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Mystery AMD executive in insider-trading case

jason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:03:35 +0000

An unnamed executive at Advanced Micro Devices is cited repeatedly in the Galleon Funds insider-trading case, presenting a potentially awkward situation for the chipmaker as the case goes forward.

It’s not clear if the AMD executive cited in the U.S. Attorney’s complaint would be charged or even implicated by name, but government charges of insider trading have rattled Silicon Valley. Rajiv Goel, a managing director of strategic investments for Intel’s treasury group, was arrested and charged in the case and put on leave, forcing Intel CEO Paul Otellini to publicly address the case.

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Intense Intel-AMD rivalry set for light laptops

jason — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:38:25 +0000

The chief executives of Intel and Advanced Micro Devices indicated this week that competition will heat up in the market for sleek, inexpensive laptops running Windows 7.

Both CEOs addressed this new market during conference calls after their companies reported earnings this week. Ultrathin laptops are inexpensive, light laptops–typically between $500 and $800–that are sold in a market segment just above less expensive Netbooks.

Intel CEO Paul Otellini on Tuesday said his company is gearing up to supply more power-efficient chips that contain two processing cores for better performance. "The bulk of the units that have shipped to date… Read the rest

Intel launches chips for low-cost, thin laptops

jason — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:59:50 +0000

Intel is launching its line of processors for thin, inexpensive laptops at the Computex tech conference in Taipei. Intel marketing chief Sean Maloney talked about this in a phone interview.

Intel marketing chief Sean Maloney

"It’s clear that people like devices to be thin and light," said Maloney, who was speaking from the Computex conference in Taipei where he will be giving a keynote on Tuesday.

"We’ve really taken that to heart and come out with a complete top-to-bottom range of microprocessors that enable radically longer battery life and much smaller designs," said Maloney, referring to Intel’s new lineup… Read the rest

AMD answers Intel with six-core processor

jason — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:28:04 +0000

AMD launched its first six-core processor, which will compete against Intel’s "Dunnington" chip.

The "Istanbul" Opteron processor is for high-end server computers that use two, four, and eight processors or "sockets." Intel has been shipping a six-core processor for this market since September of last year and will bring out a processor based on its new Nehalem architecture for this segment later this year.

Among other new features, AMD is touting an Istanbul technology called HT Assist. The previous way of retrieving data from the processor’s memory was "like checking every room in your house for your car… Read the rest