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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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Microsoft Surface Duo 2 with improved software, camera likely to launch this fall

When it comes to smartphones, Microsoft doesn’t hold a favourite spot. But the Redmond-based company still brought a premium dual-screen phone ‘Surface Duo’ last year. While the dual-screen phone was designed for both business and consumers, the Surface Duo received mixed reactions due to the ‘buggy modified Android’ version.

But that doesn’t seem to stop Microsoft from developing a second iteration of its foldable phone. While reports about the alleged Surface Duo 2 appeared on the internet two weeks back, the latest report on the line now suggests that the phone’s launch is scheduled this fall.

According to Windows Latest, Microsoft is said to have been working on the Surface Duo second-gen since late 2020. While the original Surface Duo was lauded for its display, and design, users’ criticised the faulty software and camera experience. However, the company is said to be putting ‘special emphasis’ on fixing the software issues including the camera app on its upcoming Surface Duo phone.

Previous reports have indicated that the new Surface Duo 2 will get a faster chipset, better optics, and 5G support. But the software of the phone is expected to be the primary focus.

That aside, the report also suggests Microsoft to be adding more engineers to the team working on Surface Duo 2 which includes multiple job listings posted by Microsoft. Besides, the company is looking to deliver a mobile user experience that brings about ‘the best of Microsoft to Android ecosystem,’ something that misfired in the past.

Microsoft is said to be contributing to work on the development of the ‘Obscured Regions’ API as well that ‘adds information about the regions of the display that has been obscured by other tasks or system UI.’

“The API will allow the developer to re-flow the experience into the visible regions. For example, a Launcher might animate its bottom drawer to the un-obscured area to allow the user to launch another application,” Microsoft said.

In addition to Surface Duo 2, a Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Pro 8 are also said to be in pipeline. The new Microsoft products are expected to debut in October or November. To recall, Microsoft introduced the original Surface Duo in September 2020. The company reduced the price of its high-end dual-screen phone in select markets this year. Whether Microsoft brings the second iteration with a similar price tag remains to be seen.



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