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Fusion AMD’s chip will be based on processor Phenom

Advanced Micro Devices gave more details on its next processor Fusion, he said, will be based on the design of a microprocessor used in maritime transport at the present time desktop PC users enthusiastic players such as .

Chip Fusion, which will combine a graphics processing unit and CPU on a single chip, will be a redesign of the company’s current processor Phenom, “said Patrick Moorhead, vice president of marketing for advanced AMD, in an interview. However, the chip will witness Fusion significant change in the design of the current version of Phenom, Moorhead said.

The Fusion chip, code-named Swift, will be reduced from the base and Phenom be optimized for use in a laptop, Moorhead said. The optimization focus on the chip making them more energy efficient while offering greater graphics capabilities, Moorhead said.

The graphics processing unit chip on Fusion will include several “baby carrots” which breaks the code of a program, like the 3-D games, to process data faster, “said John Taylor, a door Critic AMD. Fusion of graphics processor will be based on a graphics card AMD plans to introduce in the near future, Taylor said, refusing to give details.

The first chips will merge in dual-core CPU for laptops, followed by quad-core processors for notebooks, Moorhead said. The dual-core notebook processors will be available in the second half of 2009, said John Taylor, a spokesman for AMD. The company did not provide a timetable for the quad-core chips.

Fusion chips will also be published later for desktop computers, Taylor said, but he declined to comment on a release date.

Originally issued under the “Spider” multimedia platform last year, the Phenom processor integrates a memory controller, cache, and four cores on a single chip. Currently available in speeds up to 2.3GHz, AMD earlier this month has delayed the dispatch of the fastest Phenom 9700 and 9900 quad-core processors in the second quarter. The company is due to ship a triple-core processor Phenom later this year.

The merger is part of the CPU Project Shrike, the next generation platform that will be an upgrade of the company Puma next platform. It includes the Ultra Turion processor, code-named Griffin. Puma strengthens the platform of a system of graphics performance by running both the integrated graphics processor and a graphics card attached to the motherboard.

Like Puma, new graphics cards can be attached to enhance the performance of systems based on the Draft Shrike, said Taylor.

Fusion chips will be made using AMD’s 45-nanometer production technology, “said Mario Rivas, executive vice president of the group of products, at a meeting in December.

The merger is not designed for ultramobile PC, Moorhead said. “The jury is still out on whether the market for UMPC has legs or not. But we will see,” said Moorhead.

Provides launching the merger were announced at the AMD chip ATI bought for $ 5.4 billion in 2006. The acquisition of ATI was also seen as a powerful weapon in the attempt to breach Intel AMD domination of the market for x86 processors. However, AMD has struggled recently, announcing five straight quarterly losses, delaying shipments processor, and behind Intel in chip production.

Intel has already deployed more than 30 Penryn based on chips based on the 45 nm process, to continue to produce chips using the AMD aged 65 nm.