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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...

The United States has announced a new rule to prevent Huawei from producing its Kirin chipsets

The Trump administration has proposed a new prohibition on Huawei Technologies. That blocks semiconductor shipments to the Chinese company from global chipmakers, which could escalate tensions with China.

According to Reuters, the United States Department of Commerce has introduced a new regulation that will require the application of licenses to those semiconductor manufacturers who use the machinery of American origin.

As TSMC is one of them, it will now have to ask the United States for permission of semiconductor shipments. If it does not, it could face sanctions from the country that limit its export capacity. This will also affect its freedom to buy new machinery and equipment.

A senior official at the United States Department of Commerce said in a statement. “This action puts the United States first, the American companies first, and America’s national security first.”

The new regulations are effective as of today but have a 120-day grace period. TSMC, which plans to open a semiconductor manufacturing plant in the State of Arizona, United States, has said that it is studying the legal impact of this new measure with its attorneys and will soon adopt the necessary changes to comply with it.

China’s Retaliation in response to Huawei restrictions

China has also confirmed that it is prepared to take appropriate action against American giants of the caliber of Apple, Cisco Systems, and Qualcomm. This could impose heavy restrictions and put it on the country’s blacklist. It has also threatened to suspend the purchase of aircraft from Boeing.

It is clear that a major trade war is looming between the United States and China. And Huawei has had the bad luck of being in the middle. The company has played its cards very well, which has allowed it to become a global technology giant that is ready to lead the transition to 5G.



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