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AMD Expands Data Center Solutions Capabilities with Acquisition of Pensando
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pensando Systems in a transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. Pensando’s distributed services platform will expand AMD’s data center product portfolio with a high-performance data processing unit (DPU) and software stack that are already deployed at scale across cloud and enterprise customers including Goldman Sachs, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. The Pensando team will join the AMD Data Center Solutions Group, led by AMD Senior Vice President and General Manager Forrest Norrod.
“The data center remains one of the largest growth opportunities for AMD. The addition of the Pensando Systems team with their hardware and software portfolio will enables us to offer cloud, enterprise and edge customers a broader portfolio of leadership compute engines that can be optimized for their specific workloads,” said AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Pensando’s leadership DPU complements our data center product portfolio, enabling AMD to offer solutions that can significantly accelerate data transfer speeds while providing additional levels of security and analytics that will play a larger role in defining the performance of next-generation data centers.”
Pensando will remain focused on executing their product and technology roadmaps, now with additional scale to accelerate their business and address growing market opportunities across a broader number of customers. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Expands Confidential Computing Presence on Google Cloud
3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors enable enhanced security offerings for Google Cloud N2D and C2D VMs
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced new Confidential virtual machines (VMs) on the existing the N2D and C2D VMs on Google Cloud, all powered by AMD EPYC™ processors. These VMs extend the AMD EPYC processor portfolio of Confidential Computing on Google Cloud with the performance of 3rd Gen EPYC processors in compute-optimized VMs.
A key Confidential Computing component provided by AMD EPYC processors is AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), part of AMD Infinity Guard. This advanced hardware-based security feature encrypts full system memory and individual virtual machine memory as well as isolating the VM memory from the hypervisor, without dramatically impacting performance. With the expansion of Confidential Computing in N2D and C2D VMs, Google Cloud customers now have access to advanced hardware enabled security features powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors that will help protect sensitive, wide-variety workloads.
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Phison Announces Strategic PCIe Gen5 Relationship with AMD and Micron at Computex 2022
Ecosystem collaboration between partners unveiled for PCIe Gen5 to shape technology and compute experience for the future in an always-connected world.
Taipei, Taiwan, May 23, 2022 – Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a leading provider of NAND controller and flash storage solutions, announced today a strategic collaboration with AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Micron (NASDAQ: MU) to build a cooperative PCIe Gen5 ecosystem of compatible products that elevate the gaming and creator experience.
https://youtu.be/7RIzDxoxVFE
Phison’s role includes delivering a class-leading PCie Gen5 SSD controller – PS5026-E26 – that features nearly a 2x performance increase over the previous generation flagship while adhering to the same power limitations of the M.2 form factor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6ddjEymd0
“We are pleased to announce our cooperative effort with Micron and AMD to advance the technological development of PCIe Gen5 storage offerings, as this validates Phison’s commitment to upholding customer-centric values,” said Leo Huang, Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Phison. “The E26 controller enables gamers to compete at the highest level and helps content creators to maximize the overall system performance to increase productivity.” (…) Weiterlesen »
ASUS Republic of Gamers zeigt erstmals das ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme Mainboard
Das Flaggschiff-Mainboard für die neue AMD AM5-Plattform mit zwei PCI Express 5.0 Steckplätzen, robuster Stromversorgung, DDR5-Unterstützung, USB4, ASUS Q‑Design und vielem mehr
- Konzipiert, um mit der neuesten hochkarätigen Technologie, erstklassiger Übertaktung und einem neuen AniMe Matrix™ Design führend in der neuen AM5-Ära von AMD zu sein
- Bietet bis zu fünf M.2 Steckplätze, zwei PCIe® 5.0 Erweiterungssteckplätze, DDR5, USB4®, 10 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 6E und ESS Quad DAC™
- Ein ganzes Arsenal von Headern für Lüfter, Temperatursensoren und Kühlmitteldurchflussüberwachung bietet eine verfeinerte Steuerung für eine Vielzahl von Airflow-Setups und Custom-Wasserkühlungen
- ASUS Q‑Design erleichtert die Installation, Fehlersuche und Aufrüstung von Grafikkarten, M.2‑Laufwerken und Speichermodulen
Ratingen, Deutschland, 23. Mai 2022 — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) hat heute das ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme angekündigt, ein Flaggschiff-Mainboard für die lang erwartete AM5-Plattform von AMD. Mit der PCIe® 5.0‑Konnektivität der nächsten Generation, DDR5-RAM und einem massiven Stromversorgungs-Subsystem, das eine robuste Grundlage für Overclocking bildet, bietet dieses Next-Gen-Board eine konkurrenzlose Plattform für alle, die sich an ihr nächstes Projekt wagen. Die ASUS Q‑Design-Funktionen vereinfachen und optimieren den Zusammenbau, und eine robuste Suite von Tools ermöglicht es Enthusiasten, die Systemleistung zu maximieren. Zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt wird ASUS weitere Informationen zu den kommenden AM5-Mainboards der ROG‑, ROG Strix‑, TUF Gaming‑, ProArt- und ASUS Prime-Familien bekannt geben, doch eines ist jetzt schon sicher: Das ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme ist dazu bestimmt, eines der begehrtesten Boards dieser Generation zu werden. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Showcases Industry-Leading Gaming, Commercial, and Mainstream PC Technologies at COMPUTEX 2022
Powerful new AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series desktop processors with Zen 4 and AMD Socket AM5 Platform to deliver incredible leap in performance and connectivity
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, at COMPUTEX 2022, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) showcased its latest innovations in computing technology to advance the high-performance computing experience. AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su provided a look at the upcoming Ryzen™ 7000 Series desktop processors with the new “Zen 4” architecture, which are set to deliver a significant increase in performance upon their launch in the fall of 2022. Additionally, Dr. Su highlighted the strong growth and momentum for AMD in the mobile market as 70 of the more than 200 expected ultrathin, gaming and commercial notebook designs powered by Ryzen 6000 Series processors have been launched or announced to-date. In addition, other AMD executives announced the newest addition to the Ryzen Mobile lineup, “Mendocino;” the newest AMD smart technology, SmartAccess Storage; and more details of the new AM5 platform, including support from leading motherboard manufacturers.
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AMD Robotics Starter Kit Kick-Starts the Intelligent Factory of the Future
- Kria KR260 Starter Kit enables rapid development of hardware-accelerated applications for robotics and industrial automation —
- Delivers nearly 5X productivity gain, up to 8X better performance/watt and 3.5X lower latency compared to competitive GPU-based solutions —
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2022 — Today AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit, the latest addition to the Kria portfolio of adaptive system-on-modules (SOMs) and developer kits. A scalable and out-of-the-box development platform for robotics, the Kria KR260 offers a seamless path to production deployment with the existing Kria K26 adaptive SOMs. With native ROS 2 support, the standard framework for robotics application development, and pre-built interfaces for robotics and industrial solutions, the new SOM starter kit enables rapid development of hardware-accelerated applications for robotics, machine vision and industrial communication and control. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD and Qualcomm Collaborate to Optimize FastConnect Connectivity Solutions for AMD Ryzen Processors
Joint effort brings remote Wi-Fi management capabilities to IT administrators through AMD PRO technologies suite of enterprise technology offerings
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2022 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced a collaboration to optimize the Qualcomm® FastConnect™ connectivity system for AMD Ryzen™ processor-based computing platforms, starting with AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series processors and the Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900. With the FastConnect 6900 system, the latest AMD Ryzen processor-powered business laptops feature Wi-Fi® 6 and 6E connectivity, including advanced wireless capabilities enabled with Windows 11. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Enables 4G/5G Radio Access Network Solutions to Support Meta Connectivity Evenstar Program
Efficient, adaptable radio units to expand global mobile network infrastructure and accelerate Open RAN adoption for metaverse-ready networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif. 05/11/2022 AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that its Xilinx® Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC has enabled the development of multiple Evenstar radio units (RUs) to expand 4G/5G global mobile network infrastructure. As the demand for internet connectivity continues to grow at a rapid pace, the infrastructure that supports it needs to keep pace and improve. The Evenstar program led by Meta Connectivity is a collaborative initiative between operators and technology partners to build adaptable, efficient, and metaverse-ready radio access network (RAN) reference designs for 4G and 5G networks in the Open RAN ecosystem. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Announces Three New Radeon RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards and First Games Adding Support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0
- Three new models feature faster game clocks, faster GDDR6 memory, and enhanced software and firmware compared to previous-generation products, and deliver exceptional performance-per-watt based on AMD RDNA™ 2 architecture
- Initial list of games adding future support for AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0 include Farming Simulator 22, Forspoken, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and others; DEATHLOOP expected to add support for AMD FSR 2.0 on May 12, 2022
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — 05/10/2022 AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced new additions to the AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series product line: the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT — the most powerful graphics card in the Radeon RX 6000 Series family — the Radeon RX 6750 XT and the Radeon RX 6650 XT graphics cards.
With a 2.1GHz Game Clock1 coupled with 16GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics card delivers incredible performance and breathtaking visuals for the most demanding AAA and esports titles at 4K resolution with max settings. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT graphics card offers a cutting-edge, high-performance gaming experience at 1440p resolution with max settings, while the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT graphics card offers ultra-smooth, high-refresh rate 1080p gaming with max settings in the latest titles. (…) Weiterlesen »
SEC Charges NVIDIA Corporation with Inadequate Disclosures about Impact of Cryptomining
Washington D.C., May 6, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against technology company NVIDIA Corporation for inadequate disclosures concerning the impact of cryptomining on the company’s gaming business.
The SEC’s order finds that, during consecutive quarters in NVIDIA’s fiscal year 2018, the company failed to disclose that cryptomining was a significant element of its material revenue growth from the sale of its graphics processing units (GPUs) designed and marketed for gaming. Cryptomining is the process of obtaining crypto rewards in exchange for verifying crypto transactions on distributed ledgers. As demand for and interest in crypto rose in 2017, NVIDIA customers increasingly used its gaming GPUs for cryptomining. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Chair & CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Keynote at COMPUTEX 2022 on the AMD High-Performance Computing Experience
May 5, 2022, Taipei –
TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade and Development Council) announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD, is invited back to be the first speaker of the COMPUTEX 2022 CEO Keynote series. This digital keynote will take place on Monday, May 23, at 2:00 PM (UTC+8), with the keynote theme “AMD Advancing the High-Performance Computing Experience.” (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
― Record quarterly revenue of $5.9 billion grew 71% year-over-year; Gross margin grew 2 percentage points and non-GAAP gross margin grew 7 percentage points year-over-year ―
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2022 of $5.9 billion, gross margin of 48%, operating income of $951 million, operating margin of 16%, net income of $786 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.56. On a non-GAAP(*) basis, gross margin was 53%, operating income was $1.8 billion, net income was $1.6 billion and diluted earnings per share was $1.13. First quarter 2022 results include partial quarter financial results from the recently completed acquisition of Xilinx which closed February 14, 2022.
Excluding Xilinx, AMD had record quarterly revenue of $5.3 billion, non-GAAP gross margin of 51% and non-GAAP operating margin of 30%.
“The first quarter marked a significant inflection point in our journey to scale and transform AMD as we delivered record revenue and closed our strategic acquisition of Xilinx,” said AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Each of our businesses grew by a significant double digit percentage year-over-year, led by EPYC server processor revenue more than doubling for the third straight quarter. Demand remains strong for our leadership products, with our increased full-year guidance reflecting higher AMD organic growth and the addition of the growing Xilinx business.” (…) Weiterlesen »
MSI reveals custom AMD Radeon™ RX 6400 graphics card
[Taipei, Taiwan] MSI, a leading brand in True Gaming hardware, is proud to announce the new MSI AMD Radeon™ RX 6400 AERO ITX graphics card. The new graphics card is designed to make incredible 1080p gaming experiences for popular AAA and esports titles accessible to more gamers than ever. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD EPYC™ Processors Power New Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Instances and Enable Hybrid Cloud Environment
— New Oracle Cloud Infrastructure E4 Dense compute instances, combined with VMware® Cloud solutions, expands AMD EPYC processor footprint into hybrid cloud environments —
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the expansion of the AMD EPYC™ processor footprint within the cloud ecosystem, powering the new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) E4 Dense instances. These new instances are part of the Oracle Cloud VMware Solution offerings, enable customers to build and run a hybrid-cloud environment for their VMware® based workloads. (…) Weiterlesen »
AMD EPYC Processors Deliver Competitive Computing Edge to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Racing Team
AMD EPYC™ processors push boundaries in aerodynamic testing, cutting CFD workload time in half by delivering 20 percent improvement for eight-time Constructors’ Champions
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One (F1) Team today showcased how AMD EPYC processors improved aerodynamics testing capacity, contributing to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team winning its eighth Constructors’ Championship in the 2021 racing season. By using AMD EPYC processors, the team was able to achieve a 20 percent performance improvement for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads that were used to model and test aerodynamic flow of their F1 car.
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