AMD to Unveil Chip Platform

「マイクロプロセッサに魅力がなければプラットフォ−ムがあっても」ということか。

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is finally delivering the fruits of a costly acquisition. But the company still won't match the speed of Intel Corp.'s latest chips.

AMD today is introducing Spider, its first full platform of chips for building a desktop computer. The combination includes a new microprocessor, a specialized processor for managing graphics and a set of other chips that link various components in a system.