AMD Releases More Tricore Chips

(eweek) -- In its effort to quickly ramp up new products following a disappointing first quarter, Advanced Micro Devices is releasing three additional tri-core Phenom processors for the mainstream PC market.

The three Phenom X3 processors, which AMD officially released April 23, add some additional clock speeds to the lineup and help fill in the gap between the company's traditional dual-core Athlon processors and its high-end quad-core Phenom models. full story