(Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) on Wednesday released the second generation of its processor chip for data centers and said that it had landed Alphabet Inc’ (GOOGL.O) Google and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) as customers.
AMD competes against Intel Corp (INTC.O) to supply chips for data centers that power internet-based services. Both firms have come to rely on data center chips for growth because personal computer sales have stagnated as users shifted to mobile devices.
AMD’s newest generation of server chip, called EPYC, uses a new chip-making technology from its contract manufacturers that helps the chips have better performance while consuming less power.
Intel, which makes chips in its own factories instead of relying on contractors, is behind schedule delivering chips made with its own newer manufacturing process. It plans to release them next year.
AMD has tried to take advantage of that by courting some of Intel’s biggest customers, such as Google.

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