AMD may be hard at work on its next-generation Phenom processors, but it still
spends a fair amount of time catering to the embedded market.
The new Sempron 2100+ (PDF) is particularly interesting. This chip
features a single core clocked at a scant 1GHz, and it's rated for power output
of just 9W, which AMD says makes it ripe for fanless designs. The chip is based
on AMD's S1 socket and supports DDR2-400 memory, too, making it compatible with
AMD's M690 chipset. According to AMD, the Sempron 2100+ will find its place in
single-board systems and embedded designs like thin clients, point-of-sale
systems, and kiosks.