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AMD in no rush to build tablets, focuses on netbooks

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AMD Processor Roadmap

DigiTimes reports that processor manufacturer AMD is waiting to see if the tablet market even takes off. The silicon firm will still work on desktop PC products and graphics cards, but is currently focused oultraportables, including netbooks and thin & light notebooks.   Aaccording to the publication, they’re also not terribly interested in following in competitor Intel’s smartphone footsteps. Engadget reached out to a company spokesperson this afternoon, and received the following statement:

Our current generation of notebook platforms has not been designed for tablets. Our focus continues to be on ultrathin and mainstream notebooks which address the vast majority of the PC market opportunity.

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