Speaking to the press at Computex, AMD head Lisa Su has promised that in the desktop segment processors the architecture Zen in 2016 will appear in the first place, and only then begin to spread to the server and mobile segments.
The appearance on the market of server processors with the architecture of Zen will not only increase the share of AMD in the segment by 10%, but by 2017, will allow the company to get in this direction at least $ 1 billion. Revenue annually. For comparison - the company now receives nearly as much per year on all activities. The profit rate of AMD in this case close to 40%.
The experts also actively discussing this week the possibility of buying AMD company Xilinx, which is under the control of the outgoing competitor Intel company Altera. Another possible buyer AMD called the structures close to the Chinese government. In both cases, according to experts Northland Capital Markets, the new owners will keep AMD business to produce x86-compatible processors for server applications. Intel is in this case should be to extend the licensing agreement to cross-sectional.