Ampere ComputingTM / 4655 Great America Parkway, Suite 601 / Santa Clara, CA 95054 / amperecomputing.com
Ourvision
Ampere’svisionistosetthenewstandardforcloudandedgeserversandresetexpectations
forhighperformanceandabettertotalcostofownership.
Ourstory
AtAmpere,webelieveitistimeforanewhardwaretechnologythatisfocusedonsoftwarewithgreaterspeedandefficiency.Inventingwhatcomesnextrequiresafreshlookateverythingfromthestructureofmemoryandhowefficientthesystemis,tospeedconsiderations,thecostofelectricityandtheabilitytocool.Power,size,weightandcostaredrivingthetechnologyrequirementsandtheinnovationtocome.
Ampereemployeesareinnovatorswithadeepunderstandingoftherequirementsofcloudcomputinganddifferentsoftwareenvironments.Ourworldclassteamofengineers,withdecadesofexperienceandexpertiseinthecloudandsemiconductorindustries,isfocusedonthedevelopmentofnewdesignsandbuildingthefirstsoftwareecosystemforArm®-basedserverprocessors.TheAmpereapproachtothecloudandedgegivescustomersthefreedomtochallengethestatusquoandacceleratenext-generationdatacentersforthemostmemory-intensiveapplications.
Withanentrepreneurialspirit,ourengineersareaddressingindustrychallengesintheareasofsecurity,powerandperformanceandarecommittedtodeliveringresultsthatmattermosttoourcustomers.
Productsbuiltforthecloud
OurAmpereeMAG™cloudsolutionsdeliveradvantagesthroughourhigh-performancecores,high-speedconnectivity,memorythroughput,andenterprisegradereliability.Thesesolutionsraisethebaronretrieve-and-computecapabilityinanexistingdatacenterfootprintwhileloweringpowerandoperatingcostssubstantially.
TheAmpereeMAGplatformofferssignificanttotalcostofownership(TCO)valuewithcompetitiveperformanceperdollarandperformanceperwattforhigh-volumemainstreamserversusedforedge,storageandwebapplications.TheAmpereeMAGprocessoristhefirstinourmulti-generation,high-performanceproductroadmap.
AmpereeMAGProcessorFeatures:
• 32Ampere-designedArmv8-Acoresrunningupto3.3GHzTurbo• EightDDR4-2667memorycontrollers• 42lanesPCIe3.0forhighbandwidthI/O• 125WTDPformaximumpowerefficiency• TSMC16nmFinFETprocess
FOUNDEDINOCTOBER2017
ChiefExecutiveOfficer:RenéeJames
HEADQUARTERS4655GreatAmericaPkwy,Ste.601SantaClara,CA95054Tel:+1408-542-8600Fax:+1408-542-8601
Ampere ComputingTM / 4655 Great America Parkway, Suite 601 / Santa Clara, CA 95054 / amperecomputing.com
Softwareecosystem
Opensourceisadominantdrivingforceinsoftwarewithdatacenterandcloudecosystemscontinuingtogrowandevolveatunprecedentedspeeds,andnewtechnologiesbeingintroducedatanequallyimpressiverate.Thesoftwarethatrunstheclouddoesn’thavetherequirementsofthelegacyenterpriseallowingAmperetodesignwithadifferentpointofview.Ourhardwareisbeingdesignedtotakeonthesenewtechnologiesandcloudworkloads,givingtheindustryachoice.
AmpereisworkingwithcommunitieslikePacket,WorksOnArmandOpenJDKtobuildthesoftwareecosystem,participatinginopenprojectssuchastheLinuxKernel,gcc/llvm,OpenBMCandothercloudtechnologiesinordertoensurebroadcompatibilitywithoureMAGplatform.
Additionally,theAmpereDeveloperProgramprovidesacommunityandresourcesincludingforums,documentation,videotutorialsaswellastheoptiontopurchasetheAmpereeMAGDevelopmentPlatformandeverythingyouneedtogetstarted.
Visitthedevelopersiteformoredetails.www.developer.amperecomputing.com
Experiencedteam
RenéeJames,Founder,ChairmanandCEORenéeJamesisaseasonedtechnologyleaderwithlarge-scale,broadinternationaloperationsexperience.SheiscurrentlythechairmanandCEOofAmpereComputing,acompanyshefounded.RenéehadalengthycareerwithIntelCorporationwhereshewasthepresidentofthecompanyuntilherdeparturein2016.SheisacurrentoperatingexecutiveattheCarlyleGroup.
ChiMiller,CFOandCOOChiisthechieffinancialofficerandchiefoperatingofficerofAmpere.PriortojoiningAmpere,hewasseniordirectoroffinanceatAppleCorporation,wherehesupportedtheR&Dgroup.PriortoApple,ChiwaswithIntelfor25years,whereheheldavarietyofrolesincludingplatformengineeringVPoffinance,softwareandservicesVPoffinance,M&Acontrollerandserverproductscontroller.
AtiqBajwa,ChiefArchitectAtiqisaseasonedtechnologistwithover30yearsoftechnicalleadershipexperienceinproductR&D.PriortojoiningAmpere,AtiqwasVPandGMofproductarchitectureatIntel,whereheledthearchitecturaldefinitionanddevelopmentofIntel’scomputingproductsforthedatacenter,PC,workstationandultramobilemarkets.BeforejoiningIntel,Atiqwasamemberoftheteamthatdevelopedthe32000familyofmicroprocessorsatNationalSemiconductor.
RohitAvinashVidwans,ExecutiveVicePresidentofEngineeringRohitbringsover25yearsofexperiencefromIntelwherehedevelopedmicroprocessors,graphics,mediaandsupercomputingprocessorsandplatforms,andholds8microprocessordesignpatents.Notableprojectsthathe
Ampere ComputingTM / 4655 Great America Parkway, Suite 601 / Santa Clara, CA 95054 / amperecomputing.com
workedonorledincludeIntel’s™first8and10coreXeon™microprocessorsfordatacenterandenterpriseserversandIntel’sfirstmulti-corephoneandtabletSOCsbasedontheATOM™core.
StephanJourdan,AmpereFellowStephanbringsawealthofexperienceinCPU,SoCandsystemarchitecturetoAmpere.PriortoAmpere,hespent21yearsinproductarchitectureatIntel,whereheheldavarietyoftechnologyandmanagementrolesincludingCPUcorearchitect,chiefarchitectofIntel’sPCclientandmobiledeviceSOCs,andmostrecentlyhewasanIntelfellowintheInfrastructureandPlatformSolutionsGroup(IPSG)andservedastheIPSGchieftechnologyofficer.Stephanisaprolificinventor,withover50patentstohisname.StephanreceivedhisPhDfromUniversityofToulouse,France,andanMBAfromUniversityofOregon.
MattTaylor,SVPWorldwideSalesandBusinessDevelopmentMattistheseniorvicepresidentofWorldwideSalesandBusinessDevelopmentatAmpere.Matthas20yearsofsalesandbusinessdevelopmentexperienceinthedatacenterandsemiconductorindustry.PriortojoiningAmpere,MattwastheVPofSalesandBusinessDevelopmentfortheQualcommDatacentergroup,wherehewasresponsibleforQualcomm’sfirstCloud,OEM,andODMdesignwinsandrevenueshipmentsoftheCentriqplatform.PriortoQualcomm,MattwaswithIntelfor15years,whereheheldavarietyofSales,MarketingandBusinessDevelopmentleadershiproles.MostnotablyMattledIntel’ssalescampaignforCisco’sdatacenterportfolioandthenwentontodevelopandleadtheWorldwideAmazonaccountteam,growingAmazonintoamultibilliondollaraccountforIntel.
MauriWhalen,VicePresidentSoftwareEngineeringMauriWhalenisvicepresidentofsoftwareengineeringatAmpere.Herteamleadsanddeliverssoftwarefortools/compilers,BIOS/UEFI,OS,hypervisors,middleware,applicationdevelopmentandoptimizationfortheAmpere™eMAGplatform.ShealsodrivesthedeveloperprogramwhichallowsdeveloperstocreateandinnovateonAmpere’shardwareplatform.PriortojoiningAmpere,shespentmorethanadecadeinIntel’sOpenSourceTechnologyCenter.Hermostrecentpositionwasvicepresidentofacoresystemdevelopmentteam,wheresheledeffortsinopensourcesoftwaredevelopmentacrossarangeoftechnologiesandmarketsegments,includingenterpriseLinux,leadershipintheLinuxecosystem,clientLinuxprogramsandrelatedtechnologies.
JeffWittich,SeniorVicePresidentofProductsJeffWittichistheseniorvicepresidentofProductsatAmpere.Jeffhasextensiveleadershipexperienceinthesemiconductorindustryinrolesrangingfromproductandprocessdevelopmenttobusinessstrategytomarketing.PriortojoiningAmpere,heworkedatIntelfor15yearsinavarietyofpositionsthroughoutthecompany.Mostrecently,hewasresponsiblefortheCloudServiceProviderPlatformbusiness,drivingglobalmarketreach,productcustomization,andultimatelydefiningtheproductsandplatformsbeingusedacrossthecloudworldwide.WhileatIntel,Jeffalsoledaproductdevelopmentteamresponsiblefor5generationsofXeonprocessors.HereceivedanIntelAchievementAwardforhisworkindevelopingtheCustomCPUprogram.JeffhasanMSinElectricalandComputerEngineeringfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,andaBSinElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofNotreDame.