Today AMD announced it will indeed fight with Intel in the netbook space.  They aren’t going after the regular Atom processor but are instead going after the proposed Dual Core Atom processors Intel is rumored to be working on.
The new Yukon platform will be introduced in the first half of 2009.  It will be manufactured using a 65nm process and feature 2 cores, and 1MB of cache.  There is currently no word on the FSB speed.  Expect them to work at the 1.2Ghz to 1.5Ghz range with AMD stating that …

The title says it all, but it seems to be mostly hopeful anticipation than anything else.  AMD has been sitting on the bench for what could be called a long time as Intel creates a vertical integration that would even make Apple stand up and applaud.
Intel makes a wide range of processors, they’re entered into a joint venture with Micron to start making SSD’s and they’ve made graphic processors for a while.  Intel frequently makes reference design products to show manufacturers how you can take their products and evolve their …