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1. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 28 September 2009

   ... on it until we do," the spokesperson confirmed. "We thoroughly test our SLI solutions to be sure our products 'just work' and our customers have a great experience." Similarly, AMD was unable to comment ...

2. AMD demos live machine migration across three CPU generations

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 24 March 2009

   The journey from Barcelona to Shanghai to Istanbul is 11,057 miles as the crow flies. Still, AMD has recently demoed a video showing that the migration across these three destinations takes only a few ...

3. High-end coprocessors: An overview

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 17 September 2008

   ...  AMD Radeon HD 4870 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 NVIDIA T10P "Tesla" Clearspeed CSX700 Tilera Tile64 Available? Yes Yes Yes Yes ...

4. Upgraded Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 GPU could cause overstock problems

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Monday, 15 September 2008

   To defend against AMD's high-end ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU, Nvidia has recently launched an upgraded version of its GeForce GTX 260, however sources at graphics card makers are worried it could create ...

5. Intel to lose its lead in chip manufacturing tech in 2009, sort of

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 30 July 2008

   ... Its 45 nm technology is still at least one year ahead of AMD. But it appears that Intel will have to give up that lead next year, at least for a few months, when GPUs will make their transition to 40 ...

6. AMD turns TSMC into a CPU manufacturing giant

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 14 May 2008

     News that AMD has taken a big step to outsource its manufacturing to TSMC and that wafer testing for SOI mass production has begun mad waves yesterday.  The speculated background is AMD’s ...

7. Zotac jumps the gun on new Nvidia Hybrid SLI chipset for AMD

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 25 March 2008

     A well-known Asian manufacturer of Nvidia-based graphics cards just pre-announced a new nForce 750a-based motherboard. The 750a is the first Nvidia chipset for AMD systems since the nForce 590, ...

8. Do Intel's delays hint of 45nm woes?

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 26 December 2007

   ... Author's opinion Intel wouldn't move release dates without some valid reason.  Is Intel just taking advantage of AMD's current heartaches--responding, as it were, the way a company ...

9. ZRAM announces latest advances in floating-body memory

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 19 December 2007

   ... Semiconductor licensed it on August 13, 2007, as a possible replacement technology for future DRAM implementations.  AMD has also licensed two generations of ZRAM for use in future microprocessors.  ...

10. Rambus proposes Terabyte per second memory initiative

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 25 November 2007

    ... early adopter of TB/s commercial products.  This timeframe would likely coincide with the production capacity of many-core products by Intel and AMD.  Rambus committed to a low power signaling ...

11. Claim: Moore's Law saved by new fab process at 45nm

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 12 November 2007

    ... same day IBM announced a similar solution that does not use hafnium.  Products have been seen from Intel so far, with none shown functioning publicly from IBM or AMD (who uses IBM's SOI technology ...

12. AMD manufacturing 45nm processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 18 October 2007

    AMD confirmed during its Q3 2007 conference call that it has begun producing 45 nm processors. Sunnyvale (CA) - While refusing to speak about previously announced future products like Bobcat and Bulldozer, ...

13. AMD's near future brands, speeds and timelines

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 11 October 2007

    Earlier this week, AMD saddled up their friendship horse, rode over to the VR-Zone Corral and gave the folks sitting around the campfire a little look-see at what's coming.  It promises to be ...

14. AMD lowers desktop CPU prices

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 08 October 2007

    AMD has adjusted prices for its desktop dual- and single-core processors a few weeks ahead of the introduction of its new Phenom dual- and quad-core processors. Also, there are two new 45 watt single-core ...

15. AMD gets B2 stepping, could see 3.0 GHz Barcelonas very soon

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 03 October 2007

    It's being published that Barcelona may see 3.0 GHz early next year, if not by the end of this year.  The reason?  AMD is moving to its B2 stepping which, according to a few websites, may ...

16. UPDATE: AMD's website paints Barcelona performance pictures not seen in the real world

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    AMD's website has posted some benchmark numbers for Barcelona. Does the picture they paint stand up to what the real-world is seeing? Indianapolis (IN) - If you visit AMD's website and look at ...

17. Background: Inside Intel's Tera-scale project

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 31 August 2007

    ... AMD has described for its upcoming Fusion processor. For example, Bautista told us that GPU logic could be created within a node.  The same goes for massively parallel floating point units such as ...

18. Barcelona sports a new green logo

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 27 August 2007

    Barcelona is AMD's latest core redesign with internal changes to achieve greater compute parity with Intel's Core 2 architecture. London (England) - The Inquirer has posted a potential preview ...

19. AMD and Nvidia fuel advanced processes capacity at TSMC

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 23 August 2007

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s advanced processes (90nm to 65nm) capacity is being fueled by both AMD and Nvidia from August as both graphics chips makers are seeing their supply ...

20. Wrap-up: AMD outlines a bright future at Technology Analyst Day

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 July 2007

    If you have been waiting for some news on how AMD will counter Intel in the next one, two years, then the Technology Analyst Day provided many answers. Not a lot of finished products, but AMD outlined ...

21. AMD reports $600 million loss amid higher revenues - UPDATE 2

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 July 2007

    AMD has reported a $600 million dollar loss for the 2nd quarter ending June 30th 2007. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD has reported a $600 million dollar loss for the 2nd quarter ending June 30th 2007.  ...

22. Single-core Athlons to be phased out

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 25 June 2007

    AMD has begun to phase out its single-core Athlon processor lineup and will launch five new 45W Sempron processors in September to cover the entry-level single-core processor market, according to sources ...

23. AMD officially announces ATI HD 2000 graphics line

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 13 May 2007

    AMD has announced their new HD 2000 series of cards.  Boasting up to 320 stream processing units and the industry’s first 512-bit memory bus, the cards hope to dislodge Nvidia from graphics ...

24. Intel claims 2-year lead over AMD’s 45nm CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 May 2007

    ... willing to give up the technological lead it has gained over AMD within the past year, but accelerate its efforts to improve its market positioning. To do so, the company will have an increased focus ...

25. AMD preps 65 nm Turion X2 processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 May 2007

    AMD today announced a much needed refresh of its first-generation dual-core notebook processor. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD today announced a much needed refresh of its first-generation dual-core notebook ...

26. Intel to reanimate Hyperthreading with Nehalem core

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 13 February 2007

    AMD is preparing the rollout of its first quad-core processor, an Opteron processor based on the Barcelona core. Meanwhile, Intel is developing an answer to Barcelona: The company is lining up 45 nm server ...

27. Mini PCs to get boost from low-power CPUs in Q2

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 27 December 2006

      Mini PCs will receive a boost in the second quarter of 2007, when AMD steps up efforts marketing its 35-watt CPUs made using 65nm technology, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers. ...

28. AMD introduces 65 nm processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 December 2006

    AMD fired up the third stage of a series of announcements this morning and announced a first batch of 65 nm desktop dual-core processors. Almost one year behind Intel, the new X2 family CPUs launch as ...

29. AMD aims for major 65 nm transition by mid-2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    In a briefing with journalists, AMD provided and updated outlook on its future processor and manufacturing plans. The firms 65 nm processors will be introduced in December. The company trails Intel by ...

30. Atheros to acquire Asustek subsidiary Attansic

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 24 October 2006

      Atheros Communications has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Attansic Technology Company, a privately held Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in ...

31. AMD schedules 65 nm "Taylor" launch for Q2 2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 10 October 2006

      Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will announce the Rev G Turion 64 X2 and Mobile Sempron CPU lineups, which will debut as the chip vendor's first 65 nm-made mobile processors, in 2007, according to ...

32. AMD validates 65nm CPU production at Chartered

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 October 2006

      Industry sources noted that AMD has validated its 65 nm CPU production at Singapore-based foundry Chartered Semiconductor and volume production of AMD's 65 nm CPU lineup at Chartered is slated for ...

33. AMD to release first 65 nm processors in December

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 October 2006

    AMD will keep to its promise to ship its first 65 nm processors by the end of this year. The limited supply of the new chip generation, code-named "Brisbane", will be flanked by 90 nm dual-core CPUs with ...

34. AMD to ship 90% of desktop CPUs at 65 nm by end-2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 03 October 2006

      Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is proceeding to switch 90% of its desktop-processor production to the 65 nm node by the end of 2007, according to motherboard makers familiar with AMD's latest roadmap. ...

35. AMD expands 65 nm Athlon 64 X2 roadmap

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 27 September 2006

      AMD will expand the roadmap for its 65nm-made Athlon 64 X2 CPU portfolio (codenamed Brisbane), with the series lineup adjusted to feature processor clock speeds differentiated by 100 MHz, instead ...

36. Intel to start shipping dual-core Celeron M CPUs in small volumes in Q4

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

    ... to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. With the early appearance of these processors, Intel aims to hinder the growing popularity of low-cost 64-bit Mobile AMD Sempron CPUs, the sources noted. More here ...

37. Intel to launch 65 nm Celeron D on 28 May

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 16 May 2006

    ... and have a power consumption of about 65 W. The launch date will follow right after the scheduled May 23 launch of AMD's AM2-compatible processors, the makers indicated. More here at DigiTimes  ...

38. Intel's profit drops 38% on decreasing processor sales

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 19 April 2006

    ... inventory reductions for Intel's lower sales. Media and industry sources speculated that Intel may also have lost more market segment shares to AMD in several markets, including the higher-margin server ...

39. Intel preps quad-core mobile chip, new CPU architecture for 2008 - analyst

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 14 April 2006

    ... in several years. Surprised by AMD's dual-core processors that are eating away its revenue in market segments the company never had been challenged in, Intel is expected introduce a superior architecture: ...

40. AMD schedules first 65nm processor shipments for H2 2006

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 04 April 2006

    AMD today said that it is on track to ship its first 65 nm processors in the second half of this year. The company claims that it already has been producing a significant number of 65nm development test ...

41. Intel first to demonstrate 45 nm silicon

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 25 January 2006

    ... company believes it has about a one year lead over AMD. And Intel intends to keep its lead: While a 32 nm technology is currently developed in its research labs, the company today announced that it is ...

42. TG Daily interviews AMD: "Intel's new architecture is too late"

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 20 January 2006

      AMD just posted its best quarter result in years and slowly becomes more than just a headache for Intel. Time to find out more about AMD's success and climbing market shares: Randy Allen, corp. ...

43. Texas Instruments prepares 65 nm chip production

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 09 December 2005

    ... and is getting close to releasing a 65 nm version of today's Pentium D 800 processor as well as the next notebook CPU, which will be named "Core". AMD recently announced that it will partner with IBM to ...

44. AMD and IBM partner in transition to 65 nm semiconductors

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 07 December 2005

      AMD, recently not too talkative when it comes to future product plans, has provided some details on its plans to transition from a 90 nm to a 65 nm production process. AMD, recently not too talkative ...