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Wooo. Maybe this will help GF provide AMD with process tech that isnt super old.

• higherpurpose 12y ago
  Agreed. AMD desperately needs to adopt cutting edge processes, even if it costs them 50 percent more per chip than it would if it would wait a year or longer. It's bad enough that it doesn't seem to be able to outcompete Intel in CPU design anymore, but it's making the problem worse by not adopting a modern process, too (as modern as it can be, since Intel is already ahead of other foundries - although the gap will shrink a lot with the next-gen FinFET processes). That especially made it impossible for AMD to enter mobile or even ultrabooks, with AMD's old processes and higher power consumption. Fortunately, 1) GF is apparently licensing Samsung's 14nm FinFET process, and 2) there's a tiny rumor that AMD will be using it by the end of next year, which could be very early in the process' life. AMD is preparing to announce new CPU micro-architectures for both x86 and ARMv8 in a couple of years. If it actually puts them on a cutting edge process, and with a big push on the branding/PR side, the company might start to improve its chips' image (and sales).