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AMD President Victor Peng retires
Published in News
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:29

AMD President Victor Peng retires


Ex-Xilinx CEO gets well-earned retirement

AMD has announced that AMD President Victor Peng is retiring effective August 30th.

AMD hopes to catch up on AI with Instinct MI300 AI supercomputing hybrid processor
Published in AI


Come back might have been Xilinx purchase 

It is starting to look like AMD's Xilinx purchase might have been part of a cunning plan to claw its way back into AI.

AMD and Viettel Collaborate on 5G Mobile Network Expansion
Published in IoT


Xilinx Zynq MPSoC and RFSoC adaptive platforms

AMD and Viettel High Tech (Member of Viettel Group) today announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network field trial deployment conducted by Viettel and powered by AMD Xilinx Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC devices.

AMD has space-grade Versal AI Adaptive SoC
Published in AI
Monday, 05 December 2022 22:02

AMD has space-grade Versal AI Adaptive SoC


The first Space-Grade Versal Adaptive SoCs Enabling On-Board AI

Processing in Space. Processing AI in space. Having a space-grade chip requires a lot of commitment and preparation for the radiation shielding, but AMD’s Xilinx managed to ship its first space-ready Versal AI cores.

AMD Powers Aisin Next-Generation Automated Parking Assist System
Published in Transportation


Aisin automated park assist in cars in 2024

With the finished acquisition of Xilinx, AMD got into a very interesting and unique automotive market. This well-oiled machine has been quite a successful growth factor for Xilinx. Back in 2006, the company had 5.4 million units shipped into the automotive market. Seven years later, the double-digit number of shipped units grew to 12.1 million.

AMD further Accelerates Electronic Trading
Published in AI
Monday, 07 November 2022 17:54

AMD further Accelerates Electronic Trading


The New Alveo X3 Series

AMD finished up the Xilinx acquisition on Valentines Day earlier this year and opened many additional markets and doors for the company. 

AMD reports Q1 2022 financial results
Published in News
Wednesday, 04 May 2022 12:47

AMD reports Q1 2022 financial results


Record quarter with $5.9B of revenue

AMD has released its Q1 2022 financial results, reporting record revenue of $5.9 billion, gross margin of 48 percent, net income of $786 million with EPS of $0.56.

China officially agreed to the AMD Xilinx acquisition
Published in IoT


China’s regulatory authority approval is official

China’s regulatory authority has given AMD the green light for a $35 billion acquisition. USA, Korea, Taiwan, and the European Union already gave their blessing for the transaction earlier.

AMD downgraded
Published in News
Friday, 21 January 2022 12:42

AMD downgraded


Piper Sandler is not optimistic

AMD was downgraded Thursday by Wall Street analysts Piper Sandler to neutral from overweight.

Xilinx starts 8-megapixel automotive camera era
Published in Transportation


OMNIVISION Demonstrates Industry’s First 8-Megapixel LFM Image Sensor

If you ask Elon Mask, cameras are the most important sensor in order to get to the full self-driving. We believe that a combination of radar, camera, and lidar, if price permits, is the best way, but this is just us. In that light, Xilinx, in partnership with OMNIVISION has demonstrated the Industry’s First 8-Megapixel LFM Image sensor system for forward-looking automotive camera systems. In plain words, an 8-megapixel camera will make the car see much further, clearer, and get more detail, directly increasing the security of the vehicle and its passengers.