AMD to launch six Llano APUs in 3Q11 and another five in 4Q11

Mar 18, 01:15

AMD will launch six Llano-series APUs for desktops in third-quarter 2011 and another five models in the fourth, in an apparent effort to take on Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs, according...

Graphics-enabled microprocessor usage surges in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 17, 12:25

The year 2011 will be the biggest period yet for graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEM), as the penetration of GEMs reaches 50% in notebooks and 45% in desktops, according to the...

AMD introduces Fusion APU in China

Mar 2, 16:49

AMD on March 1 held a press conference in Beijing, China, to introduce its Fusion APU and unveil more than 30 new products with local executives from brands Hewlett-Packard (HP),...

AMD contracts TSMC to make Hudson chipset, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 2, 13:48

AMD has contracted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its Hudson-series chipsets, which support the new Brazos platform, according to a Chinese-language...

MSI to show WindPad 110W equipped with AMD C-50 APU at CeBIT

Feb 24, 14:39

Micro-Star International (MSI) will showcase the 10.1-inch WindPad 110W, its tablet PC featuring AMD dual-core C-50 (Ontario series) APU under Brazos low-power architecture and Widows...

AMD top executives to demonstrate APU technology

Jan 21, 02:10

AMD's Fusion Experience Program head Manju Hedge and worldwide product marketing vice president Leslie Sobon will jointly tout the company's accelerated processing unit (APU) technology...

Netbooks to maintain shipments above 30 million in 2011

Jan 20, 01:15

The netbook market is expected to maintain shipments of about 30 million units in 2011 with the top-three vendors to ship about six million units each, according to sources from notebook...

CES 2011: AMD Fusion APU era begins

Jan 4, 16:01

AMD, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, launched a new class of accelerated processor that combines with strong compute capabilities - the AMD Fusion family of accelerated processing...

AMD readies next-generation netbook/tablet PC platform

Dec 30, 01:15

AMD is set to announce its Brazos platform, a combination of the company's Ontario APU and Hudson chipset, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011. The company has already prepared...

AMD global market share expected to rise to 15% for notebooks, 25% for all platforms in 2011

Dec 22, 16:06

Mainly because AMD's Fusion series APUs to be launched in early 2011 have strong graphics capabilities and high performance/cost ratios, AMD is expected to see its global market share...

AMD announces lineup of Brazos motherboards; new president for Greater China region

Dec 20, 16:28

AMD has announced a lineup of motherboard products for AMD's 2011 low-power mobile platform (Brazos) and the AMD Embedded G-Series platform for embedded systems (eBrazos), both based...

Acer adopts AMD CPU for tablet PCs

Nov 25, 01:20

Among Acer's announced initial batch of tablet PCs, a 10.1-inch Windows 7-based model is believed to use AMD's Ontario APU codenamed C-50, according to sources from notebook player...

AMD details a vivid future of computing at annual Financial Analyst Day

Nov 10, 16:39

At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD demonstrated how its unique combination of CPU and GPU computing technologies on a single die will enable breakthrough capabilities in an...

AMD Llano APU mass production reportedly delays to 2H11

Nov 9, 02:20

AMD reportedly may delay the production of its latest Fusion accelerate processing unit (APU) codenamed Llano from the company's original schedule of the first half 2011 to July of...

APU and GPU can be symbiotic, says AMD exec

Oct 20, 01:45

While AMD will launch its Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit), Llano, in the first half of 2011, APUs will not bring competitive impact on GPUs, and instead APUs and GPUs will...

AMD demonstrates Llano APU at TFE 2010 in Taiwan

Oct 20, 01:00

AMD, at its sixth annual Technical Forum and Exhibition (TFE), showcased for its ecosystem partners the first public demonstration of the forthcoming AMD Fusion accelerated processing...

Notebook vendors to launch AMD Ontario-powered models in 1Q11

Aug 3, 14:05

First-tier notebook brands Acer, Asustek Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) all plan to use AMD's Ontario APUs (CPUs that feature an integrated GPU) for their new netbook and ultra-thin...

AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10

Jul 27, 14:48

AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support...

Orders for AMD Fusion to buoy TSMC revenues in 2H10, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 20, 17:06

Orders for AMD's Ontario chips, which will be the first Fusion APU the vendor brings to market, are expected to play a key contributor for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...

AMD global notebook market share might drop below 10% next year due to netbooks

Dec 5, 16:32

As Intel Atom processor shipments continue to increase, while AMD has yet to come up with an official netbook platform of its own, AMD's share of the global notebook market might...