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- Revenue
- Dec 29 2007
- $6.0B
- Profit
- Dec 29 2007
- ($3.3B)
- Market Cap
- Jul 23 2008
- $2.8B
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Nvidia: Intensifying Competition and Execution Challenges
Value Geek submits: Nvidia NVDA is the company that pioneered the development of the GPU, a class of chips dedicated to graphics processing and found at the heart of all displays cards. Nvidia’s stock took a dramatic dive right after its recent earnings call that revealed 3 major problems. Firstly,...
An AMD Options Play to Reduce Risk While Increasing Profits
Jacob Taylor submits: Advanced Micro Devices AMD may be trading well off of its 52-week highs, but it is not going out of business anytime soon. The leading manufacturer of semiconductors has experienced hardships along with the rest of the industry as consumer spending has declined, reducing sales and...
Struggling AMD Is Still Searching for Inspiration
Tech Confidential submits: "Uninspiring" is never a word a company wants associated with its performance or its executive changes--or anything, for that matter. But it's an apt description, used in a report Friday by Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Srini Pajjuri to describe microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s...
For Advanced Micro, Things Go from Bad to Worse
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Advanced Micro Devices AMD shares are taking yet another battering today in the wake of a fairly ugly Q2 earnings report. see call transcript. While the Street appears generally supportive of the company’s decision to install Dirk Meyer as CEO to replace Hector Ruiz, and...
AMD Posts Quarterly Loss, Names New CEO
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and named a new chief executive on Thursday, as the chipmaker struggled to regain market share from Intel Corp INTC. But the appointment of Chief Operating...
EU Files New Competition Charges Against Intel
By Pete Harrison and David Lawsky BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel Corp on Thursday, saying it paid retailers not to sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The "statement of objections" from the...
EU Files New Charges Against Intel
By Pete Harrison and David Lawsky BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel Corp INTC on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD. The "statement...
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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Intel Faces New Antitrust Charges in Europe: Report
(Reuters) - European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel Corp INTC, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The new charges, which could...
Intel Finally Ships Centrino 2 -- and the Delay Hurts
Intel has finally launched its Centrino 2 processor targeting the notebook market with some significant appeal, but nothing is shipping until August, which means goodbye for this year to the back-to-school rush. by Erik Sherman
Last-Minute Analyst Guidance for Intel
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Intel INTC shares are modestly higher heading into the company’s Q2 earnings report later tonight. The Street consensus is for revenue of $9.32 billion and profits of 25 cents a share. For the September quarter, the Street sees $10.07 billion and 34 cents. Several...
Even More ATI Woes for AMD
Tech Confidential submits: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s AMD 2006 acquisition of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies Inc. has once again forced the processor maker to take a massive write-down. AMD on Friday disclosed that it would take an $880 million charge on the goodwill and intangible assets associated with its handheld...
As Nvidia Struggles, So Do AMD and Intel
Brian Pham submits: If you've taken a peek at Nvidia's stock recently NVDA you may have noticed that it is trading at $11.82, down some 33% from a week ago, and down 66% from its 52 week high. What gives?Last week Nvidia had a pre-earnings announcement warning that revenues and...
AMD: Chipping Away at Intel
Ockham Research submits: Advanced Micro Devices AMD has increased its market share compared to its rival Intel INTC, according to a July 1st report from iSuppli. AMD’s market share has increased 2.2% over the last year compared to a decline in Intel’s share of .7%. iSuppli estimates that about...
Intel's Atom Chip To Power Future iPhone
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: The next generation of the Apple AAPL iPhone - by which I mean, not the 3G iPhone due on July 11, but the version after that - will be powered by a version of Intel’s INTC new Atom family of low-cost, low-power processors, according to...
Tech's Most Popular CEOs
Kevin Maney submits: Inside Dell DELL, CEO Michael Dell has a 66% approval rating -- higher than Steve Ballmer's approval rating (55%) inside of Microsoft MSFT. Inside the foundering Motorola MOT, CEO Greg Brown has a pitiful 19% approval rating, while Apple AAPL CEO Steve Jobs has an unsurprising...
AMD: Avian Securities Still 'Hates' It
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Well, here’s a pretty unambiguous stock opinion for you. Avian Securities analyst Avi Cohen issued a note today headlined “We Still Hate AMD.” Cohen notes that Advanced Micro Devices AMD shares have been up in recent weeks on positive news flow about better...
Intel: New Line Delayed, But Gaining Market Share - JP Morgan
Eric Risley submits: Intel’s INTC new line of processors code-named Nehalem is being delayed, J.P. Morgan chip analyst Christopher Danely asserted this morning. Danely notes that Intel said at its March analyst day that the chip would roll out in the second half; but he says it now appears...
MSFT: $1B Xbox Fumble Due to Chip Design
Tech Confidential submits: Application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs, have been on a long decline. This class of chips, which are custom-designed for a particular customer's specific application, has become far too expensive for most OEMs, especially with the arrival of application-specific standard products. ASSPs are designed for a particular product, but are cheaper...
Semiconductors: Is the Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
John Gilluly submits: My bet is on the glass half-full. I have been carefully watching the trading action in the two sectors for which I do primary coverage - semiconductors and solars - and it was notable that semiconductors barely budged to the downside during Friday's record drubbing. The widely-read...
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Advanced Micro Devices is a global semiconductor company that provides processing services for the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. Co. provides x86 microprocessors for the commercial and consumer markets, embedded microprocessors for commercial, commercial client and consumer markets and chipsets for desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), professional workstations and servers; graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop and notebook computers, including home media PCs, professional workstations and servers; and products for consumer electronic devices such as mobile phones and digital televisions and technology for game consoles.
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Dr. Hector de J. Ruiz
Executive Chairman
Mr. Morton L. Topfer
Dr. W. Michael Barnes
Mr. John E. Caldwell
Mr. Bruce L. Claflin
Mr. Frank Clegg
Ms. H. Paulett Eberhart
Mr. Derrick R. Meyer
Mr. Robert B. Palmer
Mr. Thomas M. McCoy
Contact Information
One AMD Place
Sunnyvale, CA
408 749-4000
NAICS Code
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