SUNNYVALE, CA, Apr 27, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a new collaboration with
MulticoreWare, a leader in software solutions and tool development
for multi-core and heterogeneous computing environments, to deliver
an advanced set of tools for OpenCL(TM) optimization. The tools
development effort accelerates software developers' ability to create
and optimize software that fully exploits the unique processing
capability of AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs).
"Accelerated parallel processing represents unprecedented levels of
computing capability in mobile form factors, and the tools suite that
MulticoreWare is developing enables application developers to achieve
this performance benefit with less effort," said Manju Hegde,
corporate vice president, AMD Fusion Experience Program. "Our work
with MulticoreWare marks another milestone toward broad industry
adoption of OpenCL as we equip developers with necessary tools to
build innovative, next-generation applications ranging from consumer
PCs to high-performance computing."
"Our work with AMD is designed to specifically tackle major
development challenges the software ecosystem is currently facing,
such as maximizing compute utilization, efficiently handling data
movement and minimizing dependencies across cores. With improved
tools in place, developers will be able to optimize applications to
run on powerful heterogeneous and multi-core architectures with ease,
and take full advantage of programmable platforms," said Professor
Wen-Mei Hwu, chief technology officer, MulticoreWare. "OpenCL is
incredibly important as an industry-standard programming environment
that enables developers to focus on applications, not just chip
architecture. We foresee these tools driving impactful innovation
that can lead to some unbelievable new applications."
AMD and MulticoreWare are committed to working together to continue
fueling broad industry adoption of OpenCL. The advanced set of tools
is designed to work across all relevant vendor hardware, encouraging
expansive OpenCL deployment for heterogeneous computing, APUs, as
well as discrete CPUs and GPU computing. Previews and tools are
scheduled to be available later in 2011.
For developers interested in heterogeneous computing, AMD will be
holding its first AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) from June 13-16,
2011 in Bellevue, Washington. Summit participants will be able to
engage in interactive sessions and hands-on labs to deepen their
knowledge of advanced CPU and GPU programmability, and gain a better
understanding of how software applications can take full advantage of
the parallel processing power of APUs, bringing supercomputer-like
performance to everyday computing tasks. Attendees also will have the
opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge about OpenCL optimization
from MulticoreWare in three technical sessions and one pre-summit
tutorial at AFDS.
Additional Resources
-- The AMD Fusion Blog
-- AMD Developer Central
-- Visit the OpenCL Zone
-- MulticoreWare tools
-- For more information about MulticoreWare sessions at AFDS
-- Register to attend the AMD Fusion Developer Summit
About AMD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading
the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD
Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of
computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on
driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization
environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a
variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to
supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and
combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks
of their respective owners.
OpenCL and the OpenCL logo are
trademarks of Apple Inc. used by permission by Khronos.
Contact:
Jo Albers
AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-3526
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SOURCE: Advanced Micro Devices
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