AMD Teams Up With Atari To Deliver 64-Bit Firepower
Subject: Processors | September 21, 2004 - 06:43 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- September 21, 2004 --Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces the first 64-bit game optimized for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based systems, 'Shadow Ops: Red Mercury,' is available now on retail shelves. 'Shadow Ops: Red Mercury,' published by Atari and designed on AMD64 technology, includes specific 64-bit enhancements that enable a richer and more immersive gaming experience. The power of the AMD64 platform has opened the door for game developers to truly capture the imagination and creativity of artists and industry visionaries.
AMD Drives Performance and Security With New Mobile Processor
Subject: Processors | September 20, 2004 - 11:35 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- September 20, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today further expanded its family of low-voltage mobile processors designed to offer outstanding performance, security and true mobility for thin and light notebooks. The new Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks enables a powerful 32-bit computing experience today with a seamless transition to 64-bit computing.
AMD Demonstrates World's First X86 Dual-Core Processor
Subject: Processors | August 31, 2004 - 06:17 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-AUG. 31, 2004-Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces it is demonstrating the industry's first x86 dual-core processor.
AMD Strains Silicon in New Microprocessors
Subject: Processors | August 21, 2004 - 03:44 AM | Jason Smith
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AMD reportedly is making some slight changes to their chips that may help them out with heat dissipation. Read more at X-bitlabs
Advanced Micro Devices is reportedly adopting strained silicon for an array of its processors that will be available this Fall. The design tweak is likely to improve the company's ability to ship high-speed microprocessors while maintaining sufficient yield as well as keeping heat dissipation of the products into generally-acceptable envelope.
AMD Responds To Students' Back-To-School PC Technology Needs
Subject: Processors | August 18, 2004 - 04:58 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- August 18, 2004 --Security and advanced multi-media capabilities have evolved into the two most critical technology features students seek in new PCs this back-to-school season, according to Current Analysis, a consumer electronics research firm. AMD (NYSE: AMD) meets the needs of these often tech-savvy users with the award-winning AMD Athlon™ 64 processor family for desktops and notebooks.
'Many students today are performance-hungry users, taking games and multi-media applications to the next level.
AMD Set To 'Go For The Gold'
Subject: Processors | August 17, 2004 - 05:05 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- August 17, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks, extending the award-winning AMD64 processor family to new heights with the highest performing 32-bit/64-bit processor available for mobile PCs.
AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks is the most advanced PC processor designed for notebook computing, offering outstanding 32-bit power today plus compatibility with tomorrow's 64-bit software.
AMD Ships 90 Nanometer AMD64 Products For Revenue
Subject: Processors | August 17, 2004 - 06:00 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- August 17, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it is achieving a smooth transition to 90 nanometer (nm) manufacturing and has shipped low-power 90nm Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 processors for thin and light notebooks (previously codenamed 'Oakville') for revenue.
AMD Rev E Dual Core CPUs Info
Subject: Processors | August 15, 2004 - 01:25 PM | Jason Smith
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Well how did I miss this? I suppose they are going to fire me, but here it is, two days late, an early look at some of the first steps into dual core land. Read on, at Virtual Zone.
AMD is going to release the 90nm AMD64 processors soon for mobile, desktop and servers and these are based on Revision D cores. According to some docs we have seen, there is another major silicon revision change on the AMD64 processors taking place next year with Revision E.
AMD64 Is The Force Behind Star Wars: Episode III 'Revenge Of The Sith'
Subject: Processors | August 10, 2004 - 04:54 PM | Jason Smith
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SIGGRAPH, LOS ANGELES -- August 10, 2004 --At Siggraph today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers and workstations are providing the digital backbone for the final Star Wars prequel, Episode III: 'Revenge of the Sith.' The AMD64 digital processing pipeline at JAK Films, the production company for Star Wars: Episode III, includes pre-visualization and pre-postproduction, which involves 3-D match moving, 3-D modeling, lighti
Bumps in the Road: Intel's Recent Delays in Perspective
Subject: Processors | August 4, 2004 - 02:15 AM | Jason Smith
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Intel has announced that the P4 4GHz will be delayed until 2005. Surprise surprise...
Intel's announcement last week that the P4 4 GHz would be delayed into 2005 may have been no surprise to those of us who follow the industry, but it can't have improved the mood in Santa Clara. It's the latest in a recent set of hiccups and roadmap adjustments for Intel, whose had to recall early board