India Develops 2nm Sovereign AI Chip to Challenge Nvidia Dominance
India's C-DAC is developing an indigenous 2nm AI chip to reduce reliance on global semiconductor imports and Nvidia GPUs for sovereign AI workloads, targeting deployment by 2030.
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India's C-DAC is developing an indigenous 2nm AI chip to reduce reliance on global semiconductor imports and Nvidia GPUs for sovereign AI workloads, targeting deployment by 2030.
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