Hot on the heels of its "Black Edition" Athlon chips [1], AMD has decided to expand its 45 watt offerings, releasing six new chips that span the Athlon X2, Athlon and Sempron lines. There's the 2.3Ghz Athlon X2 BE-2400, which retails for $104 when purchased in batches of 1000, the 2.4Ghz Athlon LE-1620 for $53, the 2.2Ghz Athlon LE-1600 for $47, the 2.2Ghz Sempron LE-1250 for $53, the 2.1Ghz Sempron LE-1200 for $48 and the lowly 1.9Ghz Sempron LE-1100 for $37. AMD has yet to reveal which OEMs will be using these chips, though its probably safe to assume that they'll be showing up in energy-conscious desktops and media centers.

For more on the new 45 watt chips:
- see this ExtremeTech article [2]