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AMD merges processor and graphics units
News Hector Ruiz, then chief executive of AMD, in 2007 blamed the chip's 'complicated' design for the delay of more than six months before the chip was ready for release, causing AMD to lose market share and revenue to Intel.
[May 7, 2009, 9:39]
AMD to cut jobs, institute temporary pay cuts
News The chipmaker will also institute temporary salary cuts, with its chief executive Dirk Meyer and executive chairman Hector Ruiz both taking a 20 percent cut. AMD announced on Friday it would cut its workforce by nine percent and institute temporary...
[January 19, 2009, 7:45]
AMD cuts 500 jobs
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz announced in July that he would step down from the helm of the company, and that designated successor Dirk Meyer would take over. AMD announced on Wednesday that it had laid off 500 employees, or about three percent...
[November 6, 2008, 8:20]
AMD on road to recovery, says research firm
News TBR also said it expected AMD's recent announcement that chief operating officer Dirk Meyer would take the reins from chief executive Hector Ruiz following the company's history of losses, including that suffered during its $5.4bn acquisition of...
[July 21, 2008, 11:24]
AMD's Ruiz steps down as CEO
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz is stepping down from the helm of the troubled chip company, and Dirk Meyer is taking over. Ruiz announced the leadership change on Thursday during AMD's second-quarter financial earnings conference call.
[July 18, 2008, 9:06]
AMD gets new chip head
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz has promised to get the company back to profitability in the third quarter of this year — otherwise these moves may not be the last executive changes at AMD in 2008. AMD finalised a major reorganisation on Monday...
[May 13, 2008, 14:44]
Can AMD's heir apparent turn its fortunes around?
News Chief executive Hector Ruiz said last month that he plans to stay in the job throughout 2008, and it doesn't seem AMD's board of directors is inclined to send him packing. Ruiz promised in December the company would be profitable in the second half...
[January 3, 2008, 14:38]
AMD chief touts virtualisation virtues
News At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco on Monday, AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz discusses how virtualisation technology can be of benefit in addressing the challenges of efficient energy and affordable internet access.
[November 13, 2007, 14:29]
AMD unveils Barcelona at last
News Code-named Barcelona, the long-awaited Opteron quad-core server chip comprises four processing cores on a single piece of silicon, and it is this "complicated" design that resulted in the delay, said AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz in an earlier...
[September 11, 2007, 8:36]
Barcelona may not cure AMD's complaint
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz will formally unveil the quad-core Opteron chip, previously code-named Barcelona, during an event in San Francisco on Monday evening. And because of Barcelona's delay, caused by technical glitches brought on by its...
[September 10, 2007, 9:28]
AMD's sales chief to leave company
News Hard OCP published an internal AMD memo — which appeared accurate to an AMD representative — from chief executive Hector Ruiz, announcing Richard's departure to employees and thanking him for his service.
[August 23, 2007, 9:02]
AMD, Intel fortunes diverge over past year
News This week is likely to play out very differently for Intel's Paul Otellini and AMD's Hector Ruiz. Ruiz, however, won't have as much fun. AMD representatives said last month that Ruiz would have more to say about the company's "asset light" strategy...
[July 17, 2007, 10:31]
Orton resigns from AMD
News Instead, the heads of AMD's graphics and consumer electronics businesses will report directly to Dirk Meyer, AMD's president, and Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive. Dave Orton, an executive vice president of AMD, will step down at the end of July...
[July 11, 2007, 10:43]
AMD looks for fix during rough year
News And AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz and his management team might have to re-examine the cost side of their company to turn things around. In April, Ruiz began dropping hints about changing AMD's cost structure in what has come to be known as...
[June 20, 2007, 18:23]
AMD picks IBM veteran as manufacturing chief
News A substantial number of AMD's top executives came to the company from IBM (such as CTO Phil Hester) or Motorola (chief executive Hector Ruiz). AMD has appointed IBM veteran Douglas Grose as head of manufacturing, one of the company's most crucial...
[February 5, 2007, 8:37]
PC makers well-prepared for Vista push
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz told financial analysts last week that Vista's short-term effect probably wouldn't provide a huge boost to the PC industry this quarter. Microsoft may be glad to finally get Windows Vista out the door, but consider...
[January 30, 2007, 8:26]
Intel turns up the heat on AMD
News The next six months will be tricky for AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz. Success has its pitfalls, especially when you've awoken a sleeping giant. For the past two years AMD has made Intel, one of the world's most prominent companies, look bad.
[October 26, 2006, 14:50]
Dell rolls out AMD-based servers
News Dell announced the move at the Oracle OpenWorld conference, where Chairman Michael Dell and AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz shared the stage earlier in the day. Dell on Monday began selling its first servers using AMD's Opteron processor, ending...
[October 24, 2006, 9:00]
Dell and AMD: Looking back through the years
News Hector Ruiz, AMD's chairman and chief executive, April 2005. Hector Ruiz, November 2005. There's not enough of a performance advantage"; "We need lots of chips, more than AMD can produce"; "Introducing another chip supplier into our exclusive...
[August 21, 2006, 10:25]
IBM embraces Opteron across the server line
News Bill Zeitler, head of IBM's server group, and Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive, announced the alliance at an event in New York. IBM has dramatically expanded a partnership to use AMD's Opteron processors in its servers, announcing on Tuesday a...
[August 2, 2006, 9:35]
