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Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone
News AMD ushered in a new era of competition when it formally announced its AMD-K6 MMX processor today in London. The firm said that the chip will give PC makers and buyers more freedom of choice, lower prices and spur innovation thanks to its unique...
[April 3, 2002, 7:31]
K6 will be bargain-priced
News Buyers of K6 systems could be on to a bargain as AMD plans to price its hot new processor 25 per cent below Pentium MMX chips. If the forecasts for K6 performance are correct that would equate to a far cheaper chip that has far better than Pentium...
[March 26, 1997, 16:48]
Five years ago: K6 will be bargain-priced
News First published 26 March, 1997. Buyers of K6 systems could be on to a bargain as AMD plans to price its hot new processor 25 per cent below Pentium MMX chips. If the forecasts for K6 performance are correct that would equate to a far cheaper chip...
[March 23, 2002, 6:01]
K6 could fit notebook picture
News AMD's K6 processor could be sitting proud in notebooks this year if a big player wishes to incorporate the part. That would insult to injury for Intel which doesn't expect to have a Pentium Pro-class chip in notebooks until next year at earliest.
[April 4, 1997, 15:09]
Five years ago: K6 could fit notebook picture
News First published 4 April, 1997. AMD's K6 processor could be sitting proud in notebooks this year if a big player wishes to incorporate the part. That would insult to injury for Intel which doesn't expect to have a Pentium Pro-class chip in notebooks...
[March 31, 2002, 7:01]
AMD samples MMX K6 CPU
News Beating its deadline by a month, AMD has begun sampling its first processor with MMX instructions, codenamed the K6. The Texan firm expects to have the chip available in volume in March or April 1997, laying down a serious challenge to Intel's...
[November 14, 1996, 10:50]
AMD hurt by poor K6 yields
News The Californian chip maker was up a healthy 30 per cent in year-on-year revenues to $596.6 million but lost $31.7 million despite high demand for its K6 processors. CEO Jerry Sanders blamed the fact that the company had only managed to make one...
[October 9, 1997, 14:24]
AMD plans K6 MMX massacre
News If you're planning to go to CeBit in Hannover this March, be careful which aisles you walk down. AMD and Cyrix will be sited directly across the aisle from Intel's mammoth stand, and both companies will be showing off their Intel-killers.
[January 23, 1997, 14:17]
Evesham says more than half its PC sales are K6
News A typical case is Evesham Micros, the Worcestershire-based mail-order giant that has been a supporter of AMD's fastest chip from the outset. The firm claims that over half of all system orders in its Vale lines are now based on the K6.
[June 2, 1997, 10:14]
IBM Aptiva to get K6 but UK put on hold
News Big Blue already uses Cyrix-designed CPUs, which it manufactures, in some systems. The K6 will keep company with Cyrix and Intel chips in the Aptiva line. The US announcement drove AMD stock up $5; previous big design wins for the K6 include Acer...
[August 19, 1997, 11:58]
Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone
News First published 3 April, 1997. The firm said that the chip will give PC makers and buyers more freedom of choice, lower prices and spur innovation thanks to its unique design. The 8.8m transistor part is based on AMD's RISC86 architecture and...
[March 27, 2002, 6:01]
K6 launch is CPU milestone
News The firm said that the chip will give PC makers and buyers more freedom of choice, lower prices and spur innovation thanks to its unique design. The 8.8m transistor part is based on AMD's RISC86 architecture and sports a smaller die than Intel's...
[April 3, 1997, 15:19]
AMD's K6-2 will compete in the budget PC market
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) boosted its K6-2 processor lineup on Tuesday with the introduction of a 550MHz K6-2 chip. The processor accelerates the chip's clock speed over AMD's own 533MHz K6-2 chip as well as Intel's 533MHz Celeron.
[February 22, 2000, 16:45]
Exclusive: AMD axes the K6-III
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has axed its year old K6-III range of microprocessors due to lack of demand. An AMD spokeswoman confirmed to ZDNet Wednesday that "demand for K6-2 chips and Athlons has pushed out demand for K6-IIIs.
[January 26, 2000, 14:37]
A Year Ago: AMD hurt by poor K6 yields
News AMD may be living down to its reputation for poor execution in its battle to wrestle Intel to the ground in microprocessors. The Californian chip maker was up a healthy 30 per cent in year-on-year revenues to $596.6 million but lost $31.7 million...
[October 10, 1998, 5:27]
AMD fails to hit K6 yield targets - again
News The company produced a million K6 chips during the quarter but fell short of its target of between 1.2 million and 1.5 million units. In Q2 AMD reported a loss due to a shortage in K6 production but the company is standing by its claim that it will...
[November 7, 1997, 14:35]
Digital prices K6 systems
News Digital has announced prices for its first desktop PCs based on AMD's K6 chips. With Digital very publicly at odds with Intel and corporate customers mostly sticking with the CPU behemoth, the systems have a special importance in AMD's development.
[June 13, 1997, 14:06]
AMD K6 design chief quits
News The resignation comes almost a month after chief executive Jerry Sanders demoted Dham from his post as vice president of AMD's Computation Products Group. It was kind of evident at the analysts' meeting last week in Santa Clara what was happening...
[November 13, 1997, 15:28]
A Year Ago: AMD K6 aims for the stars
News AMD believes the arrival of its K6 with MMX instructions will finally give it some real ammunition to take on Intel. The Texan chip maker hasn't been able to provide its arch-rival with any real headaches since it introduced its 386 chips way back...
[November 14, 1997, 11:00]
A Year Ago: AMD plans K6 MMX massacre
News If you're planning to go to CeBit in Hannover this March, be careful which aisles you walk down. AMD and Cyrix will be sited directly across the aisle from Intel's mammoth stand, and both companies will be showing off their Intel-killers.
[January 23, 1998, 9:49]
