AMD has three categories for its notebook processors. The new Athlon XP-M 2100+ processor falls into the low-power bracket for thin-and-light notebooks that require a cooler processor. The chip dissipates 25 watts of power at maximum power, about the same as Intel Corp.'s Pentium M chip.

The processor is based on AMD's seventh generation technology, with 512KB of Level 2 cache and a clock speed of 1.6GHz, an AMD spokeswoman said. The new chip is the highest-performing chip in AMD's low-power mobile processor category

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