New NEC laptops to pack Athlon 4 chipsThe PC maker gives Advanced Micro Devices' latest mobile processor a vote of confidence by using it in a new line of notebooks-the LaVie G series-set to debut in Japan.May 23, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
Motorola plugs low-power PowerPC chipThe new PowerPC chip is a lower-power version of the chip now used in Macs. The new chip will also be smaller--the answer for networking needs.May 21, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
Intel: Beefy new Xeon chip is comingCustomers will get a first look at Intel's new high-performance processor for PC workstations-code-named 'Foster'-on Monday. It's based on the 0.18 micron manufacturing process, like Pentium 4.May 16, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
The final lap--Itanium to arrive in MayIBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and other large computer makers will soon unveil 2-, 4-, and even 16-processor computers containing Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip.May 11, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
AMD takes wraps off low-end Duron processorAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. is looking to break Intel Corp.June 18, 2000 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
AMD beats Q2 estimates, splits stockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. reported second-quarter results that blew past analystforecasts on Wednesday and also set a 2-for-1 stock split.July 18, 2000 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
Motorola enters copper ageMotorola Semiconductor Products Sector said it has developed a processor manufacturing method that incorporates copper into its chips. The announcement comes on the heels of similar news from IBM's Microelectronics Division in September.October 1, 1997 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
Sun boots Solaris on Itanium hardwareSun Microsystems Inc. said Monday that it is running Solaris on Intel’s Itanium hardware and expects to ship the operating system the second half of next year.October 24, 1999 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
How AMD is playing the XP name gameCompanies are grabbing onto Microsoft's XP coattails, say John Morris and Josh Taylor. AMD's newly christened Athlon XP 1800 processor debuts this week. It offers great performance, but could AMD confuse us any more if it tried?October 8, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Processors
Intel lowers Celeron pricesOne week after introducing a 533MHz desktop Celeron chip, Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) reduced prices on several other Celerons by up to 10 percent.January 10, 2000 by ZDNet Editors in Processors