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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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High-speed solar storm to hit Earth today, impact phone signals: NASA warns

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has warned the planet Earth of a high-speed solar storm. NASA has informed that the fast-moving solar storm is headed to Earth and will hit the planet later today. The solar storm is said to come at the speed of 1.6 million kilometers per hour.

NASA has warned that the solar storm expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field today and can impact electric supply and communications across worldwide. The solar storm, also known as solar flare, was first detected on July 3. As per spaceweather.com, the solar storm can travel at a maximum speed of 500km/second. NASA previously said that solar winds are known to blow at a speed of one million miles per hour.

High-speed solar storm to impact mobile phone signals

The approaching solar storm is expected to impact satellites in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and that in turn can impact GPS navigation, mobile phone signal, and satellite TV. Reports suggest that power girds can also get affected by the solar flare.

As per Space Weather Prediction Center, USA, suggests that the solar storm can blackout high-frequency radio communication for an hour or so.

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According to experts the high-speed solar wind may trigger a geomagnetic storm in Earth’s magnetosphere and cause the emergence of visually pleasing auroras in north and south latitudinous regions. Geomagnetic storms means that some major or minor disturbances can occur in Earth’s magnetosphere. The cause of the disturbance could be due to the efficient exchange of energy from solar winds entering Earth’s space environment.



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