Chips
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Meta to buy AMD’s MI450 AI chips in deal worth over $100 billion
Technology | Feb 25, 2026, 07:25 AM ISTMeta Platforms will buy AMD’s latest MI450 AI chips under a 6-gigawatt agreement that could exceed $100 billion. The deal includes a performance-based warrant allowing Meta to acquire up to a 10% stake in AMD, boosting its AI data centre expansion plans.
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MediaTek bets on automotive and high-performance computing as new growth engines
Technology | Feb 07, 2026, 01:07 PM ISTMediaTek is focusing on automotive and high-performance computing as new growth drivers while maintaining leadership in smartphones. The company has also launched new Dimensity chipsets in India to boost AI and gaming performance.
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TSMC to manufacture 3nm chips in Japan to meet surging AI demand
Technology | Feb 06, 2026, 11:53 AM ISTTaiwan’s TSMC will manufacture advanced 3-nanometer semiconductors at its second factory in Japan, boosting the country’s chipmaking ambitions amid rising AI-driven demand.
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India targets 3nm chip manufacturing by 2032: Government lays out semiconductor roadmap
Technology | Jan 27, 2026, 03:48 PM ISTIndia aims to manufacture advanced 3-nanometre chips by 2032. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines a six-category semiconductor roadmap under the Design-Linked Incentive Scheme.
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What is Dhruv64? India’s first 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor
Technology | Dec 17, 2025, 07:44 AM ISTWhile India has undertaken smaller-scale chip projects in the past, Dhruv64's 64-bit architecture and 1.0 GHz dual-core design mark a significant leap forward in power and functionality.
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Tata partners Intel, HCLTech teams up with Dolphin to manufacture and develop semiconductor chips
Technology | Dec 09, 2025, 09:42 AM ISTWhile Tata and Intel will focus on manufacturing and assembling semiconductors in India, HCLTech will concentrate on embedding Dolphin's specialised low-power IP into its silicon design workflows.
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Trump approves advanced Nvidia computer chips sale to China despite security fears
Technology | Dec 09, 2025, 07:29 AM ISTThere are worries that permitting the export of advanced chips to China could accelerate its AI development, posing a heightened competitive risk to U.S. national interests.
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Viral food labels decoded: What your favourite chips are really hiding?
Food | Sep 02, 2025, 01:55 PM ISTChips are crispy, addictive and perfect for your binge-watching sessions, parties and more. While a packet might seem harmless, the real problem lies in the labels of these chip packets. Here, take a closer look at what these labels really say.
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PM Modi's big announcement on semiconductor: 'Made-in-India semiconductor chip by end of 2025'
Business | Aug 15, 2025, 10:28 AM ISTAddressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is working on semiconductors in 'Mission Mode'.
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IISc scientists aim to fabricate world's smallest chip using novel 2D material
Technology | Apr 21, 2025, 11:47 AM ISTThe project has been under discussion with the government since 2021. Globally, many countries are investing huge sums of money for research in 2D materials.
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Mayonnaise, chips and cookies are the cause of increasing diabetes rate in India, know why
Health | Oct 09, 2024, 01:01 PM ISTIndia is becoming the diabetes capital. The main reason for this is considered to be bad lifestyle and food. Now research has come out regarding diabetes in which it has been said that by eating which things people are becoming victims of diabetes.
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Meta fined record $1.3 billion for violating data transfer rules
Business | May 22, 2023, 04:55 PM ISTThe Irish watchdog said that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into force on May 25, 2018.
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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies at 94 I Know his incredible journey
World | Mar 25, 2023, 05:18 PM ISTMoore, who held a PhD in chemistry and physics, made his famous observation — now known as “Moore’s Law” — three years before he helped start Intel in 1968. It appeared among a number of articles about the future written for the now-defunct Electronics magazine by experts in various fields.
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Chipset shortage to continue for next two years! Electronic goods may become expensive
Technology | May 05, 2022, 07:23 PM ISTChipset shortage is predicted to impact the market in the next coming years, which will be the major cause of the rising price of electronic goods.
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Why are Doritos chips so addictive? Twitter thread explains why you can’t stop at just one
offbeat | Mar 22, 2022, 04:50 PM ISTA Twitter thread that explains what makes the Doritos chips so irresistible that you cannot stop at just one is going viral. From having strong savoury flavours to a lingering smell, read here to know the science behind it.
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Swiggy 2021 Food survey reveals India ordered 115 biryanis per minute & 5 million samosas this year!
Food | Dec 22, 2021, 03:04 PM ISTSwiggy 2021 Food survey: With a total of 2.1 million orders, the rose-flavoured dessert was at the top, followed by Gulab Jamun and Rasmalai with 1.27 million orders. Samosas were ordered 6 times more than chicken wings while pav bhaji was the country's second favourite snack with 2.1 million orders. For Mumbai, Dal Khichdi won the food trend. The dish sold twice as much as chicken biryani.
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Govt starts process for roll out of chip-based passports
India | Mar 23, 2017, 08:10 PM ISTThe government is expected to introduce chip-embedded e-passports which will ensure that the information can be verified electronically. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said
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Now, chips, kurkure come under scanner
India | Jun 13, 2015, 02:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Popular snacks of various brands including Kurkure are now under the scanner of food safety authorities in Delhi.The capital's department of food safety has devised a plan to test food items over the
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Special canine squad chips in to secure Modi's swearing-in venue
India | May 25, 2014, 10:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The elaborate security arrangement at Rashtrapati Bhavan for hosting Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in tomorrow will also see a ‘crack' unit of infantry trained-canines deployed for conducting anti- sabotage checks and sanitising the
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UK Food Standards Agency warns of cancer-risk chemical in instant coffee, crips, chips, biscuits
World | Apr 24, 2012, 10:11 AM ISTLondon, Apr 24: Food Standards Agency, a non-ministerial government body in the UK has identified 13 products containing raised levels of the cancer-risk chemical, called acrylamide. The FSA is putting pressure on all food companies