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ThunderX ARM Has Datacenter Muscle

The third 64-bit ARM processor aimed at datacenter workloads has just entered the field now that Cavium Networks, a maker of multicore chips aimed at networking and other embedded ...Full Article

AMD Reorganizes, SeaMicro Founder Takes A Break

Chip and server maker AMD has reorganized its operations, setting the stage for a key executive who was brought in to run the company's business units to one day ...Full Article

AMD To Unify X86, ARM Systems With SkyBridge

Chip maker AMD wants the world to know that it is not just dabbling in ARM processors, but rather intends to make ARM chips peers to its X86 products. ...Full Article

AMD Sets “Seattle” ARM Server Chip Launch For Q4

Datacenters that are eager to test out 64-bit ARM server chips with their workloads are going to have to wait a bit longer than they might otherwise like to. ...Full Article

Peek Into AMD’s New Atlanta Glass House

Like many enterprises these days, chip maker AMD is looking to consolidate its myriad datacenters and smaller data closets to save operating expenses and to drive up the utilization ...Full Article

Stacking Up Xeon E7 v2 Chips Against The Competition

Since Intel entered the server market formally in 1993, it has used its prowess in manufacturing and its ever-expanding sophistication in chip design to knock countless competitive chips out ...Full Article

AMD, Applied Micro Take Fabric Weaving 101 For ARM Server Chips

AMD and Applied Micro, the two biggest and most vocal of the remaining ARM server chip makers now that upstart Calxeda has shut down, have taken up weaving. Both ...Full Article

AMD Etches “Warsaw” Opterons For Financial Services Friends

AMD is taking a trip down the Opteron 6300 lane one last time with the launch of the "Warsaw" variants of its high-end server processors. The company has been ...Full Article