AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 9000: Zen 5 Architecture Boosts Performance, Efficiency (Proactive)edit
Discussed the AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors, diving into the new Zen 5 architecture, the impressive instruction per cycle (IPC) improvements, power, efficiency, and AMD s channel and distribution strategies.
Publication: Counter Point Research
AMD unveils new SoC for PlayStation 5 Pro featuring 60 compute units, enhanced ray tracing, and AI upscalingedit
AMD has introduced a new custom System on Chip (SoC) specifically designed for Sony s PlayStation 5 Pro, marking a significant upgrade from the current PS5.
Publication: Business Upturn
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Best Buy Deals of The Day: Over 50% Off the Editors’ Choice-Winning AMD Ryzen 9edit
Best Buy is offering big savings on the tech you need today! Start by taking a massive 55% off the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, a 12-core, 24-thread powerhouse perfect for gamers and content creators.
Publication: Pc Mag
Apple’s A18 Chip delivers impressive performance gains, challenges AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X in single core Geek bench testsedit
Apple s latest A18 chip is making waves in the tech community after early benchmarks reveal it could challenge AMD s Ryzen 9 9950X in single core performance.
Publication: Business Upturn
Competition in news
US closer to greenlighting Nvidia chips for Saudi Arabia, Semafor reportsedit
The U.S. government is considering allowing Nvidia to export advanced chips to Saudi Arabia, potentially helping the country train and run the most powerful AI models, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Publication: The Print
Partner in news
HP Omnibook X Review: Snapdragon power, all-day battery, and AI features in a sleek designedit
This is possible with Qualcomm s Snapdragon chipsets powering the Copilot+ PCs. The HP Omnibook X 14 joined this race in May and, safe to say, is giving tough competition to other AI PCs in the market.
Publication: CNBC TV18
Tech layoffs: Dell issues another job cuts warning, here’s what the company saidedit
What Dell said about layoffs We remain committed to disciplined cost management in coordination with our ongoing business transformation initiatives and will continue to take certain measures to reduce costs, Dell’s concern behind announcing the job cuts warning.
Publication: The Times of India
Introducing Dell Native Edge with Private Wireless Plusedit
Dell announced Dell Native Edge with Private Wireless Plus, a solution designed to help businesses manage and connect their edge estate to accelerate AI innovation.
Publication: Express Computer
HP EliteBook Ultra G1q laptop: The powerful laptop for workaholicsedit
Windows laptops are changing and no I am not referring to Windows 11, as the operating system, but the entire architecture and the way Windows PCs are perceived in the market.
Publication: Money Control
Top 5 VR-Ready Gaming PCs for 2024edit
Features an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU, Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU, and 16GB DDR4 RAM.
Publication: Analytics Insight
PS5 Pro vs PS5: Diving into the Upgrades to the New PlayStation 5 Pro and How It Compares to the Originaledit
According to IGN India, this is a significant increase in silicon and, theoretically, could put its performance on par with the AMD Radeon RX 6800, a GPU known for its 4K gaming capabilities on PC.
Publication: Gizbot
Piggybacking on AI PCsedit
Lenovo, The World’s largest maker of PCs by volume, is looking at Al to breathe new life into the PC market in India, as the company hopes that the new AI PCs will provide a much-needed boost to the device’s sales in the world’s most populous country.
Publication: The Financial Express
Samsung to lay off 10% of workforce in Indiaedit
South Korean Consumer electronics and appliances major Samsung is laying off around 200 employees at its India unit, which constitute nearly 10% of its workforce in the country, industry sources said.
Publication: The Financial Express
ALL eyes on IFA 2024!edit
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition is super-portable at less than 1 kg with a 14-inch display. Created in a multi-year collaboration with Intel, it has a suite of smart features.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Industry news
When the chips are down, you can bet on India!, says PM Narendra Modi at SEMICON 2024edit
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said this is the right time to be in India, Many projects are currently in the pipeline, and India today assures the world that when the chips are down, you can bet on India, he said.
Publication: ANI News
Infineon targets large share of GaN chip market after breakthroughedit
German semiconductor maker Infineon said on Wednesday that it would take a large slice of the growing market for gallium nitride (GaN) chips, after announcing a technological breakthrough that it said would bring down costs.
Publication: ET Telecom
India’s semiconductor ambitions are drawing giants like Micron, but profitability and scalability pose hurdlesedit
India’s semiconductor ambitions are drawing giants like Micron, but profitability and scalability pose hurdles The government s push for making India a semiconductor hub has attracted big names such as US based Micron. But profitability and scalability could prove to be challenges.
Publication: Business Today
Firms scramble to build consortiums to be eligible for Rs 10,000crore GPU planedit
According to sources, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, Tata Communications, E2E Networks , Larsen & Toubro, NTT India, CtrlS, Nvidia, Microsoft Yotta , Neysa, Innogress Ventures and Vigyanlabs are looking for partners Several of them attended a prebid meeting held by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the last week of August.
Publication: The Economic Times
L&T chalks out $300 million investment plan for fabless chip projectedit
L&T’s investment may seem modest compared with outlays by leading fabless chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc, but it is targeting products such as power chips, radiofrequency semiconductors and mixed signal integrated circuits, rather than areas such as AI enabling graphics processing units.
Publication: The Financial Express
Semicon 2.0 Soon to Build Out Full Chip Ecosystem: Vaishnawedit
The government is working towards rolling out the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), which will focus on getting component and raw material suppliers to set shop in the country apart from chip fabrication and packaging units, union electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Publication: The Economic Times
PM promotes ‘silicon diplomacy’ to propel India’s semiconductor sectoredit
Speaking at the inaugural session of Semicon India 2024, Modi said the world today is moving forward to an era of ‘silicon diplomacy’ from an era of ‘oil diplomacy’ and that this growth will directly benefit India’s semiconductor sector.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Electronics sector to touch $500 bn by 2030, says PMedit
He further said the government’s goal is to ensure that 100% electronics manufacturing happens in the country.
Publication: The Financial Express
Coming, a new package under Semicon 2.0edit
Centre in Bengaluru has opened with 5,000 engineers, with further expansion on the horizon, he noted. Applied Materials’ India Validation Centre also in Bengaluru, which employs 200 engineers.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Chipmaker NXP to invest $1 bn in Indiaedit
This includes companies like AMD, which last year opened its largest global design centre in Bengaluru and Qualcomm, which opened a facility in Chennai.
Publication: The Indian Express
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