AMD specific news
Alibaba said to order over 40,000 AMD AI chipsedit
Alibaba is considering purchasing 40,000 to 50,000 MI308 AI accelerators from AMD, according to sources familiar with the matter. The MI308, tailored by AMD for the China market and approved for US export, requires a 15% licensing fee to US authorities.
Publication: Tech In Asia
AMD brand mentions
Linux 6.19 Improves Radeon HD 7950 s Performance By 30% With AMDGPU Driveredit
New benchmarks show that transitioning from Radeon to the AMDGPU driver brings a solid performance boost for ancient AMD GPUs. Radeon HD 7950 Brings Outstanding Performance Gains via AMDGPU Driver in Linux Kernel 6.19 Not long ago, new patches for transitioning ancient AMD GPUs to the newer AMDGPU driver module were submitted.
Publication: WCCF Tech
Competition in news
Qualcomm Completes Acquisition of Alphawave Semiedit
The acquisition of Alphawave Semi aims to further accelerate and provide key assets for Qualcomm s expansion into the data center. Tony Pialis, CEO and cofounder of Alphawave Semi, will lead the Qualcomm data center business.
Publication: BIS Infotech
Nvidia may have just admitted that it cannot take Amazon, Google and Microsoft in Cloudedit
Nvidia has shelved its ambitious plan to directly challenge cloud giants like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Publication: The Times of India
NVIDIA Is Not Going To Compete With Google, Amazon, And Microsoft In This Field, All Details Hereedit
The reports suggest that NVIDIA released servers from major cloud providers, customized them to exacting standards, and then attempted to rent them to AI developers
Publication: Times Now News
Mega speed emerges as Southeast Asia s largest buyer of Nvidia AI chipsedit
In an industry run by titans, a Singapore AI firm called Mega speed International Pte. is drawing an unusual amount of attention.
Publication: Communications Today
NVIDIA Wins Federal Nod For Big Intel Betedit
As regulators clear Nvidia s $5 billion Intel stake, a chip alliance promises custom AIera processors, deeper manufacturing ties, and momentum for US s semiconductor ambitions.
Publication: Electronics For You
Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series: A New Report Claims That the Company Is Set To Lower the Production of Its GPUsedit
The reason for this production cut is due to the recent memory shortage. A recent report also claimed that Nvidia has stopped supplying memory to its GPU board partners, and now only supplies core. That’s not all, the other giant in the GPU market, AMD, is also reportedly going to increase the price of its Radeon RX GPUs.
Publication: IGN
AI supercomputeredit
Nvidia’s DGX Spark solves this by bringing data centre-level performance to the desktop, offering a petaflop of Al power and 128GB unified memory. It enables local inference on models with up to 200 billion parameters and fine-tuning of models with up to 70 billion parameters, allowing developers to build, train, and test complex Al agents or applications entirely on-site without relying on the cloud.
Publication: Electronics For You
NVIDIA Wins Federal Nod For Big Intel Betedit
As regulators clear Nvidia s $5 billion Intel stake, a chip alliance promises custom AIera processors, deeper manufacturing ties, and momentum for US s semiconductor ambitions.
Publication: Electronics For You
Partner in news
ASUS brings amazing AI PC with powerful features, know the priceedit
This laptop is powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 processor, AMD XDNA NPU , and runs on Windows 11. It comes with 100GB of cloud storage and a webcam with a privacy shutter. Connectivity options include USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C, an audio jack, and Wi-Fi.
Publication: Digital Terminal
ASUS AiO VM670KA Copilot+ PC launched in Indiaedit
ASUS has announced its first AI-powered all-in-one PC in India, the VM670KA, which has a 27-inch touch-enabled Full HD IPS display and a minimalist design. The gadget has an AMD Ryzen AI 7350 CPU and a dedicated 50 TOPS NPU for AI tasks and multitasking.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
ASUS Launches AI-Powered VM670KA All in One PC In India: Check Price Hereedit
The ASUS VM670KA AiO is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor, paired with a dedicated 50 TOPS NPU. It runs on Windows 11 and is certified as a Copilot+ PC, which supports upcoming AI features baked into Microsoft’s ecosystem.
Publication: Techlusive
Industry news
ROHM, Tata Electronics Partner For Chip Manufacturing In Indiaedit
Japan s ROHM and Tata Electronics have entered into a strategic partnership to manufacture semiconductors in India for both domestic and international markets, strengthening collaboration between the Japanese and Indian chip ecosystems.
Publication: Construction World
N Chandrasekaran’s two-year deal blitz behind Tata Electronics semiconductor riseedit
Over the past two years, N Chandrasekaran has been the quiet architect behind nearly 15 strategic partnerships and acquisitions, guiding Tata Electronics towards the creation of India’s first largescale homegrown semiconductor manufacturing platform.
Publication: Fortune
India moves upstream in automotive semiconductors, shifting from demand to design: NXP’s Hitesh Gargedit
India’s role in the semiconductor value chain is moving upstream, with the country becoming a thriving market for semiconductors where products are designed and built for the global market, NXP Semiconductors top executive told ET Manufacturing in an exclusive interview.
Publication: ET Manufacturing
Centre Backs Semiconductor And Electronics Industry In Chhattisgarhedit
Released with the President of India s approval, the fund enables the semiconductor and electronics project in Chhattisgarh to move into implementation.
Publication: Electronics For You
Alphabet to Acquire Intersect to Advance Data Centre Capacity, Energy Innovationedit
Google parent Alphabet is set to acquire Intersect, a data centre and energy infrastructure solutions provider, for $4.75 billion in cash, along with taking on its existing debt. Google already holds a minority interest in Intersect.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
How AI boom is pressuring video game console industry in race for memory chipsedit
CyberPowerPC, a maker of high-end gaming PCs , announced price increases late last month. Others such as Dell Technologies and China s Lenovo also plan to raise prices, according to reports
Publication: The Economic Times
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