AMD releases new laptop chips, taking aim a business computers

Asustek Computer

04/01/2022 16:00

By Stephen Nellis
    Jan 4 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc  AMD.O  on
Tuesday released a new line of central processors for laptops,
including ones aimed at taking market share from rival Intel
Corp  INTC.O  in the world of corporate PCs.
    AMD has overtaken Intel's former lead in making the fastest
chips for most Windows-based laptops, helping to push its market
share to 22% in the third quarter of last year. 
    The new Ryzen 6000 chips, announced at the start of the
annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are aimed at
keeping that momentum.
    AMD said Tuesday that PC makers plan to use its chips in 200
different laptop models this year, up from 150 the year before. 
    It announced a deal with Lenovo Group Ltd  0992.HK  to
supply chips for a new laptop model called the ThinkPad Z, a
pricey machine aimed at corporate users, a market where Intel's
market share has been slower to erode.
    AMD said that Asustek Computer Inc  2357.TW , Dell
Technologies Inc  DELL.N  and HP Inc  HPQ.N  will also introduce
machines that use the new chips.  

 (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by
Richard Pullin)
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