AMD Preps GPU-CPU Hybrid for 2009 Launch

Dubbed Fusion, the new design will incorporate the graphics processing unit (GPU) and the central processing unit (CPU) on the same chip, according to Chuck Moore, senior fellow at AMD.

The vendor's tech team started working on the concept nearly two years ago. However, development really kicked off after AMD completed the acquisition of ATI Technologies in October 2006, Moore says. The Fusion microprocessor will be the "most significant collaborative piece of work" released since the deal, he

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