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AMD's challenges in 64-bit CPUs: Q&A with CEO Hector de Ruiz
March 16, 2005 – 11:15 AM
Hector de Ruiz, chairman, president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), was in Taipei last week, to tout the company's technology edge in the development of 64-bit CPUs, and to strengthen its cooperation with Taiwan OEM makers and chipmakers.
AMD's 3 GHz Athlon 64-FX 'due Q1 2006'
July 25, 2005 – 12:17 PM
AMD will upgrade its Athlon 64 X2 and 64-FX processor lines early next year - potentially the chips' final Socket 939 incarnations before the company debuts its M2 interconnect in Q2 2006.
AMD's dual-core processors due in 2005
June 14, 2004 – 4:41 PM
AMD plans to introduce dual-core x86 processors for servers and high end processors next year. In a statement released Monday, the chip company said that the technology will mark a jump in processor performance while keeping production cost down.
Intel countering AMD-supported $100 laptop project
April 21, 2006 – 10:51 AM
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AMD's Athlon64 X2 trumps Intel's Pentium D
May 9, 2005 – 5:29 PM
The first review of AMD's dual-core desktop processor Athlon64 X2 is in. Test results show a solid performance lead of the AMD chip over Intel's dual-core Pentium D.

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AMDs New Socket AM2 Processors
May 22, 2006 – 7:00 PM in AMD/ATI
AMD's new flagship processor: The Athlon 64 FX-62 based on the socket AMD (940 pins) is clocked with 2.8 GHz and comes with 2 X 1 MB L2 cache. The 227.4 million-transistor chip is priced at $1031 in 1000-unit trays.
A Look At AMD's Socket AM2 Platform
February 21, 2006 – 7:41 AM in NVIDIA
Although the DDR2-powered Athlon 64 platform is now up and running, AMD will not release it until June 6th. While this is mainly a business decision, it also has the benefit of leaving some time for performance optimizations.
Can AMD'S 65 nm Core Fight Back?
January 8, 2007 – 7:18 AM
AMD released its first 65 nm processors in December, covering the mainstream and the lower high-end markets with the new Brisbane dual core. Performance hasn't changed much with the die shrink, but power consumption has dropped nicely. But how overclockable is the new processor? And when will it be available? We find out.
Does AMD's Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Have Any Kick Left?
February 20, 2007 – 7:35 AM
A new Athlon 64 X2 top model launches, squeezing 3.0 GHz out of AMD's 90 nm silicon. It cannot end Intel's Core 2 Extreme supremacy, but AMD's aggressive pricing fuels the price war, making the 6000+ somewhat affordable.