to strengthen the artificial intelligence mission, where domestic manufacturing of Al chipsets may figure at some point of time. Al chipsets basically mean graphics processing units (GPU) which are essential for creating Al models as these require large-scale computing.
Publication: The Financial Express
Intelligent bet: Can Nvidia keep up its swift rise?edit
Intel and AMD. Intel’s history and expertise in making chips led it to announce Gaudi-3, a dedicated AI chip taking on Nvidia’s in demand H100. The other rival is AMD’s MI300X GPU, which is ramping up output and enterprise uptake. Industry observers say even if Nvidia claims superior performance, firms are likely to prioritise availability over performance.
Publication: Mint
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Microsoft to launch three new Xbox consoles including an all-digital Xbox in 2024: All detailsedit
Microsoft Xbox Microsoft is bringing 3 new Xbox Series XIS consoles to market this year, Roanne Sones, Head of Xbox Devices, Microsoft, announced in a post on Xbox Wire.
Publication: Money Control
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2in1 Review: Best of Both Worldsedit
Lenovo’s Yoga laptop lineup has included a 2in1 option for a couple of years now. Now, the company has brought the new Intel Core Ultra H-series processors to the Yoga 7i 2in1 variant, along with OLED displays and improved battery life.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Gamers are in for a treat! Lenovo introduces end-to-end desktop customization in India, you will get special upgradesedit
To further this trend, Lenovo is offering a limited time offer where customers can customize their Lenovo desktops by getting 30% off on graphics card upgrades. Lenovo’s custom made desktops can be purchased from their website and select retailers
Publication: Jagran
Asus bets big on India’s personal computer marketedit
Asus general manager for Asia Pacific System Business Unit Peter Chang told PTI that post COVID pandemic, the company has not seen very positive signals in PC demand both globally and in India
Publication: The Economic Times
Apple unveils ‘Apple Intelligence’ AIedit
“Recent developments in generative intelligence and large language models offer powerful capabilities that provide the opportunity to take the experience of using Apple products to new heights,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook said as he opened an annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Publication: The Economic Times
Apple sets vision for unified AI strategy at developer conferenceedit
Apple laid the foundation to bring artificial intelligence to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, sending a strong message to the industry that it is ready to head into a new era on its own terms.
Publication: The Indian Express
Apple’s push into AI space could make way for future smart hardware: Reportedit
Apple is set to kick off its Worldwide Developers conference (WWDC) 2024 on June 10 where the US-based technology giant could make its maiden attempt to join other big technology companies in the artificial intelligence space.
Publication: Business Standard
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State grads chip in with their best at Micron plantedit
It was a homecoming of sorts for a bunch of 30odd electronics and communications (E&C) engineers who returned to Gujarat eight months after they were hired and trained by Micron Semiconductor India Pvt Ltd (MSIPL) in its Hyderabad, Malaysia and Taiwan centres.
Publication: Times of India
Revolutionizing India’s manufacturing: Embracing Industry 4.0 for global competitivenessedit
India’s manufacturing sector is poised for a renaissance driven by the strategic integration of Industry 4.0 technologies. This digital transformation journey holds immense potential to propel India to the forefront of global manufacturing.
Publication: The Financial Express
Meity policy momentum to continue with Ashwini Vaishnaw retaining Electronics, IT portfolioedit
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has retained electronics and IT portfolio where he has scripted success stories around electronics and semiconductor manufacturing and also spearheaded the enactment of crucial Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Publication: The Economic Times
Karnataka IT minister meets Arm Holdings executive at London Tech Weekedit
Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge met a top executive of semiconductor company Arm Holdings at London Tech Week to discuss the company’s plans in the State on Monday.
Publication: The Economic Times
HCL Tech launches Enterprise AI Foundry to drive AI effectiveness across enterprise value chainsedit
HCL Tech on Monday announced the launch of HCL-Tech Enterprise AI Foundry to simplify and scale enterprise AI journeys. The integrated suite of assets combines data engineering and AI with cognitive infrastructure to accelerate Generative AI (GenAI)led transformation across business value chains.
Publication: The Financial Express
Artificial general intelligence could reboot India’s prospectsedit
Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world. This was Vladimir Putin, talking about artificial intelligence (AI), in 2017. The Russian leader acknowledged AI as not merely an advancement in technology but a pivotal force capable of reshaping the geopolitical landscape.
Publication: Live Mint
Fab startups see continuity in policies helping growthedit
According to Tracxn data, India has 389 active semiconductor companies in India, with over 216 companies founded after 2010. Some notable startups in the space include SimYog, Netrasemi, Mindgrove, SiMa.ai, SiliConch, InCore, Ambit, GeoCon and Tranzmeo.
Publication: The Financial Express
Chip industry to face crunch of 300,000 professionals by 202 7: Teamlease studyedit
The talent shortage is expected across verticals such as research and development (R&D), design, manufacturing, and advanced packaging. This assumes significance since India is looking to target a significant share of the global semiconductor manufacturing industry.
Publication: The Financial Express
Captains Steering The Country’s Economic Engineedit
The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, will have to attract information technology (IT) and electronics manufacturing companies to the country for investment. The most important task will be to kickstart the semiconductor industry in the country.
Publication: The New Indian Express
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