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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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Asus 8Z for India hinted by Google, ZenFone 8 Flip could skip India altogether

The ZenFone 8 got off to a decent start with positive reviews from critics. Hence, it remains to be seen when Asus brings the same to India. The company earlier postponed the launch citing COVID-19 2nd wave as the reason but it seems that all is prepared once the time is right. Based on leaked documents, Asus might bring the ZenFone 8 in India as the Asus 8Z. Does this ring any bell?

After a court case back in 2019, Asus is forbidden to use the ZenFone branding for its smartphones in India. At the time, the ZenFone 6 was launched in India as the Asus 6Z. It seems that the same will be repeated for the ZenFone 8. In the list of Google Play supported devices, the ZenFone 8 has been listed to carry the Asus 8Z moniker. That does not hold true for the ZenFone 8 Flip.

Asus 8Z for India with no Flip?

The Asus 8Z is expected to be the company’s another attempt at taking on formidable rivals like Xiaomi and OnePlus in the premium smartphone space. The ZenFone 8 gets all the bells and whistles that you would expect from sub-Rs 50,000 smartphone and then some. It has a compact form factor with a 5.9-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.

ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip

Asus is using the high-end Snapdragon 888 chip on this one and has given it only two cameras instead of the usual four. The main camera uses a 64-megapixel Sony sensor while the ultra-wide camera uses a 12-megapixel sensor that also doubles as a macro camera. Since there’s no Flip Camera on this one, Asus has used a 12-megapixel selfie camera that can record 4K videos at 30 fps. The phone gets to make do with a 4000mAh battery and a 30W fast charging solution.

So what about the ZenFone 8 Flip then? The Google Play listing does not indicate any “Z” moniker added to this model. Hence, there’s a possibility that Asus is skipping the ZenFone 8 Flip for India altogether. The Asus 6Z features the Flip Camera in 2019 but that barely saw many takers. The phone’s price dropped to as low as Rs 23,000 within the launch year.



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