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Advanced Micro Devices Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Advanced Micro Devices.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,932 in Advanced Micro Devices

  1. AMD Says New CEO Misqoted On Fab Sell-OffRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | CRN

    ... It's been barely a week since Dirk Meyer took over for Hector Ruiz as CEO of struggling chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, but the new boss is already discovering the perils of the media spotlight. In a story by the Austin American-Statesman ...

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    Related Topix: Semiconductors, Startups, Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA, CPU, Science / Technology

  2. AMD Denies Fab Sell-OffRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Neowin.net

    ... as part of a plan to cut expenses and refocus the chip maker's energy of processors and graphics. Advanced Micro Devices is planning to keep its fabs for now. AMD is denying a report that appeared in the Austin American-Statesman that contains an ...

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  3. Developers thinking outside the game boxRead the original story

    Yesterday | Nashua Telegraph

    ... crises. "We're at the phase where we have to convince people that we're the best." Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices have sponsored a year-long student game-design competition, called the Imagine Cup, that is wrapping up in Paris this month. The ...

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  4. Global nanotechnology missionRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Times Union

    ... its most profitable use is in computer-chip manufacturing, with companies like IBM Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. using it to form billions of transistors on a single processor. The Russian scientists got an up-close look at the $4 billion ...

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  5. Intel slashes Core 2 Duo and Quad chip pricesRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Domain-B

    Chipmaker Intel has fired the next salvo in the microprocessor war against smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices over the weekend, slashing the prices for its top dual-core desktop processor by a third to under ...

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  6. Busting the no-fly zone mythRead the original story

    Yesterday | HeraldTribune.com

    ... with Glen Schulze. As MUFON's research director, the 54-year-old flash-memory card pioneer for Advanced Micro Devices knows a few things about algorithms. He spent 28 years in the semiconductor biz and supervised a failure analysis team working on ...

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  7. Report: AMD will split into separate companiesRead the original story

    Yesterday | CNET News.com

    Advanced Micro Devices will split into separate companies as it spins off its manufacturing operations, according to a report.

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  8. News Briefs: CNC deal goes through, more talks likelyRead the original story

    Wednesday | San Jose Mercury News

    ... coming from federal funding and the school district's from three sources: an anonymous donation, Advanced Micro Devices and school bonds. The project is expected to cost $3.55 million now, given that construction costs have risen during ...

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  9. AMD to go fabless, will spin off manufacturingRead the original story

    Yesterday | DarkVision Hardware

    ... the development of CPUs, GPUs, chipsets and platforms. Dirk Meyer, the new chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, said in an interview with a news-paper that the company would spin off its manufacturing operations in months time as a ...

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  10. Intel Gains Market Share Against Advanced Micro Devices

    Yesterday | Customer Interaction Solutions

    July 23, 2008 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices dropped 5% to a multiyear low after an analyst said that the slumping chip maker had recently lost more market share to larger rival Intel .

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  11. AMD Chief Executive: Major Restructuring Will Spin Off Manufacturing in MonthsRead the original story

    Tuesday | X-bit labs

    Other Category: Other [ 07/22/2008 10:24 PM ] Dirk Meyer, the new chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, said in an interview with a news-paper that the company would spin off its manufacturing ...

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  12. Race is on for computer chip research plantRead the original story

    Wednesday | Times Union

    ... Oneida County officials are telling them a site in Marcy, which came in second for the $3.2 billion Advanced Micro Devices Inc. chip-fabrication plant planned for Saratoga County, is an excellent choice. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. ...

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  13. AMD's New CEO and ExecutionRead the original story

    Friday Jul 18 | Internet News

    ... as new CEO of the chipmaker? July 18, 2008 By Andy Patrizio : The ascension of Dirk Meyer to CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is not entirely unexpected. He was widely viewed as the successor to Hector Ruiz, who stepped down yesterday. The ...

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  14. GE pursues growth with Mideast dealRead the original story

    Tuesday | Connecticut Post

    ... industries. Mubadala investments also include an 8.1 percent stake in computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and a 7.5 percent stake in private equity company Carlyle Group. The latest deal promises to spur more business in the Middle East ...

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  15. GE, Abu Dhabi government-owned investment co. agree to partnership involving energy, financeRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | PR-inside.com

    ... and health care, among others. In 2007, Mubadala bought an 8.1 percent stake in computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and invested $1.35 billion for a 7.5 percent stake in private equity company Carlyle Group. It also committed $500 ...

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  16. Abu Dhabi, GE form partnershipRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Thehour.com

    ... industries. Mubadala investments also include an 8.1 percent stake in computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and a 7.5 percent stake in private equity company Carlyle Group. The latest deal promises to spur more business in the Middle ...

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  17. AMD shares fall 5 pct on market share losses 1:54PM ETRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | BusinessWeek

    Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. tumbled 5 percent Tuesday to a multiyear low as fresh data emerged revealing that the slumping chip maker lost more market share to bigger rival Intel Corp.

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  18. GE, Abu Dhabi's MubadalaTo Form $8-Billion Commercial Finance JVRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | VC Circle

    ... 7.5 per cent stake in private-equity firm Carlysle Group, and it bought a roughly 8 per cent stake in Advanced Micro Devices Inc., paying some $622 million. Besides Mudabala, there are other SWFs in UAE such as The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. ...

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  19. Intel Cuts Prices Of Key Chips To Under $200Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | CRN

    By Damon Poeter , ChannelWeb 3:46 PM EDT Tue. Jul. 22, 2008 Intel fired a showy but relatively limited price war salvo at rival Advanced Micro Devices over the weekend, slashing the tray prices for its top ...

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  20. GE, Abu Dhabi investment co. form venturesRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Forbes

    ... industries. Mubadala investments also include an 8.1 percent stake in computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ), Inc. and a 7.5 percent stake in private equity company Carlyle Group. The latest deal promises to spur ...

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