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AMD AI Group Introduces Ryzen AI Software 1.7 Releaseedit
Ryzen AI Software 1.7 release introduces several updates aimed at improving model coverage, reducing friction in local development workflows, and delivering more predictable performance on AMD Application Processing Units (NPU + iGPU).
Publication: Tech Power Up
Competition in news
The $250 million ASML ‘printer’ behind Nvidia’s chips: All you need to knowedit
ASML holds a monopoly on the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines applied in the manufacturing of the most advanced semiconductors, though rivals in China and the US are trying to develop alternatives.
Publication: The Economic Times
NVIDIA strengthens AI cloud ecosystem with USD 2 Bn investment in AI cloud firm CoreWeaveedit
Tech major NVIDIA has announced a USD 2 billion equity investment in AI cloud-computing company CoreWeave, thereby underscoring the rapidly accelerating pace of infrastructure-led deals across the global AI ecosystem.
Publication: Business Review
India can become world’s intelligence capital, Bengaluru an easy recall: Nvidia’s Dhuparedit
India has a credible shot at becoming the intelligence capital of the world, with Bengaluru emerging as an easy global recall, chip giant Nvidia’s managing director for South Asia Vishal Dhupar has said.
Publication: Money Control
China Approves Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chip, Easing Tension With U.S.edit
China has approved purchases of Nvidia’s popular H200 artificial-intelligence chip for the first time, giving authorization to several of Nvidia’s Chinese customers, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Intel Q4 revenue falls 4% YoY to $13.7 billion, annual sales stalledit
“Our conviction in the essential role of CPUs in the AI era continues to grow,” said Lip-Bu Tan, Intel CEO. “We delivered a solid finish to the year and made progress on our journey to build a new Intel.
Publication: Communication Today
Intel announces XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation for Panther Lake Arc GPUsedit
Intel has officially announced XeSS 3 multi-frame generation support for its Panther Lake-based Arc GPUs through its publicly released 32.0.101.8425/32.0.101.8362 (WHQL) drivers. It has also stated that existing discrete Intel Arc GPUs will support this technology.
Publication: Sports Keeda
NxtGen selects Dell AI Factory, Nvidia to build national-scale Al factoryedit
Dell Technologies’ AI Factory and Nvidia on Wednesday announced that they have partnered with NxtGen AI, a sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure providers, for building India’s first and largest dedicated Al factory.
Publication: Business Standard
Industry news
India’s 2026 Chip Moment Now Rests With the Budgetedit
The past twelve months have seen steady movement across India’s semiconductor ecosystem. Backend manufacturing facilities expanded, with Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh securing a combined outlay of ₹4,600 crore for semiconductor units. Chip design startups, including Netrasemi, Mindgrove Technologies, and FermionIC Design, raised significant capital, while new players entered markets such as silicon ingot systems, power semiconductors, and application-specific chips.
Publication: Analytics Insight
From Policy to Silicon: India Accelerates Indigenous Semiconductor Design Ecosystemedit
Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw engaged with semiconductor chip design companies approved under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, reaffirming India s ambition to strengthen its indigenous semiconductor design capabilities.
Publication: PSU Connect
Chip equipment maker ASML cuts nearly 4% of staff while trimming 1,700 jobsedit
Top computer chip equipment maker ASML logged record orders in the fourth quarter on Wednesday and boosted its 2026 outlook as demand surged from its AI-focused customers even as it trimmed 1,700 jobs.
Publication: The Economic Times
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