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AMD: Netbooks? No thanks

The chipmaker makes it clear that, for now, it is going to pass on the smaller, cheaper, and less powerful notebooks, pushing its Congo and Yukon platforms as an alternative.

AMD readies 'Yukon' for netbook gold rush

Roadmap for mini-laptops revealed AMD has, as expected, announced its plan to tackle arch-rival Intel's dominance of the netbook arena. But its efforts will centre on a new CPU: a 45nm dual-core part dubbed 'Conesus'.?

AMD Turns Its Attention to Low-Cost Notebook, Ultraportable Laptop Markets

Advanced Micro Devices launches its 45-nanometer Opteron processor for high-end server systems and a new graphics chip for HPC, and describes how it plans to enter the low-cost notebook or netbook market. The low-cost notebook market has been dominated by the Intel Atom processor, which has spawned new netbook laptops from Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo. In addition to a platform for low-cost notebooks, code-named Yukon, AMD is also planning to introduce 45-nm desktop processors in 2009. - Advanced Micro Devices is planning to enter the low-cost notebook and ultraportable laptop markets in 2009 with new processors and platforms that will compete with the Intel Atom microprocessor. After sending mixed signals about whether AMD will enter the so-called netbook market, Randy Allen,...

AMD 'Yukon' looks beyond Netbooks

Chipmaker will target its Yukon technology at ultraportables but not necessarily the Netbook market.