Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World Powered by the Six-Core AMD Opteron Processor [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
The Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based system “Jaguar” is the world’s supreme supercomputer according to the TOP500 Organization, which today released its bi-annual list of the highest performing systems in the world. This mission-critical Cray XT5™ system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was recently upgraded from quad- to Six-Core AMD Opteron processors and delivers 2.3 petaflop/s theoretical peak performance and 1.75 petaflop/s performance on the Linpack benchmark.
AMD Accelerates Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream Technology [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that the beta Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 beta released today supports platforms powered by Vision Technology from AMD to deliver high-quality, high definition (HD) on Flash platform -based video and other rich Web based content and applications. Flash Player 10.1 leverages ATI Stream technology and a balanced approach using both AMD CPUs and GPUs for an amazing experience, including improved video playback, reduced CPU utilization and extended battery life.
Semis power early tech sector rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 2 hours 20 minutes ago
Investors again focused on the chip sector which has had an incredible run over the past few months, despite concerns about the direction of the tech market and the overall economy.
Techs edge lower as Amazon.com shares fall - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 3 hours 33 minutes ago
But the tech-heavy benchmark was still up more than 1% for the week, after Intel Corp.'s results triggered a wave of optimism in the entire sector as the earnings season kicks off.
Dell accused of getting $6 billion from secret Intel pact - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 14 hours 38 minutes ago
(Updates with comment from AMD. Adds length of the lawsuit.)
AMD Reports Third Quarter Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 21 hours 25 minutes ago
AMD1 (NYSE:AMD) today reported revenue for the third quarter of 2009 of $1.396 billion. Third quarter 2009 revenue increased 18 percent compared to the second quarter of 2009 and decreased 22 percent compared to the third quarter of 2008.
Semis sink as Morgan Stanley downgrades sector - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 1 hour 47 minutes ago
Lipacis wrote that while "the supply chain has remained disciplined, with inventories near lows in days," there are signs that "inventories are creeping up in dollars" and Taiwan notebook manufacturers "saw inventory dollars spike quarter-on-quarter, which raises risk for PC component vendors."
Technology stocks post early gains led by chips - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 2 hours 50 minutes ago
ING banking, insurance arms return to profit
Tech stocks find momentum in early trading - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Ruiz had previously been chief executive and chairman of AMD, which recently spun off its manufacturing facilities to create Global Foundries. See full story.
Chip sales to fall in '09, to grow next year: SIA - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 38 minutes ago
Global semiconductor sales are on track to reach $219.7 billion in 2009, down 11.6% from 2008, according to a report by the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Stocks in focus for Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 18 hours 51 minutes ago
The health of big business -- and the rebound in the stock market -- may be blinding us to just how weak the rest of the economy is.
Tech needs revenue growth, not false optimism John Dvorak's Second Opinion - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 37 days 19 minutes ago
Hey, sales are still declining year-to-year.
Critical Alerts for GE, UnitedHealth, AMD, Autodesk, and VMware Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 23 hours 9 minutes ago
...s PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: General Electric Co. , UnitedHealth Group, Inc. , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Autodesk, Inc. , and VMware, Inc. . In today's unsure markets these brief PriceWatch Alerts contain concise...
Google, chips lead early tech rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Drug stocks inch up; DepoMed dives on drug data
GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan to Focus on Clustering Collaboration [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 18 hours 9 minutes ago
The sixth annual GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan will be held at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Microprocessors, Microcontrollers & DSPs |
| Website: | http://www.amd.com |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) made some advances in its battle against Intel but hasn't capitalized on those gains. AMD ranks #2 in PC and server microprocessors, far behind its archrival. Though Intel commands about three-quarters of the world processor market, AMD at times eroded that market share thanks to the popularity of its Athlon and Opteron processor families. The company also makes embedded processors and other chips for communications and networking applications. Hewlett-Packard is AMD's biggest customer, and Chinese OEMs account for more than 40% of the company's sales. In early 2009 AMD split its operations, spinning off a manufacturing venture.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,808 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -3.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -3,098 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 14,700 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -10.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |