AMD to introduce an all new processor architecture for 2016

AMD to introduce an all new processor architecture for 2016, says it is for a ‘gaming console’

AMD is one name in the world of technology which has been around since 1969 and has been offering quality microprocessors and semiconductors ever since its inception.

Based in Sunnyvale, California, the company AMD stands for Advanced Micro Devices.

They are the second largest suppliers of microprocessors and are globally known to be one of the largest suppliers of GPUs as well (Graphic Processing Units).

They provide solutions for servers, workstations and personal computers, as well as for embedded system applications.

Their primary competitor is Intel which is the market leader when it comes to microprocessors based on the x86 architecture in the world of CPU (Central Processing Units), and after acquiring ATI, they are now the number two name in the graphic processing unit (GPU) markets, as they stand second to Nvidia.

In recent announcement that the company has made, there has been a very interesting point that has been raised and the future of the world of technology as well as the world of gaming might be impacted by this announcement.

This comes to us from the horse’s mouth, as the CFO of AMD himself made a statement which has set the world of gaming and technology buzzing with excited whispers.

Devinder Kumar, the CFO of AMD has said that the company is going to take a new, interesting direction in the years to come, and they will be introducing an all new processor featuring a new architecture, which is scheduled for 2016. He also said that this new processor will be for a gaming console.

Now this is particularly interesting because as of now all three of the ‘latest generation’ consoles run on the AMD processors.

“The other thing I’ll mention in the semi-custom business which you probably picked up in the announcement that we had in October earnings call is we’ve been having a lot of interest in the semi-custom business, the semi-custom business is very unique.

Whereby it takes AMD’s core IP, we use it across market segments, across customers, across products, customer interest has been high and we projected earlier this year that we would have at least one to two semi-custom design wins and I’m pleased to report that we have those design wins, the work to design the products that has already started, the contract assigned and those parts get introduced in 2016.

We didn’t say at which space it is in. I’m not going to give too much detail. I’ll say that one is x86 and one is ARM, and atleast one will be on gaming, right. But that’s about as much as you going to get out me today, because the customers from the standpoint to be fair to them.

It is their product. They launch it. They announce it and then just like the game console or the parts you find out that its AMD’s APU that’s been used in those products.”

They shall be introducing a new x86 processor with an ARM chip. Interestingly, the Wii U is one of the devices that feature the ARM chip.

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