It announced its own "dual-core" chip to coincide with the launch of the Cell chip.
Hot on the heels of Intel's launch of the Pentium III chip, Advanced Micro Devices announced its new chip line, the 400 MHz and 450 MHz AMD-K6-III.
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Arm has recovered 10.5p to 959.5p following Wednesday's dip on profit taking following the iPhone and watch launch from Apple, one of the chip designer's key customers.
Intel was up almost a percent following its launch of the new Pentium III chip.
Intel just launched a new version of the chip last week, almost a year late, and it "wasn't as impressive as it needed to be," says Charles King, principal with Pund-IT Research. Pund-IT Research
The launch of the Core 2 Duo chips, scheduled for shipping in the third quarter, could also lead to Intel's regaining market share from its arch-rival and number-two chipmaker, Advanced Micro Devices.
Intel, which will outline the details of Willamette at IDF, is expected to launch the chip at a clock speed of 1.4 GHz in the second half of 2000.
It currently supports MasterCard and local bank cards in Germany and the Netherlands, while accepting Visa and American Express credit cards will be possible with the launch of "Chip & PIN" devices in a few weeks, says the company.
The first version of the chip, launched a year ago after a decade of development, was woefully slow, and sales were unimpressive.
