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Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday it has named Nicholas M. Donofrio, 64, to the its board of directors.
Moody's Investors Service said Monday it is hiking its credit ratings for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. after the chip maker won a $1.25 billion settlement in its antitrust dispute with rival Intel Corp.
Intel Corp. says it will pay $1.25 billion to Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in a settlement announced Thursday. The following is a look at the legal battles between Intel and AMD, which supply essentially all of the microprocessors for today's personal computers:
Intel Corp. will pay $1.25 billion to make peace with Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the companies whose microprocessors run nearly all personal computers finally found common ground in a bitter and colorful dispute that caused international antitrust trouble for Intel.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Wednesday its gross profit margin should improve next year as chip sales pick up.
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is "thoroughly reviewing" published reports fingering former chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz as the AMD executive who gave confidential company information to a defendant in the Galleon Group insider trading case.
While Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s financial success is closely tied to whether consumers and businesses are buying computers, it's hard to say whether a good third-quarter report from the chipmaker means PC companies are expecting sales to surge around the holidays.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter but said Thursday that sales were stronger than expected, adding to mounting evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer market.
Shares of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 6 percent in premarket trading on Monday after a Citigroup analyst upgraded it to "Buy" from "Hold," saying he sees a chance for increased market share with AMD's main customer, PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co.
Work on a $4.2 billion chip plant supplying Advanced Micro Devices Inc. starts Friday in a woodsy patch of upstate New York — across the Atlantic from AMD's sister factories and in the middle of a recession.
The biggest disappointment in Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s second-quarter numbers was a sharp drop-off in its gross profit margin, which is a key measurement of how well a company is controlling its costs and pricing.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. narrowed its loss in the second quarter, though not by as much as Wall Street hoped. Its sales slumped 13 percent.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is a scrappy underdog whose 40-year history in the computer chip business has been punctuated by bursts of technological innovation and severe downturns. Now it is celebrating a $1.45 billion antitrust fine against the Silicon Valley rival it blames for many of its woes: Intel Corp.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s loss widened in the first quarter as demand and prices for its microprocessors slumped and charges for the biggest restructuring in the company's 40-year history took their toll.
Chipmaker Intel Corp. intensified a patent fight with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Monday, saying its competitor violated a licensing agreement and that it was prepared to revoke AMD's permission to use its technology.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s new chief executive, Dirk Meyer, pulled down a pay package valued at $5.3 million in his first year at the helm of the struggling chip maker, a big piece of which came in the form of stock and options tied to his promotion last summer, the company said in a regulatory filing Friday.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. cut its fourth-quarter loss, but not as sharply as Wall Street had hoped, as the chip maker absorbed a big charge for the falling value of an acquisition.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is expected to post more losses for the fourth quarter as the slumping chip maker undergoes a wrenching restructuring.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reports fourth-quarter results after the market closes Thursday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to cut 1,100 jobs, 9 percent of its global staff, and slash the remaining employees' pay as the chip maker hopes its third round of layoffs in a year can help it get through a brutal market for computer sales.
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it will end up owning less of its factories than previously negotiated after they're spun off into a venture with the investment arm of the Persian Gulf state of Abu Dhabi.
A year ago, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. worsened its financial problems by botching the launch of a powerful new server chip. The flubbed introduction gave bigger rival Intel Corp. eight months to steal market share.
A former Intel Corp. engineer has been charged with stealing trade secrets worth $1 billion from the chip maker while he worked for its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Struggling chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Wednesday it is cutting 500 workers, or 3 percent of its global staff, to help the company return to profitability.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday it had completed the sale of its unit that makes chips for digital TV sets to fellow chip maker Broadcom Corp. for a reduced price of $141.5 million in cash.
Intel To Pay $1.25B To AMD, Ends Legal Battles NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Feuding chip rivals Intel Corp. (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) agreed to settle all of their outstanding legal complaints, with Intel paying AMD $1.25 billion and agreeing to abide by a set of rules for how it conducts its business.
Former AMD chief identified as leak in Galleon insider trading caseThe far-reaching insider trading scandal now appears to have reached the top ranks of the high-tech industry with reports Tuesday that Hector Ruiz, former CEO and chairman of Sunnyvale chip company Advanced Micro Devices, leaked confidential AMD information to alleged conspirator …
News: Next 360 and DS reportedly find hardware partnersThis console generation has been going on for quite some time. The Nintendo DS is almost five years old, while the Xbox 360 is almost finishing its fourth year of existence.
Day of chipset reckoning arrives for NVIDIANVIDIA dropped a bombshell today with an announcement that it is freezing development work on future PC chipsets. The GPU maker is blaming this dramatic move on an ongoing legal spat with Intel, but the market realities are there for all to see.
Gaming Tech Aids Scientists Building Virtual Synthetic ChromatophoreResearchers are relying on graphics processing units to help build a highly complex computer simulation depicting how chromatophore proteins create photosynthesis
Are You Being Duped by the Intel Innovation Spin?The EU ruling against Intel was an exciting day for consumers and the entire technology ecosystem. For my part, I spent the day giving press interviews and interacting with the Community over Facebook, Twitter and various tech site boards.
Europe Fines Intel a Record $1.45 Billion in Antitrust Case EU members are just increasing their costs and continuing to reduce their competitiveness in the global market place.
AMD reports loss, cautious on PC sales"Considering current macroeconomic conditions, limited visibility and historical seasonal patterns, AMD expects its Product Company revenue to be down for the second quarter of 2009," the company said in a statement.
Too much red meat could leave you blind, scientists warnEating too much red meat can raise the risk of going blind by half, research has shown.
Diet Could Reduce Onset Of Eye Disease By 20%, Expert SaysIncreasing fruits, vegetables and nuts in the diet could reduce the risk of one of the leading causes of blindness, Age-related Macular Degeneration. according to Liverpool scientists
Intel Invests in the U.S.Moving against a tide of gloomy sentiment in corporate boardrooms, chip giant Intel (INTC) on Feb. 10 announced plans to invest $7 billion over the next two years to expand and transform three U.S. manufacturing plants.
Europe Ponders Its Next Step in Intel InquiryA decision by Intel, the chip maker, to defy European antitrust investigators raised questions Wednesday about how the European Commission should handle the remainder of the investigation and discourage similar behavior.
AMD reports $1.4B loss in Q4, revenue down 33%Chip-maker AMD today disclosed its Q4 financial information, reporting a net loss of $1.42 billion and a revenue drop of 33 percent compared to last year's quarter.
AMD CEO sees Netbooks going awayAdvanced Micro Devices' chief executive predicts that Netbooks will eventually disappear. "The distinction between what is a Netbook and what is a notebook is going to go away," AMD CEO Dirk Meyer said Thursday in the company's earnings conference call.
A Google Search Produces .2-7g of CO2 (IT Causes 2% of Global Emissions)A recent study by American research firm Gartner suggested that IT now causes two percent of global emissions. More Articles
AMD Costs Layoffs at $70M, Can't Say Yet About ATI Writedown"Advanced Micro Devices has put the cost of the layoffs and other cost reductions it announced during the fourth quarter at around US$70 million, higher than it had expected, but said it can't yet put a value on a goodwill impairment charge it will make related to its 2006 acquis …
Drinking beer can cause blindnessAustralian scientists have discovered a link between beer consumption and loss of eyesight.
15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change EverythingMemristor circuits lead to ultrasmall PCs. Intel and AMD unleash massively multicore CPUs. Samsung TVs respond to your every gesture. These and other developing technologies will fundamentally change the way you think about--and use--technology.
AMD to Spin Off Manufacturing OperationsAdvanced Micro Devices(AMD Quote - Cramer on AMD - Stock Picks) confirmed Tuesday a plan to cut costs by spinning off its manufacturing operations to a new joint venture with an Abu Dhabi investment firm.
VIA quits motherboard chipset business Previously one of the best chipset makers for enthusiasts looking for high performance on a budget, VIA has told Custom PC that it now sees no future in making chipsets for third parties such as Intel and AMD.
Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptopNicholas Negroponte had a vision: to build a $100 laptop and give away millions to educate the world's poorest children. And then the fat-cat multinationals got scared and broke it...
Why Apple Won't Drop IntelA recent rumor making the rounds suggests that Apple will be switching from Intel chipsets for its products to using chipsets made by one of Intel's competitor, either AMD or VIA. I'm skeptical, but the rumor has gotten enough traction that it's worth taking a closer look at it.
AMD has an ace up its sleeve (processor paradise - coming soon)AMD has pulled a rabbit out of its hat to increase the performance of its existing Phenom triple-core (8000-series) and quad-core (9000-series) processors.
What is the difference in the processor you chose? Not much really, but price. This is when you stick with the mainstream processor choices. Both AMD and Intel are the top two choices that you have.
AMD loses $1.2 billion and its CEOAMD's chief executive officer Hector Ruiz has resigned, after the company posted second quarter losses of almost $1.2 billion.
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