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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...

Redmi 9A, Redmi 9C Malaysian variants to launch tomorrow

Xiaomi’s Malaysian wing recently revealed that the Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C budget phones will be launched on June 30. Both of these entry-level devices are expected to be very affordable and come with an emphasis on battery life since the company’s tag line goes “big battery, big display” for the post.

A leak has already spilled the beans on the specifications for the two Redmi phones. While the leaks are not always accurate, these particular ones appeared alongside the now-launched Redmi 9 and the specs for that phone were correct. So we expect the leaked Redmi 9A and 9C specifications will be accurate as well.

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Redmi 9A, Redmi 9C specifications

The Redmi 9A and 9C both are expected to feature a 6.53-inch panel along with HD+ resolution. (1600 x720 pixels). There is also a big 5,000mAh battery on both devices. The Redmi 9A is expected to have a single 13-megapixel sensor along with an LED flash that is also seen in renders.

The Xiaomi Redmi 9C also appeared in two variants in the leak. One of these featured NFC while the other did not.  The NFC variant featured a triple camera setup comprising a 13-megapixel, a 5-megapixel, and a 2-megapixel camera. Meanwhile, the non-NFC variant features a 13-megapixel and a 2-megapixel sensor only.

We still do not know which of the two Xiaomi Redmi 9C variants will launch tomorrow in Malaysia. However, both phones are expected to have a USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer, 3.5mm audio jack, and a low price tag.

In other news, a new report suggests that the prices of Xiaomi’s flagship phones will continue to go high even next year as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series chips that the brand uses in its top phones is getting expensive with each upgrade.

As per a report by GizChina, an order document by Xiaomi has revealed that the pricing of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC will be about USD 250 (about Rs 18,907), which is even more than the pricing of entire mid-range phones in India. In fact, this is about USD 100 more than the cost of the Snapdragon 865 chip. The price includes the price of the processor itself and the Snapdragon X60 5G modem.



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