AMD is planning to launch its Congo platform in the month of November this year. AMD’s Congo is specifically designed for ultra-thin notebooks. The platform was expected to be launched at the end of July this year but was postponed to weak demand for ultra-thin notebooks at that time.
The AMD Congo ultra-thin notebook platform will feature the dual-core Turion Neo X2 L625 or Athlon Neo X2 L335/L325 or single-core Athlon Neo MV-40 microprocessor and M780G chipsets.
As of writing, AMD has not yet made any announcements regarding the Congo platform. However, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has already launched a 12.1-inch ultra-thin notebook in Taiwan that features a Athlon Neo MV-40 processor which will be used in the Congo platform. The notebook uses the RS690E chipset from Yukon.
Over the next two years, AMD will launch two more ultra-thin notebook platforms–Nile and Brazos. AMD’s traditional notebook platform Tigris will be launched after Windows 7 becomes available. The Tigris platform will feature a 45nm Sempron M100 or Athlon II M300 or Turion II M500 or Turion II Ultra M600 processor.