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1. Timeline: How AMD changed over the past 39 years

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 07 October 2008

     Overview - The note of AMD’s CEO Dirk Meyer that AMD is in the midst of its most significant transition in its history prompted us to take a closer look at AMD’s past to get a better idea of the ...

2. 5 reasons why Apple should build its own iPhone SoC (and 5 why it won't last)

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Friday, 19 September 2008

   ... Transmeta felt it, AMD felt it and ARM may have to rethink its business approach as well. If market trends shift, for example to new chip design requirements that impact performance and power consumption, ...

3. AMD's "Fusion" processor to merge CPU and GPU

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 25 October 2006

   AMD today announced that it has completed the acquisition of graphics chip developer ATI. The company does not waste any time to make use of the acquired knowledge: In 2007, AMD will be upgrading its ...

4. AMD-ATI merger receives clearance in Taiwan

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 02 October 2006

   AMD today said that it was received clearance from Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan to acquire graphics chip maker ATI. AMD today said that it was received clearance from Taiwan's Fair Trade ...

5. AMD-ATI merger clears federal hurdles in U.S., Canada, Germany

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 06 September 2006

   AMD today said that it has received approvals to acquire ATI from Canadian Commissioner of Competition and the German Federal Cartel Office. AMD today said that it has received approvals to acquire ATI ...

6. AMD's Yokohama Centrino to surface in Q4?

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 30 August 2006

   AMD may be closer to a Centrino competitor than many may have expected. According to a media report, AMD and ATI may be introducing a notebook platform, code-named "Yokohama," in the fourth quarter of ...

7. UPDATE 2: Dell to ship AMD-based desktop PCs in September

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 17 August 2006

   Confirming earlier rumors about a possible extension of the business relationship with AMD, Dell announced today that it will be building AMD processors into its "Dimension" desktop computers and 2P server ...

8. Nvidia next to review stock option practices

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 10 August 2006

   ... mainstream segment. According to Huang, Nvidia has shipped more than 20 million GPUs supporting SLI to date. The executive also commented briefly on AMD's acquisition of ATI and said that Nvidia's "unique ...

9. How ATI fits into AMD's Intel beating strategy - analyst opinion

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Wednesday, 09 August 2006

   ... to be unbeatable. AMD started out with a severe disadvantage, but has been, over the last two years, surprising Intel with a series of critical wins and amazing execution. They are now betting, and running ...

10. AMD and ATI: Will their technologies merge as well?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 26 July 2006

    It was AMD that approached ATI with the business proposition: Would it be interested in playing a principal role in creating the next low-power, high-performance mobility platform? Apparently the answer ...

11. AMD: We won't be another Intel

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 24 July 2006

    With the acquisition of ATI, AMD will have all pieces in place to evolve from a processor manufacturer into a platform company and go head to head with Intel in more markets - especially in the business ...

12. ATI loses bus license from Intel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 24 July 2006

    Following the rumors about a possible merger between AMD an ATI, Intel apparently pulled ATI's bus license. According to a brief article posted by the Inquirer just before the AMD/ATI news was announced, ...

13. UPDATE: AMD acquires ATI for $5.4 billion

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 24 July 2006

    AMD bets $5.4 billion on its future: The company today announced that it will acquire ATI to "fight against the monopoly" and to create application specific platforms in the commercial, mobile and consumer ...

14. AMD expected to announce ATI acquisition/merger on Monday, 8 am EST

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 23 July 2006

    AMD has informed analysts and journalists that chairman and chief executive officer Hector Ruiz and chief financial officer Bob Rivet will make a "significant corporate announcement" on Monday, July 24 ...

15. AMD drops desktop processor prices by 47%

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 23 July 2006

    As expected, AMD rings in the next round of the processor price battle with Intel. In an effort to remain competitive, the company today slashed the prices of all desktop processors. In the strategically ...