Wednesday, January 2nd 2008

AMD Licenses NAND Flash System Solution From Denali

Denali Software, a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced it has licensed its NAND Flash solution to AMD. Per this agreement, AMD is licensing Denali Databahn NAND Flash controller and Spectra flash file system for inclusion in next-generation processors for handheld devices, providing high performance, simplified system development and low development cost benefits to handheld manufacturers.

"Design requirements for handheld devices continue to become more complicated and more diverse," said Shawn Kermanchi, engineering director, AMD's Handheld Division. "We are continually looking for ways to help our OEM customers bring compelling features to market while reducing integration time, and we believe that Denali's technology can be a valuable complement to our industry-leading solutions for handheld devices."

Denali has agreed to license to AMD their Databahn NAND Flash controller core technology, including hardware and source code, as well as test and simulation support. Building on more than 20 years of graphics and multimedia expertise, AMD is a leading supplier of media processors to the handheld market. AMD Imageon media processors deliver outstanding 2D & 3D graphics, image processing, video encode and playback, audio and mobile TV.

"An endorsement from a leading silicon provider, like AMD, is a strong testament for our NAND Flash technology," said Robert Pierce, senior director of Flash Products at Denali Software. "Denali is addressing not only the silicon resource cost but also the performance needs of hardware designers developing mobile and consumer electronics. This solution is well suited for applications that need high-density memory, direct NAND boot with high performance, quality and reliability. We look forward to our technology roadmap, and enabling AMD to leverage our NAND Flash platform solution to achieve higher performance and productivity, delivering a competitive advantage to handheld manufacturers."
Source: AMD
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8 Comments on AMD Licenses NAND Flash System Solution From Denali

#1
Jess Stingray
AMD seem to be licencing a lot recently... upcoming uber-leet products maybe?
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#2
Morgoth
Fueled by Sapphire
damn when does amd finaly die's ?
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#3
WhiteLotus
AMD are busy! hiring new people, getting new contracts and the like. looks like AMD still has some fight in it yet!
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#4
Silverel
You can bet theres a ton of cash flowing into AMD from all corners of the world. New licensing, IP's, corporate interest. This is the only company in competition with intel in a lot of areas, as such theres a lot of pie to be eaten up. The wallets and interests of a lot of people out there are salivating at a taste of 50% marketshare. I don't think Intel adopted the new tick-tock strategy to kill AMD, but maybe because of all the behind-the-scenes investements that are NOT pouring into their pockets.

The C2D architecture is great, but it only takes so long before the new technology becomes the standard. IMC for Intel, High-K metal gate for AMD. When the playing field is leveled, who will actually have a better processor? I think the bets are swinging towards AMD, though Intel won't fall behind if they can help it.
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#5
suraswami
Good to hear that AMD is making new stategies from all sides. My small contribution is not going in vain:D
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#6
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
Naah! They know that their share value goes up the moment they make a new announcement or declare their upcoming products as the "next big things". I've seen it with the Barcelona, the Radeon HD2000 series and Phenom. Had enough. Walk the talk, AMD.
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#7
xfire
AMD are on a buying spree while intel are counting their money.
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#8
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
It started to screw-up after it got into this buying spree. Instead of spending on RnD, thery put it into acquiring ATi. It's been downhill since then.
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