November 21, 2005
Dell Going to Use AMD Chips?
Forbes is reporting that sources in Taiwan say that Dell is ramping up production of PCs and laptops that use AMD processors. If true, this is a huge boon for the company in its eternal battle with Intel. Moreoever it helps Dell compete with HP in the price/performance server market.Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (2317.TW) develops AMD-powered servers, Asustek Computer Inc (2357.TW) develops motherboards and Quanta Computer Inc (2382.TW) develops notebook personal computers powered by AMD microprocessors. These suppliers are ready developing and arranging the logistics of such devices for shipment to Dell, it added.
