SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Micro
Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), ARM (NASDAQ:ARMH), Huawei, IBM (NYSE:IBM), Mellanox (NASDAQ:MLNX), Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) have joined forces to bring a high-performance open
acceleration framework to data centers. The companies are collaborating on the specification for the new Cache Coherent
Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX). For the first time in the industry, a single interconnect technology specification
will ensure that processors using different instruction set architectures (ISA) can coherently share data with accelerators
and enable efficient heterogeneous computing – significantly improving compute efficiency for servers running data center
workloads.
Accelerating applications in the data center has become a requirement due to power and space constraints. Applications such as
big data analytics, search, machine learning, NFV, wireless 4G/5G, in-memory database processing, video analytics, and network
processing, benefit from acceleration engines that need to move data seamlessly among the various system components. CCIX will
allow these components to access and process data irrespective of where it resides, without the need for complex programming
environments. This will enable both off-load and bump-in-the-wire inline application acceleration while leveraging existing
server ecosystems and form factors, thereby lowering software barriers and improving total cost of ownership (TCO) of accelerated
systems.
"AMD strongly supports development of open standards to make heterogeneous computing more pervasive," said Gerry Talbot, AMD corporate fellow and vice president of I/O and circuit technologies. "By joining with others
in the industry to develop new interconnect specifications to accelerate performance, AMD continues its commitment to open,
heterogeneous computing."
"A 'one size fits all architecture' approach to data center workloads does not deliver the required performance and
efficiency," said Lakshmi Mandyam, director server systems and ecosystems, ARM. "CCIX enables more optimized solutions by
simplifying software development and deployment of applications that benefit from specialized processing and hardware off-load,
delivering higher performance and value to data center customers."
"IBM Power Systems™ have recently demonstrated a total commitment to openness as a catalyst for industry innovation, creating
benefits in cost and performance to clients in a post-Moore's Law era," said Brad McCredie, IBM
Fellow and Vice President of POWER Development. "IBM is committed to working with like-minded industry leaders to expand our
efforts around open coherency to help meet our clients' growing cognitive needs."
"CCIX enables greater performance and connectivity capabilities over existing interconnects, and actually paves the road to
the next generation CPU – Accelerator – Network standard interface," said Gilad Shainer, vice
president of Marketing at Mellanox. "With an anticipated broad eco-system support of the CCIX standard, data centers will now be
able to optimize their data usage, thereby achieving world-leading applications efficiency and
scale."
"Qualcomm Technologies is excited about the development of a new technology enabling efficient, high-performance architectures
in an open, ISA-agnostic platform," said Vinay Ravuri, vice president of product management,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The data center of the future demands open architectures enabling choice of compute, acceleration
and interconnect technologies, and this is a significant step forward in delivering on that goal."
"CCIX will leverage existing server interconnect infrastructure and deliver higher bandwidth, lower latency, and cache
coherent access to shared memory," said Gaurav Singh, vice president of Architecture at Xilinx.
"This will result in a significant improvement in the usability of accelerators and overall performance and efficiency of data
center platforms."
For more information on CCIX visit http://www.ccixconsortium.com/.
About AMD
For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies ― the
building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500
businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they
live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is
possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter
pages.
About ARM
ARM (LSE: ARM, NASDAQ: ARMH.US) designs technology at the heart of the World's most advanced digital products. We are enabling
the development of new markets and transformation of industries and society, invisibly creating opportunity for a globally
connected population. Our scalable, energy-efficient processor designs and related technologies deliver intelligence wherever
computing happens, ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones, tablets, digital TVs, enterprise infrastructure and
the Internet of Things.
Our innovative technology is licensed by ARM Partners who have shipped more than 86 billion System on Chip (SoCs) containing
our intellectual property. Together with our Connected Community, we are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers,
designers and engineers, ensuring a fast, reliable route to market for leading electronics companies. Learn more and join the
conversation at http://community.arm.com.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and
improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the
information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships,
Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and
enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei's 170,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value
for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170
countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned
by its employees. For more information, please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com or follow us on:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/Huawei
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About IBM
For more information visit www.ibm.com
About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for
servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and
lowest latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of
fast interconnect products: adapters, switches, software, cables and silicon that accelerate application runtime and maximize
business results for a wide range of markets including high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud,
storage and financial services. More information is available at: http://www.mellanox.com.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm
Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering,
research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor
business, QCT. For more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking
people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that
are both software defined and hardware optimized – powering industry advancements in Cloud Computing, Embedded Vision, Industrial
IoT, and 5G Wireless. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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AMD
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ARM
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PR Manager, US and EMEA, ARM
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Andy Winstanley
+44 1223 405244/ +44 7788 249712
Director of PR, US and EMEA, ARM
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Mellanox
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McGrath/Power Public Relations and Communications
408-727-0351
allysonscott@mcgrathpower.com
Sharon Levin
Gelbart Kahana Investor Relations
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Qualcomm
Pete Lancia, Corporate Communications
858-845-5959
corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor Relations
858-658-4813
ir@qualcomm.com
Xilinx
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(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
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