AMD OPENS KOREA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:48 pm
AMD OPENS KOREA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ACCELERATING EMBEDDED PROCESSOR PLATFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED DIGITAL DEVICES
- New R&D Center will Help Local Customers Develop Advanced Platforms and Reduce Time-to-market for Digital Consumer Devices -
- New R&D Center will Help Local Customers Develop Advanced Platforms and Reduce Time-to-market for Digital Consumer Devices -
Seoul - Dec. 5, 2005 - At a ceremony attended by Dae-je Chin, Ph.D.,
Korean Minister of Information and Communication, and Hector Ruiz, AMD
chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer, AMD today
announced the opening of Korea Technology Development Center, a research
and development resource for local customers and partners to create
low-power, high-performance embedded processor platforms for advanced
digital consumer devices.
Located at AMD Korea headquarters in Seoul, the Korea Technology
Development Center (KTDC) will be led by HB Kim, with expansion of
engineering resources planned by the end of 2006. AMD expects to help
customers develop customized embedded processor platforms for various
digital consumer devices including WiBro terminals, Digital Media
Broadcast solutions, Personal Media Players, HDTV, and Internet access
solutions. The center will focus on helping local partners reduce costs
and accelerate time-to-market when developing next-generation digital
consumer devices based on AMD embedded processors.
"Korea's well-developed network infrastructure, advanced mobile
technologies and excellent IT manpower make it one of AMD's most
strategic markets for development of innovative computing platforms,"
Ruiz said. "AMD's Korea Technology Development Center demonstrates our
deep and ongoing commitment to Korea and our valued partners here, and
can support local design of industry-leading digital consumer devices."
"AMD's x86 embedded processor technology, which is well matched to the
Korean government's 'IT 839' strategy, helps local partners
significantly enhance their competitive edges for performance and
features in new digital and mobile devices," said YJ Park, vice
president and general manager of AMD Korea. "By opening the KTDC, AMD
Korea will provide local customers with a range of embedded processor
platform options to meet their unique needs."
About AMD "x86 Everywhere"
"X86 Everywhere" is AMD's vision for utilizing the x86 instruction set
architecture (ISA) to power devices of every shape, size, weight and
use; in the home, in the office, in cars, in the supply chain, in
storage networks, and/or in the data center. AMD believes this vision
can accelerate and simplify the process of enabling faster, easier
connectivity and data sharing between a wide range of products, from
small, portable consumer electronics up to PCs and servers.
By building a greater number of devices upon a standardized x86-based
platform, end-users can benefit from the ability to run their existing
x86-based software anywhere, anytime, on devices that seamlessly
interoperate with all other x86-based devices. This improved end-user
experience would ultimately drive adoption of next-generation devices
with ever increasing levels of x86 based functionality and performance,
creating improved economic opportunities for the entire x86 ecosystem.
About AMD
AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces microprocessors, Flash memory
devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer,
communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to
helping to delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions for
technology users, ranging from enterprises to government agencies and
individual consumers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com