Author Archives: John Taylor
Adobe and Cloudera among Keynotes at AMD Fusion12 Developers Summit
It seems like just yesterday I was meeting with some of the foremost experts in software innovation and heterogeneous computing at our inaugural AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS), yet here I am today already planning my return back to my former stomping grounds in Bellevue, WA for this year’s summit in June… and I’m not alone. Continue reading
Strengthening our Client Roadmap
Today at our Financial Analyst Day in Sunnyvale, AMD senior staff detailed how AMD will focus its investments in R&D and marketing going forward, including roadmaps for 2012-2013. Continue reading
A “Brazos” Story: The Little Chip That Could (And Then Just Kept On Going)
We ended 2011 with more than 30 million APUs shipped. It all started with little “Brazos,” which has now earned its place in history as AMD’s fastest ramping platform ever. Continue reading
It’s Official: It’s Hot Outside and the A-Series Reviews are Cool
It’s summer and there is record breaking heat across most of the US. In Texas, where I live, we’re talking about how much cooler 98 is than 107 and wondering if 100 degrees is the new 90? Agencies such as … Continue reading
AMD Fusion 11 draws ARM and Microsoft keynotes
Plato wrote: ”Beginning something is the most important part of the work.” With our Accelerated Processing Units and first software developer conference, AMD began two really big things in 2011. And based on the initial APU product reviews and our … Continue reading
The Movie-Making Experience You’ve Been Waiting for, thanks to Corel and AMD Fusion
Recent statistics will tell you that we watch two billion videos a day on YouTube and that every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded to the site – largely by those of us creating home movies. With that in … Continue reading
Award Season: AMD Fusion APUs Win Big
AMD’s Accelerated Processing Units win seven prestigious awards, including those from Popular Mechanics, Notebooks.com, PC Magazine, CES 2011 Design & Engineering Innovations Award, CHIP China, Computer World China, and Shopping Guide China. Additionally, the HP Pavilion dm1Z, featuring the AMD E-Series APU, received prominent industry awards from LAPTOP Magazine, PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, and NotebookReview.com. Continue reading
OpenCL Momentum Grows
AMD helped pioneer broad adoption of OpenCL™ and in just the last week the industry tightened its embrace of this parallel processing programming environment. Continue reading
AMD’s answer to the big experience/small form factor paradox
As a childhood owner of a legendary Atari 2600 game console (favorite game: Adventure with its secret rooms and not-so-fierce-duck dragons), I have long possessed a strong appreciation for the phrase “vivid digital experience.” I played Adventure for countless hours … Continue reading
