"In spite of all the hype and hoopla, there is not really such thing that Intel has leapfrogged AMD. It's quite the contrary. As a matter of fact, despite all the perceptions of Intel closing the gap, half the time they do a little bit better and the other half we do. And all of that will end with the introduction of Barcelona because it's such a significant jump in performance and quality."

"We are doing things to improve our cash position, but at this point in time I don't see our balance sheet crying out for any unusual or desperate measures."

"Over 2007, it will have a significant impact on what I call design wins. People are committed to the architecture and product, and [it will be] a very significant part of revenue and earning in 2008."

"It's in the speculation stage. [But] we know that we expect performance gains in the 40 percent to 70 percent range, and we know the scalability of our architecture is better than the competition."

"It's slated for introduction at the end of the second quarter and will be in the market in the third quarter."