The first application of new technology triples the size of Level 3 cache.

The largest deal in semiconductor history promises exciting times for FPGA technology.

Buying Xilinx, a maker of programmable silicon, will take AMD into areas such as automotive and communications networking, while bolstering its offerings in the lucrative market for cloud data center components.

Pitching supercomputing power at a reasonable price.

The cloud provider’s benchmark data compares Ampere’s Arm chips with AMD Rome and Milan and Intel Skylake.

The company has lifted its forecasted 2021 gain from 37 percent to 50 percent.

The Milan launch focused on supercomputing, but a chat with engineers shows that the company really wants the mid-range market back.

“We’ve built a very strong execution capability... This is about what’s the next step for AMD.”

Platform building is a well-known path, but is being part of AMD’s platform better for Xilinx than fleshing out its own already promising one?

“The bond market is falling over itself to lend money. This is the time to do it." But “AMD has made debt reduction a core part of its strategy.”