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Gateway Fixes 1GHz Thunderbird Flaw
News Computer manufacturer Gateway has fixed a problem affecting machines running on AMD's 1GHz "Thunderbird" microprocessor. The problem was discovered last month during internal testing at Gateway, and prompted the manufacturer to halt shipments of...
[July 20, 2000, 8:05]
News Burst: AMD Samples Next-generation Athlons
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has begun shipping samples of its next-generation Athlon processor, code-named Thunderbird, in its latest bid to keep ahead of chip giant Intel, according to a report. Thunderbird, due to roll out in mass-market volumes...
[April 6, 2000, 10:33]
CPU Roadmap: Intel And AMD's New Chips
News The next chips to appear will probably be AMD's Duron and "Thunderbird" chips, respectively for the value and mainstream PC markets (Thunderbird is a code name). These will be followed in the second half by "Corvette" and "Mustang", code names for...
[May 3, 2000, 8:08]
AMD's Athlon XP Delivers On Everyday Performance
News Changes to the internal architecture mean an XP processor delivers a performance boost compared to the company's earlier Thunderbird chip. Although the XP1800+ actually runs at 1.53GHz, its performance is equal to that of a Thunderbird running at...
[October 9, 2001, 12:26]
AMD Fires Up 1.1GHz Athlon Demo
News AMD pulled the wraps off a 1.1GHz version of the next-generation Athlon processor with its forthcoming Thunderbird processor core at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference in San Francisco.
[February 8, 2000, 8:52]
AMD, Intel Prepare Next Generation Chips
News Todays' top-end desktop processors, Intel's Pentium III and AMD's Athlon, will be joined by an Intel chip code-named Willamette and AMD's code-named Thunderbird. Willamette is a streamlined, pumped-up version of the 32-bit processor architecture...
[April 17, 2000, 7:03]
Pentium III Gets A New Lease On Life
News AMD recently renewed its attack on Intel's low-cost Celeron chip with the Duron processor, also unveiling the "Thunderbird" revision of Athlon for mainstream computers. For example, many of AMD's "Thunderbird" Athlons are manufactured with copper...
[July 24, 2000, 13:04]
AMD Readies Mother Of All Chip Launches
News The Thunderbird chips will raise the bar for top-end performance, whereas the Duron will offer AMD's first Athlon-based processor as a lower-cost alternative. It will also allow AMD to reduce the cost of the Thunderbird chips compared with the...
[May 19, 2000, 9:03]
AMD Prepares Two New Athlon Technologies
News A new technology code-named Thunderbird will see level 2 (L2) cache integrated on-chip with the Athlon CPU. He was also unable to say by how much performance is likely to be improved using Thunderbird.
[January 24, 2000, 16:50]
AMD Revs Up Athlon 4 And Duron Chips
News A 1.5GHz desktop Athlon processor is expected next month, completing AMD's move from its Thunderbird and Spitfire processor cores -- the current desktop Athlon and the desktop and mobile Duron, respectively -- to the Palomino and Morgan cores.
[August 21, 2001, 9:09]
AMD Crashes Intel's Desert Chipfest
News The chips used in AMD's demo are based on the company's forthcoming Thunderbird processor core, which will include integrated cache and, later, copper interconnects. In terms of branding, AMD might market the Thunderbird chips under the Athlon...
[February 17, 2000, 10:06]
Athlon 4 And MP To Get XP Speed Features
News According to AMD, the current Thunderbird-based Athlon would have to run at 1.5GHz to match an Athlon XP 1500+. Performance of the Athlon XP range is indicated by the 1500+, 1600+, 1700+ and 1800+ tags that indicate the speed at which a current...
[October 10, 2001, 11:30]
Chip Wars: Is There Life After 1GHz?
News That Athlon, based on AMD's Thunderbird processor core, will scale well past 1GHz. But Thunderbird-core Athlons will also offer a number of lower clock speed grades, similar to Monday's three-chip launch by AMD, sources say.
[March 8, 2000, 8:59]
Intel And AMD Chip Rivalry Yield Unexpected User Bonanza
News The strategy articulated by company officials is to keep AMD's forthcoming Athlon-based processors Mustang, Thunderbird and Spitfire from outpowering Intel's offerings on the street. AMD's Thunderbird is expected to reach the 1GHz level in the...
[November 17, 1999, 10:38]
AMD, Intel Pushing Beyond IGHz
News That Athlon, based on AMD's Thunderbird processor core, will scale well past 1GHz. But Thunderbird-core Athlons will also offer a number of lower-clock-speed grades, similar to Monday's three-chip launch by AMD, sources say.
[March 9, 2000, 9:12]
Intel-AMD: It's A Post-gigahertz Hangover
News AMD will begin revving up its new 1GHz Athlon, code-name Thunderbird, with versions over the gigahertz mark later in the year. AMD is planning a 1.1GHz Athlon chip, based on Thunderbird, in the third quarter, sources said.
[June 26, 2000, 16:04]
A Year Ago: AMD, Intel Pushing Beyond IGHz
News That Athlon, based on AMD's Thunderbird processor core, will scale well past 1GHz. But Thunderbird-core Athlons will also offer a number of lower-clock-speed grades, similar to Monday's three-chip launch by AMD, sources say.
[March 9, 2001, 6:00]
AMD Renews Cheap Chip Attack
News Those chips include the desktop chip code-named Thunderbird, due out in the next few weeks; the performance chip code named Mustang, out in the late second half; and the mobile version of Mustang, code named Corvette, also due in the late second...
[May 22, 2000, 15:03]
Earnings: AMD Shatters Its Q1 Numbers
News Slot versions of the Thunderbird chip will hit the market first, followed by Socket versions in the third quarter, Sanders said. The company is pinning its future growth on the Thunderbird and Spitfire versions of the Athlon.
[April 13, 2000, 8:36]
Intel Eyes Life After 1GHz
News The new chip, based on the forthcoming "Thunderbird" core, promises to be a better performer than the current generation, but it is not expected to be much more expensive. So, to stay competitive, Intel will have to match Thunderbird with its...
[April 1, 2000, 12:10]
