As expected, AMD today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Xilinx in a full equity deal. In a press release published by AMD, the acquisition, originally announced on October 27, 2020, “creates an industry leader in high-performance and adaptive computing with greatly expanded scale and the strongest portfolio of advanced computing, graphics, and […]
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AMD hopes to close major deal announced back in 2020 this year
AMD and Xilinx released a statement this week regarding the regulatory clearance status of AMD’s proposed acquisition of Xilinx. “We continue to seek the necessary regulatory approvals to close our deal. While we previously expected to receive all permits by the end of 2021, we have not yet completed the process and now expect the […]
Xilinx calls Alveo U55C its highest performing accelerator card
Calling itself a leader in adaptive computing, Xilinx unveiled the Alveo U55C Data Center Accelerator Card and a new standardized API clustering solution for mass FPGA deployment at the SC21 supercomputer conference. The Alveo U55C accelerator is said to “deliver superior performance per unit of power in supercomputing and database workloads.” It scales easily with […]
Xilinx Combines FPGA and HBM Memory in Versal HBM Accelerator Platform
Xilinx introduced the Versal HBM Adaptive Computing Acceleration Platform (ACAP), the latest series in the Versal portfolio. According to the manufacturer, the Versal HBM series “brings convergence of fast memory, secure connectivity and adaptable computing on one platform.” The Versal HBM ACAP configuration includes the most advanced HBM2e DRAM, delivering 32GB and 820GB / s […]
AMD Acquisition of Xilinx Receives UK Regulatory Approval
AMD’s planned acquisition of Xilinx has been cleared by the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In May, the CMA announced that it was studying the deal. Today it became known that the regulator found no reason to object to the acquisition. British laws assess such transactions in terms of possible harm to existing […]
Versal AI Edge has the highest AI performance per power consumption, according to Xilinx
Xilinx, a leader in adaptive computing, this week unveiled its Versal AI Edge, an Adaptive Computing Acceleration Platform (ACAP) category for bringing AI to the cloud edge and endpoint. According to Xilinx, the new platform has four times the performance of GPUs based on AI algorithms per unit of power consumption and ten times higher […]
Xilinx acquired Silexica
Xilinx, a pioneer in adaptive computing, today announced the acquisition of Silexica, a privately held software company that provides software development tools for FPGA and programmable SoCs. Xilinx said the Silexica SLX FPGA toolset will be integrated with the Xilinx Vitis unified software platform, dramatically reducing the learning curve for software developers building complex applications […]
UK regulators to review AMD-Xilinx deal
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which oversees competition laws, yesterday began examining the implications of AMD’s $ 35 billion purchase of Xilinx. The largest deal in AMD history was announced last October. Then it was assumed that it will be completed by the end of the 2021 calendar year. As usual, the transaction requires […]
AMD and Xilinx Shareholders Approve AMD Acquisition of Xilinx
As you know, in October last year, AMD announced its intention to make the largest purchase in its history – to acquire Xilinx for $ 35 billion. Xilinx is the recognized authority on the Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) market. AMD hopes the deal will create a leading HPC company, taking advantage of the merger, including […]