AMD Aims to Be Fully Converted to 65nm by Mid-2007

Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s No. 2 designer of x86-architecture microprocessors, on Monday said that it had begun to ship its first microprocessors made using 65nm process technology. While roughly a year after market leader Intel Corp., AMD promises to shift its Fab 36 manufacturing capacities to 65nm process technology by mid-2007, a pretty rapid schedule.

Pricing for the 65nm “product in box” (PIB) AMD Athlon 64 dual-core processors 5000+, 4800+, 4400+, and 4000+ are $301, $271, $214, and $169, respectively in 1000-unit quantities