If you recently read a story from a certain major publication, you might believe that AMD gave away its bread and butter x86 IP to China back in 2015. You might also be led to believe that signing a Chinese joint venture was the real reason AMD was able to make a turnaround. I have been reporting about AMD’s Zen microarchitecture since 2014 (before it was even made public) and had a difficult time believing the story got any technical scrutiny. This is my attempt to rectify that. The information presented in this article was collected through various industry sources who … Continue reading No, AMD Did Not Sell The Keys To The x86 Kingdom – Here’s How The Chinese Joint Venture Works