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China wants to stop relying on microprocessors from Intel and AMD for the government computers and servers, as per new reports. News 

Report: China Prohibits Government PCs from Using Intel and AMD Chips

Adriana Marais,

(Reuters) – China has introduced guidelines to phase out U.S. Intel and AMD microprocessors from state-owned personal computers and servers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Procurement guidance also aims to ignore Microsoft’s Windows operating system and foreign database software in favor of domestic alternatives, the report states. Municipal authorities have been urged to include criteria in purchases that require “safe and reliable” processors and operating systems, the newspaper said. In late December, China’s Ministry of Industry issued a statement with three separate lists of processors, operating systems and a…

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AMD's nerfed chipsets are still too powerful to be sold to China, say US Government officials. This is a part of part of Washington’s crackdown on the export of advanced technologies to China. AI 

US Government Limits AMD’s Sale of AI Chips to China Due to Their High Performance

Febin Mathew

Bloomberg News reported Monday that Advanced Micro Devices ran into a U.S. government roadblock in its bid to sell a customized artificial intelligence chip to the Chinese market as part of Washington’s crackdown on advanced technology exports. AMD tried to get permission from the US Department of Commerce to sell its AI processor to China. The chip has lower performance than what AMD sells outside of China and is designed to meet US export restrictions, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter. U.S. officials said the processor is…

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Microsoft and other tech giants are joining hands for a new tech that will upscale the gaming quality for PC users News 

Microsoft intends to enhance game quality for PCs using Nvidia and AMD technologies.

Adriana Marais, ,

Microsoft has introduced a new Windows API – DirectSR – that allows game developers to seamlessly integrate AI-enabled super-resolution scaling features from Nvidia, AMD and Intel. In a blog post, Microsoft program manager Joshua Tucker discussed the DirectSR API, which he believes will bridge the gap between video games and high-resolution technologies, providing a more powerful and scalable experience on different hardware. “We’re excited to announce DirectSR, a new API designed in collaboration with GPU hardware manufacturers to enable the seamless integration of Super Resolution (SR) into next-generation games,” said…

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AMD said on Tuesday it plans to buy an artificial intelligence startup called Nod.ai as part of an effort to bolster its software capabilities to challenge Nvidia in the market News 

AMD Sets Out To Compete With Nvidia in Artificial Intelligence Race

Sanjay Patil, ,

(Reuters) – AMD said on Tuesday it plans to buy an artificial intelligence startup called Nod.ai as part of an effort to strengthen its software capabilities. In a race to catch up with rival chipmaker Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices plans to invest heavily in critical software essential to the company’s advanced AI chips. With more than a decade of work, Nvidia has built a strong advantage in the artificial intelligence chip market through its software and software developer ecosystem. AMD has vowed to invest in and build a unified software…

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The $650, 24.5-inch display can be all yours next month. Gaming 

Alienware Launches AMD FreeSync Premium 500Hz Gaming Monitor

Adarsh V.K, , , ,

Alienware, during CES in January, introduced its initial 500Hz Fast IPS monitor, specifically created for high-performance gaming. The Dell brand is now preparing to launch an updated edition of the monitor, targeting individuals who possess AMD graphics cards. Alienware notes that the monitor’s AMD FreeSync Premium and VESA AdaptiveSync certifications can enable tear-free gaming. The AW2524HF has a low response time of 0.5ms, which Alienware says eliminates motion blur and ghosting. The screen is HDR10 compatible and has 99 percent sRGB color coverage. The Fast IPS panel is said to…

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US chipmaker AMD will invest $400 million in India to build its largest design center in Bengaluru. The new campus will create 3,000 engineering jobs in the country. News 

AMD Plans To Invest $400 Million In India By 2028, Targeting Creation Of 3,000 Jobs

Adarsh V.K

Advanced Micro Devices, a chipmaker based in the United States, announced on Friday that it plans to invest approximately $400 million in India over the next five years. Additionally, the company intends to establish its largest design center in Bengaluru, a prominent technology hub. AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster made the announcement at the annual semiconductor conference, which began Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a latecomer,…

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One of the first laptops with the chipset will arrive next month. News 

AMD Introduces Laptop Processor Featuring 3D V-Cache Technology

Sanjay Patil, ,

AMD has introduced its inaugural mobile gaming processor equipped with 3D V-Cache, a technology that allows for increased cache stacking on the CPU. Following its successful implementation in desktop processors last year, consumers will soon have the option to purchase laptops featuring a 3D V-Cache CPU. This approach allows AMD to pack an extra 64MB of L3 cache into the Ryzen 9 7945X3D. A total of 144 MB. This helps reduce the chances of cache misses. If your system can’t find the information it’s looking for in the cache, it…

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The six-core processor features 96MB of L3 cache. News 

Micro Center Offers Exclusive AMD Ryzen 5 5600X for $229

Adarsh V.K,

AMD has made a surprising announcement by introducing a new processor for its aging AM4 platform. The Ryzen 5 5600X3D incorporates the company’s 3D V-Cache technology into a six-core, 12-thread processor. Additionally, AMD intends to sell this CPU at a reasonable price of $229, but there is a catch. The company has decided to exclusively offer the new processor through Micro Center, a US retailer that primarily caters to in-store customers and has limited online shipping capabilities. Furthermore, availability of the 5600X3D will be restricted, as sales will cease once…

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MosaicML found AMD's chip could get 80% of the performance of Nvidia's chip, thanks largely to a new version of AMD software released late last year and a new version of open-source software backed by Meta Platforms called PyTorch that was released in March. (AP) AI 

Software Company Predicts AMD AI Chips to be Equivalent to Nvidia’s

Febin Mathew, , ,

According to a report by an AI software firm on Friday, Advanced Micro Devices’ artificial intelligence chips are approximately 80% as fast as Nvidia Corp’s chips, and they have the potential to reach a similar level of performance in the future. Nvidia dominates the market for powerful chips used to power ChatGPT and other AI services that have swept the tech industry in recent months. The popularity of these services has boosted Nvidia’s value to more than $1 trillion and led to a shortage of its chips, which Nvidia says…

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AMD CEO Lisa Su holds the company's new MI300X chip at an event outlining AMD's artificial intelligence strategy. (REUTERS) AI 

AMD CEO Lisa Su Highlights Revolutionary Superchip, Predicts Company Will Emerge Victorious

Febin Mathew, , , ,

AMD, previously overshadowed by Nvidia in the market, has made a strong comeback by unveiling a new chip that is expected to outshine its rival. The chipmaker has initiated a battle for super chips and is confident of emerging as the winner, according to CEO Lisa Su. She emphasized that AI is the defining mega trend in technology. MI300X chip and GPU power AMD is promoting the new MI300X as a miracle circuit aimed at large language models. The chip has one of the most advanced GPUs (graphics processing units)…

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Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD. (REUTERS) AI 

AMD Unveils New AI Chip to Compete with Nvidia’s Advanced Accelerator for GAI

Febin Mathew, , ,

In its bid to rival chipmaker Nvidia in providing the basis for a surge in AI-driven business tools, Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled a fresh artificial intelligence chip. The semiconductor company, based in Santa Clara, California, described its new MI300X chip as “the world’s most advanced accelerator for generative artificial intelligence.” It is expected to attract interest from major cloud providers such as Amazon or Microsoft, but AMD has not specified which cloud provider might use it. CFRA senior equity analyst Angelo Zino predicted this month that AMD’s MI300 processor…

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Intel said its forthcoming "Falcon Shores" chip will have 288 gigabytes of memory and support 8-bit floating point computation News 

Intel unveils game-changing AI chip to challenge Nvidia and AMD

Febin Mathew, , ,

Intel Corp on Monday provided a handful of new details about a chip for artificial intelligence (AI) computing it plans to introduce in 2025 as it shifts strategy to compete against Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Intel said Monday at a supercomputer conference in Germany that its upcoming “Falcon Shores” chip will have 288 gigabytes of memory and support 8-bit floating-point arithmetic. These specifications are important because AI models like services like ChatGPT have exploded, and companies are looking for more powerful chips to power them. The details…

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Samsung Electronics and chip-maker AMD have signed a multi-year agreement extension to bring multiple generations of high-performance AMD Radeon graphics solutions to Samsung Exynos SoCs. News 

Samsung and AMD sign new multi-year deal to bring ‘console-level’ graphics performance to mobile devices

Febin Mathew, , ,

Samsung Electronics and chipmaker AMD announced Thursday that they have signed a multi-year extension agreement to bring multiple generations of high-performance, ultra-low-power AMD Radeon graphics solutions to the expanded Samsung Exynos SoC lineup. With the license extension, Samsung brings console-level graphics quality and optimized power consumption to more mobile devices, offering an incredibly immersive and long-lasting gaming experience. “Using our technological expertise to design ultra-low power solutions, we will continue to drive continuous innovation in the mobile graphics space,” said Seogjun Lee, vice president of application processor development at Samsung.…

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AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, emphasized that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional customer experiences in the next four to five years. News 

Generative AI will unlock great experiences in the next 4-5 years: AMD CEO

Febin Mathew, ,

It’s amazing how creative AI has captured everyone’s imagination and AI will help us unlock great experiences for our customers in the next four to five years, Dr. Lisa Su, CEO of leading semiconductor company AMD, has highlighted. In an interaction with HP CEO Enrique Lores, Dr. Su said that AI is currently the biggest megatrend in the world of technology and ChatGPT is now capturing our imaginations. “I think of AI as enabling us to make each of us much more productive — our businesses, our personal lives, and…

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Also, the new laptop is fitted with a Multiplexer (MUX) switch which allows users to manually enable or disable the iGPU, and it is also said to offer a battery life of up to 8 hours. News 

Acer Nitro 5 Laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 Processor Launched in India: Price, Availability

Adarsh V.K, , , , , ,

Acer on Monday announced the launch of a new Nitro 5 laptop in India with an AMD Ryzen 7000 series processor, GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, up to 32GB of RAM and a 15.6-inch display with In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology. Acer Nitro 5 Laptop Price The new Nitro 5 laptop is priced in India starting at Rs 79,990 and is available with a single 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage across all Acer flagship stores, Acer’s online store and the Flipkart e-commerce platform. The company has announced an instant discount of…

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The new laptop from Lenovo comes with a 15.6-inch FHD anti-glare display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 220 nits of peak brightness. News 

Lenovo Launches IdeaPad 1 Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3 7320U Chip in India: Price, Specifications and Availability

Adarsh V.K, , , ,

Global technology brand Lenovo has launched the new IdeaPad 1 laptop in India with the latest AMD Ryzen 3 7320U processor, 15-inch FHD anti-glare display, Windows 11, stereo speakers with Dolby Audio support and battery life. 14 hours. Lenovo IdeaPad 1 Price and availability Lenovo IdeaPad 1 with AMD Ryzen 3 7320U processor is available in India for Rs 44,690; The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U processor variant is priced at Rs 38,640 in the country. The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 comes in Cloud Gray and will be available at Lenovo Exclusive…

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Intel's data center business is its most profitable unit. (REUTERS) News 

Intel announces 10 nanometer server chips in Q1

Febin Mathew, , , ,

Intel Corp. said a server chip built with its best production technique will be available in high volumes in the first quarter, an attempt to convince customers that its manufacturing operations are recovering from long delays. The third generation of Xeon Scalable processors, dubbed Ice Lake, is undergoing a “ramp-up” on Intel’s 10-nanometer production, the company said Monday. Advances in semiconductor manufacturing are measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter, with smaller and smaller transistors crammed onto wafers of silicon with each new iteration. It’s a key way for…

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