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Chips take to the air
AMD did not disclose details on how the Athlon core will be enhanced or about the construction, such as pin count, of the Socket A.
AMD, in the second half of 2000, will turn the key on Mustang, the code name for an even higher performing Athlon chip. Mustang will support a 266MHz system bus and up to 2MB of on-board cache. The chip also will be AMD's first 0.18-micron processor to utilize copper interconnects. The chip will work with Slot A or Socket A packages.
Mustang, in Socket A packaging, will be the first Athlon with mobile features, according to AMD. This means that it will meet power consumption and thermal needs of notebooks. AMD, however, has not yet disclosed when it plans to introduce a mobile Athlon. Mustang will also have an application in the value market, Herb said.
AMD will also introduce a two-way processing chip set in the second half of next year. The chip set, named IGD 4, will be one of the first multiprocessing chip sets. It will support Rambus memory as well as AGP 4X. AMD partners Hotrail and API are developing four-way processor chip sets as well. All of the multiprocessor efforts are targeted primarily at the server market.
While AMD is working to improve the performance and availability of its processors, its ace in the hole in terms of profitability may be flash memory. The market for flash memory is exploding, driven by cellular phones, set top boxes and telecommunications equipment. AMD expects the market to grow to $4 billion in 1999 and $7 billion in 2002.
AMD plans to add flash memory production capacity next year.
It will also develop new flash memory, based on its 0.18-micron process, that will go into production in 2001.
"Firm (Flash memory) pricing and the multiyear agreements we are entering into will provide AMD with a foundation for sustained and profitable growth," said Walid Maghribi, group vice president of AMD's Memory Group.
Athlon chips using the 0.18 process are known as "K75" internally.
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