Chip sets may give AMD the edge: Intel's chip set shortage may be giving AMD an edge against its much larger rival in the processor space.(SEMICONDUCTORS)

From: Electronic Business | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

For the past year, Intel has been pushing the message that there's more to a PC than just the processor. Indeed, many chips go into creating a system that offers all the features an individual user may want. Intel calls this approach of offering a processor and other chips together "platformization."

The company first experimented with this approach to create its highly successful Centrino platform and brand, offering a wireless chip and core logic together with its processor. Intel sought to propagate that success with other products when it announced plans to become a ...

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