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Apple working on homegrown chips to run AI tools for data centers

Apple has been playing catch-up with its tech peers in generative AI, the technology underpinning chatbots and other popular new tools

Make in India: Tata Electronics begin limited export of semiconductor chips

Tata Electronics is also in the advanced stages of successfully finalising the tape-out process for semiconductor chips ranging from 28 to 65 nanometers, along with some higher nodes

AMD set to fuel growing demand for AI compute, says CTO Papermaster

Chipmaker AMD is poised to power the surging demand for AI compute with its wide range of product portfolio, the company's Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster said on Friday. AI compute refers to processing of data using artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms. Marking 55 years of AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), Papermaster in a blog post looked back on five years of growth and innovations at the company, while also looking ahead to the next five years. He said the future of technology will be born from open ecosystems and deep industry partnerships that drive true innovation. "We're in a unique position to power increased demand for AI compute based on our broad portfolio of compute engines, deep relationships with customers across a diverse set of markets, and open software capabilities. We have a strong foundation of data centre products and customer collaboration across cloud and enterprise, and leadership products for AI PCs," he wrote. He said AMD has shif

Over 500 AI models are now optimised for Core Ultra processors, says Intel

Intel said the AI models optimised for Core Ultra processors are available from popular industry sources, including OpenVINO Model Zoo, Hugging Face, ONNX Model Zoo and PyTorch

Micron Tech's India-made semiconductor chips set for global debut in 2025

Demand, pricing, customer need will determine the specific allocation of the chips, says company's senior executive

Samsung Electronics' profit surges after AI boom reverses its chip losses

The results underscore how demand for the memory chips that power modern electronics and artificial intelligence is starting to rebound after a severe downturn

Taiwan keen to help India become leader in chip space, says Jason Ho

Ho says Taiwan has sufficient capacity that can be allocated to India, which has designing capability and market demand

Mobile makers can offer market for fabs if they make 10-14 nm chips

The total demand for semiconductors in the country varies from $22 billion to $24 billion, most of which is currently imported. The requirement from mobile devices is nearly half of this demand

Apple's go-to chipmaker TSMC unveils 1.6nm process for 2026 chips: Details

While the 1.6nm process is slated for 2026 chips, TSMC is set to kick off the production of the 2nm architecture process for debut in 2025 with Apple iPhones

ICEA bats for chip design, manufacturing to be treated as strategic sector

Industry body ICEA has recommended various measures, including encouraging large Indian corporates to invest in semiconductor design and treating chip design and manufacturing as a strategic sector, to place India at the forefront of semiconductor product design and IP creation. India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in its latest report, also recommended that India should establish an exclusive market exchange for electronics and hi-tech industry. This would drive growth and innovation across the industry, while also creating capacities to become a global hub for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, it said. "India needs to be vigilant and forge a coalition to prevent dumping of higher node and memory chips from China, otherwise we risk a situation similar to a display wherein most global TFT-LCD companies have gone under," the ICEA report said. The report advocates for significant governmental and policy support, recommending the inclusion of 'mask sets' ...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Plus chip for PCs with on-device AI: Details

The Snapdragon X Plus is a new addition to the Qualcomm chip family for PCs with on-device AI capabilities. It is expected to debut, together with Snapdragon X Elite-powered PCs, in coming months

SK Hynix expects full chip recovery after strong earnings on AI boom

"The memory market is entering into full recovery cycle with ongoing strength of AI demand," SK Hynix said

Centre bets on 'Swades' moment for semiconductor industry's talent

Expects thousand-odd Indian engineers to return from Southeast Asia, US

China acquires recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers

While the US bars Nvidia and its partners from selling advanced chips to China, including via third parties, the sale and purchase of the chips are not illegal in China

Modernisation of SCL fab plant likely to cost govt Rs 20,000 crore

The government has offered two models to those showing an interest in setting up the fab plant

Skill shortage, tariffs, red tape deter chip makers' entry in India: Taiwan

Taiwan's Foreign Minister suggested that India should prioritise streamlining its administrative processes and regulations to facilitate semiconductor investments

TSMC reports 9% increase in first quarter profit on strong AI chip demand

TSMC last week reported a 16.5% rise in first-quarter revenue, beating market expectations and at the high end of the company's own guidance

Micron set to get over $6 bn in chips' grants in announcement next week

After the preliminary agreement is announced, Micron would enter months of due diligence and then receive the money in tranches tied to project-specific benchmarks

US awards Samsung $6.4 bn in grants to boost Texas chip production

Analysts have estimated Samsung is likely to begin making 4-nanometer chips at its pilot production line and eventually expand to 2-nanometer chips

Tesla inks semiconductor deal with Tata electronics for global operations

This agreement comes amid Elon Musk-led Tesla's eagerness to penetrate Indian market, and his scheduled visit to the country this month