AMD Expanding Footprint In India With Supercomputers For Weather Forecast

In a bid to position itself as a global technology leader, semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) inaugurated a new Research and Development centre in India, and the company is likely to increase its investments in India beyond the $400 million announced last year, says a report by Economic Times (ET).

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AMD's Chair and CEO Lisa Su emphasised the company's deep commitment to India, highlighting the nation's critical role in the organisation's global technology ecosystem, according to the ET report. 

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The company is not just investing capital but is also developing two state-of-the-art supercomputers specifically designed for advanced weather forecasting.

"India is critical to everything that we do at AMD. We have over eight thousand people here, which is about 25% of our global workforce. Every product that we build in every market segment - our data centres, PCs, or embedded business, goes through our team here. 

"We are building a couple of supercomputers in India that we are proud of. This is a key region for us, both from a business as well as a talent growth standpoint," Lisa Su, chair, and chief executive officer (CEO) of AMD was quoted as saying by ET.

The company's new R&D centre represents more than just a physical infrastructure-- it symbolises AMD's recognition of India's technological talent and potential. 

By investing in local talent and developing sophisticated supercomputing infrastructure, the company is signalling its long-term commitment to technological innovation in the region.

The supercomputer projects, in particular, highlight AMD's ambition to push the boundaries of computational capabilities, with a specific focus on critical areas like climate and weather prediction.