SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. here today brought out mobile K6-III and K6-2 processor families that are the first mobile devices to be fabricated with AMD's advanced 0.18-micron technology.
The Mobile AMD-K6-III+ and Mobile AMD-K6-2+ processors boast speeds up to 500 MHz. They feature high-speed on-chip L2 cache, AMD's PowerNow! battery-saving technology, and an enhanced implementation of AMD's 3DNow! instruction set with digital signal processing (DSP) instructions. PowerNow! allows the processor to operate at different clock speeds and voltages, depending on the user's need.
"AMD's 0.18-micron process technology is allowing us to deliver these new mobile products incorporating features that provide outstanding performance, integration and a great user experience at all system price points," said Steve Lapinski, director of product marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group.
Hewlett-Packard Co. has chosen the 475-MHz Mobile AMD-K6-2+processor to power its Pavilion 3215N notebook PC, which is shipping now.
The Mobile AMD-K6-III+ processor is targeted at high performance notebooks. Available in clock speeds of 500, 475 and 450 MHz, it replaces the Mobile AMD-K6-III-P processor. The processor has a full-speed 256-Kbyte on-die, Level 2 cache, and supports AMD's TriLevel Cache design with optional external Level 3 cache of up to 1 megabyte for additional performance.
Mobile AMD-K6-2+ processor -- also available in 500-, 475-, and 450-MHz speeds -- targets value notebooks. the processor incorporates 128Kbyte on-chip, Level 2 cache, support for AMD's innovative PowerNow! technology, an enhanced implementation of AMD's 3DNow! instruction set with digital signal processing (DSP) instructions, and a 100MHz front-side bus.
Both processors are available in Socket 7/Super7 platform-compatible 321-pin ceramic pin grid array packages. Prices, in 1,000-unit quantities, range from $184 for the 500-MHz Mobile K6-III+ to $85 for the 450-MHz Mobile K6-2+.
