AMD to stop working on Geodes

[Martin Langhoff]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Carlos Nazareno <object404 at gmail.com> wrote:
> AMD sees no Geode chip replacement in sight
> AMD on Monday said it has no replacement for the aging Geode low-power
> chips that are used in netbooks and set-top boxes.
> http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/274414/amd_sees_no_geode_chip_replacement_sight

This has been relatively well known in the industry for a while. It
means they'll keep cranking more Geodes if you want to buy them, but
there will not be a "next" Geode chip. Maybe they'll come out with
another low-power cpu line sometime in the future, maybe not.

Intel and Via are the most interesting options right now in this
space, and both seem to be working on a "next" chip.

PCWorld and friends are for the consumer market, so they are about a
year behind on the news I'd say...

cheers,


m
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