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AMD Hammer Chip Nails Open Source
News The chip, otherwise known as Hammer, uses a new instruction set -- a modified version of the x86 instruction set used in AMD's Athlon processor. Hammer's extra instructions, as well as some hardware enhancements, allow it to run in 64-bit or 32-bit...
[August 16, 2000, 16:07]
AMD Could Hammer Intel - Analyst
News AMD, for its part, will aim to attack Intel from a lower-margin market segment, gaining a solid base of PC manufacturers with Hammer before attempting to crack the higher-end market, Leibson said. Advanced Micro Devices' next-generation Hammer...
[September 8, 2000, 15:44]
AMD Delays Hammer For Desktops
News AMD has pushed out the release of its highly anticipated Hammer chip for desktops by almost a quarter, and plans to delay the release of another Athlon chip. The desktop version of Hammer, which is code-named Clawhammer and will be marketed under...
[September 13, 2002, 8:15]
IDF: AMD Claws Intel With Hammer
News AMD provided the first public demonstration of its forthcoming Hammer chip on Tuesday. The Hammer family of processors will differ from other AMD chips -- and other Intel processors -- in that they will be able to run conventional 32-bit...
[February 27, 2002, 9:03]
AMD Narrows Intel Gap, Boosts Hammer
News Meanwhile, AMD's chairman, Jerry Sanders, told an audience at Merrill Lynch's Hardware Heaven conference in San Francisco that Hammer, the company's forthcoming chip for desktops and servers, will debut at 2GHz or higher.
[May 1, 2002, 8:44]
AMD Breaks Silence On 64-bit Hammer
News Chip maker AMD has unveiled details of the microarchitecture for its Hammer line of 64-bit processors at the Microprocessor Forum. AMD had previously disclosed information about how Hammer will run established 32-bit applications through the x86-64...
[October 16, 2001, 17:12]
TechXNY: Zeus Forges 64-bit Web Server For AMD's Hammer
News The announcement is the latest mark of industry support for AMD's Opteron processor, the server variant of the company's next-generation chip code-named "Hammer". AMD is also planning a desktop version of Hammer, which will carry the Athlon brand.
[June 26, 2002, 15:31]
Linux Companies Go For AMD's Hammer
News AMD released initial specification details of its 64-bit "Hammer" range of 64-bit processors to software developers last week. AMD will today also announce a technology simulator that will enable BIOS vendors and applications providers develop code...
[August 15, 2000, 11:26]
AMD Issues 64-bit Hammer Spec
News Rejuvenated microprocessor manufacturer AMD continued its drive towards 64-bit computing with the release of specifications for it forthcoming 64-bit "Hammer" family of microprocessors Wednesday. AMD's Hammer microprocessors are also, by contrast...
[August 10, 2000, 10:51]
AMD Launches 64-bit Hammer Tools
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and software firm Virtutech announced Tuesday they created a software tool that will enable developers to produce applications for AMD's next generation of processors codenamed "Hammer".
[January 16, 2001, 15:39]
AMD Prepares Chip Onslaught On Intel
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to drop a hammer on chip rival Intel in 2002. ClawHammer will mark an important milestone for AMD, as it will be the first of the chip maker's forthcoming Hammer-family of processors, due in 2002.
[November 14, 2000, 9:03]
AMD 64-bit Chips Get Windows Support
News Microsoft announced on Wednesday afternoon that it will offer a version of the Windows operating system that supports AMD's upcoming 64-bit Hammer family of processors: the next-generation desktop Athlon, and the dual-processor SledgeHammer server...
[April 25, 2002, 8:47]
AMD Rewrites Chip Rules With Hammer
News For AMD's upcoming Hammer chips, it's all about the connections. One of the major performance enhancements of Hammer, the code name for a family of microprocessors coming from AMD next year, will derive from how the chip connects to other...
[October 17, 2001, 9:15]
Via Readies Hammer Chipsets
News Via Technologies has a full line of chipsets waiting in the wings for AMD's upcoming 64-bit "Hammer" processors, according to the company. AMD is betting on Hammer to revitalise its flagship Athlon line of mainstream desktop chips, which appears to...
[May 21, 2002, 14:19]
AMD Hammers Together 64-bit Simulator
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) took the wraps off a simulator that allows Linux programmers to develop code for its forthcoming "Hammer" family of 64-bit microprocessors, Friday. AMD appears especially keen to see Linux developers move their high...
[October 9, 2000, 10:26]
Flexible Hammer Knocks On Server Doors
News Like Intel, AMD will work with server makers, software developers and potential customers to smooth out kinks in the adoption curve as part of its "Rolling Thunder" campaign to build support for Hammer.
[July 1, 2002, 11:34]
AMD Touts Linux Support For New Chips
News But Linux support will be critical for AMD's next Hammer chip, Sledgehammer, to gain traction with corporations that buy large numbers of servers. Also on Thursday, AMD announced another Hammer-related initiative, a new Boston Design Center.
[February 28, 2002, 17:03]
AMD To Phase Out Durons By End Of Year
News AMD will phase out its budget Duron processors by the end of the year as part of the release of the upcoming Hammer chips. The company plans to dedicate its Dresden, Germany, facility, its most sophisticated factory, to make the Hammer line of...
[April 19, 2002, 9:59]
Roundup: LinuxWorld 2000, San Jose
News AMD Hammer chip nails open source Linux companies go for AMD's Hammer Tue, 15th Aug 2000 SuSE and Red Hat to help AMD batter Intel with Hammer Wed, 16th Aug 2000 Linux distributors and tools vendors are climbing on board at LinuxWorld for AMD's new...
[August 16, 2000, 16:11]
AMD's New Chip: Metaron?
News Hammer is based on AMD's x86-64 instruction set, which runs both current programming code and 64-bit code, capable of accessing much larger blocks of memory. The Athlon brand has been maintained for a succession of different core technologies, but...
[April 12, 2002, 13:54]
