AMD likely to announce ARM-based server on Monday

25.10.2012
AMD has called a press conference in San Francisco on Monday where it's likely to announce plans for a SeaMicro server based on an upcoming 64-bit processor design from ARM.

AMD CEO Rory Read is expected at the event, and an ARM spokesman confirmed Thursday that ARM CEO Warren East will be there as a "special guest." AMD is also arranging press briefings at the event with Andrew Feldman, who was CEO of SeaMicro before AMD the company this year.

Those factors combined suggest that AMD will announce plans to offer a SeaMicro server based on an ARM processor. ARM's chip designs are known for their low power consumption, and energy efficiency is a hallmark of the SeaMicro systems.

Spokespeople for AMD and ARM declined to comment.

Feldman has long held that the SeaMicro server platform can work with any type of CPU, and he was a speaker at ARM's technology conference last year, when announced plans to build an ARM server platform.

"Feldman has been vocal about his technology fitting with ARM for a long time," said Insight64 analyst Nathan Brookwood.