Who came first? The chicken or the egg? This story continues. After Intel demonstrated its 32nm Westmere processors last month, AMD is back with some 32nm silicon fabrication technology update. AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer stated on Friday that the company intends to 'ramp up' 32nm processor production in mid-next year. AMD plans to start shipping 32nm processors by fourth quarter of 2010.
As mentioned during the processor roadmap announcement, AMD plans to finish testing 32nm processors by end of 2009. AMD is lagging behind Intel by 12 months in terms of die-shrink of processors. This gap is both good and bad for AMD. Good because AMD can learn from rival Intel's shortcomings in particular processor technology. Bad because if their processors come almost a year late while Intel's processors are happily flourishing the CPU arena.
Meyers talked about AMD's production with InformationWeek stating that company will 'ramp up' 32nm processor for chips production in the mid of next year. As mentioned in the roadmap announced last November, AMD will bring 32nm process CPUs dubbed Ontario, Llano and Orochi. Meyer said that AMD will roll out Yukon platform for ultra-thin laptops.
Being fab-less company, AMD's new manufacturing division Foundry Company will be fabricating these 32nm silicon chips.
However, their graphics deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and ATI deal remains unaffected in any case. It's uncertain whether AMD might be integrating major graphics in 32nm process through Foundry Company.
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As mentioned during the processor roadmap announcement, AMD plans to finish testing 32nm processors by end of 2009. AMD is lagging behind Intel by 12 months in terms of die-shrink of processors. This gap is both good and bad for AMD. Good because AMD can learn from rival Intel's shortcomings in particular processor technology. Bad because if their processors come almost a year late while Intel's processors are happily flourishing the CPU arena.
Meyers talked about AMD's production with InformationWeek stating that company will 'ramp up' 32nm processor for chips production in the mid of next year. As mentioned in the roadmap announced last November, AMD will bring 32nm process CPUs dubbed Ontario, Llano and Orochi. Meyer said that AMD will roll out Yukon platform for ultra-thin laptops.
Being fab-less company, AMD's new manufacturing division Foundry Company will be fabricating these 32nm silicon chips.
However, their graphics deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and ATI deal remains unaffected in any case. It's uncertain whether AMD might be integrating major graphics in 32nm process through Foundry Company.
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