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AMD: (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Founded in...; Full AMD Definition >>

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Gallery: amd launches Phenom chips: AMD launches new triple-core and quad-core Phenom processors which are chips for the high-end power player and the home theater enthusiast. by Andy Smith; Tags: chips, AMD, processors, home theater; Image galleries 2008-03-27
Catalyst 8.3 graphics drivers: Taking a look at the new Catalyst 8.3 drivers from AMD/ATi. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: amd, ati, catalyst, drivers, radeon, graphics, video, gaming; Image galleries 2008-03-11
amd's Spider platform: Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, screenshots, AMD, phenom, 790, radeon, ATi, spider; Image galleries 2008-01-10
amd breaks out the heavy equipment to build its next-generation of chips: Data is not unlike dirt. It's pretty much ubiquitous, but difficult to move by hand and even harder to store in anything other than a big pile. But AMD's got some new equipment coming out of its garage to meet that challenge. The chipmaker has on its drawing board Bulldozer...; Tags: semiconductors, PC graphics, multicore processors, Intel, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-26
Photo: amd execs at work: 21st century knowledge workersAMD execs catching up on email or surfing the Web waiting for the press Q&A to start: Phil Hester, senior vice president and CTO; Henri Richard, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer; and Doug Grose, senior vice president for manufacturing and supply chain...; Tags: AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-26

Barcelona will give amd the upper hand in quad core: With Barcelona, AMD will regain performance leadership and will be able to control pricing for a while, versus Intel, which has been hammering AMD on pricing at the low end processor segment, said industry analyst Nathan Brookwood of Insight 64."It looks like AMD is trying to match Intel in terms...; Tags: AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-26
amd details roadmap beyond Barcelona: AMD executives are holding court at the company's Sunnyvale, CA headaquarters before an audience of press and analysts. Of late, AMD has been taking some belly punches as arch rival Intel has gained momentum. Last quarter, AMD posted its third quarterly loss in a row, with a loss of $600...; Tags: AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-26
amd thinks Green: AMD has announced new goals designed to lessen its impact on the environmental. The chipmaker is pledging to further reduce its emissions of so-called greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide, as part of its 2007 Global Climate Protection Plan, unveiled today. Since 2001, AMD says it has reduced its greenhouse...; Tags: semiconductors, Power conservation, Intel, Energy efficiency, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-24
amd 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootout: The integrated graphics market is one of the least glamorous platforms in desktop computing, but it is probably one of the most important since 90% of the PC market is dominated by integrated graphics. Not only is the chipset itself a valuable price to AMD and Intel, but the chipset...; Tags: Vista, Intel, Energy efficiency, Processors, Servers, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Storage, Microsoft, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Apple, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-24
amd losing money like its going out of fashion: Another quarter and AMD loses another chunk of change - $600 million to be exact.This latest $600 million loss (amounting to $1.09 a share) comes after two previous quarters of loss - $574 million during Q4 2006 and $611 million for Q1 2007. Sales rose but revenues slumped due to...; Tags: Industry, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-20
amd: Is it getting off the carpet after Intel knockdown?: Advanced Micro Devices may have just weathered Intel's best shot. The big question is what happens next. After Intel's second quarter results, which were solid but revealed some wounds from lower chip prices, it was clear that AMD's financials would be a train wreck. And they were. AMD lost $600...; Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, General, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-20
Intel: Penryn at the ready?: Some signs are pointing to an effort by Intel attempting to bring out its 45-nanometer Penryn processors during the fourth quarter. (And no, I'm not just messing around with the office's Magic 8 Ball.)Normally, when Intel is planning to introduce a processor early in the coming year, it Intel begins...; Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, quad-core processors, multicore processors, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Desktops, Dell, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-19
Intel quarter hints at amd trainwreck: Following Intel's decent--but not good enough to make Wall Street happy--second quarter it seems to be a good bet that AMD's financial results will be a debacle.We'll know Thursday when AMD reports its second quarter earnings, but Intel is willing to suffer self-inflicted wounds on the chip pricing front. And...; Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, General, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-18
Intel: Solid quarter; cuts capital spending; hit on chip pricing: Intel delivered a solid second quarter Tuesday with net income of $1.3 billion, or 22 cents a share, on revenue of $8.7 billion. That net income figure included tax gains that boosted earnings by 3 cents a share. According to Thomson Financial, Intel was expected to report earnings of 19...; Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, General, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-17
Intel's technically legitimate but shady benchmarks: When I slapped AMD's hands earlier today for pretending that Core 2 Duo didn't exist, I offered AMD a chance to point out similar marketing shenanigans from Intel. AMD came back to me with two web pages from Intel.com so I'm going to analyze these complaints in public with you.Complaint...; Tags: Intel, Hardware, AMD, Processors; Blog posts 2007-07-13
According to amd, Intel Core 2 Duo doesn't exist: According to AMD, Intel Core 2 Duo doesn't existEd Stroligo of Overclockers.com sent me an interesting post about more marketing shenanigans this week and I've had a chance to ask AMD about this. When looking at AMD's product comparison page for its mobile processor line up, several things struck me...; Tags: Processors, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Hardware, Consumer electronics, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-13
Intel joins OLPC project: The spat between Nicholas Negroponte and Intel appears to be over.In a statement Friday, the two parties said that Intel and the One Laptop Per Child project "have agreed to work together to bring the benefits of technology to the developing world through synergy of their respective programs."Technically, Intel and...; Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, General, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-13
Intel Inside the OLPC: Here's an interesting turn of events: Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child project. The chipmaker on Friday pledged to collaborate with the OLPC organization on technology and educational content under an agreement that also gives it a seat on the OLPC's board of directors.Why, after accusing Intel...; Tags: notebooks, Intel, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-13
Transmeta investment could be a benefit in the LongRun: What's AMD doing investing in Transmeta? Given its focus on cost-savings of late, AMD could be thinking that spending $7.5 million with Transmeta, now, could possibly help save many millions in research and development in the future. Here's why: Transmeta may be best known for making low-power chips. But...; Tags: semiconductors, Power conservation, multicore processors, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-09
News to know: amd pulls benchmarks; Windows patches; Xbox's $1 billion glitch: Notable headlines:George Ou: AMD to remove deceptive Barcelona benchmarks on website. David Berlind: In search of...a benchmarking fix.Ryan Naraine: On deck: Critical Microsoft Office, Excel, Windows patches.News.com: Sprint breaks up with high-maintenance customers. See image right: Sprint's Dear John customer letter (click to enlarge).Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challenges....; Tags: Security, News to know, Microsoft, Google, General, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-06