AMD Introduces Z-Series Low-Power Processors to Enter Tablet Market

On June 2nd, according to foreign media reports, AMD broke its silence on tablet strategy on Wednesday and released the first low-power chip for tablet PCs.

Chris Cloran, vice president and general manager of AMD's Computing Solutions and Clients Division, said at a press conference at the Computex Trade Show in Taipei that the Fusion-based Z-Series chip will provide a full-featured PC in tablet PCs. Client experience.

People have been criticizing AMD for not providing chips for the prosperous tablet market quickly enough, and some have even speculated that AMD may purchase ARM's chip technology licenses for the tablet PC market. With the introduction of Z-series chips, AMD will compete with ARM and Intel in the tablet PC market.

AMD's first Z-series chip is a dual-core Z-01 with a clock speed of 1GHz. This chip consumes less than 6 watts and will provide longer battery life. The chip is manufactured on a 40-nm process and has already begun shipping.

Cloran said the chip includes a graphics core that supports Microsoft's DirectX 11 technology. This will help provide a more realistic gaming experience on tablets. Tablets will also be able to connect to high-definition televisions.

MSI International is presenting a Tablet PC based on AMD's latest chip at Computex. MSI International's WindPad 110W Tablet PC runs Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, with 2GB of memory and a 64GB SSD. The tablet weighs 850 grams and has a battery life of 6 hours.

Cloran said that Z series chips are designed specifically for the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Google’s Android operating system will be able to run on top of the Windows 7 software stack. Acer displayed a tablet running AMD Z-series chips that can seamlessly switch between Windows 7 and Android operating systems.

AMD plans to introduce "Wichita" and "Krishna" processor chips for low-power devices such as tablet PCs next year. The chips will be manufactured using a 28-nanometer process and will be configured with up to four cores.

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