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AMD Targets Web Pad & PDA Processor Market

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-else-inside dept.

According to this press release and this article from The Register , AMD has leveraged the technology portfolio of recently acquired Alchemy Semiconductor to introduce an ultra-low-power processor designed for sub-PC applications. The chip is based on the Alchemy Au1 core and features, among other things, an integrated LCD controller and a pair of Secure Digital controllers.

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  1. PDA's for gaming by NicolaiBSD · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cool; they should put them new AmVidia videocards in as well, then your PDA would make the perfect portable gaming platform.

  2. Cluster? by Ksop · · Score: 0, Troll

    This isnt all that interesting unless these chips have a linux port and you can build a cluster of them. But hey if you can W00T!