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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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Xiaomi launches Mi For India initiative to distribute 2,500 phones to COVID-19 affected children

Xiaomi India has launched an Independence Day initiative called Mi For India. The company has partnered with Teach For India to distribute 2500 new smartphones to children affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Mi For India has been launched to celebrate India’s 74th Independence Day as well as the 5th anniversary of Xiaomi’s Make In India initiative.

The Chinese tech giant set up its first Indian manufacturing plant back in August 2015. Xiaomi’s first locally manufactured smartphone was the Redmi 2 Prime. The company now manufacturers 99 percent of its Indian smartphone line-up locally. The company’s manufacturing plants employ over 30,000 people, 95 percent of whom are women. 10,000 further people are employed in its 2,500 stores strong exclusive retail network.

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Manu Kumar Jain, Global VP, Xiaomi, and MD, Xiaomi India, posted several tweets on his Twitter profile promoting the Mi For India initiative. He said, “Due to #Covid19, children are struggling to continue #OnlineEducation because of lack of smartphones. All of us need to come together to help our future generation”. He also said, “Grateful to our retailers & partners who came forward for this wonderful initiative”. On their official Twitter profile, Teach for India commented, “Together we can bridge the digital divide! Grateful for our partnership with @XiaomiIndia that will take us a step closer to our mission – one day all children will attain an excellent education”.

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Xiaomi has also made a video highlighting the key aspects of the Mi For India initiative. In it, Manu Kumar Jain thanks all the retailers, workers, and Mi fans for their support over the years. He further asks people to get in touch with Xiaomi if they know any child needing smartphones for online education. He also urges people to help as many in need as possible during these difficult times.



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