Second-Generation AMD A-Series APUs Enable Best-in-Class PC Mobility, Entertainment, and Gaming Experience in Single Chip

            AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the widely anticipated launch of its 2^nd-Generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, All-in-One and traditional desktops, home theater PCs and embedded designs.

            The 2^nd-Generation A-Series APU, codenamed “Trinity”, is a grounds-up improved design over the previous generation, enabling a best-in-class PC mobility, entertainment, and gaming experience. New features of the product design include:

? Double the performance per watt of the previous generation

? The AMD HD Media Accelerator with a unique set of technologies designed to optimize video quality available with premium and Internet video content, and accelerate video file conversion.

? An increase in CPU performance of up to 29 percent with higher processor speeds thanks to the next-generation AMD “Piledriver” CPU core with 3^rd-Generation AMD Turbo Core technology.

? AMD Radeon? HD 7000 Series graphics for an increase of graphics performance up to 56% over the previous generation.

? Up to 12 hours of battery life through CPU and GPU power enhancements, with clear battery life leadership in notebook form factors.

Availability and Technical Details

AMD has a record number of design wins with companies like  Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba  based on our 2^nd-Generation AMD A-Series APUs and VISION Technology from AMD, with mainstream and ultrathin notebooks as well as embedded solutions, available beginning today.