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AMD to introduce 32-bit CPU for K8 motherboards

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On April 27, 2004, 12:54 PM

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) aims to strengthen its position in the entry-level processor market by introducing a 32-bit CPU, codenamed Athlon XP Paris, in the third quarter of this year, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboard makers.

The 754-pin Paris will be targeted for the desktop and will be fully based on the K8 micro-architecture, with 256KB of L2 cache, but will not support AMD64, i.e. x86-64 technology, said the sources.

Read more: [URL=http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2004/04/27&pages=A7&seq=44]Digitimes[/URL].

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