Items tagged with Thuban

by Joel Hruska - Mon, Jan 31, 2011

Intel Discovers Flaw In Latest Motherboard Chipset, Halts Production

Intel announced this morning that it's been forced to stop shipping existing Sandy Bridge motherboards. The company recently discovered a design issue in its P67 (Cougar Point) chipset that, over time, could cause SATA performance to degrade and possibly fail altogether. The problem only affects older 3G SATA... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Tue, Aug 24, 2010

AMD Discusses Details of Next-Generation Products

At Hot Chips 22 today, AMD will be discussing new details of its Bobcat and Bulldozer processors—but don't be surprised if some of the new information sounds familiar. With the exception of a few tidbits on Bobcat's architecture and a new Bulldozer block diagram, much of what the company discussed with us recently... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Thu, Aug 19, 2010

IDC Claims AMD's Server Market Share Fell 33 Percent Last Quarter

When AMD released its second quarter financial results last month it didn't say much about server volumes or market share, save to note that its performance "met expectations." The major news of the call turned out to be the company's decision to pull Bobcat's launch into 2010 and push Llano into 2011, which defrayed... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Fri, Apr 30, 2010

CPU Sales Up 39 Percent In Q1; AMD's Revenue Share Slips Despite New Launches

IDC's latest report on CPU revenue and market share for Q1 2010 confirms results we saw when Intel reported its record first quarter earnings. According to the research firm, the CPU market fell just 5.6 percent from Q4 2009 to Q1 2010. Historically, CPU sales fall 8-10 percent over the same period; IDC's figures lend... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Mon, Mar 01, 2010

AMD's Six-Core Thubans Reportedly Launching In April

If current rumors are to be believed, AMD's hexa-core Thuban processors are headed for desktops in the near future. First we'll see the new 890GX chipsets launching in March, with three Thuban models following on April 26. The new desktop processors will reportedly come in three flavors: Phenom II X6 1035T, 1055T, and the 1075T. We've got... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Tue, Jan 26, 2010

After The Bell: AMD Reports Earnings, Gives Outlook for 2010

The last few months have been a whirlwind of activity for AMD. Since the beginning of the fourth quarter, the manufacturer has launched new ATI HD 5000 series parts in the high-end, enthusiast, and mainstream market segments, settled its antitrust lawsuit with Intel, renegotiated its x86 licensing agreement and... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Details Leak on AMD's Upcoming Hexa-Core Processor

There's been an invisible hexa-core processor lurking on AMD's desktop roadmap ever since the company launched Shanghai on 45nm, but the company has refused to confirm or deny that such a chip was in the works—until now. As of today, AMD's hexa-core desktop processor—codenamed Thuban—is officially on the board. Exact launch dates aren't yet... Read more...