AMD introduced several new chips based on its low power Bobcat core this year. They’re all Fusion chips, which means the CPU and graphics are all on the same piece of silicon. The AMD Zacate E-350 chip uses 18 Watts and is designed as a low cost, alternative to Consumer Ultra Low Voltage chips from […]
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Acer’s upcoming Windows tablet to sport AMD Ontario chip
Acer has already stated that its upcoming Windows 7 tablet would use a “next generation” AMD chip. While Acer didn’t provide any additional details, the intrepid folks at DigiTimes think they’ve uncovered some more information about the chip. According to Digtimes’ sources, the Acer tablet will use a dual core AMD Ontario APU with integrated […]
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AMD Bobcat chips: Faster than a speeding Atom
AMD’s new 1.6GHz Zacate E350 chip is the first low power chip based on the company’s new Bobcat CPU core. It’s also the first APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) from AMD, which is a fancy way of saying it’s part of the AMD Fusion line of products which put the CPU and graphics onto a single […]
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AMD unveils chip plans for the next 2 years
AMD hasn’t exactly been shy about letting us know about upcoming chips lately, but now the company has gone all out and released a couple of roadmaps showing its plans for Server, desktop, and notebook chips through 2012. In the low power and mobile space, it looks like the upcoming “Bobcat” core will continue to […]
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AMD unveils more Bobcat low power chip details
AMD has been teasing us with information about its upcoming Bobcat core for low power chips for ages… and is continuing to taunt us because the company doesn’t plan to actually launch chips based on the core until next year. Still, I guess we’ll have to take what we can get for now… and what […]
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AMD unveils Bobcat low power CPU details
AMD is starting to make a name for itself with low power, moderate performance chips that are showing up in netbooks and ultraportable notebooks including the Acer Aspire One 521 and Dell Inspiron M101z. But the company’s not done pumping out chips for the budget ultraportable market. In fact, AMD is just getting started. Today […]
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AMD plans to start taking netbooks seriously… next year
Intel, VIA, and ARM have been duking it out in the low power, low price laptop market for the past three years. And while Intel’s Atom chips are the reigning champs at the moment, Freescale, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and a number of other companies with ARM-based chips could put a serious dent in Intel’s lead if […]
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AMD to launch new low power chips for thin and light notebooks
AMD is a chip maker that’s best known for making high performance processors, not energy efficient chips. And they definitely aren’t known for producing processors that will help a PC attain long battery life. While that’s great if you’re putting together a gaming rig or a home theater PC, it means that AMD hasn’t offered […]