
AMD 2017 Opteron has three sockets
Exclusive: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 32 core versions
Zen-based Opteron processors should appear by mid-2017 and our deep throats have revealed that there will be three different sockets. Not only that, the entry level Zen based processors will come in four or eight Zen core configurations and they will use the SP4r2 BGA socket. AMD has been developing them under the Snowy Owl codename.

AMD 2016 roadmap skips HBM 2.0
Vega comes in 2017
This might be one of these we told you so articles, but our well-placed sources have indicated for a long time that HBM 2.0 might not be as easy and broad

Globalfoundries might become Chinese takeaway
Abu Dhabi plans to off-load the company
AMD spin-off Globalfoundries might be off-loaded by its Abu Dhabi owners to the Chinese.
GlobalFoundries and Samsung team up for 14nm FinFET
FinFET for the future
High performance 20nm chips slated for 2014

To replace 28nm, 32nm processes
TSMC looks exclusive for 28nm Southern islands

GloFo to deal with Fusion