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AMD Invited to Collaborate with VLSI Academy by Telangana

American chipmaker AMD will collaborate with VLSI Academy, proposed to be set up by the government of Telangana.

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American chipmaker AMD will collaborate with VLSI Academy, proposed to be set up by the government of Telangana.

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Telangana's Information Technology and Electronics Minister K.T. Rama Rao, who is currently on a visit to the United States, met AMD officials at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

The delegation led by the minister met AMD's Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster and Senior Vice President Ruth Cotter.

As AMD plans to focus on graphics, virtual reality, gaming and manufacturing, the IT minister briefed the officials about the state's initiatives in these sectors. He encouraged AMD to partner with IMAGE, the gaming and animating city being developed by the state government here and explained why Hyderabad is significant for gaming and animation.

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He also urged AMD to collaborate with the premier academic institutions in Telangana like International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad and Bits Pilani for research.

Detailing the incentives being offered by the state for electronics manufacturing, Rao urged the AMD to manufacture their products in Telangana.

The AMD executives briefed the delegation about the existing chip design facilities in Hyderabad. They said their latest chip Zen was also designed in the Hyderabad facility. They hoped that more such innovations would come out of the centre.

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