Use strained silicon 130nm microprocessors?
Maybe Sempron 754 chips without 64 bit's and only 256kn cache will give a good transistor count for low market.
Since taking the more expensive Amd64 and disable a lot of transistors must be expensive, even if they are already damaged processors (saved from going to trash).

This is stupid...Strained silicon have been used for over months, and the news sources thinks this is new? You gotta be kidding me!

Looking at the roadmaps, AMD is suffering similar issues as Intel and IBM.

Read between the lines folks...If AMD solved all their 90nm issues, don't you think they'll have 2.6GHz or even 2.8Ghz+ by now?

And this dual-core business? Its an admission to the world that : "Yep, this is it. We're f**ked, we can't push higher speeds like we used to, so we'll just slap on another core".

Agreed. They just aren't saying, but it's clear they can't ramp up to 2.8 or even 2.6. Their highest priced chip "not as profitable" to make @ 90nm as the 3700 mobile which is over $300 less $$?

It's incredibly obvious they have production issues. And the 2.4ghz FX is getting very long in the tooth at this point.

It's pretty sad they've become all "marketing" talk as the substance begins to dry up and expose the same old AMD, able to produce nice products but unable to produce the top end ones. Sadly, I bet when Intel gets things worked out they are going to leave AMD choking technological dust.

Wish it weren't so. Wish AMD would do more than "talk" like they have what it takes, like they lead the industry. But in the end, its obvious, they cannot.

Wait! AMD already have a processor with a PR of 3700+ and it's faster then anything intel has to offer... why should they bother sell new ones if they are on top of the things, if they start selling faster ones who will buy barton 2500+, sempron, ....
any brilliant idea how to sell "NEW" already phased out processor, with 3700+ ones and higher PR ratings?
Besides if you where amd you would not want to rush intel… let them be where they are now don’t you think?