stack into numerous applications with foot-
print-compatibility.
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&
S / ECE Magazine:
Tell us about the new
AMD Embedded Radeon GPUs.
Scott Aylor:
“Adelaar is an embedded GPU
based on AMD Graphics Core Next architecture,
which was developed specifically for embedded
applications. This stands out from other prod-
ucts in the market thanks to its multi-chip
module (MCM) with prequalified and inte-
grated 2GB graphic memory. The Adelaar GPU
family offers excellent 3D graphics, multi-
display support and DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.2
support and supports bothWindows and Linux.
Adelaar comes with a planned long-term avail-
ability of seven years as an MCM, a Mobile
PCI Express Module (MXM) and as a standard
PC graphics card (part availability is planned
for seven years from date of announcement,
subject to change without notice. Further
support is available under contract).”
B
&
S / ECE Magazine:
What other differentia-
tors for AMD can you talk about?
Scott Aylor:
“More than anything, it is paramount
to make sure our customers get the right end-to-
end solution for the job. So, with its current and
future products, AMD is actively supplying the
market for intelligent embedded devices with a
comprehensive ecosystem of software and hard-
ware partners, which support multiple operating
systems, including bothWindows and Linux.”
B
&
S / ECE Magazine:
What are your expecta-
tions for 2014?
Scott Aylor:
“I think, with all these new products
in the pipeline, that 2014 will be an extremely
exciting year, both for our customers and for
our company. The new products will target a
wide range of different industries and enable
our customers to develop really innovative so-
lutions. We will especially be targeting the in-
dustries of industrial control and automation,
thin clients, medical imaging, digital signage,
digital gaming and digital surveillance systems.
We also look forward to seeing new applications
in the military, aerospace and communications
infrastructure industries. We are definitely ex-
cited to show the industry our commitment to
the embedded market and we are looking for-
ward to seeing the applications that our
customers develop with these products.”
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Figure 3. A first look at the Adelaar the first discrete AMD Embedded Radeon GPU for embedded
systems, which is based on the AMD Graphics Core Next architecture especially developed for
embedded systems.
Figure 2. AMD product roadmap for the embedded market
