Number two processor maker AMD officially announced plans for their next generation 32 nanometer manufacturing process. The newly fashioned CPUs are said to be ready for wide availability in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Just like their recent shift to 45nm, the new technology will allow for faster, more energy efficient chips and will most likely introduce a brand new architecture. Quite possibly, these new processors will be what AMD has codenamed "Fusion" and will integrate a graphics processing unit onto the same package. This should help them in their attempt to keep the pace with main competitor Intel, who has been enjoying making their life hard for the last two years.
Even though AMD is losing massive amounts of money every quarter, this move is made possible by the split of the design division, which will remain AMD, and the manufacturing division which will officially become the Foundry Company next week; ATI remains untouched in this deal.
AMD's largest foe, Intel, is on track to ship 32nm processors by the end of this year.
Just like their recent shift to 45nm, the new technology will allow for faster, more energy efficient chips and will most likely introduce a brand new architecture. Quite possibly, these new processors will be what AMD has codenamed "Fusion" and will integrate a graphics processing unit onto the same package. This should help them in their attempt to keep the pace with main competitor Intel, who has been enjoying making their life hard for the last two years.
Even though AMD is losing massive amounts of money every quarter, this move is made possible by the split of the design division, which will remain AMD, and the manufacturing division which will officially become the Foundry Company next week; ATI remains untouched in this deal.
AMD's largest foe, Intel, is on track to ship 32nm processors by the end of this year.
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