BANGALORE: AMD has announced the new mobile AMD Athlon XP processor, the
first AMD processor manufactured in its state-of-the-art 0.13 micron technology.
Sharp Corporation has announced notebook PCs in Japan based on the new mobile
AMD Athlon XP processor. Other computer manufacturers, including Epson Direct
and Packard Bell, are expected to offer new notebook PCs featuring the mobile
AMD Athlon XP processor later this quarter.
The mobile AMD Athlon XP processor based on the 0.13 micron technology
maintains Socket A and pin compatibility with AMD's mobile processors
manufactured on 0.18 micron technology, while adding a 266MHz front-side bus
option to enable greater data throughput. In addition, a low power version of
the mobile AMD Athlon XP processor, with a new micro Pin Grid Array (uPGA)
packaging, is sampling now and expected to enable AMD to address the
thin-and-light notebook market.
The mobile AMD Athlon XP processor also features AMD PowerNow!T technology,
the industry's most sophisticated power management solution, and QuantiSpeedT
architecture, which delivers extreme performance for the Microsoft Windows XP
operating system.
Production shipments of the mobile AMD Athlon XP processors, including models
1400+ and 1500+, began in first quarter of 2002. Notebook PCs based on the
mobile AMD Athlon XP processor, models 1600+ and 1700+, are expected to be
available later this quarter.
Systems featuring the mobile AMD Athlon XP processor are expected to be
available from Sharp Corporation in Japan. Scheduled to ship in early May, the
new processor will be included in Sharp's Mebius PC-GP1-C7H A4-size all-in-one
notebooks with a 15" LCD screen. Later this quarter, Epson Direct is
expected to ship notebook PCs based on the new mobile AMD Athlon XP processor in
Japan, while Packard Bell plans to release systems featuring the new AMD mobile
processor in Europe.
The new mobile AMD Athlon XP processor starts at $190 for model 1400+, in
1,000-unit quantities.