AMD K12

K12是AMD第一款基於ARMv8-A（AArch64）指令集的微架構，預計將在2016年公布。^[1]但隨著當時負責此專案的AMD首席架構師Jim Keller跳槽至特斯拉，K12專案也就不了了之。

基本介紹

K12將基於格羅方德/三星 14奈米FinFET的製程。^[2]

微架構將聚焦在高頻和電源效率，並將以高密度伺服器，嵌入式、半定製的市場區隔為目標。^[3]

^ Anand Lal Shimpi. AMD Announces K12 Core: Custom 64-bit ARM Design in 2016. AnandTech. 2014-05-05 [2015-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2015-06-26）（英語）. In 2016 AMD will release its first custom 64-bit ARMv8 CPU core, codenamed K12. Jim Keller is leading the team that is designing the K12, as well as a corresponding new 64-bit x86 design.
^ AMD Core Innovation Summit May 2014. May 19, 2014 [2015-02-23]. （原始內容存檔於2019-02-15）.
^ Scott Wasson. AMD reveals K12: New ARM and x86 cores are coming, Already deep into development. The Tech Report. 2014-05-05 [2015-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2015-02-23）（英語）. ……We now know that AMD intends to compete where it has done well historically—in desktops, servers, and laptops, as well as embedded systems and mobile devices—by fielding CPUs compatible with the two major instruction set architectures: ARM and x86.