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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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Apple Watch continues to be the best-selling smartwatch globally: Counterpoint

According to the latest Counterpoint Research report, the global smartwatch shipments in Q4 2020 witnessed a slight YoY drop. The report highlights that Apple maintained the number one position and increased its market share by 6 percent “helping shift the overall market closer to the premium segment”.

The research report reveals that the smartwatch market witnessed a 1.5 percent increase in total shipments compared to the same period in 2019. Apple alone accounts for 40 percent of the overall shipments followed by Samsung that occupies 10 percent of the market share. Third in the list is Huawei with 8 percent market share. Next comes Fitbit with 7 percent share and BBK group with 6 percent market share.

As per the report, “the Apple Watch Series 6 and SE did well, shipping 12.9 million units and accounting for 40 percent market share in Q4 2020. Samsung increased its share by 1 percent YoY, rebounding in the latter half of the year with the launch of its Galaxy 3 Watch.”

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The report also highlights that Huawei helped drive growth of the overall smartwatch market with shipments that grew 26 percent YoY despite US sanctions. Honor also did well with shipments doubling from 2019. Chinese brands such as Amazfit and Xiaomi also “performed well, enjoying double-digit growth”.

Apple crossed the 100 million mark for its Apple Watch shipments last month. The report suggests that the “global smartwatch market is seeing a rise in average selling price (ASP) from brands like Apple, Samsung and Huawei. This trend is expected to continue in 2021.”



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