[IWE] AMD goes fabless
Jay Mehaffey
iwe@warhead.org.uk
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:35:56 -0700 (PDT)
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http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3D3425=0A=0A>We just go=
t off of a conference call on AMD, where they have=0A>announced that the ye=
ar and a half speculation about their=0A>=93asset light=94 strategy is true=
. AMD is going fabless.=0AEffective=0A>immediately, AMD will begin to spin =
off its fabrication=0Afacilities=0A>in to their own company, simple called =
the Foundry Company.=0A>There are a lot of details to cover, so let=92s div=
e right in.=0AIt looks like a complex deal, involving a lot of foreign mone=
y=0Ain addition to just spinning of their fabs. The current economic=0Asitu=
ation left AMD will little choice, they had to raise money=0Aand this was t=
he only way to do it.=0A=0AI hope it works for them, but I have my doubts i=
n the long run.=0AThere is a close tie between chip design and chip manufac=
turing,=0Awhich will now be at different companies.=0A=0AJay=0A=0A=0A
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pany.<br>>There are a lot of details to cover, so let=92s dive right in.=
</span><br>It looks like a complex deal, involving a lot of foreign money<b=
r>in addition to just spinning of their fabs. The current economic<br>situa=
tion left AMD will little choice, they had to raise money<br>and this was t=
he only way to do it.<br><br>I hope it works for them, but I have my doubts=
in the long run.<br>There is a close tie between chip design and chip manu=
facturing,<br>which will now be at different companies.<br><br>Jay<br><br><=
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