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AMD: Antitrust ruling will unseat Intel
News AMD has responded to Intel's record €1.06bn antitrust fine from the European Commission, which followed complaints by AMD that Intel was abusing its market dominance to shut out the smaller chipmaker.
[May 13, 2009, 17:06]
Intel, AMD neck and neck on chip costs
News Both AMD and Intel proudly claim they can make chips cheaper than the other guy, but after going through the math and examining the two companies' divergent strategies, analysts conclude it's a dead heat.
[May 16, 2002, 14:26]
AMD steps up dual-core pressure
News The company has completed the design of a dual-core processor that will be sold as an Opteron chip for the server market and as an Athlon 64 chip for the desktop markets, said Barry Crume, a director in AMD's Opteron division.
[June 15, 2004, 9:30]
AMD merges processor and graphics units
News AMD has launched a reorganisation that will see the chipmaker's microprocessor and graphics units merged into a single group. The products group — one of four new groups announced on Wednesday — will be headed by graphics chip executive Rick...
[May 7, 2009, 9:39]
AMD spurred on by flash
News In the NOR segment of the flash market, AMD accounted for 24 percent of production last year, compared with 23 percent for Intel, according to iSuppli. That's the story in flash memory, AMD executives say.
[June 14, 2004, 9:00]
AMD lets loose with new flash memory
News AMD said on Monday it has begun shipping MirrorBit, its newest flash memory technology, in small quantities to its device maker partners. By increasing the amount of data per cell, AMD says it can offer flash memory that stores more data but sells...
[May 13, 2002, 16:24]
AMD to lay off 200
News AMD has about 3,800 employees in Austin. The layoffs stem from a plan to switch the plant, which currently produces AMD's Duron processor for PCs, to the manufacture of flash memory. AMD says the plan will help extend the life of Fab 25, while the...
[May 11, 2002, 7:02]
AMD narrows Intel gap, boosts Hammer
News AMD gained a bit of ground on Intel in the first quarter, bolstered in part by growth in the markets for notebook and server chips, according to a research study. The market share figures, to some degree, reflect the increased success AMD is having...
[May 1, 2002, 8:44]
AMD runs live demo of Shanghai
News AMD held a demonstration of its new quad-core, 45nm Opteron processor, Shanghai, on Wednesday. AMD had seen its first effort at quad-core, the 65nm Barcelona, dogged with delivery problems and other issues.
[November 17, 2008, 15:45]
AMD launches new desktop Athlon 64s
News AMD has introduced three new Socket 939 Athlon 64s, including the company's highest performance desktop processor yet, the Athlon 64 FX-53. The new chips are designed to work with more inexpensive components and motherboards than earlier high...
[June 1, 2004, 14:40]
AMD pushes for 64-bit mobile computing
News AMD has licensed an advanced architecture from MIPS Technologies in a move to boost its new embedded chips division, which makes processors for "embedded" devices such as handheld computers and information appliances.
[April 30, 2002, 12:24]
AMD 64-bit chips get Windows support
News Microsoft announced on Wednesday afternoon that it will offer a version of the Windows operating system that supports AMD's upcoming 64-bit Hammer family of processors: the next-generation desktop Athlon, and the dual-processor SledgeHammer server...
[April 25, 2002, 8:47]
AMD launches 45nm 'Shanghai' processor
News AMD launched its latest quad-core Opteron processor, code-named 'Shanghai', on Thursday. In a marked change from its previous processor launches, AMD chose to put more emphasis on improved power consumption than faster performance.
[November 13, 2008, 12:08]
AMD beats expectations
News AMD topped expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on the back of strong processor sales across desktops, notebooks and servers. That figure includes sales of flash memory up until the final five days of the quarter, when AMD's Spansion joint...
[January 19, 2006, 10:45]
AMD upgrades multi-processing Athlons
News AMD has bumped up the speed of its multi-processor Athlon MP, designed for dual-processor workstations and servers. The new chip arrives as AMD warned investors that revenues for the second quarter would be 22 to 24 percent lower than expected.
[June 19, 2002, 13:35]
AMD to unveil 'Rev F' Opteron chips
News AMD plans to announce its new "Rev F" generation of Opteron server processors Tuesday, the next volley in a competition with Intel's newly competitive Xeon models. The Rev F Opterons, all dual-core models, add new virtualisation abilities and...
[August 15, 2006, 9:05]
AMD, Intel trot out new chips
News AMD on Monday is expected to release a new version of its Athlon processor, while Intel plans to speed up its Celeron chip -- moves that come amid a new slump in the PC market. Sunnyvale, California-based AMD will unfurl the Athlon XP 2200+, a...
[June 10, 2002, 9:03]
AMD's new chip: Metaron?
News AMD has filed trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for two possible processor names, preparing the ground for marketing its ClawHammer chip, which is expected to be released by the end of this year.
[April 12, 2002, 13:54]
AMD lowers Q4 revenue expectations
News AMD on Thursday warned that its fourth-quarter revenue will come in significantly lower than previously expected, due to weakness across all regions in all its businesses. AMD shares were climbing back up in the morning, having dipped to as low as...
[December 5, 2008, 8:55]
AMD highlights standards in Live push
News This week AMD will unveil its "Live" brand at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is about to get underway in Las Vegas. Live PCs will come with 7.1 surround sound capabilities, for instance, said Hal Speed, a marketing architect for AMD.
[January 4, 2006, 8:40]
