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How AMD India is engineering the backbone of India s AI, silicon and computing futureedit
As India accelerates its digital ambitions, AMD India is playing a central role in shaping adaptive silicon, AI, and high performance computing platforms, while also building deep talent, GCCled innovation, and a resilient semiconductor ecosystem. In this interaction with Dataquest, Jaya Jagadish speaks about AMD s India strategy, the evolution of AI compute, the role of engineering talent, and how India fits into AMD s global roadmap.
Publication: Dq India
AMD Stock Plunges 6% on AI Chip Delay Rumorsedit
AMD fell about 6% Friday after a report claimed potential production hiccups for its upcoming MI450 AI accelerators.The news briefly spooked investors, raising questions about whether AMD could keep up with the growing demand for AI chips.
Publication: Trading View
How AMD India is engineering the backbone of India’s AI, silicon and computing futureedit
Jagadish also reflects on the strategic role of GCCs, the shift towards GPU-driven workloads, and the importance of sustained industry–academia collaboration in building future-ready talent. Together, these elements define AMD India’s two-decade journey and its growing influence on India’s emergence as a global semiconductor and AI powerhouse.
Publication: Data Quest
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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on who will win AI device race between Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta: The winner is going to be…edit
Amon Qualcomm CEO says context trumps data centres Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has predicted the winner of the AI device race.
Publication: The Times of India
Is NVIDIA’s 2026 Strategy Strong Enough to Hold Ground?edit
Shunya Labs launched a Sovereign AI platform for enterprises to control voice AI data and operations. Platform targets regulated sectors like banking and healthcare with strict data protection needs.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
China may have approved Nvidia H200 AI GPU for startup that wiped out $600 billion from American chipmaker s market valueedit
China has reportedly granted conditional approval for one of the country’s leading AI startup, DeepSeek, to purchase Nvidia’s high performance H200 chips According to a report by news agency Reuters, the conditions, however, are yet to be finalised by China s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Publication: The Times of India
Nvidia CEO Huang denies he is unhappy with OpenAI, says huge investment plannededit
Nvidia plans to make a huge investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker.The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, a deal that would give OpenAI the cash and access it needs to buy advanced chips that are key to maintaining its dominance in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Publication: CNBC TV18
As talks fail, Nvidia halts plan to invest $100 billion in OpenAIedit
Nvidia s negotiations to invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI have broken down, exposing a potential rift between two of the most powerful companies in the artificial intelligence industry.
Publication: Var India
H-1B visa filings show Nvidia’s US salaries, CEO Jensen Huang says he personally reviews everybody’s compensationedit
In financial year 2025-26 Nvidia which is the leading AI chip maker in the world recieved nearly 1900 certified H-1B applications. These applications were covering roles like software engineers, research scientist and product managers.
Publication: The Financial Express
Intel Executive Shares Why the Company Is Not Directly Competing With AMD Strix Halo’s Integrated Graphicsedit
In an interview with Club386, regarding AMD iGPU technology on Strix Halo processors, Petersen stated, “AMD’s current product is not that competitive, either in terms of power or performance-per-watt.”
Publication: IGN
DeepSeek Gets Nod to Buy Nvidia Chipsedit
China has given its top AI startup DeepSeek approval to buy Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips with regulatory conditions that are still being finalised, two people familiar with the matter said.
Publication: The Economic Times
Nvidia Will ‘Absolutely’ Join OpenAI Funding Round: Jensen Huangedit
Nvidia Corp will “absolutely” be involved in OpenAI’s current funding round, though the investment will be “nothing like” $100 billion, chief executive Jensen Huang said.
Publication: The Economic Times
Huge’ investment planned into Open Al: Nvidia CEOedit
Nvidia Plans To make a “huge” investment into Open A I, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker.
Publication: The Financial Express
Partner in news
Acer Strengthens Retail Presence in Bihar with Exclusive Store Launch in Patnaedit
Highlighting Acer s retail growth and consolidation strategy, Mr Sanjeev Mehtani, Chief Sales Officer, Acer India, said, I would like to congratulate the entire team at Krishna Agencies on the successful launch of the Patna exclusive store While expansion remains an important focus for us, our key priority this year is consolidation.
Publication: Digital Terminal
Industry news
Budget 2026 bets big on semiconductor chips, raises electronics components outlay to Rs 40,000 croreedit
Union Budget 2026 moved towards strengthening India s efforts towards becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse in electronics by announcing a new incentive plan for semiconductor manufacturing, while nearly doubling the outlay under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme to Rs 40,000 crore.
Publication: The Times of India
India’s semiconductor sprint: ISM 2.0 to back 50 startups, manufacture 3-nm chips by 2032edit
India’s IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday laid out an ambitious roadmap for India’s semiconductor push, saying the government plans to support at least 50 fabless chip companies in the next phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), also called ISM 2.0, by scaling up the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, with the long-term goal of producing “one AMD” and “one Qualcomm” out of the country.
Publication: Hindustan Times
What Indian semiconductor industry seeksedit
Several top demands from experts and industry stakeholders included launching India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 with fresh multi-billion-dollar funding to drive the next phase of ecosystem development.
Publication: Metro India
Al Mission 2.0 coming soon, says Vaishnawedit
“We will conclude the first phase of the AI Mission in another five to six months, after which we should move to Al Mission 2.0,“hetoldreporters here.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Semiconductor sector gets FM’s Budget pushedit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an outlay of Rs 40,000 crore for electronics manufacturing in the country for the fiscal year 2026-27. The minister said that the previous allocation had proved successful, with investment commitments exceeding more than twice the original target.
Publication: The New Indian Express
In fresh chip push, focus shifts to supply chains, IP and equipmentedit
Last August, the Union Cabinet cleased four new semiconductor as sembly and testing plants 2 in Odis ha, and one each in Punjab and Andhra Pradesh under its ISM. which has a total outlay of Rs 4,594 crore.
Publication: The Indian Express
Sitharaman announces India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 under Union Budgetedit
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the beginning of Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to expand the country’s capabilities in this tech. She also announced an outlay of Rs 40,000 crore to the Electronic Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) to “capitalise on the momentum”
Publication: Vijayavani
FM charges up chips, components sectorsedit
Vaishnaw said recently that the government plans to support at least 50 fabless chip companies in ISM 2.0 by scaling up the Design Linked Incentive Scheme, with the long-term goal of producing “one AMD” and “one Qualcomm” from India.
Publlication: Hindustan Times
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