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  • AMD upsizes to Singapore lab

    Chip maker AMD has begun construction of a semi-conductor testing lab in Singapore. The move is unusual consindering PC and microchip manufacturers have entered a climate of staffing cutbacks and scaling back investment.

  • Intel server revamp to follow AMD

    Intel is getting ready to introduce a chip communications technology that mirrors an approach central to recent successes of rival Advanced Micro Devices.

  • AMD preps high-performance chips for desktops

    Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is preparing to fire a new engine for hot-rod PCs.

  • Intel programming tools reach new 64-bit chips

    Intel has begun selling programming tools that let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips, an important step in making the new generation of processors useful.

  • AMD CPUs--onward and upward

    AMD will market its latest and greatest CPUs, the Athlon XP 2700+ and 2800+, to the consumer market. But is this a wise move considering Intel's clear dominance in the IT space?

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  • End of the line for HP's Alpha

    Hewlett-Packard has released its final Alpha processor, the beginning of the end for a chip dynasty that never was.

  • AMD hits its stride

    No longer playing catch-up, AMD sees an opportunity to race ahead of bigger rival Intel, says CTO Fred Weber.

  • 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.

  • Intel hyperthreading shows Digital roots

    Next month, Intel will bring its hyperthreading technology to desktops, another advance in the chip world that can be traced to Digital Equipment Corp.

  • 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.

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Reviews (24)

  • AMD's Athlon XP 3000+ steps up to bat

    Nipping at Intel's heels, AMD has released the stopgap AMD's Athlon XP 3000+ chip. Find out how two Athlon XP systems stack up against their P4 competitors.

  • AMD builds in more flash memory

    Advanced Micro Devices is expanding the variety of chips based on its flash-memory technology that allows twice as much data to be stored on mobile phones and other consumer electronics devices.

  • Via chipset gives AMD racing room

    Via Technologies has a full line of chipsets waiting in the wings for AMD's upcoming 64-bit "Hammer" processors, according to the company.

  • AMD CPUs--onward and upward

    AMD will market its latest and greatest CPUs, the Athlon XP 2700+ and 2800+, to the consumer market. But is this a wise move considering Intel's clear dominance in the IT space?

  • Athlon 64 delayed until September

    AMD will launch its long-awaited 64-bit Opteron server chip in April, and will rely on new 'Barton' desktop processors to compete against Intel for now.

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