AMD Chief Technology Officer: First APU starts production in the second half of this year

AMD Chief Technology Officer Chekib Akrout AMD Senior vice president and technology research and development general Manager, Chief Technology officer Chekib Akrout in Beijing reiterated that the first fusion (cohesion) structure of the APU products will be launched in 2011, the second half of this year will begin production,　　And for Intel's latest fusion of GPU-enabled processors, Chekib Akrout emphasizes that APU is not a simple CPU-and-GPU integration, and that AMD has unique technologies that allow it to get the best computing performance and power management. After the successful acquisition of ATI, AMD became the only company currently able to provide the Cpu+gpu+ chipset computing platform.　　AMD plans to launch in 2011 the Fusion (cohesion) architecture product APU, the central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processor (GPU) integrated into the chip, and reduce power consumption, the planned introduction of APU products mainly include Liano and Brazos.　　Llano for mainstream laptops and desktops, the product will become the industry's first APU processor. Brazos is designed for Low-cost, Low-power portable platforms with an APU code-named "Ontario", which includes the "Bobcat" core and integrated GPU.　　Bobcat is an AMD-oriented, lightweight PC market with a small, flexible, single-threaded core that can be extended and used in conjunction with IP in other SOC configurations.　　Chekib Akrout said, Fusion architecture products will be in the first half of this year, the second half of the production phase, early next year listing. Intel released its first 32 NM core processor in early January, with some processors integrating graphics directly. Asked how to look at the competitive pressures of Intel's products, Chekib Akrout said APU is not simply integrating CPUs and GPU. "You need to know how data is mobilized and coordinated between the CPU and the GPU." The simple CPU is connected to the GPU, a technology that AMD knew a few years ago. "" To have a special, only the integration of technology. "In addition to being able to integrate the best GPU and CPU, you need to get the best performance and the best management of the power supply." "Chekib Akrout said.