AMD G-Series Brings APUs to the x86 Embedded Market
by Ganesh T S on January 19, 2011 12:29 AM EST
The AMD Embedded G-Series solution is very exciting for many embedded markets. AMD let us in on the fact that the Microsoft Surface 2.0 demonstrated in the 2011 CES Microsoft Keynote was in fact powered by the AMD Embedded G-Series. Some digital signage solutions from MediaVue and thin clients from Wyse are also based on this new platform. There are also a large number of partners and customers lined up, ready to launch products based on the AMD Embedded G-Series over the next few quarters.
AMD is putting up this solution against the Embedded Atom series models from Intel, promising better footprint (lesser number of balls to route). AMD doesn't really have any credible competitor to stand up against Intel SoCs such as the CE4100 / CE4200. We believe that the AMD APU would be a wonderful base for a SoC solution in that market segment. However, the additional Hudson hub makes it difficult to get small form factor systems.
In the near future, we can look forward to some exciting embedded systems where the AMD Embedded G-Series can make a real difference with its graphics prowess.
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ninjaquick - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Yeah, I'm personally curious to see what nvidia cooks up with ION+ARM.mino - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Yeah. But it has "no information" mostly because of all the leaks over the past 2 quarter mean that we "knew" it long before.But agreed, this should have been a one-pager focused on confirming the OLD rumors and adding a _little_ bit of commentary to it. 1/2 the text is either spin or bloat.
This article will be top-of-the-line on NYT, but this site has a much more demanding and knowledgeable audience ...
wolfman3k5 - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Hey Anand, sucking on the wrong tit? I thought that Intel was the correct tit... Anyway, I guess that the way this thing is written just shows the laziness on your part guys. Too bad...ganeshts - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
This is a 'News' piece, which means we try to convey what is in the press release, followed by presenting our analysis of the same. Please take a look at my reply to brunnis above.In any case, please let me know if you want 'News' pieces to be presented in any other way.
MeanBruce - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Hey now, let's don't bring yammos into this. We should leave beautiful size F yammos right where they belong, on long narrow torsos. I hope May isn't reading this, hi honey!AssBall - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
I thought Wolfman only injected his trolling nonsense on Intel articles.wolfman3k5 - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Good Job! Looks like you're catching on. And by the way, I love yammos! Big ones on long narrow torsos!Jesus, some of you take everything to seriously! Just like a bunch of geeks and neerds! Get a life for God's sake!
milkylainen - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
I for one, am sick of hearing the word "Embedded". Seems like no one really has a clue to what embedded should mean.This new "class" of CPU's are nothing more than downscaled desktop counterparts.
Integrated video? Big whoop, come again when you have integrated _everything_ into one SoC, including the southbridge.
And don't come claiming embedded with a TDP of 18w. That's just grotesque.
Anything above 1w of TDP is not embedded, and will probably require some sort of passive cooling at the least to survive industrial if not military embedded solutions.
Calling them "netbook"-class or something alike is more useful. Embedded is just plain wrong.
ganeshts - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
Agree with you partially (refer to my conclusions, comparing with the CE4100) :)But, Intel, VIA and AMD seem to have a different interpretation of 'Embedded' ..
Anyways, there are embedded applications like digital signage and point of sale systems which are almost PC-like in nature.. I think the x86 solutions are targeting that currently.. Also, embedded solutions have much longer support cycles compared to the traditional PC platform (The Geode is not going EOL until 2015, for example)... It is a matter of the company willing to support a product for an extended period of time too.
pk05 - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - link
agreed, people basically use embedded to mean "not a pc", which is meaningless given the huge range of aplications in embedded. that being said, this processor does seem to be targeting certain areas of that huge embedded space that don't have the 1w tdp requirement. industrial and military are clearly not the focus here.