Bobcat (processor)
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Bobcat is a processor codenamed and designed by AMD. The processor's existence was revealed during a speech from AMD executive vice-president Henri Richard in Computex 2007 held in Taiwan, no specific release dates was given but rumours and speculations forecast a post-2008 launch.[1]
The Bobcat processor is a very simplified x86 CPU core aiming at low power x86 processing with TDP value between 1 to 10 W, together with low voltage operation, the processor was aimed at consumer electronic markets. According to Dave Orton (previous executive vice-president of AMD), Bobcat would make its debut in UMPC devices, OLPC devices, handheld devices, and other small form factor devices.[2]
According to AMD roadmaps in latest presentations, the Bobcat processor will be incorporated together with GPU cores into processors under the codenamed "Fusion" label [1]. This is similar in concept with earlier AMD research in 2003[3], detailing the specifications and advantages of extending x86 "everywhere".
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dailytech report
- ^ (Japanese) PC Watch report
- ^ AMD 2003 Microprocessor Forum Slides: Slide 11 and Slide 22
[edit] See also
- AMD Fusion
- Bulldozer, core for 10 Watts to 100 Watts TDP products
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) PC Watch report
- Dailytech report
- RegHardware report
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