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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...

TSMC to manufacture Apple Silicon processors for Mac ARMs

Last month, Apple announced that it is migrating its Macs from Intel x86 processors to its own ARM-based chips. Moreover, it was revealed that TSMC will be responsible for manufacturing the new custom chips from Apple on ARM architecture that will be used in upcoming MacBooks. It now appears that the information from its supplier has finally been revealed.

ARM-based Apple Mac processors to be produced by TSMC

A new report from the Digitimes states that in the first half of 2021, Apple will be contracting a small part of TSMC’s production capacity for its latest chips. Although the company has not confirmed it before. It is evident that the supplier will be TSMC. As per previous rumors and the popularity that the manufacturer has thanks to its quality.

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According to industry analysts, the first Mac devices with custom Apple Silicon chips are likely to be the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. After the chips’ launch in these two models, the rest of Apple products could also undergo this transition. It’s also worth noting that Apple will be using ASMedia peripheral controllers for future Macs.

These processors will give high performance and offer great energy efficiency. The expectation is that the MacBooks of the future will have autonomy far superior to those that exist today in the market. Apple promises that the chipsets, which will replace Intel processors, will have deep integration with macOS Big Sur. All of the company’s software can now run natively on Macs based on Apple’s own processors.

For now, it is unknown whether Apple will choose the current 7-nanometer node for production. Or if it will opt for a 5-nanometer node. According to industry sources, TSMC is likely to see large orders for processors in the second half of 2021. With the potential for Apple to become TSMC’s largest customer above brands like AMD.



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