News AMD's classic Athlon CPUs emblazoned with etchings of Texas and revolvers — codenames may have changed to avoid upset car companies

[Admin]

A veteran AMD employee confirms that the original internal Athlon codenames were rethought in order to avoid a potential lawsuit from car companies.

AMD's classic Athlon CPUs emblazoned with etchings of Texas and revolvers — codenames may have changed to avoid upset car companies : Read more

 

[derekullo]

The K in K7 stood for kryptonite.
Referencing Intel being so dominant in the 90s ... the Superman of chip manufacturers.
With the Athlon, K7, AMD was finally able to add teeth to the pun they spent years crafting.

 

[rluker5]

American made back then.
Lot of changes since.

 

[Cedric0850]

Great story! I love how these undocumented history chips are revealed by social media.
There is this other YouTuber who regularly post etchings found on chips. Always a mystery where these come from and why?
https://x.com/duke_cpu/status/1746988235111248362?s=46&t=lxfgA6jaUgoEITerNPG7Nw

 

[Xero_Hero]

That's not a revolver. If it were a revolver, the cylinder would be above the trigger