Blog from AMD VP of Advanced Marketing
Blog from AMD VP of Advanced Marketing
Patrick Moorhead, VP of Advanced Marketing, provides honest insight on the most technical aspects of consumer products available today and tells what he really thinks consumer products should offer in the future.
AMD to Broadcast Live Press Conference at Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan
At Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan from June 3-7, AMD plans to deliver multimedia representations of its Computex news and views via the web to interested media and industry influencers, including those unable to attend.
AMD Hires Industry Veteran Mike Uhler as Vice President of Accelerated Computing
SUNNYVALE, California. — December 10, 2007 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced respected industry veteran Mike Uhler, former CTO of MIPS, has joined the company as its first vice president of Accelerated Computing. Uhler has extensive experience developing advanced chip architectures and software for designs that combine multiple intellectual property (IP) blocks, as well as a deep understanding of customer requirements across a range of applications.
AMD Announces its Highest-performance Mobile Graphics Chip Ever for HD Visual Computing on the Go
AMD Announces its Highest-performance Mobile Graphics Chip Ever for HD Visual Computing on the Go
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800, tripling top-of-the line graphics performance in comparison to the previous generation ATI Mobility Radeon™ GPUs1. Joining the previously announced ATI Mobility Radeon™ 3000 family, the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series offers notebook manufacturers the ability to deliver fast graphics performance, energy-efficient 55nm graphics processor technology, amazing video playback, and, for the first time ever, ATI CrossFireX™ technology for a mobile graphics solution. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series coupled with the AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Processors, the AMD 7-Series Chipset, and industry-leading wireless technologies like 802.11n Draft 2.0 form the next-generation AMD notebook platform, also announced today, for the ultimate in HD visual performance on the go.
AMD Virtual Experience (AVE) Expanded Through Interactivity Enhancements and Technology Partner Participation
Sunnyvale, Calif. — October 2, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced wider adoption and significant enhancements for the AMD Virtual Experience (http://ave.amd.com). This content-rich virtual tradeshow provides visitors a unique visual experience with even broader access to supplier and vendor buying decision information, as well as the latest on controlling energy consumption in the data center.
AMD Announces AMD Core Math Library (ACML) 4.0 with Enhanced Optimizations for Third-Generation AMD Opteron Processors
Sunnyvale, Calif. — November 12, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced significant updates to its AMD Core Math Library (ACML) designed to provide software developers with highly optimized, multi-threaded math routines used by scientific, engineering, business and consumer applications that require maximum performance. Designed for developers and mathematical programmers seeking additional support for multi-threading and complex high performance computing projects, ACML offers support for all major x86 operating environments including Windows®, Linux®, and Solaris. ACML can be downloaded at no charge from AMD Developer Central, an on-line destination for developers seeking support for multi-threading software development projects or x86-based computing projects that demand highly-optimized code.
AMD Announces Continued Support for the Next-Generation Notebook Platform with New Toshiba Satellite Laptops
AMD Announces Continued Support for the Next-Generation Notebook Platform with New Toshiba Satellite Laptops
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing OEM support for its next-generation notebook platform with the addition of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division’s consumer laptops built on the next-generation AMD notebook platform. Toshiba’s Satellite laptop PC series is offered with different models of the AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors, AMD 7-Series Chipsets, and leading-edge wireless solutions based on the draft 802.11n specification.
Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Prove to be Optimal Choice for Virtualization
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors now power 37 platforms from global OEMs, nine of which are designed with virtualization in mind. With Dell’s latest M905 PowerEdge blade server introduced today, AMD and Dell can claim the only 16-core x86 server to support 11 tiles or 66 Virtual Machines (VM) in VMmark performance testing1. The new server is now available along with the Dell PowerEdge M805 blade. Both servers are uniquely designed to leverage AMD-Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) technology for enhanced virtualization performance to help businesses maximize valuable datacenter real estate.
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AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi to Create New Leading-Edge Semiconductor Manufacturing Company/Mubadala increases investment in financially-stronger AMD, which is simultaneously unlocking the value of its manufacturing assets
AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi to Create New Leading-Edge Semiconductor Manufacturing Company/Mubadala increases investment in financially-stronger AMD, which is simultaneously unlocking the value of its manufacturing assets
AMD [NYSE: AMD] and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi today announced the creation of a U.S.-headquartered, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities. The new global company, to be temporarily called "The Foundry Company", will serve this need by combining advanced process technology, industry-leading manufacturing facilities and aggressive plans to expand its global capacity footprint. At the same time, the Mubadala Development Company will increase its current investment in AMD to 19.3 percent on a fully diluted basis.
AMD Pushes Mac® Based Visual Computing Beyond HD
AMD Pushes Mac® Based Visual Computing Beyond HD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 for Mac® & PC Edition, delivering the power to go beyond high-definition visual computing for work and play. Optimized exclusively for Apple Mac® Pro systems, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC edition can help drive productivity with built-in 256-bit 512MB GDDR4 frame buffer memory and 320 stream processors to deliver maximum performance for graphics-intensive applications such as 3D modeling, animation and games. Users also can expand visual workspace using twin dual-link DVI ports to connect two 30” Apple Cinema HD displays®.
AMD Appoints Nigel Dessau as Chief Marketing Officer
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of Nigel Dessau as chief marketing officer (CMO). He brings 22 years of technology sales and marketing leadership experience at IBM and Sun, and will be responsible for AMD’s global marketing, image and campaign strategies.
AMD Delivers the Ultimate HD Visual Performance on the Go with Next-Generation Notebook Platform
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of its next-generation notebook platform, delivering the ultimate HD visual performance and increased energy efficiency on the go. The platform features new AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors with ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series Graphics for superior 3D performance and HD image quality, with industry-leading wireless for greater throughput and range. AMD customers overwhelmingly embrace the new platform, as evidenced by more than double the number of design wins compared to the last major AMD Turion processor introduction. These new notebook designs come from leading OEMs including Acer, Asus, Clevo, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, MSI, NEC and Toshiba.
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AMD at Computex Taipei
AMD brings the world’s largest PC Industry tradeshow to you — wherever you are. Check out the live broadcast of our June 4 press conference. Can’t make that? View the recording on-demand. Comment on Pat Moorhead’s daily Computex Blog. Join our Facebook community and Twitter feed. Check out our user-generated videos and photos from AMD and partner booths from the show floor. View, download, join, comment, socialize.
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Intel/AMD Processor Cooler Review
[Frostytech.com] “The freezer 7 Pro from Arctic Cooling has what it takes. Up against a couple of high-performance coolers that were newer, bigger and much more expensive, the little Freezer 7 Pro held its own. Some consumers might overlook the Freezer as being dated and no longer competitive. That would be a big mistake.”
AMD Launches 780 Chipset
AMD Launches 780 Chipset
AMD is announcing the availability of the AMD 780G chipset, designed to deliver the ultimate mainstream computing experience.
AMD Opens New Austin Campus
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today officially opened the doors of its new “Lone Star” campus in Austin, Texas, and announced that Westcave Preserve, Hill Country Conservancy, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin have been selected as the final grant recipients of the company’s $3 million commitment to preserve critical open space in Central Texas. Representatives from these conservation organizations joined AMD employees, community leaders, environmental design experts, Austin Mayor Will Wynn and Governor Rick Perry, in a ceremony to officially open the new 870,000 square foot, 58-acre Austin campus at 7171 Southwest Parkway.
AMD and Blizzard Entertainment® Join Forces in Strategic Global Agreement
AMD and Blizzard Entertainment® Join Forces in Strategic Global Agreement
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — August 12, 2008 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment® that will allow AMD to bundle Blizzard’s best games across all ATI Radeon™ graphics products, to deliver a superior gaming experience. As the exclusive graphics sponsor for BlizzCon™ 2008 in Anaheim, Oct. 10-11, AMD will treat gamers to the unparalleled graphics capabilities of the ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series in all PCs for game play at BlizzCon™.
AMD Promotes Randy Allen to Head Computing Solutions Group; Forms Central Engineering Organization
AMD Promotes Randy Allen to Head Computing Solutions Group; Forms Central Engineering Organization
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced several organizational and executive changes as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to re-architect its business for sustained profitability.
AMD Hires Industry Veteran Mike Uhler as Vice President of Accelerated Computing
SUNNYVALE, California. — December 10, 2007 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced respected industry veteran Mike Uhler, former CTO of MIPS, has joined the company as its first vice president of Accelerated Computing. Uhler has extensive experience developing advanced chip architectures and software for designs that combine multiple intellectual property (IP) blocks, as well as a deep understanding of customer requirements across a range of applications.