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AMD and Intel: It takes a platform: There's a story behind the story of AMD's Puma notebook PC platform, unveiled today. It's about behind-the-scenes collaboration. After hearing about Puma's development first hand, I believe that on both engineering and marketing levels, AMD has begun reshaping its approach to the PC market by taking advantage of the ability...; Tags: AMD, Intel, multicore processors, notebooks, Nvidia, Power conservation, semiconductors, Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-05-18
AMD's new chip a Phenom: Why is AMD changing the name of its high-end desktop processor line from Athlon to Phenom? It’s a metaphor for the companys expectations for the chips, due out later this year. AMD is aiming for its Phenom to be just that; a marvel of performance and unit sales, representing a...; Tags: dual-core processors, Desktops, AMD, multicore processors, semiconductors, Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-05-14
AMD's Barcelona summer: If I was to make a top ten list for the most anticipated processors of 2007, I think that AMD’s Barcelona quad-core Opteron chip would top it. An AMD marketing person might say the chip is the most anticipated processor of 2007. Whether it’s the processor wars, AMD executives...; Tags: Uncategorized, Servers, semiconductors, quad-core processors, multicore processors, Intel, Data centers, AMD; Blog posts 2007-05-08
What's the plan, Hector?: Intel and AMD have unveiled their latest plans for the future. AMD’s aim is to return to profitability, the company’s top executives told its shareholders at a meeting held yesterday. The company is looking to its quad-core Barcelona Opteron chip, due this summer, to help it become more competitive...; Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, notebooks, multicore processors, Intel, Desktops, AMD; Blog posts 2007-05-04
AMD's hired guns: Here’s another thing to consider when evaluating AMD’s current position in the market: Outsourcing. AMD’s top executive, Hector Ruiz, hinted about a potential new directing for the chipmaker during its earnings call on April 19. (You can view the transcript courtesy of SeekingAlpha, here.) Ruiz indicated AMD was exploring...; Tags: Uncategorized, Servers, semiconductors, notebooks, multicore processors, Desktops, AMD; Blog posts 2007-05-02

Another take on AMD's debts: I have been looking at AMD’s cash flow situation, recently. While it’s true that the company will have a relatively high amount of debt after it issues its $2 billion in senior notes—that’s $2 billion, as you can see here (link: here) , plus extra $200 million set aside to...; Tags: AMD, Desktops, dual-core processors, notebooks, semiconductors, Servers, Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-05-01
Who is worth more, you or AMD?: Im not sure how affluent ChipLand readers are. But I assume you are well off, since you can afford a computer and some form of Internet access. But, according to News.coms Michael Kanellos, its possible that youve made more money in your career than AMD has in its lifetime. Mr....; Tags: Uncategorized, Servers, semiconductors, quad-core processors, multicore processors, Intel, dual-core processors, Desktops, AMD; Blog posts 2007-04-23
AMD's perfect storm: Advanced Micro Devices appears to have sailed straight into a perfect storm. The chipmaker today updated its outlook for the first quarter. It’s an outlook that’s not good. AMD expects to post revenue of about $1.2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. Thats a year-to-year decline of more than...; Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, processor price cuts, Nvidia, notebooks, multicore processors, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Desktops, Dell, AMD; Blog posts 2007-04-09
AMD in your shirt pocket: Advanced Micro Devices probably didn’t buy ATI Technologies to get a hold of RenderMonkey. But the application, part of AMD’s software development suite, could help the chipmaker just the same. AMD said today said it has begun acclimating application developers to handheld graphics technologies it intends to introduce in 2008....; Tags: AMD, cellular phones, consumer electronics, Intel, semiconductors, Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-03-07
Warning signals tough going for AMD: Advanced Micro Devices is learning that growing up is sometimes hard. The company said today that it has had difficulty reacting to a slowdown in purchases from its PC maker customers during the early part of the first quarter. Thus it has lowered its revenue expectation for the period. AMD...; Tags: dual-core processors, processor price cuts, quad-core processors, consumer electronics, Hewlett-Packard, semiconductors, multicore processors, notebooks, Dell, Semiconductor architecture, Desktops, AMD, Servers, Uncategorized, Intel; Blog posts 2007-03-05
Getting servers off the juice: Datacenter power consumption has become topic du jour. But do you know how much power your servers use or how much it costs? Apparently, many companies still dont. Now several of the top computer industry companies, including Advanced Micro Devices and now Intel, are seemingly putting aside their differences to...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-02-26
Dell and AMD, sitting in a tree: Advanced Micro Devices’ CEO, Hector Ruiz, feels the chipmaker’s partnership with Dell is moving forward, CRN reports, here.The report contradicts others which, of late, have said Dell might be backing away from its partnership with AMD. But I was having a hard time understanding the direction of those reports anyway....; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-02-21
Dual-core chips are here to stay: Despite the fanfare surrounding the arrival of quad-core PC processors late last year, dual-core chips are anything but on a downward slide these days, in-the-know chip businesspeople say. Thus, while it’s safe to say that to say that almost all x86 servers now ship with dual-core chips inside—and that the...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core, Steve Demski; Blog posts 2007-02-07
AMD accelerates toward 45nm: Advanced Micro Devices is stepping on the accelerator when it comes to the deployment of its 45nm chip manufacturing technology. Douglas Grose, the company’s new manufacturing chief has told reporters that AMD could begin its first 45nm processor shipments as soon as the second quarter of 2008.If all goes well—and...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip; Blog posts 2007-02-06
AMD still in at Dell: Major changes are afoot at Dell, following the departure of its CEO, Kevin Rollins and the return of founder Michael Dell as the company’s chief executive. But one thing that will not waver is the company’s use of Advanced Micro Devices’ processors, it has been revealed. Dell will complete the...; Tags: Uncategorized, Dell Computer Corp.; Blog posts 2007-02-05
An early spring for AMD?: Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow today, which means spring should be on the way for those of us in colder regions of the northern hemisphere. Things appear to be heating up for AMD’s server business as well. According to a report by the Inquirer, today, the chipmaker is...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2007-02-02
AMD makes its own market share history: Advanced Micro Devices has, once again, gained a significant amount of market share during a fourth quarter. The company picked up two points of market share in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a report, here, by Stephen Shankland. AMD increased its total share of the x86 processor market...; Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Servers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., unit shipment, processor, chip; Blog posts 2007-01-31
AMD's other quad core: More information on AMD’s quad-core desktop plans has come to light. A report linked here published today by DailyTech says AMD plans to deliver a quad-core desktop processor along with two derivative dual-core chips later this year. It’s pretty clear, given its fourth quarter, that AMD needs to quickly roll...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core; Blog posts 2007-01-26
AMD needs a trip to Barcelona: AMD reported a mixed set of results for its fourth quarter 2006 on Tuesday. Measured by double-digit its PC processor unit shipment increases during the fourth quarter and for all of 2006 it’s doing well and demand for its chips is strong. AMDs overall unit shipments were up 35 percent...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2007-01-24
All eyes turn to AMD's fourth quarter results: Advanced Micro Devices will release its fourth quarter earnings today after the stock market closes. Given that we already know about its PC processor picture—that shipments were up strongly, but competitive pricing held respective revenue and profit increases down—the more noteworthy items will likely relate to the chipmaker’s October acquisition...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2007-01-23