AMD extends Geode processor family

Austin (TX) - AMD today announced the Geode NX 1250@6W, a new x86 processor which aims at thin clients, printers as well as various types of embedded devices such as point of sale and transaction kiosks.

The new processor is based on the Athlon core and operates at 667 MHz. The chip extends the existing processors Geode NX 1500@6W (1 GHz) and Geode NX 1750@14W (1.4 GHz) and is supported by the Geode NX DB1500 development board. The new 1250 processor does not require a fan which makes it virtually silent and allows it to operate allows in almost any virtually any environment, according to AMD.

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