filed in Business, Tech on Oct.07, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will announce Tuesday it is spinning off its manufacturing operations as part of its cost saving strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Sunnyvale-based AMD said it will make a “significant corporate announcement” and hold a conference call with industry analyst Tuesday hosted by Chief Executive Dirk Meyer. It did not give details [...]
filed in Business, Hardware on Jul.18, 2008
This would be a good move, but it’s far from the truth. AMD is dealing with poor earnings and preparing for major changes. With the recent news about AMD’s CEO, the embattled Ruiz stepping down, what’s AMD planning to do to get out of this deep financial hole?
AMD’s recent downfall has certainly benefited Intel in [...]
filed in Business, Hardware on Jul.01, 2008
AMD has provided both basic and ultra fast versions of its desktop processor line with three new Phenoms. The chips have the same basic architect, but are designed intentionally for different users by frequency, power consumption and price. The Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition–now AMD’s fastest quad-core desktop CPU at 2.6GHz–is designed for enthusiasts and [...]
filed in Hardware on May.25, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices next generation Graphic Card with GDDR5 memory.
AMD announced that its next-generation ATI Radeon graphics cards will be the first commercial implementation of GDDR5 memory. According to AMD, the new memory will allow for faster, smaller, and cheaper graphics cards.
The GDDR5 has 5x higher data rates than that of GDDR3 and 4x that [...]
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