AMD is all set to introduce the successor to its low cost family of processors named Sempron.
The new brand -- AMD Sempron -- was designed for both desktop and mobile PCs and should be readily available in the second half 2004, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said in a statement Monday.
The chip essentially replaces AMD's previous discount Duron family for what AMD calls "mature markets." The company confirmed it is still producing Duron cores to satisfy market needs in emerging countries like China and Latin America.
AMD would not discuss the details of the Sempron products, but its is believed it will be derived from K8 (Athlon64), with less cache and probably without 64-bit extensions that are the core function of the company's Athlon XP desktop and mobile processors.
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