Proprietary technology relegates you either to a niche or to the ditch. We're growing our market opportunity by steadfastly open sourcing the entirety of our software portfolio -- from the Solaris OS to Java developer tools -- and now we're taking the next step by open sourcing the world's most innovative microprocessor under the GPL. Giving our customers more choice and driving community innovation expands our economic opportunity and is forcing our competitors to sit up and take notice -- we are back on offense.
Quotes about microprocessor (16 Quotes)
If we look at how AMD's microprocessor business has been since Dirk got there, it's very, very positive. I see it as a reward for the technical engineering and operational contributions he has made to the business.
Since the invention of the microprocessor, the cost of moving a byte of information around has fallen on the order of 10-million-fold. Never before in the human history has any product or service gotten 10 million times cheaper-much less in the course of a couple decades. That's as if a 747 plane, once at 150 million a piece, could now be bought for about the price of a large pizza.
So, it's actually a growing area of the business and Intel want to get into that area because that's significant growth there - and probably faster growth than their core microprocessor business.
Intel responded not just by defending itself in court, but by cutting off technical information that Digital needed to design computers that use the Intel chips, ... (Intel) also demanded return of microprocessor prototypes and it refused to supply additional prototypes.
In addition to having 50 percent higher power density than previous generation products, this new breed of switching power supplies uses integrated digital capabilities to provide smart communication and programmable control features that will enable designers to precisely fine tune power for their needs throughout the development process. The easy-to-use microprocessor interface allows designers to make adjustments to a host of parameters including voltage, current, fan speed, sequencing, power factor correction, inrush and more. In spite of the advanced feature set, designers should find that this new digital generation of intelligent switching power supplies will be price competitive with existing technology.
The rate of decline for both the flash memory and communications business in the second quarter could be more dramatic than the overall top line, leaving it to the microprocessor business to pick up the slack.
A lot is going to hinge on how much credibility there is in the comments ... that the microprocessor business has stabilized.
It's really a race to the death for the microprocessor. The systems are being placed on the chip.
Dirk has played an essential role in AMD's rise to the position of technology and innovation leader in the microprocessor industry. He has made amazing progress with our microprocessor business, making it the envy of our industry. His leadership, operational skills and business acumen have positioned the company for long-term, sustainable growth, and I'm very pleased that AMD now will benefit from those skills on an even grander scale.
Intel got full control of microprocessor back.
This is likely to lead to a lower-than-expected average selling price for Intel's overall MPU (microprocessor) portfolio.
Since declining over the past week, it is our opinion that the shares of each microprocessor supplier sufficiently discount potentially slower PC sell-through as well as the potential for aggressive pricing this winter. We continue to receive confirmation of strong notebook PC and server demand, even if desktops are less clear.
Coupled with weak PC demand, we believe Intel faces significant product transition risk to its next generation Pentium III microprocessor without a good cost structure in 2001,
microprocessor to be used on aircraft, where it can be employed in navigation digital flight control and weapons fire control systems radar data processing and airborne battle management systems. This microprocessor can also perform target identification and discrimination functions in missiles, allowing the missile to home in on and destroy its target.
I'm honored and excited to assume this new leadership role at AMD. During my time at AMD, we've overcome many hurdles to become a driving force in the microprocessor industry. Still, more challenges and opportunities are ahead of us, and I plan to help AMD capitalize on those opportunities to change the competitive dynamics of the microprocessor industry and continue our sustained growth. My new position also gives Hector more bandwidth to focus on leading the company as CEO.