Thursday, January 03, 2013

AMD to design a 64-bit ARM Opteron for 2014

AMD combines ARM technology in new CPUs
AMD steps up its game and announces it is producing a 64-bit ARM technology-based server processor for 2014. It claims a highly integrated 64-bit multicore SOC for energy-efficient, high density servers.
By merging ARM and x86 architecture together, AMD is hoping their "ambidextrous"strategy will provide a level of flexibility the market is looking for.
AMD initially led the industry with the introduction of 64bit computing to the consumer market. They are looking to repeat their success by collaborating with ARM to bring 64bit multicore processors to the consuming masses. 2013 will show us know if AMD stays on track with their 65-bit ARM plans. New silicon implementations from Samsung and Apple will give us a quick sample of the 64 bit potential of ARM technology.