AMD has named its first ARM-based 64bit server CPU platform, Seattle. The Opteron A1100 series chip is implemented in the 28nm process technology and is expected to be on the market this quarter. AMD described an Open Compute Project contribution, where it will design a micro-server using the Opteron A-series, in addition to other architecture specifications for motherboards that Facebook helped develop, "Group Hug," an agnostic server board design that can support traditional x86 processors, as well as ARM chips. The company also said it is seeking to collaborate on creating a software ecosystem around 64bit for ARM-based designs to target essential workloads in web-tier and storage datacentres. The Opteron A-series will be accompanied by a standard UEFI boot and Linux environment based on the Fedora Project, which is distributed by Linux and sponsored by Red Hat.Suresh Gupalakrishnan, corporate VP and GM for AMD's server business unit, told EE Times that the company is going to offer a development kit with tools and software so that users can port their software to 64bit ARM technology, along with a server board for the Open Compute Project using this particular processor.
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