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Google is Expanding its Chip Design Efforts, Hiring Engineers from Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 13 2019, @04:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the competition++ dept.

takyon writes:

Google is poaching Qualcomm and Intel engineers for its new chip design team

Google is expanding its efforts to design its own smartphone and data center chips by building a new team of engineers dedicated to the project in Bengaluru, an up-and-coming semiconductor site in the capital of the south Indian state of Karnataka, according to a report from Reuters. The new team, which Reuters says includes at least 16 engineers and four recruiters and will likely continue to increase in headcount, is the latest sign that the tech industry's biggest players are trying to rid themselves of reliance on the traditional chip business. Among the new hires are engineers from Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, Reuters reports.

Also at Wccftech.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by MrGuy on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:21AM (5 children)

    by MrGuy (1007) on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:21AM (#800507)

    Bengaluru, an up-and-coming semiconductor site in the capital of the south Indian state of Karnataka

    OK, so Bangalore (aka Bengaluru), one of the first and largest hearts of the Indian technology economy, is "up-and-coming"? The big western and native tech companies have called Bangalore home for more than two decades now. It's the third largest city in India, and it's one of the largest technology hubs in the world. It's often referred to as the silicon valley of India. There's nothing "up-and-coming" about it.

    Maybe the author of the article didn't recognize it by it's de-westernized official name, but if you feel the need to explain what and where Bangalore is in a tech article, in a way that suggests you haven't heard of the city before, maybe you shouldn't be taken seriously writing about technology. "I dunno - the Reuters article I'm referencing has this city named in it. I looked on a map and apparently it's in someplace called Karnataka apparently?"

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:40AM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:40AM (#800510) Journal

    "up-and-coming semiconductor site"

    Is it known for its chip designers or fabs?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 13 2019, @06:02AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 13 2019, @06:02AM (#800513)

      Actually, does the town have reliable power grid for fabs? Perhaps they will just do design works and contract an outside fab?

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by driverless on Wednesday February 13 2019, @07:28AM

      by driverless (4770) on Wednesday February 13 2019, @07:28AM (#800525)

      Is it known for its chip designers or fabs?

      It's mostly famous for its torpedoes [youtube.com].

      Hope this doesn't all blow up in Google's face.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:41AM (#800511)

    Maybe the author of the article didn't recognize it by it's de-westernized official name, but if you feel the need to explain what and where Bangalore is in a tech article, in a way that suggests you haven't heard of the city before, maybe you shouldn't be taken seriously writing about technology.

    To be fair, the name as presented does look suspiciously like something a chinese knock-off company might use.

  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:00PM

    by richtopia (3160) on Wednesday February 13 2019, @05:00PM (#800640) Homepage Journal

    An Indian Fab has been talked about for years but nothing commercially competitive has materialized. There were plans for a plant in Prantij, but I haven't heard anything beyond initial announcements years ago. There is a single fab in Chandigarh dedicated to ISRO, although I'm unsure if they have advanced beyond 180nm.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics_and_semiconductor_manufacturing_industry_in_India#Semiconductor_Manufacturing [wikipedia.org]