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Graphics and AI processors 2 companies

Graphics processors, first built for games, now train and run nearly all large AI models.

NVIDIA logoNVIDIANVIDIA, with engineers in Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, makes the GPUs on which nearly all large AI models are trained and run, and CUDA, the software to program them.Bengaluru · Pune · HyderabadHiring now
AMD logoAMDAMD, with engineers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, makes processors for servers and laptops, and graphics and AI chips that compete with NVIDIA's.Bengaluru · HyderabadHiring now
The tech, explainedGPU↗ AI and data centre chips
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PC and server processors 3 companies

Laptops, desktops and servers run on processors from a handful of companies.

Intel Corp. logoIntel Corp.Intel, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes the processors in most of the world's laptops and servers, and runs one of its largest design centres in India.BengaluruHiring now
Ampere logoAmpereAmpere, with engineers in Bengaluru, designs processors for cloud servers, based on Arm's designs.Bengaluru · PuneHiring now
Altera logoAlteraSpun off from Intel Corp. in 2025Altera, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes FPGAs, chips whose circuits can be reprogrammed after they are made. It was separated from Intel in 2025.BengaluruHired recently
The tech, explainedCPU↗ AI and data centre chips
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Phone chips 3 companies

A phone's main chip combines the processor, graphics, camera processing and the modem that connects to the network.

Qualcomm logoQualcommQualcomm, with engineers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, designs the Snapdragon chips that run most Android phones, and the modems that connect them.Bengaluru · Hyderabad · ChennaiHiring now
MediaTek logoMediaTekMediaTek, with engineers in Bengaluru, designs the chips in many lower-priced phones and televisions.
Samsung Semiconductor logoSamsung SemiconductorSamsung Semiconductor makes memory, phone processors, and chips for other companies.
The tech, explainedSemiconductor foundrySystem-on-chip (SoC)↗ Smartphone hardware
How it all worksSemiconductorsDesigned in Bengaluru, printed layer by layer abroad.
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What's changing

Chips designed for AI.

The processor has become the limit on AI. Chip companies now design every new chip around AI models, with more memory close to the processor and faster links between chips.

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