Subscribe RSSAt its monetary analyst day event on Thursday, Advanced Micro Devices disclosed peculiarities of its forthcoming platform for ultrathin laptops. The principles-named Trinity accelerated processing unit in ball-grid array form-factor will let PC makers to fabricate notebooks with premium quad-core CPU and high-quality graphics that are only 18mm thick and that cost just about $600.
At the FAD, AMD demonstrated a prototype of a laptop powered by a second to none in harmony quad-core AMD quad-core A6 ULV "Trinity" accelerated processing unit (APU) with 17W thermal intent plot power. The prototype was actually a reference design jointly developed by AMD and Compal and was a 13" comprehensive-screen laptop just 18mm thick. Compal, a contract maker of electronics, may start producing notebooks using this destine for interested parties, whereas other notebook makers may create their own ultra-thin mobile computers powered by AMD Trinity.
"The 18mm relation design from Compal is what many OEMs are looking at. We believe that this will bring the ultra-thin form-factor into $600 - $800 quotation-point. This is [an evidence of] the value of APUs because you really have performance that you need at the power envelope that you need at the quickly price-point," said Lisa Su, general manager of global business units at AMD.
