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AMD Redefines Adaptive Computing with Versal Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package Technologyedit
AMD announced the AMD Versal™ Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package (MoP) adaptive system-on-chips (SoCs). The MoP architecture integrates up to 32GB of LPDDR5X into a single package, delivering up to 288GB/s of bandwidth in up to 60% less board area, letting engineers build high bandwidth systems without the risk and time of board level memory design.
Publication: Digital Terminal
AMD packs more AI memory into smaller footprintedit
AMD has expanded its AI accelerator portfolio with the introduction of the AMD Instinct MI350P PCIe GPU, designed to deliver higher memory capacity and AI performance while fitting into existing enterprise server infrastructure. The new accelerator targets organisations looking to scale AI workloads without investing in specialised cooling systems or extensive data centre redesigns.
Publication: Manufacturing Today
No AMD product goes out without India s stamp on it: Jaya Jagadishedit
Jaya Jagadish, country head and senior vice-president of silicon design engineering at AMD India, talks about the evolution of semiconductor design in the country and how its engineers have moved up the value chain to play a critical role in intellectual property (IP) development
Publication: Business Standard
AMD Packs More Memory Capacity, Performance in a Smaller Design with Versal Premium Gen 2 Memory on Packageedit
AMD on June 30 announced the AMD Versal™ Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package (MoP) adaptive systemonchips (SoCs).
Publication: Raksha-Anirveda
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Windows laptops have finally closed the gap with the MacBook Air, but which is worth buying?edit
Intel s Core Ultra Series 2 processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI chips have made modern Windows laptops faster, more efficient and much better optimised for AI workloads. Premium laptops from ASUS, Lenovo, Dell and HP now compete with the MacBook Air on almost every front.
Publication: Live Mint
OpenAI Teams Up With NVIDIA, AMD, Intel on MRC to Fix AI Supercomputingedit
What happened? OpenAI has partnered with major chipmakers and tech companies—including: NVIDIA AMD Intel Microsoft Broadcom to launch a new networking protocol called MRC (Multipath Reliable Connection).
Publication: India Herald
Competition in news
The rise and rise of Nvidia and how it became world’s most important companyedit
The rise and rise of Nvidia and how it became world’s most important company It began with video games, a paintball experiment and a bold bet that few understood. Today, Nvidia has become a company every tech giant depends on to build the future of artificial intelligence.
Publication: India Today
No Cash for GPUs? Nvidia’s New Plan Lets AI Startups Scale Anywayedit
Nvidia has launched a revenue sharing framework that provides AI cloud infrastructure in exchange for a share of customers future revenue, creating a recurring income stream.
Publication: Outlook Business
Nvidia supplier Foxconn’s sales surge 40% on robust AI server demandedit
Nvidia Corp.’s server assembly partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a bigger-than-expected 40% jump in quarterly sales and said AI demand is growing further. Shipments of AI racks are expected to maintain their momentum in the current quarter, while demand for information and communications technology products is entering peak season, the company said in a statement Sunday.
Publication: Business Standard
Should the govt own a piece of Al companies?edit
4.096: That is the number of Nvidia H100 computing chips the Government has allocated to Bengaluru-based Sarvam AL. These chips have become the world’s most sought-after AI computing infrastructure.
Publication: Hindustan Times
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Microsoft launches new 6,000employee AI division to boost business AI deploymentedit
Microsoft is setting up a new organisation with 6,000 employees to help businesses with the technical and strategic work of deploying artificial intelligence.
Publication: The Economic Times
Microsoft creates new business unit to help large enterprises set up tailored AI solutionsedit
Microsoft has announced the formation of a new business unit responsible for helping its large customers deploy customised AI solutions.
Publication: The Indian Express
Lenovo expands Yoga Pro lineup with AMD Strix Halo AI laptopedit
Lenovo has expanded its premium creator laptop portfolio with the global launch of the Yoga Pro 7 15ASH11, bringing AMD’s Strix Halo platform, a 165 Hz OLED display and up to 128 GB of memory to a thinand-light form factor aimed at AI developers and creative professionals.
Publication: Var India
Building An Open Ai Future – Innovation, Strategy And Growthedit
Over the next three to five years, Red Hat’s growth strategy will center on advancing multi-vendor open standards that foster interoperability, reduce vendor lock-in, and enable customers to innovate with greater flexibility while also fostering industrialization of the open-source AI ecosystem. By championing an open, collaborative AI ecosystem, Red Hat aims to empower enterprises to scale AI with confidence while avoiding dependence on proprietary, monolithic platforms. (AMD)
Publication: Var India
Industry news
Iron mountain forecasts data center demand to exceed supply by 500 by 2030edit
Iron Mountain has released forecasts indicating that the demand for data center capacity will significantly outpace supply by 2030, largely due to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Publication: The Economic Times
Chip by chip: India now world’s second largest phone maker; PM Modi lays out Make in India electronics roadmapedit
It is the next step in the electronics revolution that has taken place in India over the past decade, he said after being presented with the first semiconductor chips manufactured at the facility, which will be exported to Japan.
Publication: The Times of India
India to see five semiconductor plants operational by end2026: Ashwini Vaishnawedit
With the commissioning of the Sanand facility, three of the 12 semiconductor projects approved under the India Semiconductor Mission have entered commercial production.
Publication: The Economic Times
PM: Semiconductor cluster taking shapeedit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is building a semiconductor cluster in Sanand, Gujarat, strengthening the electronics value chain. The new OSAT facility will initially produce 20 crore chips annually, scaling to 500 crores. He highlighted global partnerships, skilled workforce development, and cluster-based manufacturing as key to boosting AI-driven innovation and jobs.
Publication: The Times of India
The cost of creationedit
Artificial intelligence (AI) is having the time of its life: Governments are unveiling AI missions, venture capital is pouring billions into startups, companies are racing to weave AI into products and services. As excitement around the technology gathers pace, so has the search for businesses likely to benefit from it.
Publication: Business Standard
Govt working to bring policy to regulate AIedit
The Centre has begun work on a dedicated legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), signalling a shift from relying on existing Information Technology (IT) rules. IT secretary S. Krishnan said on Friday that the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has initiated discussions on a separate AI law to address issues such as deepfakes, AI-generated synthetic content and online fraud.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
AI boom lifts industrial engineers’ pay packagesedit
India’s AI datacentre boom is creating an unexpected winner: engineers from mechanical, electrical and industrial backgrounds. As companies race to build energy-intensive AI infrastructure, mechanical, electrical and cooling engineers—roles long overshadowed by software jobs—are back in demand, commanding hefty salaries and opening a new career path for industrial talent.
Publication: The Times of India
The AI classroom divideedit
The debate comes at a time when generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI-powered learning assistants are becoming accessible to children. While these tools can personalise learning, simplify complex concepts and help teachers with lesson planning, experts have raised concerns about overdependence, misinformation, reduced critical thinking and privacy issues.
Publication: The Financial Express
CG Semi’s Sanand chip facility starts productionedit
Over 75 of our colleagues moved to Gujarat from the Philippines, South Korea, the US and Malaysia. They came here not merely to build a factory but to help build India’s capability,” said Vellayan Subbiah, Chairman of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd, whose subsidiary CG Semi has developed the facility in partnership with Japan’s Renesas Electronics and Thailand’s Stars Microelectronics.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
AI trade is losing a key signaledit
At a time when markets are growing uneasy over whether the enormous sums being poured into arti?cial intelligence (AI) will ever pay off, the prices the sector commands for each unit of usage are drifting lower.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Semiconductors are the 21st century foundational fueledit
Exactly. Just as oil powered the 20th century, semiconductors are the “digital diamonds” and foundational fuel of the 21st century. They are the critical lifeblood for everything from smartphones and defense systems to electric vehicles and global AI infrastructure.
Publication: Vijaya Karnataka
Linux Pebbling well, Be it a Developer Hoodie or the Enterprise Tuxedit
Some reports have shown how Open Source has been gaining global traction and there India has emerged as the number 2 and the fastest-growing developer community. You see TCS, Wipro and Infosys leading here. You see Kubernetes, ONAP, OSC etc. among top LF projects.
Publication: Data Quest
How India can cut dependency on global AI platformsedit
In the previous column we discussed how India risks being left out of AI technology ownership. However, all is not lost and the country can still take steps to ensure we don’t end up merely as an AI consumer.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Corporate trust in AI declinesedit
This was corroborated by current Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani, who views AI as a massive “force multiplier” rather than an existential threat to the IT industry.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
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