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Article | 21/01/2009 AMD sells handheld chip unit to Qualcomm
Qualcomm has acquired Advanced Micro Devices' handheld chip division for about US$65 million, looking to bring greater multimedia capabilities to hand...
Article | 19/01/2009 AMD staff cuts to hit Australia
AMD will cut a number of Australian staff as part of the company's global workforce slash.
Article | 20/01/2009 AMD to cut 1,100 jobs and slash salaries across company
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices will shed 1,100 more jobs and cut salaries as it tries to reduce costs in a tough economic environment, the company ...
Article | 15/01/2009 AMD plans dual-core Neo chips later this year
Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that it will release dual-core Neo processors in the second half of this year.
Article | 8/01/2009 AMD launches its fastest desktop chips ever
In an attempt to gain an advantage in the gaming PC market, Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday launched what it called its "highest-performing CPUs" t...
Article | 7/01/2009 AMD foundry gets U.S. government OK
An arm of the US Treasury Department has approved Advanced Micro Devices' plan to create a new foundry company with major investment from the governme...
Article | 7/01/2009 AMD wants to make small laptops cheaper with Yukon
Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce this week.
Article | 29/12/2008 Retailers beat AMD to Phenom II launch
Online retailers have begun selling Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming Phenom II processors, well ahead of the company's processor announcement plans fo...
Article | 17/12/2008 AMD rallies in effort to reinvent itself
Next year will be critical for Advanced Micro Devices, as the chip company pursues two major initiatives designed to reverse its financial losses and ...
Article | 9/12/2008 Middle East firm to pay less for AMD stake
Hammered by its falling stock price and slumping PC demand, Advanced Micro Devices Monday said it has agreed to cut the price of stock set to be purch...
Article | 5/12/2008 AMD lowers forecast for Q4 revenue
Advanced Micro Devices expects revenue for its fourth quarter to be 25 percent lower than its third-quarter revenue, the company announced Thursday.
Article | 25/11/2008 AMD plots earlier Phenom II support for DDR3 memory
Advanced Micro Devices could bring DDR3 memory support to Phenom II desktops earlier than it had projected, the company said on Monday.
Article | 17/11/2008 Analysts: Shanghai puts AMD back in the fight with Intel
With last week's early release of its first 45-nanometer chip, Advanced Micro Devices has taken a big step toward putting its troubles behind it and g...
Article | 14/11/2008 AMD jumps into the netbook fray
Advanced Micro Devices is jumping into the mini-notebook space, delivering processors starting in 2009 for small laptops that can run basic applicatio...
Article | 9/10/2008 Intel's lawyers launch probe into AMD's spinoff plans
Intel's lawyers are evaluating whether a new manufacturing business spun out of Advanced Micro Devices could end a long-standing cross-licensing agree...