AMD Deneb

[italian soldier]

Dal "famoso" sito di coolaler è apparso uno screenshot delle future CPU AMD a 45nm



Sembrerebbe che lo screen sia stato fatto con la CPU raffreddata ad aria.
Naturalmente prendiamo questi screen con le pinze ma speriamo che AMD torni ad essere competitiva anche nel campo dell'overclock.

[brugola.x]

sarebbe bello vedere AMD dare un pò di battaglia Intel

[frakka]

Già...

[brugola.x]

Intel Says AMD Split Violates License Agreement

AMD says the split into two companies doesn't interfere with the agreement

AMD and Intel are rivals in the marketplace when it comes to x86 compatible CPUs and graphics processors. AMD and Intel have a cross-license agreement in place that allow AMD to use Intel IP to build x86 compatible processors.
On October 7, AMD announced that it was splitting its holdings into two separate companies. AMD will continue as a designer of CPUs and GPUs. The other company is called The Foundry and will be responsible for manufacturing chips for AMD and other companies.
The new company starts with AMD's chip fabs and the chipmaker will retain a 44.4% stake in The Foundry. The remaining 55.6% of The Foundry will be owned by a pair of Abu Dhabi companies that together invested $5.7 billion.
BetaNews reports that Intel issued a statement saying that it will be investigating whether or not the split of AMD and AMD's resulting minority stake in The Foundry violates the heavily redacted licensing agreement that allows AMD to design and manufacture x86 compatible CPUs.
The issue in the eyes of Intel is that the original licensing agreement granted AMD a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for x86 technology. Intel feels that with AMD splitting in two and now only owning a minority stake in The Foundry where Intel's IP will be used will not give AMD the control over the IP as stipulated by the agreement.
Intel's Chuck Malloy told BetaNews, "We have an obligation to our shareholders that we protect our intellectual property. We want to make sure their interests have been taken into consideration."
AMD for its part believes that it is not in violation of licensing agreements in place between it and Intel. AMD's Michael Silverman told BetaNews, "We are completely confident the structure of this transaction takes into account our cross-license agreements. Rest assured, we plan to continue respecting Intel's intellectual property rights, just as we expect them to respect ours."
According to eWeek, Hans Mosesmann, a financial analyst with Raymond James, believes that Intel could use the split of AMD and transfer of its IP to The Foundry to pressure AMD to drop long-standing lawsuits it has against Intel.
Mosesmann wrote, "AMD, in our view, is likely violating the Intel x86 cross-license, but we suspect Intel may look the other way as it benefits Intel to have an AMD that will over time have increasing variable costs (good for ASPs). Intel may choose to entice AMD to drop the anti-trust suits against Intel in return for this altruistic gesture.”
It appears that Intel is pressuring AMD to release a non-redacted version of the licensing agreement to the public, at this point only the heavily redacted version is available. AMD maintains that releasing a non-redacted version of the license agreement is not going to happen.
AMD spokesman Phil Hughes said, "It’s a business document and we are not going to negotiate this in the press or the media. This is something that the lawyers have to work out.”
That statement and Intel's willingness to release the full version of the licensing agreement could certainly make it seem AMD knows that it is violating the license agreement it has in place with Intel in some minds.


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[frakka]

Beh... Se così fosse AMD dovrebbe smettere di produrre cpu x86.

Se le estensioni x86_64 sono in grado di eseguire comunque il codice x86 potrebbe non essere un grosso problema... Bisogna vedere se è possibile.

[brugola.x]

AMD Splits in two

One company will design chips, the other will manufacture them

It’s no secret that AMD has been in trouble lately. Despite gaining a commanding position in the graphics industry, the chipmaker giant has been beaten by Intel in the microprocessor market. With AMD's first 45 nm product, Shanghai, forced to try to enter the market at the same time as Intel's second generation 45 nm Nehalem, and with consist quarterly losses something had to be done.

Today AMD announced a shocking decision that will rock the computer industry -- in order to try to stay competitive, it is splitting in two. From the ashes of AMD will rise two companies. One will design chips and keep the brand name. The other, officially named the Foundry Company, will manufacture chips. The two companies will work closely together, but be independent.

The move also came with good news -- two Abu Dhabi companies have elected to inject at least $5.7B USD into the pair of companies. Most of this money will go to the Foundry Company, which will use it to build a new factory in Albany, N.Y., and to upgrade its Dresden, Germany factory.

AMD retains a 44.4 percent stake in the new company. The majority ownership belongs to Advanced Technology Investment Company. Advanced Technology, a company created by Abu Dhabi's wealthy government, has promised immediate investment of $2.1B USD into the pair. It says it will follow this with an additional investment that could be anywhere from $3.6B to $6B USD. Despite the majority stake, Advanced Technology consented to have an equal number of votes as AMD on the Foundry Company's board.

Advanced Technology isn't the only Abu Dhabi company to want a big piece of the AMD pie either. Mubadala Development Company, which bought an 8 percent stake in AMD last November, will pay $314M USD to buy 58 million shares of AMD stock, to bring its stake in the presplit company to 19.3 percent. Mubadala and Advanced Technology, despite being competitors in some respects, worked together closely on the new deal.

Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chief executive of Mubadala, states, "We generally believe this deal is a game changer for the industry. It’s bold, and I think it’s smart."

Waleed al-Mokarrab, chairman of Advanced Technology added about AMD's recent struggles, "Yes, it is a cyclical business, but over time the trajectory is always upwards"

The AMD move is a bit of a shock to the electronics industry, but not an entire surprise. The company recently announced it was $5.3B USD in debt, with only $1.6B USD of cash on hand. AMD’s chief executive, Dirk Meyer, said the timing was right to turn for help. He stated, "This is the biggest announcement in our history. This will make us a financially stronger company, both in the near term and in the long term, as a result of being out from the capital expense burden we have had to bear."

Before AMD can be officially split up, the deal must meet regulatory and shareholder scrutiny. The deal is expected to be complete by 2009. The newly spawned Foundry Company will produce chips for others besides AMD. It will also compete with the independent Asian foundry firms such as TSMC.

The split may strike some as a bit ironic as AMD’s co-founder and longtime chief executive, W. J. Sanders III, known as Jerry, once quipped "real men have fabs", according to company lore. New CEO Mr. Meyer referenced the joke stating, "We feel like we’re still pretty manly at AMD. Frankly, the math has changed."

The Foundry Company at launch will control AMD's two chip foundries in Dresden, Germany. One is in need of an upgrade to make modern chips. Plans will continue to build the larger state-of-the-art Malta, N.Y. foundry, which will cost $3.2B USD. The state of New York is offering the new company $1.2B USD in incentives to build the plant, as it will employ 1,400 workers. The Foundry Company will assume $1.2B USD, or roughly a quarter, of AMD's debt



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