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Asset smart? AMD spins off manufacturing

AMD said Tuesday that it will split off its manufacturing operations in a deal with the Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi. AMD will also receive a capital infusion from Mubadala Development Company, which will wind up owning more than 19 percent of Intel’s smaller rival.

AMD spins off manufacturing

NEW YORK -- October 7, 2008 --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 Says Manufacturing Deal Does Not Violate Intel Processor Patents

The day after AMD announced a significant deal that will spin off its manufacturing facilities into a new joint venture company, AMD is defending its licensing agreement with Intel. In the wake of the deal, Intel said it would review its processor licensing agreement with AMD to ensure the deal does not violate any patent agreements. An AMD spokesman said the deal does not impact the chip licensing agreement with Intel.

Consumer Electronics Series: AMD Live! Home Cinema Platform

AMD is making a push into the home theatre market with its AMD Live! Initiative. The software runs off of Microsoft’s Vista OS and the Microsoft Media Center and AMD’s Athlon processor and RS-780M chipset make for AMD Live! hardware, which includes integrated ATI display support as well as high performance audio. Display and audio can be delivered via HDMI on most motherboards including the MSI MS-7411, which was provided on the test system from AMD.

SMART and Roamware Partner to Deliver a Global Mobile Money Transfer Environment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, MMT08, November 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the leading wireless services provider in the Philippines announced today that it will partner with Roamware, a leading US-based roaming services provider, to create a global service environment for the deployment of international mobile financial services. SMART and Roamware sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to leverage existing network infrastructure, resources, expertise and international reach, to make Mobile Money Transfers available to mobile operators and financial institutions around the world. SMART developed its Smart Services Hub, a global financial and telecommunications services solution, based on the proven capabilities and features of its award winning Smart Money electronic financial services platform.

AMD: company split does not violate Intel patents

One day after Intel voiced concerns over patent violations, AMD has made an announcement on Thursday hoping to put them to rest. AMD previously said it will split its operations and enter into a joint manufacturing venture, prompting the worries from Intel. Intel said it would review its processor licensing agreement with AMD, though AMD maintains there is no need, as the new deal will not violate any agreements between the two. The two chipmakers currently have a deal in place that has AMD pay Intel royalties in exchange for use of its x86 chip instruction set.

The self-assembling future of manufacturing

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) recently started a new initiative called “Innovations That Could Change the Way You Manufacture�. It outlines the emerging technologies that are making a positive impact on manufacturing and provides an educational framework for SME members and manufacturing practitioners to keep up-to-date on the industry's latest and greatest innovations. These innovations, which include such advancements as direct digital manufacturing (DDM), self- assembling nanotechnology, and ultracapacitors will be showcased at the upcoming Competitive Manufacturers Conference. The Conference, scheduled for June 17-19 at the Chicago Marriott, Schaumburg, Ill. is designed to connect manufacturing professionals to leading industry experts.

Intel worried patents hurt by AMD split...

Intel today said it was concerned its patents might be at risk as a result of AMD's manufacturing split. The former company licenses its x86 chip architecture and other key technologies to AMD and has "serious questions" about whether those licenses will be honored if AMD's division into design and manufacturing companies is approved, according to Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy.

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AMD, Red Hat Demo VM Migration Between AMD, Intel Servers

Even as virtualization management tools have improved steadily this year, enterprises remain stuck with an unpleasant reality about their ability to move virtual machines between physical servers. If you're doing a live migration of the VM, you can't move a VM from an AMD-based physical server to an Intel-based one, or vice versa. It's a big problem. Virtualization giant VMware has had little power to correct the matter without help from the two chip rivals. And Intel, to date, has not shown much interest in changing the situation. But today, AMD has taken an intriguing step, demonstrating with Red Hat the ability to do a live migration of a VM between AMD- and Intel-based physical servers.

AMD, Red Hat Demo VM Migration Between AMD, Intel Servers

Even as virtualization management tools have improved steadily this year, enterprises remain stuck with an unpleasant reality about their ability to move virtual machines between physical servers. If you're doing a live migration of the VM, you can't move a VM from an AMD-based physical server to an Intel-based one, or vice versa. It's a big problem. Virtualization giant VMware has had little power to correct the matter without help from the two chip rivals. And Intel, to date, has not shown much interest in changing the situation. But today, AMD has taken an intriguing step, demonstrating with Red Hat the ability to do a live migration of a VM between AMD- and Intel-based physical servers.

AMD, Red Hat demo VM migration between AMD, Intel servers

Even as virtualization management tools have improved steadily this year, enterprises remain stuck with an unpleasant reality about their ability to move virtual machines between physical servers. If you're doing a live migration of the VM, you can't move a VM from an AMD -based physical server to an Intel -based one, or vice versa. It's a big problem. Virtualization giant VMware has had little power to correct the matter without help from the two chip rivals. And Intel, to date, has not shown much interest in changing the situation. But today, AMD has taken an intriguing step, demonstrating with Red Hat the ability to do a live migration of a VM between AMD- and Intel-based physical servers.

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AMD 45-nm CPUs to use new naming scheme?

With AMD's flagship 2.6GHz Phenom CPU using the 9950 designation, obviously AMD is running out of model numbers for their upcoming 45-nm Deneb CPUs, set to launch in Q4'08. According to Chinese site Expreview AMD plans to move to five digits for their upcoming 45-nm CPUs, starting with the 3.0GHz Phenom X4 20550 and 2.8GHz 20350 later this year. Both of these chips will rely on AMD's existing Socket AM2+ infrastructure with DDR2-1066 memory support.

AMD Launches First 45nm Shanghai CPUs

arcticstoat writes "The wait for AMD's next-gen CPUs is finally over., as the company has now officially launched its first 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron chips for servers and workstations. 'AMD's move to a 45nm process relies on immersion lithography, where a refractive fluid fills the gap between the lens and the wafer, which AMD says will result in 'dramatic performance and performance-per-watt gains.' It's also enabled AMD to increase the maximum clock speed of the Opterons from 2.3GHz with the Barcelona core to 2.7GHz with the Shanghai core. Shanghai chips also feature more cache than their predecessors, with 6MB of Level 3 cache bumping the total up to 8MB, and the chips share the same cache architecture as Barcelona CPUs, with a shared pool of Level 3 cache and an individual allocation of Level 2 cache for each core.

Shanghai looking good for AMD

While it still hasn't officially launched yet, AMD's upcoming 45-nm Shanghai CPU for servers is already gettingpositive reviews from system integrators (SIs). The processor has shipped in limited quantities ahead of schedule, giving SIs an opportunity to test the processor. The CPU reportedly offers a performance improvement of up to 35% over Barcelona, while consuming 30% less power thanks to its smaller manufacturing process. "I can see the AMD percentage of our sales increasing dramatically with Shanghai," said Philip Pokorny, chief hardware architect for Penguin Computing (Fremont, Calif.) an integrator focused on the HPC market. "Before Barcelona our business was 70 percent AMD processors and 30 percent Intel, but there was a reversal and now I am hoping we get to parity," he said, speaking at a panel of integrators gathered here by

Shanghai looking good for AMD

While it still hasn't officially launched yet, AMD's upcoming 45-nm Shanghai CPU for servers is already getting positive reviews from system integrators (SIs). The processor has shipped in limited quantities ahead of schedule, giving SIs an opportunity to test the processor. The CPU reportedly offers a performance improvement of up to 35% over Barcelona, while consuming 30% less power thanks to its smaller manufacturing process. "I can see the AMD percentage of our sales increasing dramatically with Shanghai," said Philip Pokorny, chief hardware architect for Penguin Computing (Fremont, Calif.) an integrator focused on the HPC market. "Before Barcelona our business was 70 percent AMD processors and 30 percent Intel, but there was a reversal and now I am hoping we get to parity," he said, speaking at a panel of integrators gathered here by

iseemedia Collaborates with AMD to Enhance Digital Camera Solutions for Mobile Phone Market

TORONTO, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - iseemedia Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:IEE), a leading provider of rich content creation and delivery solutions for web and wireless markets, announced today that it is collaborating with AMD (NYSE: AMD) to bring its award-winning panorama creation and other image enhancement technologies to mobile camera phones. Through this effort, iseemedia's iseephoto(TM) panorama creation technology that is embedded in most of Kodak's digital cameras is now offered on AMD Imageon(TM) M180 media processor designed for mobile phones and other handheld devices. Work is ongoing to integrate this technology with AMD Imageon application processors as well.

CCID Consulting Analyzes the Competition between Notebook Computer and Smart Phones

BEIJING, Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), recently released its article on the competition between notebook computers and smart phones. Atom 'Menlow' released by Intel is used for super portable PC and MID (Mobile Internet Device) devices, which is expected to enter the set-top box and smart phone market ultimately. From the PC industry, Nano of VIA, Bobcat of AMD, and developers of other similar products are all paying close attention to this segment market. Low power consumption and small size CPU are Atom Menlow's selling points. The competition between notebooks and smart phones is escalating.

AMD, Red Hat Show Virtual Server Move From Intel Server To AMD

AMD and Red Hat have demonstrated the first instance of migrating virtual machines between Intel-based and AMD-based servers, but cautioned that the capability is still far from ready for commercialization.

AMD, Red Hat show virtual server move from Intel server to AMD

AMD and Red Hat have demonstrated the first instance of migrating virtual machines between Intel -based and AMD-based servers, but cautioned that the capability is still far from ready for commercialization.

Compiere Announces Expansion into Manufacturing Applications Market; Open Source ERP Supports Manufacturing Assembly Operations

TMCNet: Compiere Announces Expansion into Manufacturing Applications Market; Open Source ERP Supports Manufacturing Assembly Operations

Virtualization Breakthrough: AMD and Red Hat Demo Live Migration of a VM Between AMD, Intel Servers

Today you can't do a live migration of a virtual machine from an AMD-based physical server to an Intel-based server, or vice versa. Open source technology from Red Hat has helped AMD correct that big management headache, the two companies say.

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. To Expand Manufacturing Plant; Increase Manufacturing Capacity By 500%

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. To Expand Manufacturing Plant; Increase Manufacturing Capacity By 500%

AMD: Shanghai in production, slated for Q4

AMD's first 45-nm Shanghai CPUs for servers are on track for a Q4'2008 introduction. News.com spoke with AMD's GM of the server/workstation business, Pat Patla. Patla states that Shaghai is in "full production right now in the factory", and will run 20% faster than Barcelona clock-for-clock due to IPC improvements AMD has integrated into the processor.

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