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AMD to significantly expand data centre AI systems capabilities with acquisition of hyperscale solutions provider ZT Systems (Proactive)edit
AMD announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a leading provider of AI infrastructure for the world’s largest hyperscale computing companies.
Publication: Express Computer
AMD Takes a Systems Approach to AI With ZT Acquisition (Proactive)edit
AMD announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire New Jersey-based ZT Systems. Expected to close by the first half of 2025, the deal is a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion, which includes $400 million of performance-based, post-acquisition payouts.
Publication: EE Times
AMD Spends $4.9Bn to Join the AI Race (Proactive)edit
Some may say that it is money spent after the horses have bolted. But, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., known to most of us as AMD, is acquiring server maker ZT Systems in a cash and stock transaction valued at a whopping $4.9 billion.
Publication: CXO Today
AMD to significantly expand data centre AI systems capabilities with acquisition of hyperscale solutions provider ZT Systems (Proactive)edit
AMD announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a leading provider of AI infrastructure for the world’s largest hyperscale computing companies.
Publication: CRN
AMD explains its AI PC strategy (Proactive)edit
To recap, an AI PC is any system running a CPU that’s equipped with a neural processing unit (NPU), which is specially designed for AI workloads. NPUs have been around for years in mobile hardware, but AMD was the first company to bring them to x86 PCs with the Ryzen Pro 7040 chips.
Publication: Engadget
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Microchip Technology says certain operations disrupted by cyber incidentedit
Chip giant Advanced Micro Devices had also said earlier this year it was investigating claims that its data was stolen in a hack. Microchip said it has shut down certain systems and launched an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity advisers.
Publication: The Economic Times
Get, set, go!edit
The new Acer Nitro V 16 AMD Ryzen 8040 series is the brand’s first AI-powered gaming laptop. It includes Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered assistant that boosts productivity by delivering detailed web-based answers, inspiring creativity and enhancing collaboration.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
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Calsoft and NVIDIA Bring Vision AI to Solve India’s Tollbooth Trafficedit
In partnership with NVIDIA, Indian American tech company Calsoft is automating tollbooths across India using advanced vision AI. With the world’s second largest road network spanning nearly 4 million miles and over 1,000 tollbooths, many of which operate manually and contribute to traffic delays and congestion, this new solution aims to significantly ease the problem.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
Ashwini Vaishnaw, NVIDIA officials meet to push AI chip development under the India AI Missionedit
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met with NVIDIA executives today to discuss the future of chip development and collaboration opportunities under the IndiaAI Mission.
Publication: Your Story
Lintasarta launches GPU Merdeka, a sovereign AI cloud for Indonesia, powered by NVIDIA AIedit
Lintasarta, Indonesia’s leading ICT (Information and Communication Technology) total solutions company, today announced its latest product, GPU Merdeka, at its launch event at the Kempinski Hotel, Jakarta. A GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) for AI infrastructure, GPU Merdeka is a sovereign AI cloud, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing, designed for advanced supercomputing in Indonesia using the nation’s leading technologies.
Publication: The Economic Times
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Semicon Mission2 will likely shift focus away from chip packaging units. Here’s whyedit
The government will likely keep the financial incentives for semiconductor chip packaging units at a bare minimum under the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), people in the know told ET.
Publication: The Economic Times
Semiconductor Mission2 may focus on compound fabrications, silicon photonicsedit
The government will likely keep the financial incentives for semiconductor chip packaging units at a bare minimum under the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), people in the know told ET.
Publication: The Economic Times
Suchi Founder to Set Up Semiconductor Unitedit
Surat’s textile exporter and Suchi Industries founder Ashok Mehta has forayed into the semiconductor business with plans to invest $100 million (around Rs 840 crore) in the company’s first chip assembly and testing unit being set up in Gujarat.
Publication: The Economic Times
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