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To: wvbuild 06 who wrote (360)	1/27/2011 9:14:16 PM
From: wvbuild 06	of 9722

AMD uncloaks Fusion dev kit By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco • Get more from this author Posted in Hardware, 27th January 2011 22:09 GMT AMD has released the software development kit for its Fusion line of CPU/GPU mashups, an update and renaming of its ATI Stream SDK. "When developers harness the power of parallel processing within our APU designs, they can fundamentally change the PC experience to help not only make it faster, but also to create new possibilities in software," said AMD's director of client product and software marketing John Taylor when announcing the company's new acronym stream, the AMD APP SDK v2.3 for APUs. In English, that's the Advanced Micro Devices accelerated parallel processing software development kit version 2.3 for accelerated processing units – those last three words being AMD-speak for their Fusion line. In addition to the AMD Fusion processors unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronic Show, version 2.3 provides support for the company's new AMD Radeon HD 6900 GPUs, plus support for OpenCL 1.1, including OpenCL math libraries. AMD also claims that new SDK improves runtime performance. "In 2008, AMD was the first processor design company to embrace OpenCL, and as such, we have made significant progress in parallel processing innovation," Taylor said. "Our vision has been realized with the widespread availability of the first PCs powered by AMD Fusion APUs." AMD will host its first Fusion Developer Summit on June 13-16 in Bellevue, Washington. If you are a "heterogeneous computing pioneer", you have until February 14 to submit a proposal for sharing your ideas and discoveries at that gathering – presentations, technical papers, and reports are sought. ® theregister.co.uk

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From: neolib	1/27/2011 11:45:23 PM
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Morris Chang trying his best to keep up with Intel's capex: TSMC more upbeat on sales, chip market outlook for 2011 Latest news Advertisement Nancy Cheng, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 28 January 2011] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) projects its consolidated revenues will climb over 20% in 2011, company chairman and CEO Morris Chang said during a January 27 investors conference. Previously, the foundry predicted an over 15% rise. TSMC has raised its forecast for chip market growth for 2011 to 7%, from the 5% originally anticipated, according to Chang. Chang also provided the company's estimates for worldwide PC, handset and consumer electronics shipments, which will see growth of 12%, 9% and 6%, respectively, in 2011. Chang pointed out that the market for tablet PCs will expand significantly in 2011, and TSMC will benefit from the rising demand. A slew of tablet devices will hit the market starting the second half of 2011, implying that the share of the non-iPad tablet pie is set to expand, Chang said. Citing Microsoft's recent announcement that the new version of Windows will support ARM-based designs, Chang noted that orders for TSMC's clients, which mainly use ARM architecture designs, may surge. About 61% of the total logic IC demand for tablets, which excludes those for Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab, are currently manufactured at TSMC, Chang estimated. TSMC forecast that worldwide tablet PC shipments will reach 42 million units in 2011, according to Chang. In addition, Chang revealed that TSMC plans US$7.8 billion in capex for 2011. About 81% of the spending will be used to expand capacity for 65nm, 45nm and 28nm processes, as well as R&D for 20nm and 14nm technologies, Chang indicated. Regarding TSMC's schedule for 18-inch wafer tape out, Chang said the foundry expects to begin trial production on 18-inch wafers between 2013 and 2014 followed by volume production in 2015-2016. TSMC's original plan was to kick off trial production in 2012.

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From: neolib	1/27/2011 11:59:26 PM
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Acer begins selling Ontario-based netbooks; Asustek to follow soon Latest news DIGITIMES Research special report - China Advertisement Monica Chen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 28 January 2011] Acer has started selling its Aspire One 522 netbook which is powered by AMD's 1GHz C-50 dual-core Ontario processor and AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics chip, through Amazon.com. Asustek will also launch a similar model, the 1015b, powered by the Ontario C-50 CPU soon in addition to a 12-inch notebook, the 1215b, powered by AMD's Zacate E-350 dual-core CPU. Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched a 11.6-inch entry-level notebook, the Pavilion DM1, which is powered by a Zacate E-350 1.6GHz dual-core CPU in the China market with a price tag of CYN3,699 (US$562). Micro-Star International (MSI), Fujitsu, Samsung Electronics and Sony are expected to also launch entry-level models based on AMD's new dual-core CPUs, the sources added. Following the launch of Zacate and Ontario lineups, AMD is expected to launch its 32nm Llano family APUs before the middle of 2011, the sources added.

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To: j3pflynn who wrote (365)	1/28/2011 8:49:14 AM
From: wvbuild 06	of 9722

AMD: Tablets Are a Way to the Living Room for x86 28-Jan-11 01:36 am -------------------- Tablet PCs Present a Lot of New Opportunities, Says Chipmaker [01/27/2011 08:47 PM] by Anton Shilov Tablet PCs are often viewed as devices to access certain content while travelling, but in a lot of cases they are used as electronic book readers or portable Internet devices at home. As they become more powerful and universal, they may become a gateway into the living room for x86 microprocessors, according to a vice president of Advanced Micro Devices. "Tablets present a wonderful opportunity for AMD. I have been in the PC industry for over twenty years; we really have struggled to get into the living room and it is clear that tablets are finding their way into the living room, a real consumer experience," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of products group at AMD, during a conference with analysts. Indeed, slate PCs can be used to check out schedules of TV programs, find interesting YouTube videos (so to beam them to HDTVs afterwards) or simply to keep up to date with news or emails while watching TV or playing games. Until the TV-sets will not get smart enough, tablets may be the smartest portable devices in the living rooms. "As these consumers start to utilize these tablets, they start to demand a better end-user experience, which invariably mean processing power, incredible graphics, incredible video, and a move up inside, higher resolutions and so on. Already, we are seeing a number of design wins, opportunities for us with Brazos today. Certainly, as we develop new products in that category, we will account for those new trends and the new market opportunities," added Mr. Bergman. While AMD still has to unveil specifics of its roadmap for chips designed for tablets, it is generally believed that the company plans to release its first accelerated processing units (APUs) to power mainstream slate-type PCs in 2012. The second-generation APUs for ultra-thin notebooks, netbooks, tablets and other low-power devices - code-named Krishna and Wichita - will be made using a 28nm process technology, which will ensure considerably lower consumption of energy and dissipation of heat. As a result of that, AMD will position code-named Wichita APU for netbooks as well as tablets. xbitlabs.com

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To: wvbuild 06 who wrote (366)	1/28/2011 11:32:48 AM
From: neolib	of 9722

By a year from now, ARM will be very firmly entrenched in the tablet ecosystem, while only two vendors will be offering x86 solutions, so why would OEM's choose to go down that route? Its the business side of x86 in tablets that just does not make much sense. IMHO, AMD needs to scramble to get a toehold in this space. I still think a hookup with another firm might be the best strategy, with Samsung or TI both good candidates. They both have a good ARM presence, and AMD's graphics could give either of them a leading (well, NVDA rivaling) position in the ARM world, which given how crowded that space is and will continue to get, would be very valuable.

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