In this Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, an Advance Micro Devices (AMD) logo is shown on a computer at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., whose processors are the “brains” of PCs, are both unveiling significant changes to their chips’ designs at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)By JORDAN ROBERTSON
AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO – Semiconductor companies are whipping up a new generation of chips to bring richer video and better battery life to personal computers and help them hold off threats from tablets and increasingly powerful smart phones.
Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., whose processors are the “brains” of PCs, are unveiling significant changes to their chips’ designs at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Tablet computers and other gadgets have taken on many of the tasks once performed by PCs, and there are already signs that those devices – led by Apple Inc.’s iPad – are eating away at PC sales.