AMD announced several new projects that will compete with Intel’s Atom processor late next year, according to ExtremeTech. The company expects to add the Caspian and Conesus processors sometime next year. Both products are intended for use in mini-notebooks or netbooks, featuring the same 45-nm architecture of the new Shanghai processor announced earlier this week. Dual-cores will be featured in both, along with DDR-2 memory support. (more…)
Intel gained market share in the global microprocessor segment for the third quarter of 2008, comparing year-over-year numbers, according to iSuppli analysis. The company grew 1.7 percent from last year and .3 percent from the previous quarter this year. In contrast, AMD has been losing market share at a similar rate of 1.8 percent from 2007. The research covered the whole range of microprocessors including x86, RISC, and other general purpose products. (more…)
Intel’s upcoming Core i7 chips won’t disappoint in the overclocking department, that’s for sure. A screenshot shows 4.11 GHz speeds on air, with a minor voltage bump.
We have already told you that Nehalem is highly overclockable and today we have a screenshot of a successful overclock on a Bloomfield, Core i7 CPU.
AMD may spin-off two of its fabrication plants in Dresden, Germany within two weeks, according to a Wall Street securities analyst. Details on the “asset smart” plan here.
AMD has talked vaguely about a manufacturing spin-off for more than a year now. Company chairman Hector Ruiz told analysts in July that he hopes to complete a deal before the end of 2008. Ruiz stepped down as CEO and was instructed by his board to concentrate his efforts on completing the deal.
Gamers and digital media enthusiasts will soon be able to experience high-definition performance at mainstream price points with the availability of Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) Phenom X3 8000 series triple-core processors. (more…)
If you’re curious as to what AMD has in store for the remainder of 2008, then a leaked slide should provide some comfort. The full low-down can be read here.
To begin with, AMD will continue to make additions to the Athlon X2 energy-efficient dual-core processors. On October the 2nd, Athlon X2 5050e would be released in both tray and processor-in-[a]-box (PIB) stocks. (more…)
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