SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today showed off a 1.1-GHz version of its Athlon processor, which was fabricated with copper interconnects and a 0.18-micron process at AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.
The new version of the Athlon integrates level 2 cache memory on chip. The Sunnyvale-based chip maker said it expects to see revenues from the new copper processor by the end of second quarter this year.
"We continue to aggressively advance the technologies that enable future AMD processors to deliver superior performance levels," said Larry Hollatz, group vice president of AMD's Computation Products operation.
AMD said the 1.1-GHz Athlon requires no special cooling technologies. The demonstration was held in conjunction with a technical presentation at this week's International Solid-State Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco.
