Fujitsu and AMD begin strategic partnership to develop a more sustainable computing infrastructure that will accelerate open source AI initiatives: Fujitsu Global

Fujitsu Limited, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Kawasaki, Japan and Santa Clara, California, November 1, 2024

Fujitsu and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to develop AI and high performance computing (HPC) computing platforms. The partnership, which covers all aspects from technology development to commercialization, is intended to facilitate the creation of open source and energy efficient platforms consisting of advanced processors with superior performance and highly flexible AI/HPC software and aims to open-source Source AI and/or or HPC initiatives.

Due to the rapid proliferation of AI, including generative AI, cloud service providers and end users are seeking optimized architectures at different price points and performance configurations. AMD consistently supports an open ecosystem and places great emphasis on providing customers with choice. Fujitsu worked on the development of FUJITSU-MONAKA ⁽¹⁾a next-generation Arm-based processor designed to achieve both high performance and low power consumption. With FUJITSU-MONAKA, along with AMD Instinct™ accelerators, customers have an additional opportunity to achieve large-scale AI workload processing while attempting to reduce the data center's total cost of ownership.

This collaboration will focus on the three strategic areas of engineering, ecosystems and economics, bringing together Fujitsu's world-leading supercomputer-based advanced CPU technology with industry-leading AMD GPU technology. As part of this collaboration, Fujitsu and AMD aim to jointly develop innovative computing platforms for AI and HPC by 2027.

In addition, Fujitsu and AMD will continue their open source collaboration based on AMD ROCm™ software, an open source AI/HPC software stack for GPUs, and Fujitsu's Arm-based FUJITSU MONAKA software -Strengthen community. Both companies aim to advance the development of open source AI software optimized for the AI ​​computing platforms they provide and are working to expand the ecosystem.

Fujitsu and AMD will also work on marketing and co-creation with customers to offer these AI computing platforms globally. In addition, both companies will work together to expand AI use cases and promote the societal implementation of AI based on the computing infrastructure of the FUJITSU-MONAKA and AMD Instinct accelerators to build an open and more sustainable AI/HPC platform ecosystem, including a shared customer center.

Through this collaboration, Fujitsu and AMD bring together their respective world-leading technologies and will promote open source AI initiatives by offering more sustainable options in both hardware and software that can be used by many companies.

Vivek Mahajan, Corporate Vice President, CTO, CPO, Fujitsu Limited, comments:

“Through this strategic partnership with AMD, Fujitsu aims to accelerate open source AI initiatives with a shared vision of creating sustainable computing platforms. By combining AMD's innovative GPU technology with Fujitsu's low-power/high-performance FUJITSU-MONAKA processor, we aim to create an environment where more companies can leverage AI while reducing data center power consumption. I believe this partnership is an important step forward in accelerating Fujitsu’s efforts towards a sustainable society.”

Phil Guido, EVP, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, AMD, comments:

“By combining our state-of-the-art AMD Instinct™ accelerators with Fujitsu’s advanced low-power processors, we are able to deliver high-performance and energy-efficient solutions that will benefit our shared AI and HPC customers. Our strategic partnership with Fujitsu not only underscores our commitment to innovation but also underscores our commitment to Japan, where we recognize the importance of local partnerships and expertise. As we continue to expand our relationships in Japan, we are excited about the opportunities to create a more sustainable computing infrastructure that is consistent with Japan's technology leadership and commitment to sustainability.”

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Date: November 1, 2024

City: Kawasaki, Japan and Santa Clara, California.

Company: Fujitsu Limited, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.