Advanced Micro Devices News

Advanced Micro Devices , or AMD , reportedly announced its involvement in the development of one of the first industry benchmark testing suites for OpenCL.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - AMD : What: AMD today announced its involvement in the development of one of the first industry benchmark testing suites for OpenCL.

AMD has all of a sudden found itself competing in the netbook segment, though its Athlon processor was initially intended for the ultrathin laptop space Wednesday, December 02, 2009 AMD has laid all speculations to rest on whether it would in fact go through with its plans of entering the netbook segment in India.

The recent legal settlement between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will bring new business to AMD and major benefit for its customers, the chip maker said Wednesday.

Today at I/ITSEC 2009, AMD announced that Sogitec Industries, a leading provider of simulation and training products, has certified ATI FirePro S400 Synchronization Modules and ATI FirePro V8750 graphics accelerators for its products.

AMD announced today that the Games for Windows Live Edition of DiRT 2 is now shipping and marks the first racing game developed from the ground up to take advantage of advanced graphics features available with Microsoft DirectX 11 and the incredible new ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology for the most engaging gaming experience yet.

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Not with a bang but a whimper. One of the biggest corporate feuds in the history of U.S. business seemingly ended a couple weeks ago with barely a mention in the headlines.

CHICAGO & NEW YORK -- -- Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of Galleon Group, denied charges of insider trading and attacked the government's use of wiretaps in its investigation of the hedge-fund firm, according to a document filed Tuesday by his lawyers.

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it will sell $500 million in senior notes in a private offering.

Advanced Micro Devices powers the world's three largest supercomputers according to the lasted version of the Top500 list released Monday .

Advanced Micro Devices is looking to lower its debt, due in 2012, by about $1.4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Anyone who looks at stock charts notices an interesting anomaly. The market in general hit a bottom last November, then recovered a little, then hit the big bottom in March.

Advanced Micro Devices stock was upgraded Thursday by Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman, citing a solid product road map and debt restructuring efforts.

Now that it's settled things with Intel, what steps is the chip company taking to deal with its debilitating debt? Andy Patrizio : Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose more than 10 percent on Wednesday after the company announced plans to reduce a crippling debt, a step made possible thanks to its big settlement with Intel last week.

Advanced Micro Devices is not the only large Intel competitor to rail against Intel's alleged strong-arm tactics.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose Wednesday after the chip maker announced moves to ease its debt burden, apparently cashing in on a $1.25 billion settlement with Intel Corp.

Demand for add-in graphics cards showed signs of recovery during the third quarter, setting the stage for an upcoming showdown between rivals Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia.

Moody's Investors Service said Monday it is hiking its credit ratings for Advanced Micro Devices Inc.