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| − | '''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices, is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily [[CPU]]s, and [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]s. Based in [[Silicon Valley|Sunnyvale, California]], it long served as the main competitor to Intel, with about | + | '''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices, is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily [[CPU]]s, and [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]s. Based in [[Silicon Valley|Sunnyvale, California]], it long served as the main competitor to Intel, with a market share generally between about 20% and 30% (from 2009 to 2019).<ref>https://www.cpubenchmark.net/market_share.html</ref> |
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* [https://www.firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1000/921 The Lives and Death of Moore's Law] | * [https://www.firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1000/921 The Lives and Death of Moore's Law] | ||
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Revision as of 19:05, September 9, 2019
AMD, or Advanced Micro Devices, is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily CPUs, and GPUs. Based in Sunnyvale, California, it long served as the main competitor to Intel, with a market share generally between about 20% and 30% (from 2009 to 2019).[1]
Notable inventions
- AMD pioneered the AMD64 architecture, which allows processors to calculate in 64 bits, vs 32 bits, that Intel has been using.
- AMD was the first to create 8 core processors on a 30 nm die.
- AMD created the first 300 core GPU, the Tegra 4300[2]
See also
- Moore's Law
- Microprocessor: Computer, CPU, Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated circuit, Transistor, Semiconductor
- Silicon Valley: Intel, AMD (AMD64), IBM, Motorola, Texas Instruments, Atari, Nvidia
- IBM, HP, Dell and Microsoft Windows
- Apple Inc. Mac OS for Apple Macintosh