Advanced Micro Devices announced its new "Rev F" generation of Opteron server processors on Tuesday in the US, the next volley in a competition with Intel's newly competitive Xeon models.
Sun Microsystems will likely adopt the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices as it extends into new branches of the server market.
After months of deriding rival AMD's strategy of cramming four cores onto one chip, Intel is set to take that concept two cores further.
AMD will soon begin selling its low-power, quad-core "Barcelona" Opteron processors.
IBM and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to announce an alliance that will lead to mainstream IBM servers based on the Opteron processor, ZDNet Australia sister site CNET News.com has learned. It's a further boost to chipmaker AMD and new blow to rival Intel's server business.
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Servers came first; storage systems are next to house Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip.
Advanced Micro Devices is laying out billions of dollars to acquire ATI and get into the often-painful world of graphics chips.
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No longer playing catch-up, AMD sees an opportunity to race ahead of bigger rival Intel, says CTO Fred Weber.
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.
Advanced Micro Devices launches 64-bit chips for servers with both single and multiple processors. It's also looking to fend off Itanium advances from rival Intel.
Sun Microsystems will likely adopt the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices as it extends into new branches of the server market.
AMD will launch its long-awaited 64-bit Opteron server chip in April, and will rely on new 'Barton' desktop processors to compete against Intel for now.
A key industry group is aiming to come out with a new specification for a high-speed chip connection technology that could more than triple the bandwidth for data.
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