CHIP INDUSTRY
India has deep expertise, scalability to become global player in semiconductor industry: IT secretary Information Technology, secretary, S Krishnan said the government was helping industries to create the ecosystem to build the semiconductors. "The semiconductor industry is vital for the country and India has the talent, deep expertise and scalabili...
06 Jul, 2024, 06.41 PM ISTITC packs a punch, beats Britannia in foods business ITC's foods business posted consolidated sales of Rs 17,194.5 crore for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the company that owns brands such as Aashirvaad atta, Bingo potato chips and Sunfeast biscuits in the segment said in its latest annual rep...
29 Jun, 2024, 05.30 AM ISTPriyank Kharge meets IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requests Centre's support for state's chip firms Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge met Ashwini Vaishnaw, union IT minister, to seek support for the state's semiconductor and electronics space. Kharge said that the State has the highest share of 46% in India in housing innovative companies and c...
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Synopsys will help Tata Electronics design custom chips US-based chip design company Synopsys will help Tata Electronics in multiple aspects of its fab facility—India’s first—coming up in Gujarat and its assembly and testing unit in Assam, chief executive Sassine Ghazi told ET. Ghazi also met with Tata E...
28 Jun, 2024, 10.15 AM ISTHow state governments are chipping in with housing support at new semiconductor hubs State governments in Assam, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu are supporting upcoming electronics and semiconductor manufacturing hubs by providing infrastructure, including housing for workers. The Tata Group is building mega-housing projects, hostels, and d...
18 Jun, 2024, 06.01 AM ISTJapan's Advantest says AI demand boosting memory tester business HBM, a type of high performance memory where chips are stacked to save space and reduce power consumption, is used when processing the large amount of data needed for AI tasks.
12 Jun, 2024, 12.15 PM ISTApple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders The widely anticipated display of AI to be embedded in the iPhone and other Apple products will be the marquee moment at an event that traditionally previews the next version of software that powers the company's hardware lineup.
10 Jun, 2024, 10.07 AM ISTLike a pop star, Nvidia's CEO Huang stirs up 'Jensanity' in Taiwan Huang, the local boy who made good, is the subject of wall-to-wall coverage on Taiwanese television and reporters trail him constantly. He was mobbed by attendees at the Computex tech trade fair and has featured in thousands of social media posts.
05 Jun, 2024, 04.55 PM ISTTSMC says it has discussed moving fabs out of Taiwan, but such a move impossible TSMC, a Taiwanese chipmaker, discussed moving its fabrication plants off the island amid tensions with China, but deemed it impossible due to 80-90% production capacity in Taiwan.
04 Jun, 2024, 12.14 PM ISTArm aims to capture 50% of PC market in five years, CEO says Demand for use of Arm's technology in personal computers got a boost after Microsoft unveiled ambitious plans last month to launch a new breed of PCs with artificial intelligence features to compete with Alphabet and Apple.
03 Jun, 2024, 05.56 PM ISTAMD launches new AI chips to take on leader Nvidia Advanced Micro Devices unveiled the MI325X accelerator at Computex, aiming to challenge Nvidia with new AI chips by 2026.
03 Jun, 2024, 09.55 AM ISTEye on AI: Tech giants form industry group, Apple-OpenAI deal and other top developments Google, Microsoft, Intel and other tech companies have come together to take on chipmaking giant Nvidia. Apple partners with OpenAI. The ChatGPT maker is training its new flagship model to succeed GPT-4. Google is putting limits on AI search experie...
02 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTIIT-B partners with TCS to build India's first quantum diamond microchip imager IIT Bombay and TCS collaborate to develop India's first quantum diamond microchip imager, crucial for semiconductor chip examination, with the potential to revolutionize various industries.
28 May, 2024, 12.14 PM ISTElon Musk plans largest-ever supercomputer for xAI startup: report Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has told investors he plans to build a supercomputer dubbed "gigafactory of compute" to support the development of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, an industry news outlet reported Saturday. The planned super...
26 May, 2024, 03.40 PM ISTNvidia cuts China prices in Huawei chip fight The flattening prices underscore the challenges Nvidia's China business faces amid U.S. sanctions on AI chip exports and heightened competition, casting a cloud over its future in a market that contributed 17% to its revenue for fiscal 2024.
24 May, 2024, 10.25 PM ISTNvidia CEO Huang expects AI-generated videos to drive more demand for its chips After riding a demand surge sparked by Big Tech's rush to roll out chatbots, Nvidia now expects new AI models that are capable of creating video and engaging in human-like voice interactions to spur more orders for its graphics processors.
24 May, 2024, 04.06 PM ISTNvidia profits soar on demand for AI power Nvidia said Wednesday its quarterly net profit rocketed by seven times year-on-year on demand for its chips to power artificial intelligence in data centers. The California-based company reported a net profit of $14.9 billion, while its revenue of $...
23 May, 2024, 06.00 PM ISTMicrosoft to unveil AI devices and features ahead of developer conference The Windows maker is expected to reveal a new version of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop that feature Qualcomm chips based on Arm Holdings' architecture.
20 May, 2024, 04.26 PM ISTGovt eyes pvt-public cloud model for chip designs for easy access This facility will provide easy access to chip and packaging designs to startups, researchers and small firms, as per the plan.
15 May, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTSouth Korea prepares support package worth over $7 billion for chip industry Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said the government would soon announce details of the package, which targets chip materials, equipment makers, and fabless companies throughout the semiconductor supply chain.
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