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| 6/18/13 | AMD Unveils Server Strategy and Roadmap| Best-in-Class ARM CPUs, and Leading x86 CPUs and APUs for Enterprise and Data Center Servers
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today publicly disclosed its strategy and roadmap to recapture market share in enterprise and data center servers by unveiling innovative products that address key technologies and meet the requirements of the fastest-growing data center and cloud computing workloads.
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| 6/17/13 | AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Powers Rubicon Project's Advertising Trading Platform| Real-Time Trading Platform for Buying and Selling Digital Ads Manages Over 3 Trillion Bid Transactions per Month
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/17/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its SeaMicro SM15000™ server is the foundation for Rubicon Project's REVV, the world's largest, fastest and easiest-to-use independent real-time trading platform for buying and selling digital ads. The REVV platform currently reaches 97 percent of all U.S. Internet users, as measured by comScore's rea... |
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| 6/13/13 | AMD's SeaMicro Servers Accelerate Leading-Edge Biomolecular Research to Provide High-Performance Computing (HPC) at the University of Munich| Enables World's First 3-D Structural View of the Human Ribosome
LEIPZIG, GERMANY -- (Marketwired) -- 06/13/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the Gene Center of the University of Munich (Ludwig Maximilians University, or LMU) has accelerated its research capabilities using AMD's SeaMicro servers to gain a computational edge for its groundbreaking discoveries. AMD's SeaMicro servers aided researchers in creating the world's first 3-D image of the human ribosome by combining more than 80... |
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| 6/12/13 | AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Server Achieves Certification for Red Hat OpenStack| BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/12/13 --
Red Hat Summit - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its SeaMicro SM15000(TM) server is certified for Red Hat® OpenStack, and that the company has joined the Red Hat OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure Partner Network. The certification ensures that the SeaMicro SM15000 server provides a rigorously tested platform for organizations building private or public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), based on the security, stability and support available w... |
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| 6/11/13 | AMD Gaming Evolved Program Extends Gaming Leadership With Exclusive Hardware Partnership on "THIEF"| AMD Graphics and Processing Architectures Enable Incredible Performance and Image Quality in Exclusive Hardware Partnership With This Next-Gen Title
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/11/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced exclusive collaboration with Square Enix to optimize "THIEF™" for the Graphics Core Next architecture in select AMD Radeon™ graphics processors, as well as the x86 and graphics architectures featured in AMD A-Series APUs. Developed in conjunction with the AMD Gaming Evo... |
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| 6/11/13 | AMD Unleashes First-Ever 5 GHz Processor| Enthusiasts Get Unbelievable PC Performance With New AMD FX-9000 Series Processor
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/11/13 --
E3 -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled its most powerful member of the legendary AMD FX family of CPUs, the world's first commercially available 5 GHz CPU processor, the AMD FX-9590. These 8-core CPUs deliver new levels of gaming and multimedia performance for desktop enthusiasts. AMD FX-9000 Series CPUs will be available initially in PCs through system integrators.
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| 6/10/13 | AMD Announces Completion of Exchange Offer for Its 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2022 for Registered Notes| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/10/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has completed its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022, which were issued in a private placement (the "Private Notes,") for an equal principal amount of new 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Four hundred ninety-nine million six hundred fifteen thousand ($499,615,000) of the outstanding $500 million aggrega... |
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| 6/5/13 | AMD Pioneers a World of Possibilities at COMPUTEX TAIPEI| Spotlight Shines on 2013 APUs for Mobile and Desktop, New GPUs With Stunning Graphics, More Performance and Better Entertainment Experiences
TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- (Marketwired) -- 06/05/13 --
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 -- Today at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013, AMD (NYSE: AMD) exhibited a diverse range of sleek OEM designs and new generations of software and applications that harness the unmatched computational performance and power efficiency of the 2013 AMD APU and GPU product portfolio. In addition, AMD anno... |
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| 6/5/13 | AMD Extends Graphics and Compute Leadership With 2013 Elite A-Series Desktop APUs| AMD Completes 2013 Lineup With Desktop APUs That Deliver Stunning Graphics, Accelerated Performance and Better Entertainment
TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- (Marketwired) -- 06/05/13 --
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its 2013 Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for desktops, codenamed "Richland", which delivers a superior PC solution with increased computational performance, discrete-level graphics and an easy upgrade infrastructure. At COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013, AMD showca... |
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| 6/4/13 | AMD Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for Its 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2022 for Registered Notes| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/04/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that its pending offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022, which were issued in a private placement (the "Private Notes,") for an equal principal amount of new 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, currently scheduled to expire at 5 p.m., New York City time, June 3, 2013, has been extended until 5 p.m., New York City tim... |
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| 5/29/13 | AMD Launches the AMD Opteron X-Series Family: the Industry's Highest Performance Small Core x86 Server Processors| Twice the Performance and More Power-Efficient Than the Top Performing Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/29/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled a new family of low power server processors: the AMD Opteron™ X-Series optimized for scale-out server architectures. The first AMD Opteron X-Series processors, formerly known as "Kyoto," are the highest density, most power-efficient small core x86 processors ever built1. The new X1150 and X2150 processors beat the top p... |
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| 5/28/13 | New AMD-Based Tablet PC Processor Wins 2013 "Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI" Award| Elite Mobility SoC for Tablets and Hybrids, Codenamed "Temash," Recognized for Unique Achievements in Compute Power and Extended Battery Life
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/28/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its lowest-power accelerated processing unit (APU) for tablet, hybrid and clamshell notebook PCs is the winner of the 2013 Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI award, the third consecutive win for AMD. The award is given by the Taipei Computer Association, a driving force behind the... |
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| 5/23/13 | AMD Amplifies Mobile Experience With Responsive Performance, Rich Graphics, Elite Software and Long Battery Life| 2013 Mobile APU Line-Up Meets User Needs Across a Wide Range of New and Traditional PC Form Factors at an Ideal Balance of Price-to-Performance
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched three new additions to its 2013 A-Series and E-Series Mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) lineup -- delivering solutions ideally positioned to address today's evolving PC market with dramatically increased performance and power efficiency, as well as a portfolio of unique... |
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| 5/15/13 | AMD Introduces the World's Fastest Notebook Graphics Card| AMD Radeon HD 8970M, the World's Fastest Graphics Card for Notebooks, Offers Gamers an Unprecedented Mobile Gaming Experience
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 8970M, the world's fastest notebook graphics card1. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M graphics processing unit (GPU) delivers the best mobile gaming experience imaginable to gamers, powered by AMD's award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture.
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| 5/14/13 | AMD Recognizes Exemplary Performance of Seven Suppliers at 2013 AMD Global Supplier Day| Key Suppliers Honored for Technology Innovation, Manufacturing Excellence and Exceptional Service
AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the winners of its 2013 AMD Supplier Excellence Award honored at the company's 2013 Supplier Day event in Austin. The companies recognized exhibited a strong depth of knowledge of AMD's business as well as a demonstrated ability to perform at the highest level based on the specific needs of the company.
The annual event p... |
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| 5/13/13 | AMD Open 3.0 Delivers Premium Server Performance at Half the Cost| World's First Widely-Available Open Source Hardware Platform Delivers Rack Compatibility, Open Systems Management and Matches Competitor Performance at 57 Percent Less Cost
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/13/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of servers based on its AMD Open 3.0 specification, defined as part of the Open Compute Project, delivering workload versatility and performance equal to competing proprietary OEM servers at significantly lower cost. In comparison to... |
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| 5/8/13 | AMD Announces Memory Series Designed With Gamers in Mind| AMD Radeon RG2133 and Upgraded AMD Radeon RAMDisk Deliver Lightning Fast Memory Performance for PC Gaming
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/08/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ RG2133 Gamer Series Memory and Radeon™ RAMDisk 4.1. AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory is the only memory on the market that offers both XMP and AMP memory profiles in one package, enabling ultimate ease in overclocking on both platforms1,2. AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory will ship with a... |
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| 5/7/13 | AMD Boosts Quality and Performance of New, Enhanced Features of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC Through Open Standards| AMD A-Series APU, Radeon and FirePro Graphics Work Seamlessly With New Versions of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC to Accelerate New Features
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 --
Adobe MAX -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced at Adobe MAX new and improved accelerated features for Adobe® Photoshop® CC and Adobe Premiere® Pro CC. The introduction of the all-new Smart Sharpen feature and recently updated Blur Gallery and Liquify effects reinforces the collaboration between A... |
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| 5/3/13 | AMD Announces Commencement of Exchange Offer for Its 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2022 for Registered Notes| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/03/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it has commenced a registered exchange offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022, which were issued in a private placement (the "Private Notes,") for an equal principal amount of new 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registered Notes").
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| 5/2/13 | AMD to Create Tailored Products Integrating Customer-Specific IP Through Semi-Custom Business Unit| Leveraging Ambidextrous Technology Building Blocks, AMD Speeds Development of Customized, Differentiated Designs Including Silicon for the Recently Announced PlayStation 4
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/02/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today a strategic focus on developing one-of-a-kind solutions through its Semi-Custom Business Unit based on the extensive set of intellectual property (IP) amassed across AMD processors, graphics and multimedia. Providing to customers a level of flexib... |
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| 4/25/13 | AMD to Present at J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/25/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Server Business Unit Andrew Feldman will present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Boston.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http://ir.amd.com.
A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 4 hours after the conclu... |
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| 4/24/13 | AMD Unleashes the World's Fastest Graphics Card| AMD Radeon HD 7990, the World's Fastest Graphics Card, Offered With Largest-Ever Free Game Bundle, Including New "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon"
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/24/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 7990, the world's fastest graphics card1, designed for gamers who want to take their PC gaming experience to the highest level. Based on award-winning AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture with AMD Eyefinity technology2, the AMD Radeon HD 7990 graphics card ... |
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| 4/23/13 | AMD to Present at Jefferies 2013 Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/23/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster will present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in New York.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http://ir.amd.com.
A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 4 hours after the conclusion of the... |
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| 4/23/13 | AMD Targets High-Growth, Embedded Markets With New AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip| High Performance, Energy-Efficient Quad-Core x86 Design Fuels Surround Computing Era
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/23/13 --
DESIGN West -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip (SOC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the AMD next-generation "Jaguar" CPU architecture and AMD Radeon™ 8000 Series graphics. The new AMD Embedded G-Series SOC platform further signifies a strategic push to focus on high-growth markets outside the PC industry, with... |
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| 4/22/13 | AMD Welcomes Raja Koduri as Corporate Vice President, Visual Computing| Accomplished Engineering Leader and Notable Graphics Industry Visionary Is Latest Example of World-Class Engineering Talent to Join as Company Attacks Growth Opportunities
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/22/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Raja Koduri, 44, has rejoined the company as corporate vice president, Visual Computing, reporting to Mark Papermaster, senior vice president and chief technology officer. In his new role, Koduri will have overall responsibility for driving A... |
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| 4/18/13 | AMD Reports 2013 First Quarter Results| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/18/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD)
Q1 2013 Results
AMD revenue $1.09 billion, decreased 6 percent sequentially and 31 percent year-over-year
Gross margin 41 percent
Operating loss of $98 million, net loss of $146 million, loss per share of $0.19
Non-GAAP(1) operating loss of $46 million, net loss of $94 million, loss per share of $0.13
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced revenue for the first quart... |
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| 4/16/13 | AMD Named a Top Corporate Citizen by Corporate Responsibility Magazine| Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Responsibility Earns AMD Recognition on Magazine's 2013 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/16/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) has been named by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine to its list of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." CR Magazine compiles this list to encourage greater corporate accountability and responsibility and to showcase companies who are on the forefront of best-in-class corporate citizenship reporting.
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| 4/11/13 | AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Opteron-Based Servers With OpenStack Help Scientists and Scholars Conduct Cutting Edge Research at UTSA| Rackspace Private Cloud Deployment Enables Breakthrough Discoveries
PORTLAND, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 04/11/13 --
OpenStack Summit -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has deployed SeaMicro SM15000-OP™ servers with a combined 1,024 AMD Opteron™ processor cores in 20 rack units (35 inches of space). These servers are the foundational infrastructure for a new computing cloud, powered by OpenStack, and will be used for cutting edge research and com... |
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| 4/5/13 | AMD and Adobe Collaborate on Upcoming Version of Adobe Premiere Pro Software to Enable Breakthrough Video Editing Performance Through Open Standards| AMD A-Series APU, Radeon and FirePro Graphics Technology Work Seamlessly With Next Version of Adobe Premiere Pro Software to Provide Real-Time Editing, Effects, Compositing and Color Grading
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/05/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its collaboration with Adobe Systems Incorporated to deliver OpenCL™ hardware-accelerated video editing for the first time on the Microsoft Windows platform with the next version of Adobe® Premiere® Pro. This collaboration furthe... |
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| 3/28/13 | AMD Foundation Named as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for the Second Consecutive Year| AMD "Changing the Game" Program Recognized for Its Application of Technology to Advance Youth Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Skills
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/28/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the AMD Foundation has been named a 2013 Laureate of the International Data Group's (IDG) Computerworld Honors Program for the Foundation's use of technology to promote and enhance the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills of youth around the world... |
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| 3/27/13 | AMD Delivers Unified Gaming Strategy at GDC 2013| AMD Launches Powerful Cloud Gaming Platform AMD Radeon Sky Series Graphics, Extends "Never Settle: Reloaded" Program With "BioShock Infinite" and Showcases Sneak Peek of New "Ruby" Demo
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/27/13 --
Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) AMD (NYSE: AMD) unveiled its leadership strategy for the worldwide gaming market. AMD's Unified Gaming Strategy comprehensively addresses how AMD will drive the gaming market across consoles, cloud platforms, tablets... |
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| 3/26/13 | AMD Closes Transaction to Sell and Lease-Back Austin Campus, Generating Approximately $164 Million in Cash| SUNNYVALE, CA and AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/26/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the successful closing of its transaction with 7171 Southwest Parkway Holdings, LP to sell and lease-back the company's "Lone Star Campus" located at 7171 Southwest Parkway in Austin, Texas. The transaction generated proceeds of approximately $164 million in cash, net of all fees, which will be reflected in the company's first quarter 2013 financial statements when reported on Apr. 18, 2013. As a part o... |
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| 3/20/13 | AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Achieves Certification for CDH4, Cloudera's Distribution Including Apache Hadoop Version 4| "Hadoop-in-a-Box" Package Accelerates Deployments by Providing 512 Cores and Over Five Petabytes in Two Racks
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/20/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the SeaMicro SM15000™ server is now certified for CDH4, Cloudera's Distribution Including Apache Hadoop® Version 4. AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 server, which can deliver up to 512 processor cores and over five petabytes of storage in a single system, is the industry's most power-efficient big data server plat... |
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| 3/20/13 | AMD to Report Fiscal First Quarter Results on April 18, 2013| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/20/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. PDT to discuss the results of its fiscal first quarter ending March 30, 2013. All interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the real-time audio webcast of the teleconference over the Internet through AMD's Web site at ir.amd.com. An archive of the webcast will be available for approximat... |
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| 3/18/13 | AMD Collaborates With Aviary to Bring APU-Optimized Photo Editing Application to Windows 8| Includes Software Development Kit for Windows 8 on AMD-Powered Devices
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/18/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a collaboration with Aviary to bring an optimized version of its popular photo editing tool to Windows® 8 PCs and tablets powered by AMD accelerated processing units (APUs). Backed by an investment through AMD Ventures, Aviary has optimized its new software development kit (SDK) for Windows 8 to take advantage of unique AMD APU architectural advan... |
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| 3/12/13 | New AMD A-Series APU Offers Mobile PC Users Innovative Experiences, Elite Graphics Performance and Longer Battery Life| Notebooks With Highest Performance AMD A-Series APUs Expected on Shelf This Month
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/12/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the first availability of the AMD Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), codenamed "Richland." The new AMD Elite A-Series APUs deliver innovative user experiences like facial log-in and gesture recognition, improved graphics1 and compute performance2 over the previous generation, and enhanced power management capabilities o... |
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| 3/12/13 | AMD Executes Purchase Agreement to Sell and Lease-Back Austin Campus, Expected to Generate Approximately $164 Million in Cash| SUNNYVALE, CA and AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/12/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell and lease-back its "Lone Star Campus" located at 7171 Southwest Parkway in Austin, Texas to 7171 Southwest Parkway Holdings, LP, an affiliate entity of real estate investment company Spear Street Capital. Upon closing, net of all fees, the sale is expected to generate approximately $164 million in cash. The proceeds are expected to be reflected in the company... |
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| 3/5/13 | AMD and Crystal Dynamics Collaboration Thrusts Gamers Into One of the Most Realistic PC Gaming Experience Ever With the Launch of "Tomb Raider"| Visionary TressFX Hair Technology Fortifies Each Lustrous Strand of Lara Croft's Hair With Its Own Real-Time Physics System
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/05/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a collaboration with Crystal Dynamics™ following the launch of "Tomb Raider," one of the most highly anticipated PC games of 2013, and part of the AMD Gaming Evolved program. AMD and Crystal Dynamics worked together extensively on the development of "Tomb Raider," most notably with TressFX Hair, ... |
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| 3/4/13 | AMD's SeaMicro Server Powers New Worlds and Heroic Alter Egos for Red 5 Studios' "FireFall" Mobile Gaming Center| Supports Mobile Massive Multiplayer Online Game on a Bus for Thousands of Gamers
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/04/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Red 5 Studios, developer of free-to-play online games designed to connect millions of players around the world, has deployed an AMD SeaMicro server with the SeaMicro Freedom™ fabric to power a high-performance mobile gaming unit (MGU.) The MGU, which is a 48-foot bus, was created as part of the launch for its new game "FireFall," an... |
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| 2/26/13 | Martin L. Edelman Appointed to AMD Board of Directors| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/26/13 -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Martin L. Edelman has been appointed to the company's board of directors as a representative of West Coast Hitech L.P., an affiliate of Mubadala Development Company and AMD's largest stockholder. Edelman's appointment follows the resignation of Waleed al Muhairi after four years of service on the AMD Board.
Edelman currently serves as Of Counsel, Real Estate Department for the law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofs... |
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| 2/25/13 | AMD Launches the AMD FirePro R5000 Remote Graphics Card for Deployment in Data Centers| Offers an Easy and Flexible Workstation-Class 3D and Multimedia User Experience Over Networks
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/25/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the arrival of the AMD FirePro™ R5000 remote graphics card, a flexible, manageable solution designed and engineered to power remote 3D-graphics workflows and full computing experiences over IP networks. The energy-, space- and cost-efficient AMD FirePro R5000 is the ideal solution for IT managers operating in data center env... |
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| 2/20/13 | AMD Aims to Meet Higher Expectations for Tablet and Hybrid PC Performance at Mobile World Congress 2013| AMD Turbo Dock Adjusts Performance and Power Consumption to Meet User Needs When Switching Between Tablet and Hybrid Modes
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/20/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD), creator of the performance tablet category, today announced a new innovation for hybrid PCs that delivers uncompromised mobile PC experiences when in tablet mode or when connected to its base keyboard. Hybrid PCs are a new market segment between full notebooks and pure tablets that AMD plans to demonstrate, alo... |
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| 2/19/13 | AMD and Crytek Energize the PC Gaming Industry With the Launch of "Crysis 3"| AMD Gaming Evolved Unleashes the Full Power of the AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/19/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the North American launch of its Gaming Evolved title "Crysis 3." Working closely with Crytek, elite AMD engineers optimized "Crysis 3" to enable incredible performance on AMD Radeon™ graphics cards, powered by the award-winning AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. The AMD/Crytek alliance accelerates "Crysis 3" with the world's f... |
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| 2/14/13 | AMD Wins Big at PR Daily's 2012 Digital PR and Social Media Awards| AMD Takes Home Record Eight Honors for PR, Marketing and Social Media; 18 PR-Industry Awards in the Past Year for Communications Campaigns
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/14/13 --
Last month, AMD (NYSE: AMD) was awarded eight top honors at PR Daily's annual Digital PR and Social Media Awards, recognizing the company's marketing and communications teams for executing innovative programs to increase awareness for AMD solutions.
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| 2/12/13 | Livestream Doubles Computing Density With AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Server| Power Savings Verified by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/12/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Livestream, the company that connects millions of people over the Internet to live events, has deployed AMD's SeaMicro SM15000™ server with SeaMicro Freedom™ Fabric Storage as the core platform to provide live video and collaboration services. The SeaMicro SM15000 server was selected by Livestream because it provides the high perfo... |
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| 2/5/13 | AMD Names Bernd Lienhard as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Client Business| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/05/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Bernd Lienhard, 48, has joined the company as corporate vice president and general manager of its Client Business Unit, reporting to Dr. Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, Global Business Units. In his role, Lienhard will apply his 22 years of experience in the semiconductor industry to lead AMD's client business as it expands its product lineup to include differentiated system-on-chip (SoC) solut... |
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| 2/5/13 | Wayfair E-Retailer Accelerates Development and Capabilities With AMD's SeaMicro Server| SM10000-XE Server Doubles the Computing Capacity and Reduces Power Requirements by 50 Percent
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/05/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced e-Commerce leader Wayfair, the largest online retailer of home products and furnishings, has deployed AMD's SeaMicro SM10000-XE™ server to foster growth and aid development of new capabilities for its online store. The high density SeaMicro server doubled the computing capacity and reduced power consumption by 50 percent.
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| 2/4/13 | AMD Kick Starts 2013 With the Ultimate "Gaming Evolved" Game Partnerships and "Never Settle: Reloaded" Bundle Program| "Crysis 3," "BioShock Infinite," "DmC Devil May Cry" and "Tomb Raider" Are Designed to Run Best on AMD Radeon Graphics and Will Be Bundled With Select AMD Radeon HD 7900 and HD 7800 Series Graphics Cards
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/04/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the arrival of its "Never Settle: Reloaded" game bundle, the sequel to last year's monumental "Never Settle" bundle. "Never Settle: Reloaded" delivers by bundling up to four of this year's most anticipated PC games -... |
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| 1/31/13 | AMD to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/31/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Rory Read will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference at 1:55 p.m. PST on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in San Francisco.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http://ir.amd.com.
A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 2 hours after the conclusion of the live event and ... |
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| 1/30/13 | AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 Server Achieves Certification for Rackspace Private Cloud, Validated for OpenStack| Providing Unprecedented Computing Efficiency for "Nova in a Box" and Object Storage Capacity for "Swift in a Rack"
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/30/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its SeaMicro SM15000™ server is certified for the Rackspace® Private Cloud. "Nova in a Box" and "Swift in a Rack" are respectively the most efficient compute and highest storage capacity solutions validated for OpenStack®. The product certification for mass compute and object storage ensures that en... |
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| 1/24/13 | GizmoSphere Launches an AMD APU-Based Gizmo Board for Embedded Systems Inventors and Hobbyists| AMD Is a Founding Member of GizmoSphere Embedded Developer Community
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/24/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the newly launched Gizmo board, a low-cost board geared toward x86-based embedded system development available from GizmoSphere, is powered by an AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU). Gizmo is a 4-inch by 4-inch x86 development board that can run a variety of operating systems including Android, Linux®, RTOSes and Windows®. AM... |
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| 1/24/13 | AMD Wins Two Industry Awards| AMD Awarded Two "Eggies" at Newegg's Second Annual Eggie Awards During the 2013 International CES Show in Las Vegas
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/24/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) was awarded two Eggies at Newegg's second annual Eggie Awards on Jan. 10, 2013 at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. AMD won Best Merchandising Campaign for its unique "Never Settle" graphics marketing program, and John Torres, Sales Account Manager at AMD, was awarded an EggXellence Award f... |
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| 1/23/13 | AMD Bolsters Engineering Talent With Appointment of Two Technology Experts| Industry Veterans Matar, Meretsky Will Help Drive AMD's Software Intellectual Property Development and the Evolution of System-on-Chip Solutions
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Charles Matar and Wayne Meretsky have joined the company to assume critical new engineering leadership roles driving hardware and software intellectual property (IP) development for AMD's system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. Matar will draw upon his expertise in SoC and proc... |
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| 1/23/13 | AMD to Present at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference| SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that senior vice president and chief sales officer John Byrne will present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference at 10:20 a.m. PST on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in San Francisco.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http://ir.amd.com.
A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 2 hours after the conclusion of the live event and... |
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| 1/22/13 | AMD Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results| SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 22, 2013) - AMD (NYSE: AMD)
Q4 2012 Results
AMD revenue $1.16 billion, decreased 9 percent sequentially and 32 percent year-over-year
Gross margin 15 percent, non-GAAP(1) gross margin 39 percent
Operating loss of $422 million, net loss of $473 million, loss per share of $0.63
Non-GAAP(1) operating loss of $55 million, net loss of $102 million, loss per share of $0.14
2012 Annual Results
AMD revenue $5.42 billion, down ... |
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| 1/16/13 | AMD Open 3.0 Brings Simplicity, Power Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness to the Data Center| Unveils First-Ever Open, Modular Platform for the Masses
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/16/13 --
OPEN COMPUTE SUMMIT -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today is launching the AMD Open 3.0 platform (formerly codenamed "Roadrunner,") a radical rethinking of the server motherboard designed to the standards developed by the Open Compute Project. AMD Open 3.0 enables substantial gains in computing flexibility, efficiency and operating cost by simplifying motherboard design with a single base product to add... |
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| 1/7/13 | Industry Veteran Roy Taylor Joins AMD to Lead Global Channel Sales| International Executive With Deep Relationships and Proven Experience in Growing Channel Business
Jan 07, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Roy Taylor has joined the company as corporate vice president and head of Global Channel Sales, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer John Byrne. In this role, Taylor will be responsible for managing and growing AMD's channel business globally.
"Roy is well known in the IT industry for his energy, ... |
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| 1/7/13 | AMD Delivers Enhanced Gaming and Improved Application Performance With Latest Mobile and Desktop Graphics Technology| AMD Radeon HD 8000M Mobile and HD 8000 Desktop Graphics for OEMs Deliver Award-Winning GCN Architecture, Full DirectX 11.1 Support and Exceptional Performance-per-Watt
Jan 08, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --2013 International Consumer Electronics Show - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series of mobile graphics processing units (GPUs) set to deliver discrete graphics performance to a variety of notebook designs, including the incredibly portable ultrathin form factor. T... |
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| 1/7/13 | AMD Unveils Innovative New APUs and SoCs That Give Consumers a More Exciting and Immersive Experience| AMD Enters 2013 With Its Strongest Consumer Line-up of APUs; Announces New Relationship With VIZIO
Jan 08, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --International Consumer Electronics Show -- AMD (NYSE: AMD), a leading provider of technology that enables visually-rich experiences for today's consumers, provided an early look at its new 2013 accelerated processing units (APUs) and announced a new OEM relationship with VIZIO. At an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event, AMD demonstrated work... |
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| 1/3/13 | AMD to Host News Conference at 2013 Consumer Electronics Show| Jan 03, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --AMD (NYSE: AMD) will provide a live video webcast of its news conference at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held Jan. 7, 2013 at 4 p.m. PT. The conference will demonstrate a range of attractive, high-performance mobile computing and gaming systems reflective of the company's longer-term strategy to focus on creating differentiated IP leadership.
A live video webcast of the news conference can be accessed at ir.amd.com. A replay of the webc... |
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| 1/2/13 | AMD Names Devinder Kumar Chief Financial Officer| Jan 02, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that after a thorough internal and external search the company has appointed Devinder Kumar as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 2, 2013. Kumar, 57, will report to Rory Read, AMD president and chief executive officer, and will have responsibility for leading the company's global finance organization. Kumar has been interim CFO since September 2012. He served as corporate controller of the compa... |
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