With its Xilinx deal, AMD has staked a claim to being a central force in supplying chips for data centers that only five years ago would have seemed improbable (Richard Waters/Financial Times)

Richard Waters / Financial Times:
With its Xilinx deal, AMD has staked a claim to being a central force in supplying chips for data centers that only five years ago would have seemed improbable  —  As the battle for the data centre hots up, it is longtime rival Intel which is struggling  —  The land grab touched off …