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Acrosser Introduces New AR-B1622 the PCI-104 CPU ModuleWednesday December 13
Acrosser has a new PC/104 form factor SBC. The AR-B1622 offers "superb energy efficient and excellent performance, accompanied with rich features include DDR SODIMM memory...
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Acrosser Introduces New AR-B1622 the PCI-104 CPU Module
On December 13th, 2006 with 2 comments
Acrosser has a new PC/104 form factor SBC. The AR-B1622 offers "superb energy efficient and excellent performance, accompanied with rich features include...
AMD and IBM Detail Early Results Using Ultra Low-K in 45NM
On December 13th, 2006 with 0 comments
In mid-2008 we can expect to see the first 45nm products from AMD and IBM using immersion lithography and ultra-low-K interconnect dielectrics. "Current...
EPoX EP-AF570+ Ultra
On December 13th, 2006 with 0 comments
EpoX has a new mainboard which is tailored to meet the needs of enthusiast and die-hard performance users. The EP-AF570+ Ultra is "based on NVIDIA nForce4...
AMD rebrands ATI CrossFire chipsets
On December 13th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD is switching things up a bit. They have formally begun renaming ATI's CrossFire 1600 and 3200 chipsets as AMD products. The two parts will now be...
AMD's Rivas tips chip vision
On December 12th, 2006 with 1 comments
EE Times had a chance recently to speak with Mario Rivas
, the new executive vice president at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. They hit on topics such as "AMD's...
AMD adds new flagship Athlon 64 X2 processors 5400+, 5600+
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
The new Athlon 64 X2 processors from AMD, the 5400+ and 5600+, bring an increase of clock speed and are strategically aimed at Intel's Core 2 Duo processors. ...
AMD quietly adds faster Athlons, renames chipsets
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD has added two new processors to its price list: 5400+ and 5600+ variants. The clock speed for both is 2.8GHz, with the difference being the amount of...
AMD Describes Road to 45-nm Processors
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD described their road to 45-nm processors this week in academic papers. The strategy is based on three fundamental techniques: "the use of immersion...
CompAmerica TIGER SHARK 9500 X2 Laptop
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
The most 'powerful laptop in the world' is on the market and it's the CompAmerica TIGER SHARK 9500 X2. "The new CompAmerica TIGER SHARK 9500 X2 is equipped...
AMD consolidates the desktop
On December 12th, 2006 with 1 comments
Megatasking - 'the work style of those on the verge of needing second desktops or workstations to accomplish their heavy mix of foreground applications and...
CIOs like Dell's AMD move
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
According to a Merrill Lynch survey of 100 chief information officers, it sounds like Dell's move to AMD is a win . "16 of them were more likely to buy Dell...
AMD on track for shift to 45-nano manufacturing
On December 12th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD has said they plan on switching over to 45-nanometer manufacturing in 18 months. According to Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSI Research, "It's definitely ...
AMD jumps into chip top ten with $4bn boost
On December 11th, 2006 with 0 comments
With an increase in revenue of $4bn , AMD has moved into the worldwide semiconductor top ten rankings. "AMD's revenues grew by 90 per cent in 2006, allowing...
Nvidia ships Quad FX-friendly chipset
On December 10th, 2006 with 0 comments
Nvidia has a new chipset, nForce 680a SLI , for AMD's Quad FX gaming-oriented dual-core, dual-processor platform. The chipsets can handle four parallel ATA...
NVIDIA Introduces the Heart of "Megatasking" Platform
On December 10th, 2006 with 0 comments
The new AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture, combined with the NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI MCP, make up the heart of the...
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 - ATI/AMD David Orton
On December 10th, 2006 with 0 comments
It's been a busy fall for David Orton, former ATI CEO-turned ATI/AMD executive. Since the acquisition in September, he's been jet setting across the country,...
AMD's RS690 has six kids
On December 8th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD/ATI is expecting . AMD will release four chipsets. They are, in no particular order, the RS690M, RD580, RS690MC, RS690 T - which will have a sixteen...
AMD to Hold Financial Analyst Day
On December 7th, 2006 with 0 comments
Mark your calendars. AMD's financial analyst day will be at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 14, 2006. "AMD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hector...
Inside AMD's New Energy-Efficient Athlon 64
On December 7th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD's 65 nm Athlon 64 X2 processors are making headlines this week - and it's just the beginning. AMD has also started manufacturing new 65-nm chips for its...
AMD Launches 65nm Power-saving Chips
On December 7th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD's new energy-efficient 65 nm Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors are designed to deliver enhanced performance when running multiple applications, and to do...
AMD Shrinks Desktop Chips to 65-nm Design
On December 7th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD is manufacturing their dual-core Athlon 64 X2 chip on the smaller geometry (65-nm) , increasing manufacturing output while improving the chips'...
AMD: 'Digital Living Room' To Take Many Forms
On December 6th, 2006 with 0 comments
What does a 'digital living room' look like? According to AMD, it's all in the eye and wallet of the beholder. A 'digital living room' - the concept of a...
NVIDIA Intros 'Megatasking' nForce 680a SLI
On December 6th, 2006 with 0 comments
AMD's Athlon 64 FX-70 series processors are part of NVIDIA's 'Megatasking' computing platform. NVIDIA's nForce 680a SLI media and communications processor...
AMD ships first Athlons following 65nm tech transition
On December 6th, 2006 with 0 comments
The first AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors following the transition to 65-nanometer process technology hit the market on Tuesday. "The more energy-efficient,...
Quad FX-ready Towers Keep Your CPUs Chilled
On December 6th, 2006 with 0 comments
If you've been looking for a system based on AMD's 4x4 platform, you are in luck. AMD has teamed up with Thermaltake to create two Quad FX-ready towers , the...
AMD Shrinking Desktop Chip Design
On December 6th, 2006 with 1 comments
AMD is shrinking - chip features that is. AMD began selling their top-of-the-line chips, made with a 65-nanometer design, for desktop PCs today. "AMD now...
AMD Transitions to Energy-Efficient Computing With 65NM
On December 6th, 2006 with 2 comments
AMD has announced the transition to 65nm process technology , launching the next generation of energy-efficient computing, beginning with the immediate...
AMD cracks top 10 chip ranking, Intel sales slump
On December 5th, 2006 with 0 comments
According to analysts, AMD's semiconductor revenue is expected to explode by a "stunning 90 percent" this year; placing the company into the number 7 spot...
Exclusive: Sun's new big iron bends the rules
On December 5th, 2006 with 0 comments
Sun has a new system - the Sun Fire x4600 M2
. At first glance you might think it's a quad-socket system, but look again. The Sun Fire x4600 M2 holds eight...
AMD shows off quad-core Opteron chips
On December 4th, 2006 with 0 comments
Trumpeted as an 'engineering achievement that marks the company's (AMD) shift to 65 nm architecture', AMD has demonstrated a lab version its quad-core Opteron...
