{"id":15040,"date":"2015-05-07T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=15040"},"modified":"2015-05-07T14:51:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:51:54","slug":"amd-outlines-sharpened-focus-at-2015-financial-analyst-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/15040-amd-outlines-sharpened-focus-at-2015-financial-analyst-day\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Outlines Sharpened Focus at 2015 Financial Analyst Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u2014 <\/em><em>Next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and pro\u00adducts desi\u00adgned to dri\u00adve pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble growth across gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and fuel a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant return to the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter<\/em> <em>\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">NEW<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">YORK<\/span> \u2014 May 6, 2015 \u2014 <\/strong>Today, at its <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.amd.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=74093&amp;p=irol-analystday\">2015 Finan\u00adcial Ana\u00adlyst Day<\/a> taking place at Nasdaq Mar\u00adket\u00adSi\u00adte, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) pro\u00advi\u00added details on the company\u2019s mul\u00adti-year stra\u00adtegy to dri\u00adve pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble growth based on deli\u00adve\u00adring next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies powe\u00adring a broad set of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance, dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted pro\u00adducts across the key are\u00adas of gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and the datacenter.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>We see strong long-term growth oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties across a diver\u00adse set of mar\u00adkets for the kind of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adte and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties only <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> can pro\u00advi\u00adde,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/corporate-information\/leadership\/dr-lisa-su\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> Dr. Lisa Su<\/a>. \u201cWe are focu\u00adsing our invest\u00adments on our stron\u00adgest oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties to enable our cus\u00adto\u00admers to crea\u00adte gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble and allow <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to achie\u00adve pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble growth in the years to&nbsp;come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">IP<\/span> and Core Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> show\u00adca\u00adsed a num\u00adber of engi\u00adnee\u00adring inno\u00adva\u00adtions at the event, inclu\u00adding details on its next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon 64-bit x86 and <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsor cores, future gra\u00adphics cores expec\u00adted to deli\u00adver a 2x per\u00adfor\u00admance-per-watt impro\u00adve\u00adment com\u00adpared to cur\u00adrent gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon offe\u00adrings<a href=\"imap:\/\/al@imap.planet3dnow.de:143\/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E88110#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a>, and breakth\u00adrough modu\u00adlar design metho\u00addo\u00adlo\u00adgy that redu\u00adces sys\u00adtem-on-chip (SoC) deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment cos\u00adts and acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtes time to market.<\/p>\n<p>Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy-rela\u00adted announce\u00adments included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of a brand new x86 pro\u00adces\u00adsor core code\u00adna\u00admed \u201cZen,\u201d expec\u00adted to dri\u00adve <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s re-ent\u00adry into high-per\u00adfor\u00admance desk\u00adtop and ser\u00adver mar\u00adkets through impro\u00adved ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions per clock of up to 40 per\u00adcent, com\u00adpared to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s cur\u00adrent x86 pro\u00adces\u00adsor core. \u201cZen\u201d will also fea\u00adture simul\u00adta\u00adneous mul\u00adti-thre\u00ada\u00adding (<span class=\"caps\">SMT<\/span>) for hig\u00adher through\u00adput and a new cache subsystem.<\/li>\n<li>Updates on the company\u2019s first cus\u00adtom 64-bit <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> core, \u201c<span class=\"caps\">K12<\/span>\u201d core. The\u00adse enter\u00adpri\u00adse-class 64-bit <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> cores are desi\u00adgned for effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and are ide\u00adal\u00adly sui\u00adted for ser\u00adver and embedded workloads.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s plans to extend its gra\u00adphics tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy lea\u00adder\u00adship by offe\u00adring the first high-per\u00adfor\u00admance gra\u00adphics pro\u00adces\u00adsing unit (<span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span>) in the indus\u00adtry fea\u00adturing die sta\u00adcked High Band\u00adwidth Memo\u00adry (<span class=\"caps\">HBM<\/span>) using a 2.<span class=\"caps\">5D<\/span> sili\u00adcon inter\u00adpo\u00adser design. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> plans to intro\u00addu\u00adce this inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve pack\u00ada\u00adging solu\u00adti\u00adon this year with its latest <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addi\u00adti\u00adon to dis\u00adcus\u00adsing soft\u00adware, secu\u00adri\u00adty, and other key plat\u00adform enablers, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> high\u00adligh\u00adted its new high-per\u00adfor\u00admance net\u00adwork-on-chip (NoC) tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, a modu\u00adlar design approach that lever\u00ada\u00adges re-usable <span class=\"caps\">IP<\/span> buil\u00adding blocks to maxi\u00admi\u00adze design effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy. This breakth\u00adrough design approach is expec\u00adted to lower cost and time-to-mar\u00adket for both <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s stan\u00addard and future semi-cus\u00adtom products.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>We are doubling down on our <span class=\"caps\">IP<\/span> core invest\u00adments in ali\u00adgnment with our tra\u00addi\u00adtio\u00adnal deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment strengths to address key mar\u00adket needs for per\u00adfor\u00admance and cus\u00adto\u00admer choice through high-per\u00adfor\u00admance, sca\u00adlable 64-bit x86 and <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CPU<\/span> cores and con\u00adtin\u00adued gra\u00adphics lea\u00adder\u00adship,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/corporate-information\/leadership\/mark-papermaster\">Mark Paper\u00admas\u00adter, seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and chief tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy offi\u00adcer, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIn addi\u00adti\u00adon, we have built a sys\u00adtem for modu\u00adlar design around our new net\u00adwork-on-chip tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy desi\u00adgned to sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly increase deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment agility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Com\u00adpu\u00adting and Gra\u00adphics Seg\u00adment Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> announ\u00adced updates to its Com\u00adpu\u00adting and Gra\u00adphics (<span class=\"caps\">CG<\/span>) pro\u00adduct road\u00admaps for acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted pro\u00adces\u00adsing unit (<span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span>), cen\u00adtral pro\u00adces\u00adsing unit (<span class=\"caps\">CPU<\/span>), and <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> pro\u00adducts plan\u00adned for intro\u00adduc\u00adtion in 2016 and bey\u00adond. The upco\u00adming pro\u00adducts address key cus\u00adto\u00admer prio\u00adri\u00adties, inclu\u00adding increased per\u00adfor\u00admance, lon\u00adger bat\u00adtery life, and impro\u00adved <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/innovations\/software-technologies\/25x20\">ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy<\/a>. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> also pro\u00advi\u00added fur\u00adther details and publicly demons\u00adtra\u00adted its 6<sup>th<\/sup> Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon A\u2011Series <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span>, form\u00ader\u00adly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/press-releases\/Pages\/amd-mobile-carrizo-2014nov20.aspx\">code\u00adna\u00admed \u201cCar\u00adri\u00adzo,\u201d<\/a> as well as its next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> offe\u00adrings laun\u00adching in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s updated <span class=\"caps\">CG<\/span> pro\u00adduct road\u00admap includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">FX<\/span> CPUs based on the \u201cZen\u201d core and built using Fin\u00adFET pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. Fea\u00adturing high core counts with <span class=\"caps\">SMT<\/span> for high through\u00adput and <span class=\"caps\">DDR4<\/span> com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, the\u00adse CPUs will share the <span class=\"caps\">AM4<\/span> socket infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre with <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s 2016 Desk\u00adtop&nbsp;APUs.<\/li>\n<li>7<sup>th<\/sup> Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> APUs will enable a dis\u00adcrete-level <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adence and full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsafoundation.com\/\"><span class=\"caps\">HSA<\/span><\/a> per\u00adfor\u00admance in the <span class=\"caps\">FP4<\/span> Ultrath\u00adin Mobi\u00adle Infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Future gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance GPUs will be based on Fin\u00adFET pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, which will con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte to a doubling of per\u00adfor\u00admance-per-watt.<sup>1<\/sup> The\u00adse cut\u00adting-edge dis\u00adcrete gra\u00adphics will include second gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">HBM<\/span> technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enter\u00adpri\u00adse, Embedded, and Semi-Cus\u00adtom Seg\u00adment Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> detail\u00aded the long-term stra\u00adtegy for its Enter\u00adpri\u00adse, Embedded and Semi-Cus\u00adtom Busi\u00adness Group (<span class=\"caps\">EESC<\/span>) to grow across a num\u00adber of high-prio\u00adri\u00adty mar\u00adkets based on lever\u00adaging high-per\u00adfor\u00admance <span class=\"caps\">CPU<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> cores that allow cus\u00adto\u00admers to build dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted solu\u00adti\u00adons. The near-term will bring con\u00adtin\u00adued focus on enab\u00adling sca\u00adlable, semi-cus\u00adtom solu\u00adti\u00adons and growth in the embedded pipe\u00adline. Loo\u00adking ahead, next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon \u201cZen\u201d and \u201c<span class=\"caps\">K12<\/span>\u201d cores will bring high per\u00adfor\u00admance to the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter, a space whe\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> plans to regain share with a port\u00adfo\u00adlio that includes x86 and <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors, increased power effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, and a rene\u00adwed pre\u00adsence in the high-per\u00adfor\u00admance x86 ser\u00adver market.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s high-per\u00adfor\u00admance <span class=\"caps\">IP<\/span>, effi\u00adci\u00adent modu\u00adlar design metho\u00addo\u00adlo\u00adgy, and evol\u00adved semi-cus\u00adtom busi\u00adness model will fuel strong growth oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties across mul\u00adti\u00adple mar\u00adkets,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/corporate-information\/leadership\/forrest-norrod\">For\u00adrest Nor\u00adrod, seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, <span class=\"caps\">EESC<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIn addi\u00adti\u00adon to dri\u00adving sus\u00adtained growth in our semi-cus\u00adtom and embedded busi\u00adnesses, we\u2019re reaf\u00adfir\u00adming our com\u00admit\u00adment to high-per\u00adfor\u00admance ser\u00adver com\u00adpu\u00adting based on our strong set of new pro\u00adduct offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">EESC<\/span> road\u00admap details include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Opte\u00adron\u2122 pro\u00adces\u00adsors, based on the \u201cZen\u201d core tar\u00adge\u00adting main\u00adstream ser\u00advers that will enable a broad spec\u00adtrum of workloads with signi\u00adfi\u00adcant increa\u00adses in I\/O and memo\u00adry capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Buil\u00adding off of the expec\u00adted avai\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of \u201cSeattle\u201d-based sys\u00adtems later this year, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> detail\u00aded plans for its next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">ARM<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors fea\u00adturing the upco\u00adming \u201c<span class=\"caps\">K12<\/span>\u201d&nbsp;core.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> also pro\u00advi\u00added a glim\u00adpse into its new high-per\u00adfor\u00admance <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span> tar\u00adge\u00adting <span class=\"caps\">HPC<\/span> and work\u00adsta\u00adtion mar\u00adkets that is inten\u00added to deli\u00adver mas\u00adsi\u00adve impro\u00adve\u00adments to vec\u00adtor appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons with sca\u00adle-up gra\u00adphics per\u00adfor\u00admance, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsafoundation.com\/\"><span class=\"caps\">HSA<\/span><\/a> ena\u00adblem\u00adent, and opti\u00admi\u00adzed memo\u00adry architecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sup\u00adport\u00ading Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View the <span class=\"caps\">FAD<\/span> web\u00adcast replay and updated pro\u00adduct road\u00admaps on <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.amd.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=74093&amp;p=irol-irhome\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Inves\u00adtor Rela\u00adti\u00adons&nbsp;Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find more details on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.amd.com\/\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beco\u00adme a fan of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AMD\">Face\u00adbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fol\u00adlow <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMD\">Twit\u00adter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/corporate-information\/leadership\/dr-lisa-su\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> Lisa&nbsp;Su<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) designs and inte\u00adgra\u00adtes tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy that powers mil\u00adli\u00adons of intel\u00adli\u00adgent devices, inclu\u00adding per\u00adso\u00adnal com\u00adpu\u00adters, tablets, game con\u00adso\u00adles and cloud ser\u00advers that defi\u00adne the new era of sur\u00adround com\u00adpu\u00adting. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adons enable peo\u00adp\u00adle ever\u00ady\u00adwhe\u00adre to rea\u00adli\u00adze the full poten\u00adti\u00adal of their favo\u00adri\u00adte devices and appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons to push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\">www.amd.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong><em>Cau\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry State\u00adment <\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">This press release con\u00adta\u00adins for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments con\u00adcer\u00adning Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. (\u201c<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u201d or the \u201cCom\u00adpa\u00adny\u201d) inclu\u00adding, that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies will launch on time, in suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent volu\u00adme, achie\u00adve expec\u00adted per\u00adfor\u00admance gains and dri\u00adve pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble growth for the com\u00adpa\u00adny; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will be suc\u00adcessful in its use of die-sta\u00adcked high-band\u00adwidth memo\u00adry; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will make a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant return to the ser\u00adver mar\u00adket;&nbsp; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s net\u00adwork-on-chip stra\u00adtegy will meet its sta\u00adted goals; and that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s 6<sup>th<\/sup> Gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span> pro\u00adducts will meet their sta\u00adted goals; which are made pur\u00adsu\u00adant to the Safe Har\u00adbor pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adons of the Pri\u00adva\u00adte Secu\u00adri\u00adties Liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon Reform Act of 1995. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments are com\u00admon\u00adly iden\u00adti\u00adfied by words such as \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cbelie\u00adves,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cpro\u00adjects\u201d and other terms with simi\u00adlar mea\u00adning. Inves\u00adtors are cau\u00adtio\u00adned that the for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments in this press release are based on cur\u00adrent beliefs, assump\u00adti\u00adons and expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons, speak only as of the date of this docu\u00adment and invol\u00adve risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from cur\u00adrent expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons. Risks include that Intel Corporation\u2019s domi\u00adnan\u00adce of the micro\u00adpro\u00adces\u00adsor mar\u00adket and its aggres\u00adsi\u00adve busi\u00adness prac\u00adti\u00adces may limit <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to com\u00adpe\u00adte effec\u00adtively; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> reli\u00ades on <span class=\"caps\">GF<\/span> to manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre most of its micro\u00adpro\u00adces\u00adsor and <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span> pro\u00adducts and cer\u00adtain of its <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> and semi-cus\u00adtom pro\u00adducts. If <span class=\"caps\">GF<\/span> is not able to satis\u00adfy its manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring requi\u00adre\u00adments, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness could be adver\u00adse\u00adly impac\u00adted; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> reli\u00ades on third par\u00adties to manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre its pro\u00adducts, and if they are unable to do so on a time\u00adly basis in suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent quan\u00adti\u00adties and using com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; fail\u00adure to achie\u00adve expec\u00adted manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring yields for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts could nega\u00adtively impact its finan\u00adcial results; the suc\u00adcess of its busi\u00adness is depen\u00addent upon its abili\u00adty to intro\u00addu\u00adce pro\u00adducts on a time\u00adly basis with fea\u00adtures and per\u00adfor\u00admance levels that pro\u00advi\u00adde value to its cus\u00adto\u00admers while sup\u00adport\u00ading and coin\u00adci\u00adding with signi\u00adfi\u00adcant indus\u00adtry tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons; if <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> can\u00adnot gene\u00adra\u00adte suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent reve\u00adnue and ope\u00adra\u00adting cash flow or obtain exter\u00adnal finan\u00adcing, it may face a cash short\u00adfall and be unable to make all of its plan\u00adned invest\u00adments in rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment or other stra\u00adte\u00adgic invest\u00adments; that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may not be able to suc\u00adcessful\u00adly imple\u00adment its busi\u00adness stra\u00adtegy to refo\u00adcus its busi\u00adness to address mar\u00adkets bey\u00adond <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s&nbsp; core <span class=\"caps\">PC<\/span> mar\u00adket to high-growth adja\u00adcent mar\u00adkets; the com\u00adple\u00adti\u00adon and impact of the 2014 res\u00adtruc\u00adtu\u00adring plan and its trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon initia\u00adti\u00adves could adver\u00adse\u00adly affect <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; glo\u00adbal eco\u00adno\u00admic uncer\u00adtain\u00adty may adver\u00adse\u00adly impact <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness and ope\u00adra\u00adting results; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may not be able to gene\u00adra\u00adte suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent cash to ser\u00advice its debt obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons or meet its working capi\u00adtal requi\u00adre\u00adments; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has a sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adal amount of indeb\u00adted\u00adness which could adver\u00adse\u00adly affect its finan\u00adcial posi\u00adti\u00adon and pre\u00advent it from imple\u00admen\u00adting its stra\u00adtegy or ful\u00adfil\u00adling its con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons; the agree\u00adments gover\u00adning <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s notes and its amen\u00added and resta\u00adted seni\u00ador secu\u00adred asset based line of cre\u00addit for a prin\u00adci\u00adpal amount up to $500 mil\u00adli\u00adon (Secu\u00adred Revol\u00adving Line of Cre\u00addit) impo\u00adse rest\u00adric\u00adtions on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> that may adver\u00adse\u00adly affect <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to ope\u00adra\u00adte its busi\u00adness; the mar\u00adkets in which <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts are sold are high\u00adly com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve; the loss of a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant cus\u00adto\u00admer may have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on it; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s receipt of reve\u00adnue from its semi-cus\u00adtom SoC pro\u00adducts is depen\u00addent upon <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy being desi\u00adgned into third-par\u00adty pro\u00adducts and the suc\u00adcess of tho\u00adse pro\u00adducts; the demand for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts depends in part on the mar\u00adket con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons in the indus\u00adtries into which they are sold. Fluc\u00adtua\u00adtions in demand for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts or a mar\u00adket decli\u00adne in any of the\u00adse indus\u00adtries could have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s results of ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to design and intro\u00addu\u00adce new pro\u00adducts in a time\u00adly man\u00adner is depen\u00addent upon third-par\u00adty intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> depends on third-par\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adnies for the design, manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre and sup\u00adp\u00adly of mother\u00adboards, <span class=\"caps\">BIOS<\/span> soft\u00adware and other com\u00adpu\u00adter plat\u00adform com\u00adpon\u00adents to sup\u00adport its busi\u00adness; if <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> loses Micro\u00adsoft Corporation\u2019s sup\u00adport for its pro\u00adducts or other soft\u00adware ven\u00addors do not design and deve\u00adlop soft\u00adware to run on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts, its abili\u00adty to sell <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> pro\u00adducts could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may incur future impairm\u00adents of good\u00adwill; uncer\u00adtain\u00adties invol\u00adving the orde\u00adring and ship\u00adment of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts could mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affect <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s reli\u00adance on third-par\u00adty dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtors and <span class=\"caps\">AIB<\/span> part\u00adners sub\u00adjects <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to cer\u00adtain risks; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s ina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty to con\u00adti\u00adnue to attract and retain qua\u00adli\u00adfied per\u00adson\u00adnel may hin\u00adder its pro\u00adduct deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment pro\u00adgrams; in the event of a chan\u00adge of con\u00adtrol, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may not be able to repurcha\u00adse&nbsp; all of the out\u00adstan\u00adding debt as requi\u00adred by the appli\u00adca\u00adble inden\u00adtures and its Secu\u00adred Revol\u00adving Line of Cre\u00addit, which would result in a default under the inden\u00adtures and its Secu\u00adred Revol\u00adving Line of Cre\u00addit; the semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor indus\u00adtry is high\u00adly cycli\u00adcal and has expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced seve\u00adre down\u00adturns that have mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted, and may con\u00adti\u00adnue to mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affect, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness in the future; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness is depen\u00addent upon the pro\u00adper func\u00adtio\u00adning of its inter\u00adnal busi\u00adness pro\u00adces\u00adses and infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon sys\u00adtems and modi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon or inter\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adon of such sys\u00adtems may dis\u00adrupt <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness, pro\u00adces\u00adses and inter\u00adnal con\u00adtrols; data brea\u00adches and cyber-attacks could com\u00adpro\u00admi\u00adse <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty or other sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon and cau\u00adse signi\u00adfi\u00adcant dama\u00adge to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness and repu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s ope\u00adra\u00adting results are sub\u00adject to quar\u00adter\u00adly and sea\u00adso\u00adnal sales pat\u00adterns; if essen\u00adti\u00adal equip\u00adment or mate\u00adri\u00adals are not available to manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; if <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts are not com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adble with some or all indus\u00adtry-stan\u00addard soft\u00adware and hard\u00adware, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; cos\u00adts rela\u00adted to defec\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adducts could have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; if <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> fails to main\u00adtain the effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy of its sup\u00adp\u00adly chain as it responds to chan\u00adges in cus\u00adto\u00admer demand for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> out\u00adsour\u00adces to third par\u00adties cer\u00adtain sup\u00adp\u00adly-chain logi\u00adstics func\u00adtions, inclu\u00adding por\u00adti\u00adons of&nbsp; its pro\u00adduct dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon, trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon manage\u00adment and infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy sup\u00adport ser\u00advices; acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons could dis\u00adrupt its busi\u00adness, harm its finan\u00adcial con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon and ope\u00adra\u00adting results or dilute, or adver\u00adse\u00adly affect the pri\u00adce of, its com\u00admon stock; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s world\u00adwi\u00adde ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons are sub\u00adject to poli\u00adti\u00adcal, legal and eco\u00adno\u00admic risks and natu\u00adral dis\u00adas\u00adters, which could have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; world\u00adwi\u00adde poli\u00adti\u00adcal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons may adver\u00adse\u00adly affect demand for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts; unfa\u00advorable cur\u00adren\u00adcy exch\u00adan\u00adge rate fluc\u00adtua\u00adtions could adver\u00adse\u00adly affect <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s ina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty to effec\u00adtively con\u00adtrol the sales of its pro\u00adducts on the gray mar\u00adket could have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>; if <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> can\u00adnot ade\u00adqua\u00adte\u00adly pro\u00adtect its tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy or other intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty in the United Sta\u00adtes and abroad, through patents, copy\u00adrights, trade secrets, trade\u00admarks and other mea\u00adsu\u00adres, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may lose a com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve advan\u00adta\u00adge and incur signi\u00adfi\u00adcant expen\u00adses; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is par\u00adty to liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon and may beco\u00adme a par\u00adty to other claims or liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon that could cau\u00adse it to incur sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adal cos\u00adts or pay sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adal dama\u00adges or pro\u00adhi\u00adbits <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> from sel\u00adling its pro\u00adducts; a varie\u00adty of envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal laws that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> are sub\u00adject to could result in addi\u00adtio\u00adnal cos\u00adts and lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties; hig\u00adher health care cos\u00adts and labor cos\u00adts could adver\u00adse\u00adly affect <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness; and, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness is sub\u00adject to poten\u00adti\u00adal tax lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. Inves\u00adtors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties in the Company\u2019s Secu\u00adri\u00adties and Exch\u00adan\u00adge Com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon filings, inclu\u00adding but not limi\u00adt\u00aded to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Quar\u00adter\u00adly Report on Form 10\u2011Q for the quar\u00adter ended March 28,&nbsp;2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Arrow logo, Opte\u00adron, Rade\u00adon, and com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons the\u00adreof, are trade\u00admarks of Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for infor\u00adma\u00adtio\u00adnal pur\u00adpo\u00adses only and may be trade\u00admarks of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"imap:\/\/al@imap.planet3dnow.de:143\/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E88110#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Based on inter\u00adnal <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> esti\u00adma\u00adtes for 2016 Gra\u00adphics Core Next <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> com\u00adpared to pre\u00advious gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"caps\">NEW<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">YORK<\/span> \u2014 May 6, 2015 \u2014 Today, at its 2015 Finan\u00adcial Ana\u00adlyst Day taking place at Nasdaq Mar\u00adket\u00adSi\u00adte, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) pro\u00advi\u00added details on the company\u2019s mul\u00adti-year stra\u00adtegy to dri\u00adve pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble growth based on deli\u00adve\u00adring next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies powe\u00adring a broad set of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance, dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted pro\u00adducts across the key are\u00adas of gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter. (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/15040-amd-outlines-sharpened-focus-at-2015-financial-analyst-day\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15041,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15040\/revisions\/15041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}