{"id":53778,"date":"2026-08-10T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/sfo-tech-powers-kochis-entry-into-high-end-ai-hardware\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:24:20","slug":"sfo-tech-powers-kochis-entry-into-high-end-ai-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/sfo-tech-powers-kochis-entry-into-high-end-ai-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"SFO Tech Powers Kochi\u2019s Entry into High-End AI Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SFO Tech Powers Kochi\u2019s Entry into High-End AI Hardware<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 10: <\/strong>SFO Technologies, the flagship electronics arm of the NeST Group, has partnered with US-based Smart IOPS to produce specialized AI data storage hardware at its Kochi facility, marking a major step forward for local high-tech manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the tie-up, SFO has integrated Smart IOPS\u2019 proprietary \u2018TruRandom\u2019 controller technology into its production lines. The move allows SFO to build high-performance Solid State Drives (SSDs)\u2014the fast, reliable storage components needed to run heavy Artificial Intelligence workloads, data centers, and supercomputers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While India\u2019s electronics industry has grown through device assembly, making AI-grade hardware requires far greater precision, complex circuit design, and intense thermal control. SFO\u2019s local manufacturing of these drives signals a shift toward producing critical computing tech right from Kochi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are proud to partner with Smart IOPS in bringing advanced storage technology manufacturing to India, aligning with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative,\u201d said Dr. N. Jehangir, Chairman and Managing Director of NeST Group. \u201cThis achievement reflects SFO Technologies\u2019 commitment to pioneering advanced design and manufacturing, while supporting India\u2019s emergence as a trusted global hub for AI infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Radhakrishnan Nair, co-founder of Smart IOPS, added that manufacturing the controller in Kochi shows India can now provide the reliable, high-precision supply chain essential for world-class AI computing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership strengthens India\u2019s role in the global semiconductor ecosystem while giving international tech companies a dependable manufacturing base in Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SFO Tech Powers Kochi\u2019s Entry into High-End AI Hardware Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 10: SFO Technologies, the flagship electronics arm of the NeST Group, has partnered with US-based Smart IOPS to produce specialized AI data storage hardware at its Kochi facility, marking a major step forward for local high-tech manufacturing. Through the tie-up, SFO has&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/sfo-tech-powers-kochis-entry-into-high-end-ai-hardware\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;SFO Tech Powers Kochi\u2019s Entry into High-End AI Hardware&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-53778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}