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Monday, August 25, 2008

AMD preps low-powered Atom killer?

From Linux Devices -

According to Taiwan-based manufacturer Ibase, the AMD Sempron 200U/210U will sample next month on a 3.5-inch SBC (single board computer). Persistent rumors of an AMD processor code-named "Bobcat" aka "K8 BGA" or Sempron BGA have been on the net for months.

The CPU was rumored to use AMD's Sempron core at 1.0GHz or 1.5GHz, and offered in a 27mm x 27mm BGA (ball grid array) package for installation in low-cost devices. Ibase confirmed the rumors by admitting it has employed the 1.0GHz Sempron 200U and 1.5GHz Sempron 210U on a new SBC, the IB885, which will be available in October. According to iBase, the both products include an integrated memory controller, 128KB L1 cache, 256KB L2 cache, and an 800MHz HyperTransport link. The 1.0GHz 200U has an 8-Watt TDP and supports 400MHz DDR2 memory, while the 1.5GHz 210U has a 15-Watt TDP and supports 800MHz DDR2 RAM.

None of the above has yet been officially confirmed by AMD itself.

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