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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started 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 late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
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Qualcomm launches new Wi-Fi 6E enabled chips for smartphones and routers

US-based company Qualcomm recently announced its next-generation chips for smartphones and Wi-Fi routers armed with Wi-Fi 6E. The new chipsets will be able to operate on the newly opened 6GHz spectrum. This should offer less network congestion on existing frequencies and be faster and more reliable compared to older connections.

Wi-Fi 6 devices have just started to pop up on the market. Nevertheless, we will soon be seeing phones with Wi-Fi 6E be launching in the market. This could happen as soon as next year. The new Qualcomm chips armed with Wi-Fi 6E support are part of the company’s FastConnect series. Qualcomm has two chip designs. The first is for smartphones and the second is for use on routers.

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The company is currently shipping the chip for routers to various manufacturers. The chip for smartphones is expected to be shipped by the second half of the year.

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Note that Qualcomm has already launched the Snapdragon 865, its high-end chip for this year. So support for Wi-Fi 6E is likely possible only when the company launches its next major chipset, likely the Snapdragon 875 at the end of this year or in 2021.

Meanwhile, Apple is set to make work with Qualcomm again for its 5G-enabled chipsets for the iPhone 12 series expected this year. The company signed a deal with Broadcomm that will likely include Wi-Fi chips for the next three years. We could see support for Wi-Fi 6E in the iPhone 12 series as Broadcomm has already unveiled its Wi-Fi 6E enabled chip in February this year.

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Since routers are expected to soon support the new Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz frequency, users who might be planning to get a new Wi-Fi router might want to wait it out a bit. Getting a new router with the 6Hz tech supported will be a must to use the new frequency as users will need both a supported phone and router for it to work.



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