AMD, Intel to unveil 'combination' chips

BANGALORE, INDIA: Combination chips, hailed as one of the most powerful advances in years for laptop and desktop technology, are expected to be unveiled next month by Intel and AMD.

The chips combine microprocessors and graphics processing units, which have historically been separated.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the new products are expected to be the hub of announcements at the Consumer Elecronics Show by Santa Clara-based Intel and Sunnyvale-based AMD.

Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices each plan to announce at January's Consumer Electronics Show a "combination" chip which includes microprocessors that power PCs and graphics processing units.