AMD to use IBM SOI in Hammers. amd to use ibm soi in hammers. Advanced Micro Devices has finalized an agreement with IBM Corp. that will allow the chipmaker to use IBM's silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology in its pending line of 64-bit Hammer microprocessors. SOI is said to increase chip speeds by about a third with no other modifications, which would make the Hammer faster than Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium....

AMD announces Hammer delay. amd announces hammer delay. Advanced Micro Devices has admitted that its 64-bit Hammer core would be delayed until the second half of 2002. Advanced Micro Devices has admitted that its 64-bit Hammer core would be delayed until the second half of 2002. The Hammer processors are intended to capture market in the lower-end of the server market while its closest Intel Corp. competition, the Itanium processors, are aimed at midrange servers....

AMD Brings Down the Hammer With New Microprocessor Architecture. amd brings down the hammer with new microprocessor architecture. Down at the Microprocessor Forum , AMD turned loose the details of its next-generation "Hammer" PC microprocessor architecture. Hammer is designed to help servers migrate from 32-bit to 64-bit code, since it's set up to run both....

AMD preps Hammer chipsets. amd preps hammer chipsets. AMD does not usually go big on designing its own chipsets: its making a big exception with Hammer, its so-called eighth generation 64-bit server CPU , with the 8000 series.A fat CPU of course needs big bandwithd chipsets to maximise performance. AMD does not usually go big on designing its own chipsets: its making a big exception with Hammer, its so-called eighth generation 64-bit server CPU , with the 8000 series. For now we'll have to take AMD's word for this - as the chipsets will ship to OEMs in Q4, a little tight, maybe, for Hammer's anticipated debut at the back end of this year....

AMD Hammers Intel with what?. amd hammers intel with what. This ZDNet story is typical of the excitement surrounding AMD's first showing of Hammer, about 2 blocks from the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. This ZDNet story is typical of the excitement surrounding AMD's first showing of Hammer, about 2 blocks from the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. Also, doesn't AMD risk reducing the earning power of its 64-bit platform by hammering home the 32-bit performance message and throwing it in the mix?...

Hammer Strategy Still Suspect. hammer strategy still suspect. In reply to my story here AMD Hammers Intel with what? In reply to my story here AMD Hammers Intel with what?...

MS to confirm AMD Hammer support. ms to confirm amd hammer support. This afternoon, East Coast time, AMD will hold a conference call to update the world on "significant developments" on Hammer. This afternoon, East Coast time, AMD will hold a conference call to update the world on "significant developments" on Hammer. The other obvious thing is the brand name for the 64-bit CPU (Hammer is simply a code name), the subject of much speculation on the Web....

AMD's Hammer goes graphics crazy. amds hammer goes graphics crazy....

To buy Hammer, or not to buy. to buy hammer....