SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Micro
Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), ARM (NASDAQ:ARMH), Huawei, IBM (NYSE:IBM),
Mellanox (NASDAQ:MLNX), Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ:XLNX) have joined forces to bring a high-performance open
acceleration framework to data centers. The companies are
collaborating on the specification for the new Cache Coherent
Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX). For the first time in
the industry, a single interconnect technology specification will
ensure that processors using different instruction set
architectures (ISA) can coherently share data with accelerators and
enable efficient heterogeneous computing – significantly improving
compute efficiency for servers running data center workloads.
Accelerating applications in the data center has become a
requirement due to power and space constraints. Applications such
as big data analytics, search, machine learning, NFV, wireless
4G/5G, in-memory database processing, video analytics, and network
processing, benefit from acceleration engines that need to move
data seamlessly among the various system components. CCIX will
allow these components to access and process data irrespective of
where it resides, without the need for complex programming
environments. This will enable both off-load and bump-in-the-wire
inline application acceleration while leveraging existing server
ecosystems and form factors, thereby lowering software barriers and
improving total cost of ownership (TCO) of accelerated systems.
"AMD strongly supports development of open standards to make
heterogeneous computing more pervasive," said Gerry Talbot, AMD corporate fellow and vice
president of I/O and circuit technologies. "By joining with others
in the industry to develop new interconnect specifications to
accelerate performance, AMD continues its commitment to open,
heterogeneous computing."
"A 'one size fits all architecture' approach to data center
workloads does not deliver the required performance and
efficiency," said Lakshmi Mandyam, director server systems and
ecosystems, ARM. "CCIX enables more optimized solutions by
simplifying software development and deployment of applications
that benefit from specialized processing and hardware off-load,
delivering higher performance and value to data center
customers."
"IBM Power Systems™ have recently demonstrated a total
commitment to openness as a catalyst for industry innovation,
creating benefits in cost and performance to clients in a
post-Moore's Law era," said Brad
McCredie, IBM Fellow and Vice President of POWER
Development. "IBM is committed to working with like-minded industry
leaders to expand our efforts around open coherency to help meet
our clients' growing cognitive needs."
"CCIX enables greater performance and connectivity capabilities
over existing interconnects, and actually paves the road to the
next generation CPU – Accelerator – Network standard interface,"
said Gilad Shainer, vice president
of Marketing at Mellanox. "With an anticipated broad eco-system
support of the CCIX standard, data centers will now be able to
optimize their data usage, thereby achieving world-leading
applications efficiency and
scale."
"Qualcomm Technologies is excited about the development of a new
technology enabling efficient, high-performance architectures in an
open, ISA-agnostic platform," said Vinay
Ravuri, vice president of product management, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. "The data center of the future demands open
architectures enabling choice of compute, acceleration and
interconnect technologies, and this is a significant step forward
in delivering on that goal."
"CCIX will leverage existing server interconnect infrastructure
and deliver higher bandwidth, lower latency, and cache coherent
access to shared memory," said Gaurav
Singh, vice president of Architecture at Xilinx. "This will
result in a significant improvement in the usability of
accelerators and overall performance and efficiency of data center
platforms."
For more information on CCIX visit
http://www.ccixconsortium.com/.
About AMD
For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in
high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization
technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms,
and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading
Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research
facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve
how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are
focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what
is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today
and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog,
Facebook and Twitter pages.
About ARM
ARM (LSE: ARM, NASDAQ: ARMH.US) designs technology at the heart
of the World's most advanced digital products. We are enabling the
development of new markets and transformation of industries and
society, invisibly creating opportunity for a globally connected
population. Our scalable, energy-efficient processor designs and
related technologies deliver intelligence wherever computing
happens, ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones,
tablets, digital TVs, enterprise infrastructure and the Internet of
Things.
Our innovative technology is licensed by ARM Partners who have
shipped more than 86 billion System on Chip (SoCs) containing our
intellectual property. Together with our Connected Community, we
are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers, designers
and engineers, ensuring a fast, reliable route to market for
leading electronics companies. Learn more and join the conversation
at http://community.arm.com.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications
technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and
improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a
responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the
information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry.
Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei
has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives
customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise
networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei's 170,000 employees
worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom
operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions,
products and services are used in more than 170 countries and
regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. Founded
in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.
For more information, please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com
or follow us on:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/Huawei
http://www.twitter.com/Huawei
http://www.facebook.com/Huawei
http://www.google.com/+Huawei
http://www.youtube.com/Huawei
About IBM
For more information visit www.ibm.com
About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end
InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for
servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data
center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest
latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking
system performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of fast
interconnect products: adapters, switches, software, cables and
silicon that accelerate application runtime and maximize business
results for a wide range of markets including high-performance
computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage and
financial services. More information is available at:
http://www.mellanox.com.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G
and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated
includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority
of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries,
substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and
development functions, and substantially all of its products and
services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For
more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the
evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more
closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more
information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and
Facebook pages.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs,
MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that are
both software defined and hardware optimized – powering industry
advancements in Cloud Computing, Embedded Vision, Industrial IoT,
and 5G Wireless. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
Media Contacts:
AMD
Gary Silcott
512-602-0889
garysilcott@amd.com
ARM
Alex Harrod
+44 7795 363057
PR Manager, US and EMEA, ARM
alexandra.harrod@arm.com
Andy Winstanley
+44 1223 405244/ +44 7788 249712
Director of PR, US and EMEA, ARM
andy.winstanley@arm.com
Mellanox
Allyson Scott
McGrath/Power Public Relations and Communications
408-727-0351
allysonscott@mcgrathpower.com
Sharon Levin
Gelbart Kahana Investor Relations
+972-3-6070567
sharonl@gk-biz.com
Qualcomm
Pete
Lancia, Corporate Communications
858-845-5959
corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor
Relations
858-658-4813
ir@qualcomm.com
Xilinx
Silvia E. Gianelli
(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
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