65nm AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology Introduced

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NVIDIA and Broadcom joined AMD to showcase the 3D graphics, wireless, battery life, and compute performance advantages of next-generation AMD mobile platforms at an event held in San Francisco yesterday. Based on superior technologies from the AMD Better by Design program - including next-generation 65nm AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, chipsets from AMD and NVIDIA, and leading wireless networking solutions from Broadcom - these mobile platforms deliver a superior Windows Vista experience for end-users.

AMD's 65nm Silicon-on-Insulator technology provides increased transistor performance, scalability and power efficiency. AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology based on the 65nm process, now shipping, represents an important milestone as AMD continues its rapid conversion of Fab36. Notebook PCs based on the new AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology will be available later this quarter in designs from leading computer manufacturers.

AMD's Better by Design ecosystem includes ATI Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Go graphics and wireless solutions from Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell Qualcomm and RealTek. The Better by Design program exemplifies a unique partnership in the industry. AMD has developed an open platform strategy to drive collaboration and competition among the leading technology companies around the world. Open and fair competition results in superior technologies, real choices for PC manufacturers and outstanding experiences for PC users - all for a great value. This program realizes the efforts of companies that compete and, now, collaborate in order to bring greater innovation to PC buyers.

Together with AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, the recently-launched AMD M690 platform with integrated ATI Radeon X1200 series graphics further advances the mobile computing experience. With Microsoft Windows Vista, the world demands a new level in its computing experience with increased emphasis on performance, graphics, and mobility. Desktop and notebook PC users want high performance and a rich experience from their PCs. The Better by Design program will help ensure that PC consumers have an added level of information to make a smarter choice.

This next-generation mobile platform is another step in the advancement of the Better by Design program, an initiative driven by AMD and leading graphics and wireless technology partners designed to help OEM customers highlight AMD-based solutions, which offer better performance with superior technologies. Utilizing the new mobile processors, AMD offers the ultimate Vista experience by delivering platform-level innovation with increased performance and long battery life for notebook PC users.

To extend battery life, AMD-based platforms with AMD M690 incorporate innovative memory technology known as display cache, designed to allow the CPU to operate in low-power mode without accessing system memory. This platform-level innovation coupled with the new 65nm process design of AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology extends battery life to five hours.

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