Ontario and Zacate: AMD launches first Fusion chip to market

Ontario and Zacate: AMD launches first Fusion chip to market


AMD's Ontario and Zacate CPUs have a small die area and are optimized for low power consumption.

AMD In advance of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) In Las Vegas (6 to 9 January) its first CPUs with integrated graphics on the unit. Thus equipped netbooks will be available later this month.

The two previously under the name Ontario and Zacate known CPU families are part of the Brazos platform. They come as C-and E-series on the market.

The C-Series (9 Watt TDP) AMD will compete in the netbook segment, currently dominated by Intel's Atom. This will especially help a much more powerful DirectX 11 graphics.

The E-Series with 18 watt TDP is aimed at entry-level notebooks and desktops, where, for example, chips such as the Intel Pentium 6000 (35 watts TDP) are installed. AMD wants to score in this segment with longer battery life. The graphics performance is the first test, according to the 6000th of a Pentium

The new CPUs in AMD parlance APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) based on the new Bobcat-developed core, which is significantly more energy efficient should be used for years as the K8 kernel. AMD uses the integrated GPU to accelerate next 3D applications and software such as video encoder. The processors are manufactured in 40-nanometer process in the contract manufacturer TSMC.

Hardware partners include Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba. Product announcements are expected during the CES.

In developing the Brazos platform a lower power consumption was the focus. The mainstream market, AMD plans to tackle with Llano. Llano integrated on a Phenom, the four derived scores and a DirectX 11 graphics. The first systems will be available in the third quarter of 2011.

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