Can AMD innovations close the gap?

AMD's late-summer acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI raised lots of eyebrows in 2006. Analysts, journalists and industry experts alike were intrigued by the prospects of the union. Because Windows Vista utilizes 3-D graphics processing units (GPU) to render its interface, this union could yield high dividends for AMD-ATI in the mobile market, which relies almost exclusively on integrated graphics processors.

Based on early rumors, it appears that the merger will result in some innovative mobile processors under the code name "Fusion" either in late 2007 or early 2008. More details on these mobile CPUs can be found below.

In the meantime, AMD will make a strong surge toward improving its mobile platform and processor line via some interesting-sounding innovations.

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