Advanced Micro Devices news from FierceCIO

The coming weeks and months will see the launch of new six-core processors from both Intel and AMD. Indeed, the official roll-out of Intel's new 6-core "Westmere" processors is expected to take place... Read more...

AMD has unveiled a new "Llano" hybrid processor that merges a 32-nm Phenom II quad core CPU and a full DX11 capable GPU into a single die. This is a far more sophisticated approach than that taken by... Read more...

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is facing an antitrust suit filed Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. The lawsuit charges Intel with violating state and federal laws by... Read more...

Five-year old Tilera has unveiled plans for a new 100-core microprocessor as part of its third-generation offering of multi-core processors. Over the last two years, the company has rolled out chips... Read more...

Newsweek has released its first annual Green Rankings report of the nation's largest 500 companies based on their environmental performance, policies and reputation. Technology companies are very... Read more...

In a bid to further reduce the geometries of processors, IBM is looking at harnessing DNA to manufacture the chips of tomorrow. The idea behind shrinking chip geometries is to pack in ever-more... Read more...

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released five more processors to its six-core Opteron lineup early this week. Three of these processors are manufactured using a 45-nanometer process and... Read more...

AMD, on Monday, unveiled new six-core server chips built on the 45-nanometer process. Code-named Istanbul, the five new processors will come with clock speeds of up to 2.6GHz with a power consumption... Read more...

According to The Inquirer, chip maker AMD is likely to shift production of its desktop CPUs to the 45nm process technology soon. This should happen by Q3 this year, and will be preceded by the launch... Read more...

Chipmaker AMD announced two new quad-core Phenom II processors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. This comes in the wake of the official rollout of its first 45nm Shanghai... Read more...