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To: Paul Engel who wrote (157075)	1/28/2002 1:18:39 AM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 186894

AMD Unveils New Processor for Laptop Computers SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news), the No. 2 maker of microprocessors that are the brains of personal computers, on Monday released its highest-performing chip for laptop computers as the company seeks to gain share in that market. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said that its AMD Athlon 4 processor 1500+ is available as of Monday for $525 in lots of 1,000. Notebooks using the chip from No. 2 PC maker Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) will be available on Monday. Its clock speed is 1.3 gigahertz, meaning that the tiny transistors that comprise a semiconductor can cycle on and off 1.3 billion times a second. It consumes an average of two watts of energy while running typical office computer programs. AMD had set a goal last year of ending 2001 with a 50 percent share of the U.S. retail laptop market, but a spokeswoman said it did not reach that goal, citing depressed market conditions. At the same time, its chief rival, Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news), became very aggressive during the quarter, dropping prices to gain market share against AMD. Still, Intel's far smaller rival did well against Intel in 2001. AMD gained 3.5 points of the market for microprocessors last year against Intel, according to figures released this week by Mercury Research. AMD increased its share of the microprocessor market to 20.2 percent in 2001 from 16.7 percent in 2000, while Intel closed out 2001 with 78.7 percent of the market, down from 82.2 percent during 2000. The Athlon 4 processor 1500+ is the first mobile chip from AMD that uses a model name rather than its clock speed to distinguish it. AMD claims that the performance of a microprocessor is determined by more than just its clock speed and should include how many transactions per minute the chip can perform, among other measures. The company first moved to the model name branding strategy with its Athlon desktop PC processor late last year, and it introduced the Athlon 4 mobile processor in May 2001.