Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Advanced Micro Devices revamped its line of low-power microchips, as it targets the growing market for thin and light electronic devices that run standard software such as Microsoft Windows.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip maker said it will begin selling a re-engineered version of its Athlon XP personal computer microprocessor as the Geode NX, which runs on as little as six watts of power at a speed of 1 gigahertz.
The Geode NX, which can run without needing a fan to cool it, is designed for thin form-factor computers, high-end printers and networking equipment, AMD said.
AMD purchased the Geode line of processors from National Semiconductor last August for an undisclosed price. On Monday, AMD renamed a chip it acquired as part of that deal as the Geode GX, which uses around 1 watt of power and runs at a speed of 400 megahertz.
The chips place AMD in competition with Transmeta and Taiwan's Via Technologies. Intel, AMD's arch-rival in the PC chip business, also has a line of low-power chips, called XScale
By: DocMemory
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