Computer chip challenger AMD unveiled a new family of value processors this week, named Sempron, aiming for the budget desktop and notebook markets that are growing worldwide, and also to allow its Athlon processors to serve higher-end markets. The Sunnyvale, California, company said the processors are being made for “day-to-day needs of home and business PC users,” adding that basic computing is no longer limited to e-mail, Web browsing and word processing but now includes downloading and playing music, sending pictures to family and other more processor-intensive activities.
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AMD’s Semprons Spare Athlon from Low-End Market
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 8, 2004 10:24 AMComputer chip challenger AMD unveiled a new family of value processors this week, named Sempron, aiming for the budget desktop and notebook markets that are growing worldwide, and also to allow its Athlon processors to serve higher-end markets. The Sunnyvale, California, company said the processors are being made for “day-to-day needs of home and business PC users,” adding that basic computing is no longer limited to e-mail, Web browsing and word processing but now includes downloading and playing music, sending pictures to family and other more processor-intensive activities.