AMD shows chip roadmap for the next 2 years

Monday, November 15th, 2010...1:08 am

AMD is putting their game on the table, they’ve released a couple of roadmaps outlining their processor plans for the next few years. As expected, efficient lower power chips feature prominently. In the low power and mobile space, the upcoming “Bobcat” will be at the forefront. The first Bobcat chips will include the upcoming Ontario and Zacate chips. Then, in 2012 AMD plans to launch new chips named Krishna and Wichita which will have 1-4 Bobcat CPU cores.

All of the upcoming chips will be bundled with a graphics processing element which can handle DirectX 11 and HD video. AMD calls the new chips with CPU and GPU components APUs, for Accelerated Processing Unit. This is what AMD calls the ‘fusion’ platform. The 2012 Krishna and Wichita chips will be the first APUs built with a 28nm process. These chips will be used in tablets, notebooks, netbooks, and small form-factor desktops and all-in-one PCs.