AMD specific news
Expensive AMD X870 motherboards could offset more affordable Ryzen 9000CPUsedit
In brief: PC builders upgrading to AMD s nex tgen 800series chipsets and Ryzen 9000 processors may face higher motherboard costs.
Publication: Tech Spot
AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU Set to Revolutionize Gaming Handhelds in 2025edit
The Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU from AMD with Zen 5 & RDNA 3.5 could improve gaming handheld performance and battery Life. As it stands now, the performance of these devices ranges from basic desktop entry level at best. Well, AMD s new APU looks to change that significantly.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
AMD names Keith Strier, an AI Industry Veteran to boost Global AI Capabilities and Engagementsedit
Keith Strier has joined AMD as Senior Vice President of worldwide AI markets. He will be in charge of growing AMD s AI vision, advancing new ecosystem capabilities, and quickening strategic AI interactions in the public and private sectors worldwide. He reports to AMD Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Mark Papermaster.
Publication: Var India
Ultrabooks Can GAME Now? Asus Zenbook S16 ft. Ryzen 9 AI HX370 Review! (Proactive)edit
Asus Zenbook S16 OLED 2024 delivers new-era CPU and Gaming performance in an ultra thin form factor.
Publication: TechReflex
AMD brand mentions
PM Modi to open ‘Semicon India’ on Sept 11edit
To advance technological development in the country and meet demand, big-ticket companies in the sector such as AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), Applied Materials, and Micron Technology are expected to participate as key partners.
Publication: The Times of India
Competition in news
Volvo partners with Nvidia to launch EX90, pioneering software-defined cars with advanced AI Manufacturing Today Indiaedit
Volvo Cars has announced a brand-new car model known as Volvo EX90 as the first software-defined car manufactured with a centralised core compute structure, augmented by an Nvidia Drive Orin SoC with a performance capacity of over 250 TOPS.
Publication: Manufacturing Today
Intel And IBM Partner To Enhance Cost Performance Representing AI Innovationedit
The technology company IBM and semiconductor manufacturer firm Intel collaborate to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators on IBM Cloud as a service This offering is anticipated to be accessible in early 2025, aiming to assist enterprises scaling more cost effective AI, while focusing on security and resilience.\
Publication: Digital Terminal
Lunar Lake Processors Might Save Inteledit
In the last few years, apart from the data centre and AI race, Intel seems to be falling behind in the thin and light premium laptop market, which is ruled by Apple Sillion, Qualcomm, and even AMD s recent launch of Zen Strix Point CPU, which also made headlines for using an ARM chipset.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
How is Qualcomm s Snapdragon X series beating the industry normsedit
Qualcomm has revolutionised the PC market with Snapdragon X series chips While AMD and Intel had been busy doing little to moderate general upgrades each year with increases or decreases in TDP, Qualcomm, on the other hand, that had been dominating the smartphone industry, found this revolutionary Snapdragon X series.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
Qualcomm tried acquiring parts of Intel bizedit
Qualcomm has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel’s design business to boost the company’s product portfolio, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Partner in news
IFA 2024: Lenovo shows off new laptop with display that flips around based on voice commandedit
At IFA 2024, Lenovo showed off an innovative concept laptop, which looks pretty cool but doesn’t seem very practical. This is because the latest Auto Twist laptop is a concept device from Lenovo.
Publication: India Today
Dell and Red Hat Revolutionize Enterprise AI with Open-Source Collaboration on PowerEdge Serversedit
Anil Sethi, Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies India Dell Technologies collaboration with Red Hat on AI is an exciting update for businesses across the globe, focused on creating their mark through digital transformation.
Publication: Digital Terminal
Asus launches ProArt PZ13 and Vivobook S15 OLED laptops powered by Snapdragon X Plus processorsedit
Asus Asus has launched two new laptops, the ProArt PZ13 and Vivobook S 15 OLED, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processors.
Publication: Money Control
Top Laptops for Creative Professionalsedit
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Ultra-Portable is designed to target working professionals with powerful tasks. It gives an amazing experience for high end tasks with great performance from its AI powered AMD Ryzen 7 processor.
Publication: ZEE News
TECNO’s Pocket Go: A Wearable Windows AR Gaming PC with AMD Poweredit
The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor, which has 8 cores and 16 threads and can run at up to 5.1GHz, powers the Pocket Windows Handheld. Radeon 780M graphics are included. It has a large amount of onboard cooling and is powered by a 50Wh detachable battery.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
Best Gaming Laptops Under Rs 1 Lakh You Should Buy In Indiaedit
The laptop is powered by an AMD Octa Core Ryzen 7 processor with a base clock speed of 3 3 GHz, paired with 4GB of dedicated graphics for smooth multitasking and gaming On the design front, it features a 15 6inch (39 62 cm) display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, ensuring sharp visuals.
Publication: ZEE News
MSI launches business and gaming laptops in India: Price, Specificationsedit
The MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor and an Intel Arc 140V GPU, while the Summit A16 AI+ is equipped with up to AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor with an AMD Radeon 880M GPU.
Publication: East Coast Daily
Microsoft Copilot+ AI Features Won’t Be Limited To Just Qualcomm Powered Devices, Will Roll Out To Intel & AMD Laptopsedit
Microsoft has announced that its new AI features for Windows will begin rolling out to Intel and AMD notebooks starting in November.
Publication: News Abp Live
Exclusive: ASUS India’s Arnold Su Talks ROG Ally X, Upcoming Gaming Trends, & Sustainability Plansedit
Under the hood, the Ally X continues to utilize the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor from the first generation (review), but now it boasts up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM for improved speed and efficiency.
Publication: Gizbot
Lenovo Unveils New Ai Pc Concept With ‘Smart Lid’edit
China’s Lenovo has unveiled its Auto Twist AI PC concept laptop that uses AI to track user movement and repositions its “Smart Lid” for optimal visibility. Through natural language processing, it also understands the user’s voice command to switch between modes and even closes itself when prompted.
Publication: Business Standard
Industry news
Companies to roll out ~1.2 trillion EV, chip projects in Maharashtraedit
As Maharashtra heads for Assembly elections later this year, the government on Friday approved projects worth ~1.2 trillion that are set to create over 14,800 jobs in the state. These investments are coming from auto makers Skoda Volkswagen, and Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
Publication: Business Standard
Adani plans $10 billion India chip plant with Israel’s Toweredit
The Adani Group plans to build a semiconductor fabrication plant with an Israeli partner, in a bid to bolster India’s chipmaking capabilities as semiconductors become a key geopolitical battleground globally.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
CM holds talks with BNY Mellon on investment, AIedit
Chief Minister MK Stalin and the TN delegation held discussions with the executives of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation in Chicago on potential collaborations, including AI in banking services and setting up an exploration centre in Chennai. The company has chosen the city as one of its six key global hub.
Publication: The New Indian Express
India’s Semicon Mission Likely to Get a Fiscal Helpline for 8 Yearsedit
The government will have to seek fresh funding under the ISM as it has almost exhausted the funds in the first phase which saw approvals of $11 billion.
Publication: The Economic Times
Govt clears 12 Indian start-ups for incentives under chip design planedit
Currently, there are more proposals to set up semiconductor units with the government. This includes a fabrication plant proposed by Israel’s Tower Semiconductor and the Adani Group, and a Rs 4,000 crore assembly plant by Zoho.
Publication: The Indian Express
Slowdown in US economy to push FPIs to buy more in Indiaedit
Global market sentiment has notably shifted towards caution, as evidenced by Nvidia’s 25 per cent decline after reaching a record high in June,” he mentioned.
Publication: The Statesman
Speedy execution is key to India’s chip ambitionsedit
India, on its part, has a relatively inexpensive but strong talent pool in software engineering, industrial equipment and IC design, and is home to over 2,000 semiconductor design engineers. Intel, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm have design and R&D centers here.
Publication: MINT
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