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Dell may buy AMD chips - report
News Dell may be about to buy processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), according to a report. Dell is reportedly negotiating to buy 100,000 of AMD's Spitfire processors for low-cost PCs. The chips are due to arrive mid-year.
[April 3, 2000, 10:00]
Sun: we're backing Opteron
News It's only a matter of time before Sun Microsystems starts helping Advanced Micro Devices enhance the Opteron chip, at least according to Sun. Speaking to reporters last week, David Yen, executive vice president of the scalable systems group at Sun...
[July 25, 2005, 10:35]
Intel safe to copy AMD
News Intel will probably face questions about its anticipated plans to create chips that function like the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices, but it is fairly likely that the company won't face a lawsuit from AMD.
[February 16, 2004, 10:00]
AMD gains ground on Intel
News PC chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in its rivalry with chip king Intel during 2001, despite a surge by Intel in the fourth quarter. AMD gained nearly four points of market share against its rival to end the year with just more than...
[January 25, 2002, 9:05]
HP starts selling four-Opteron server
News Hewlett-Packard has begun selling a four-Opteron server, its second model to use the Advanced Micro Devices processor, and has brought the chip into its high-performance technical computing line. The ProLiant DL585 can accommodate as much as 64GB...
[April 20, 2004, 8:55]
New Intel chips span mobile spectrum
News Intel has released seven new notebook processors, while across-the-freeway rival Advanced Micro Devices pumped up its budget desktop lineup with a new 1.3GHz Duron. The seven new mobile chips span the price and performance spectrum.
[January 23, 2002, 10:44]
IBM releases Opteron blade servers
News IBM has begun selling blade servers using Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, the second server model with the chip in a product line that places more emphasis on rival processors from Intel. IBM announced the Opteron blades on stage during...
[June 16, 2005, 15:35]
Focus: Processor makers' flippin' genius
News When Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the next few weeks introduces its new Duron microprocessor, the chip will be faster and cheaper partly because of a prosaic-sounding technology called flip-chip pin grid array packaging.
[May 2, 2000, 9:11]
AMD names low-cost processor Duron
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Thursday unveiled the brand name it has chosen for its next generation of low-cost microprocessors for consumer PCs: Duron. Updated Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:00:00 GMT The chip was formerly code-named Spitfire.
[April 27, 2000, 9:50]
Intel drops bomb on AMD
News Intel is prepping to go another round with Advanced Micro Devices in a battle that should ultimately benefit the consumer. The Santa Clara California, chip maker, Monday rang the bell on this latest round with rival AMD, by announcing it is now...
[December 20, 1999, 11:44]
AMD and Gateway: Back in the chips?
News Everyone thought the divorce was final, but Gateway may be working with Advanced Micro Devices again. Gateway is getting ready to introduce a desktop PC based on AMD's Athlon processor, according to certain company officials.
[November 24, 1999, 10:06]
Intel's mobile strategy covers all bases
News Intel is chasing gigahertz-plus speeds for notebook PCs as it tries to capitalise on delays by Advanced Micro Devices. The company plans to ship a trio of gigahertz-speed mobile Pentium III chips, starting early in the second quarter of 2001.
[October 25, 2000, 13:57]
Athlon gets a new motherboard
News One of Taiwan's largest motherboard manufacturers Soyo Computer, on Monday gave Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yet another boost with a new product designed for the chip designer's recently-introduced 800MHz Athlon processor.
[January 18, 2000, 16:15]
Tadpole evolves towards AMD
News Tadpole Computer, which makes portable workstations, plans to start using an Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chip normally found in servers and desktop workstations. The computer maker already makes a portable workstation that uses Sun Microsystems...
[March 30, 2004, 11:05]
HP puts AMD in servers
News Hewlett-Packard plans to come out with servers that contain Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, in another significant win for AMD. HP is expected to insert chips into ProLiant servers that contain between one and four processors, sources said.
[January 27, 2004, 8:55]
Analysis: Gateway deals a blow to AMD
News Gateway plans to phase out microprocessor purchases from Advanced Micro Devices, another sign of Intel's renewed gains in the price-competitive, consumer personal-computer market. Gateway, which in February brought out its first PCs using AMD chips...
[September 21, 1999, 9:17]
AMD hammering at 64-bit desktops
News Some say it can't or shouldn't be done, but Advanced Micro Devices is looking to an Athlon successor to bring 64-bit computing to the desktop PC. Although not due until at least late next year, a replacement for Athlon will run at 2GHz and above...
[June 29, 2000, 17:16]
The Day Ahead: AMD's quarter puts chief in gloating mode
News Commentary: The stars are lining up just right for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and the company is sounding downright cocky about it following its third quarter results. If you listened to AMD chairman WJ Sanders III gloat on the company's earnings...
[October 12, 2000, 12:13]
Sun sets Opteron strategy
News Sun Microsystems is placing Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip at the centre of its low-end server strategy, starting with a dual-processor system, to be announced this month, and four- and eight-processor systems coming later.
[February 2, 2004, 9:45]
AMD's losses grow, president resigns
News Struggling microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.revealed a staggering $1.10 loss per share for its second quarter on Wednesday and the resignation of a key executive. The California-based chip maker continues to be battered in an ongoing...
[July 15, 1999, 8:23]
