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AMD: Does the resurrection start with ‘Shanghai’?
AMD: Does the resurrection start with ‘Shanghai’?
AMD on Thursday launched its Shanghai processor family–the successor to the much maligned Barcelona. The goal: Close the gap on server chips with Intel. The challenge: Convincing customers, shareholders and others in the peanut gallery that a turnaround at AMD is underway. Later today, AMD ...
AMD Set to Announce Netbook Processors Tomorrow at Analyst Conference?
notebooks.com — AMD's invited me to its annual Financial Analyst Day at its Sunnyvale headquarters on Thursday, where I... expect the company's executives to announce its netbook processor strategy. (more) AMD Set to Announce Netbook Processors Tomorrow at ...
AMD: Netbooks? No thanks
AMD: Netbooks? No thanks
news.cnet.com — AMD made it clear that, for now, it is going to pass on Netbooks.... (more) AMD: Netbooks? No thanks
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amd.com — Significantly higher CPU clock frequencies in the same power envelope in comparison to previous generations of the... Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor. This is the result of processor design enhancements, industry-leading AMD 45nm immersion lithography ... (more) News Room Home
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