HIGH TECHNOLOGY
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
AMD to Unveil New Chip: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it will introduce a more powerful microprocessor by year’s end to compete with archrival Intel Corp.’s top-of-the-line personal computer “brains.” But analysts were skeptical about whether AMD’s upcoming 486 line of microprocessors for IBM-compatible machines would match the recent success of its hot-selling copycat 386 models. AMD broke Intel’s monopoly in April. AMD on Thursday introduced two even faster versions of its 386 microprocessors, whose rapid sales helped the Sunnyvale company post record revenue of $1.2 billion and profit of $145.3 million last year.
