"The new 3000+ chip will list for $588, nearly $200 more than its Athlon XP 2800+. Higher prices hold the potential to translate to positive results on earnings. AMD, which put together a string of earnings report losses during 2002, expects to break even in the second quarter of this year on the strength of better sales of processors like the 3000+ and flash memory. The company hopes that a cost-saving plan put into motion at the end of the third quarter of 2002 will help it along as well.

AMD will also be releasing on Monday a new 2800+ chip based on the new core. And an Athlon XP 3200+ is in the works for a midyear introduction. The new 2800+ chip will sell for $375. But AMD will hold prices steady on the remainder of its desktop chips."

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