AMD-Xilinx
AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx has closed, nearly 16 months after announcing the deal. The $49 billion transaction makes it the largest ever in the semiconductor industry. Xilinx is a provider of field programable gate arrays (FPGAs) and programable system on chips (SOCs). AMD believes Xilinx with its AI capabilities will be able to create intelligent edge devices, networking and software-defined infrastructure.
This article explores expanding data center capabilities due to the deal.