AMD specific news
Dell and AMD Are Expanding What’s Possible for On-Premises AIedit
AI for enterprise is no longer an option, but an imperative. The right on-premises solutions offer a competitive advantage, providing better performance, control and security. Dell and AMD are delivering enterprises a better option.
Publication: Var India
Policy support should go beyond physical infrastructure, says AMD’s Vamsi Boppanaedit
Vamsi Boppana, Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence at AMD, said AI is still in its early stages, with adoption expected to accelerate sharply through 2027. He pointed to a surge in demand for AI inference — the technology that powers real-world responses from AI models — and said the rise of more specialised use cases, including agentic AI, will significantly increase demand for compute power, energy and data centre capacity worldwide.
Publication: CNBC TV18
India’s Biggest Gaming Festival Is Free to Enter — AMD’s FragFest ’26 Is Coming to Bengaluru This June 26–27edit
On the tech side, the AI showcases are genuinely exciting — from AMD’s ROCm Software reveal to an AI Battle Arena (Human vs AI), an AI Image Generation Studio, and even a session titled Build Your First AI Workflow Agent powered by Claude. Wargaming is also making its first-ever on-ground India appearance with World of Tanks and World of Warships tournaments.
Publication: Techno Sports
AMD acquires MEXT to enhance data center memory efficiencyedit
AMD has acquired MEXT, a company specializing in memory optimization technology, to enhance its data center and artificial intelligence (AI) portfolio. The acquisition addresses a critical challenge in modern computing infrastructure as the demand for memory surges across AI, data analytics, virtualization, and high-performance computing workloads.
Publication: The Economic Times
AMD and Rackspace Partner to Deploy 30 MW of AI Compute for Enterprise Workloadsedit
AMD and Rackspace Technology announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the phased deployment of an initial 30 MW footprint dedicated to AMD-based compute deployments across Rackspace’s global data centers beginning in late 2026 through 2028.
Publication: Digital Terminal
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Qualcomm Takes Spatial Computing into the AI Era with Snapdragon Reality Eliteedit
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today announced at Augmented World Expo the Snapdragon® Reality Elite Platform, designed to power immersive spatial computing experiences with stunning visual fidelity and deeply integrated ondevice AI across a spectrum of form factors.
Publication: CXO Today
Qualcomm brings Snapdragon START to empower Next Phaseedit
Qualcomm Technologies announced at Augmented World Expo, the Snapdragon Scalable Turnkey AI-Ready Toolkit (START) a program designed to help brands bring their own personal AI devices to market faster and with greater flexibility, starting with smart glasses.
Publication: Var India
You can’t play in the streets now : Jensen Huang’s blunt analogy for living with AIedit
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has said society will need to create new norms around artificial intelligence, arguing that people should engage more directly with the technology rather than resist its spread, according to an interview with the Associated Press.
Publication: Money Control
Nvidia to raise $25 billion in first corporate bond sale in five yearsedit
Nvidia is raising $25 billion through a US bond issuance, exceeding its initial $20 billion target, to boost liquidity and establish a credit cost benchmark. The AI chip leader s debt financing, its first since 2021, saw strong investor demand, with proceeds intended for general corporate purposes and refinancing.
Publication: The Economic Times
Nvidia CEO says AI should be used by everyone, calls for new social normsedit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society needs to change with the advent of AI, arguing that a fuller embrace of the technology would improve people s lives.
Publication: CNBC TV18
Intel’s new manufacturing tech enters initial productionedit
At the 2026 VLSI Symposium, Intel Foundry provided an update on its process roadmap and long-term innovation investments. It shared that Intel 18A-P, the first performance enhancement in the Intel 18A family, has entered risk production, meeting the timeline first shared with customers and partners last year.
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel unveils Intel 18A-P advancements at VLSI 2026 with up to 9% performance boost and 18% lower power…edit
Intel has announced a series of updates to its semiconductor manufacturing roadmap at the 2026 VLSI Symposium, including the entry of its Intel 18A-P process technology into risk production. The company said the new process node delivers higher performance, improved power efficiency and enhanced thermal characteristics compared to Intel 18A.
Publication: Money Control
Intel Advances Next-Gen 18A-P Node as AI Demand Boosts CPU Salesedit
The move signals progress in Intel’s roadmap as it works to demonstrate the reliability and readiness of its advanced manufacturing capabilities. By bringing 18A-P into the early production phase, the company aims to reinforce confidence among potential third-party chip designers considering Intel’s fabrication services.
Publication: Electronics For You
Intel 18A-P, its most advanced chip manufacturing process yet, enters early production: What it means and why this is differentedit
The US-based chipmaker made the announcement at the 2026 VLSI Symposium, one of the semiconductor industry’s most closely watched technical conferences. In simpler words, the 18A-P is the first performance enhancement built on top of Intel’s existing 18A process node.
Publication: The Times of India
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Computex 2026: How Asus celebrated 20 years of Republic of Gamers with new gaming devicesedit
For this years edition, Asus, a company headquartered in Taiwan, went all out to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Republic of Gamers (ROG). As Asus chairman Jonney Shis said on stage, We don t just play, we play to win, but victory was never our finish line.
Publication: Live Mint
Industry news
S8UL Esports League of Legends team qualifies for Asian Games 2026edit
After an impressive run through the regional qualifiers, S8UL Esports League of Legends roster has officially qualified to represent India at the Asian Games 2026, set to take place in AichiNagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
Publication: ADgully
Navigating T&M for NextGen AI Hardware & Chipsedit
These advanced structures rely heavily on next generation AI Hardware & Chips to deliver the massive parallelism and processing speeds required by data centers today. This architectural shift combines multiple processing systems and memory units into a single package using advanced method such as 2.
Publication: BIS Infotech
CBIC Chairman highlights customs role in supporting semiconductor, pharma and energy sectorsedit
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi on Wednesday said customs plays a key role in supporting India s economic objectives by facilitating semiconductor imports, pharmaceutical exports and energy supply chains amid changing global trade dynamics.\
Publication: ANI News
Andhra Pradesh ideal for semiconductor manufacturingedit
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu invited global semiconductor companies to explore investment opportunities in the state, describing Andhra Pradesh as one of India s most investment friendly destinations.
Publication: Communications Today
Andhra Pradesh emerging semiconductor hub, says CM Naiduedit
Stating that Andhra Pradesh is emerging as the most attractive destination for semiconductor manufacturing, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has invited global industry leaders to visit the State within the next 30 days to explore its investor friendly policies and opportunities.
Publication: The New Indian Express
AI-Driven Resilience in Semiconductor Supply Chainsedit
Carry the analogy carefully into the semiconductor supply chain. Generic AI applied to badly specified procurement data is the compiler with auto-vectorisation switched off.
Publication: BIS Infotech
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