Taipei: Taiwan-based ASE Technology Holding Co., the world's largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) company, is collaborating with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) to boost data center efficiency.

According to Focus Taiwan, ASE has opted to integrate AMD's EPYC and Ryzen processors into its data center systems. Jekyll Chen, director of ASE's IT Infrastructure division, mentioned that these processors are essential for managing large volumes of data analysis. The addition of AMD processors has resulted in a 50 percent improvement in performance and a 6.5 percent reduction in power consumption compared to ASE's previous non-AMD systems.

Chen also emphasized ASE's dedication to high performance, low latency, and high core counts, aligning with the company's ESG policy. Stability and scalability remain key objectives for ASE. Encouraged by the success of the EPYC and Ryzen processors, ASE is now exploring the potential introduction of data center accelerators, such as AMD's Instinct MI300 Series GPUs, to meet the growing importance of AI workloads.

For several years, AMD has collaborated with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in developing next-generation GPUs. In April, AMD announced the upcoming release of its next-generation EPYC processor, codenamed "Venice," which will be the first high-performance computing processor utilizing TSMC's advanced 2 nanometer process. Additionally, AMD has successfully validated its 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs at TSMC's inaugural wafer fab in Arizona, set to commence mass production in 2024 using the 4nm process.