AMD has already started the process of single-chip solutions development that combine x86-compatible logic and ARM architecture . It is, let us recall , for integration into the processor (SoC) AMD power ARM Cortex-A5 TrustZone, hardware accelerated operations related to data protection. AMD chief technologist said he did not see anything impossible to integrate into AMD products , even full ARM-processor.
In general, AMD company now is making every effort to create a programming model, in which it will be possible to write code that run on a wide range of platforms, whether ARM, x86 or something else. Intel Approach is working on a single-platform x86-compatible programming model ( Xeon Phi). However, Intel does not exclude the possibility that in a server rack can work together Xeon server accelerators and ARM-processors, so the question of cross-platform is eventually affected.
But back to AMD specialist . From the statements it becomes clear that the discussion of cross-platform or heterogeneous computing, as the company prefers to express explains the desire to update AMD deal with clouds. Like NVIDIA, AMD company wants to support cloud, mobile devices.... The first results of x86 and ARM integration we will be in until next year.