AMD News

AMD Strategy Transformation Brings Agile Delivery of Industry-Leading IP to the Market

February 2, 2012 - 1:00am

At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD (NYSE: AMD) detailed a new “ambidextrous” strategy that builds on the company’s long history of x86 and graphics innovation while embracing other technologies and intellectual property to deliver differentiated products.

AMD is adopting an SoC-centric roadmap desi...

AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 Graphics Added to Arsenal of Next Generation Graphics

January 31, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced worldwide availability of the AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 graphics card for desktop computers. This launch brings to market the second graphics card based on the cutting-edge 28nm process technology first introduced with the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 graphics card – recognized for its excellenc...

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

January 24, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $1.69 billion, net loss of $177 million, or $0.24 per share, and operating income of $71 million.  The company reported non-GAAP net income of $138 million, or $0.19 per share, and non-GAAP op...

AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series Processor Family Wins the Linley Group Analysts' Choice Award for Best Server Processor

January 23, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor family, based on the new "Bulldozer" architecture, was chosen as the winner of The Linley Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards. The awards recognize the top processor products of 2011 in several major categories including embedded, mobile, PC, server, de...

AMD Announces the First AMD Fusion Center of Innovation

January 17, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the first AMD Fusion Center of Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,  to focus on the innovative developer environment and software performance advancements enabled by heterogeneous computing. The center will fund, mentor and promote new commercial enterpri...

AMD OpenCL™ APP SDK 2.6 and AMD Catalyst™ Developer Driver Available for Download

January 11, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) released new versions of the AMD APP SDK and AMD Catalyst™ developer drivers which include many new features, including several capabilities of the recently published OpenCL™ 1.2 specification. The new features provide developers with signific...

Award-Winning AMD Radeon HD 7970 Desktop and AMD Radeon HD 7000M Notebook Graphics On Store Shelves Today

January 10, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced channel-wide availability of the world’s fastest single-GPU graphics card, the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 for desktop PCs. Also available starting this week are notebooks featuring new AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M mobile graphics, enabling incredibly immersive visuals and industry-leading image...

AMD Appoints Rajan Naik as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

January 9, 2012 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Rajan Naik, 40, has joined the company as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. He will report to president and chief executive officer Rory Read. Naik, who was most recently a Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Technology practice will be responsible for AMD’s s...

AMD Launches World’s Fastest Single-GPU Graphics Card – the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970

December 22, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 graphics card for desktop PCs, introducing the world’s fastest single GPU graphics card and the only GPU based on 28nm production technology.1  With the arrival of the AMD Radeon HD 7970, AMD has unleashed its revolutionary new Graphics Core Next...

AMD Raises the Bar on Desktop and Notebook A-Series APUs

December 20, 2011 - 1:00am

What:     AMD (NYSE: AMD) today updated its A-Series line-up of desktop and notebook Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), further improving its top-performing family of dual- and quad-core APUs. Along with speed and performance improvements, AMD Steady Video update make this unique feature more compelling...

AMD To Appoint Dr. Lisa Su as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Units

December 15, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, 42, has agreed to join the company as senior vice president and general manager, global business units. She will report to president and chief executive officer Rory Read. Dr. Su, who was most recently senior vice president and general manager, networking and mul...

AMD Announces Fusion12 Developer Summit

December 7, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012 (Fusion12) will be held on June 11-14, 2012 in Bellevue, Washington. The company’s annual developer summit will return to the Meydenbauer Center and the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.

This event will b...

AMD to Present at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference

December 1, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Rory Read, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in New York.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http...

AMD Memory Brand Introduced for Entertainment, Performance and Enthusiast Desktop Computers

November 28, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced North American retail availability of the first AMD Memory branded desktop system memory modules, debuting with partners Patriot Memory LLC and VisionTek Products, LLC. AMD Memory branded products will help take the guesswork out of DRAM selection, providing an easy and str...

AMD to Present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference

November 22, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Thomas Seifert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference at 10:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in San Francisco.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage:

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

November 15, 2011 - 1:00am

The National STEM Video Game Challenge opens today, aiming to motivate interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games. The annual competition, held by the

New, Award-Winning AMD Opteron™ Processors Power World’s Elite Supercomputers

November 15, 2011 - 1:00am

At Supercomputing 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its new AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processor has been selected by the editors and readers of HPCwire as one of the top five new products to watch for 2012, and wil...

New AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver the Ultimate in Performance, Scalability and Efficiency

November 14, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced immediate launch and availability of its AMD Opteron™ 6200 and 4200 Series processors (formerly code-named “Interlagos” and “Valencia”). The new AMD Opteron processors are designed to give enterprises:

  • Better performance for business with up to 84 percent higher performance

AMD Ready Solutions for Server Help Accelerate Data Center Deployments

November 9, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced AMD Ready Solutions for servers, a collaborative effort with leading server platform manufacturers to provide a broad portfolio of ready-to-market AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processor-based mother...

AMD to Report Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Year Ending December 31, 2011 on January 24, 2012

November 7, 2011 - 1:00am

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will webcast its earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST/ 2:00 pm PST to discuss its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. All interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the real-time audio webcast of the teleconference over the...

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