AMD reveals its Embedded Product Roadmap
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As a part of its ambidextrous strategy to focus on the high-growth embedded, AMD(NYSE:AMD) disclosed its roadmap for the fast-growing embedded computing market. The new lineup includes x86 accelerated processing units (APUs) and central processing units (CPUs). These additions are designed to enable the embedded industry's engineering community with more choices to match their exact design needs, and are designed to offer improvements in performance-per-watt and performance-per-dollar. A recent VDC Research report indicates the market for CPUs in traditional and intelligent embedded systems will grow 36 per cent from roughly 330 million units in 2013 to more than 450 million units by 2016 with x86 and ARM architectures accounting for 82 percent of the total addressable market (TAM). Arun Iyengar, Vice-President & General Manager, AMD Embedded Solutions , said, "AMD is committed to providing the embedded community with...