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  • Chipmakers join forces on nano research

    AMD, Infineon and United Microelectronics are to work together to develop manufacturing processes that allow even more microelements to be included in chips.

  • "Hammer" to hold 100 million transistors

    Advanced Micro Devices' "Hammer" processor will contain up to about 100 million transistors, according to sources.

  • AMD's CTO says Intel messed up

    With a few strong years of market share gains, CTO Phil Hester says AMD will move deeper into servers, PCs and phones.

  • AMD touts Linux support for new chips

    Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.

  • AMD delays Hammer for desktops

    Advanced Micro Devices has pushed out the release of its highly anticipated Hammer chip for desktops by almost a quarter, and plans to delay the release of another Athlon chip.

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  • AMD continues push with new server chips

    Advanced Micro Devices is set to unveil a pair of server chips, continuing its fledgling effort to become a fixture in the server market.

  • AMD introduces Socket 939 Athlon 64

    AMD's new range of Athlon 64s introduces no brand-new features, but consolidates and rationalises the chip-maker's high-end desktop options, while making it cheaper to build the fastest systems.

  • AMD plays name game in megahertz race

    Hoping to counter a perception that its processors are slower than those from rival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices is moving away from branding its chips based on megahertz.

  • New Athlon chip: Fast for games

    The AMD Athlon(tm) XP processor 2800+ gets the seal of approval from the creators of Unreal Tournament 2003, an advanced PC game.

  • AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

    It's as fast as we imagined, but we wish AMD's new dual-core chip played better with other computer parts out of the gate.

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