Much later in the year, it appears that AMD will roll out another new mobile processor under the code-name "Griffin." Griffin CPUs will also be built on a 65nm process and support DD2 800-MHz RAM. The key difference will be the presence of HyperTransport 3 technology, which will result in increased bus speeds and the ability of the processor to underclock or shut off individual cores if they're not being utilized. (This is known as a split-power plane.)

While AMD has refused to comment on Griffin, the presence of HyperTransport 3 and split-power planes has led experts and analysts to believe that Griffin will make its debut in the form of a quad-core mobile CPU.

Griffin's release will likely coincide with the debut of an all-new AMD mobile/wireless platform code-named "Puma" that supports quad-core architecture, increased power management and 802.11n compatibility.

Looking forward to "Fusion"

While AMD is not expected to release 45nm mobile processors until mid to late 2008, the company has been fairly candid about its work on an innovative new processor known by the code-name "Fusion."