# Interview: Ampere CEO Renee James | Arm-ing Data Centers

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-05-08
- Length: 37m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers

## Summary

Renee James, former president of Intel and CEO of Ampere, discusses how Ampere is challenging Intel's dominance in the data center server market with its Arm-based Altra processors. She explains that while Intel dominated for decades, the shift toward cloud-native workloads, containers, and edge computing has created an opening for power-efficient, high-core-count chips. Analyst Kevin Krewell adds context on the Arm ecosystem's growth, noting that while Arm has long targeted servers, the convergence of mobile developer talent and improved process nodes (like TSMC's) has made Arm viable for high-performance computing.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=0) Introduction and Ampere's Altra Chip
- [3:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=182) Renee James on Video Conferencing and Silicon Validation
- [6:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=374) Customer Feedback and Cloud-Native Workloads
- [10:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=634) Density, Power Efficiency, and Edge Computing
- [14:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=871) The Arm Developer Ecosystem Advantage
- [17:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=1054) Market Trends: Cloudification and Edge Growth
- [24:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=1496) Kevin Krewell on Arm's Server Strategy and History
- [31:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-08-interview-ampere-ceo-renee-james-arm-ing-data-centers#t=1882) Edge Servers and Market Opportunity

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Ampere (company)
- Intel (company)
- Altra (product)
- Mount Jade (product)
- Nuvia (company)
- Tirias Research (company)
- Kevin Krewell (other)
- AWS (company)
- Graviton (product)
- Marvell (company)
- AMD (company)
- Huawei (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Red Hat (company)
- SUSE (company)
- Linux (other)
- Skylab (product)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- Gordon Teal (other)
- Bell Labs (company)

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- [Episode 24: The Arm CPU Datacenter Potential](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-07-09-episode-24-the-arm-cpu-datacenter-potential) (The Circuit)
- [Episode 5: x86 vs. Arm vs. RISC-V, Shifting from General Purpose to Specific Purpose Silicon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-02-06-episode-5-x86-vs-arm-vs-risc-v-shifting-from-general-purpose-to-specific-purpose) (The Circuit)
- [EP 150: Intel Earnings, Some Intel Growth Theories, X86 v. Arm in Datacenter](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2026-01-26-ep-150-intel-earnings-some-intel-growth-theories-x86-v-arm-in-datacenter) (The Circuit)
- [Episode 71: Computex 2024 - Main Takeaways and Key Debates Emerging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-06-11-episode-71-computex-2024-main-takeaways-and-key-debates-emerging) (The Circuit)
- [Episode 46: A Discussion with Arm CEO Rene Haas](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-12-11-episode-46-a-discussion-with-arm-ceo-rene-haas) (The Circuit)

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