{"id":23595,"date":"2016-05-03T14:19:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=23595"},"modified":"2016-05-03T14:19:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T12:19:59","slug":"amd-and-nantong-fujitsu-microelectronics-co-ltd-close-on-semiconductor-assembly-and-test-joint-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/23595-amd-and-nantong-fujitsu-microelectronics-co-ltd-close-on-semiconductor-assembly-and-test-joint-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> schlie\u00dft Joint Venture mit Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2014 <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Clo\u00adse $<span class=\"caps\">436M<\/span> Tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and Launch New <span class=\"caps\">JV<\/span> to Expand the Cus\u00adto\u00admer Base for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s World-Class Suz\u00adhou and Penang Assem\u00adbly and Test Faci\u00adli\u00adties <\/em><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;\u2014 <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> pays $<span class=\"caps\">371M<\/span> for 85% <span class=\"caps\">JV<\/span> ownership&nbsp;\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. \u2014 April 29, 2016 \u2014 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fujitsu-nt.com\/en\/\">Nan\u00adtong Fuji\u00adtsu Microelec\u00adtro\u00adnics Co., Ltd<\/a>. (<span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>) (<span class=\"caps\">SZSE<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">TFWD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that they have clo\u00adsed the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion to crea\u00adte a joint ven\u00adture offe\u00adring dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted assem\u00adbly, test, mark, and pack (<span class=\"caps\">ATMP<\/span>) capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to both <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and a broa\u00adder ran\u00adge of customers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Com\u00adbi\u00adning <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s world-class teams and faci\u00adli\u00adties in Penang and Suz\u00adhou with <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>\u2019s exper\u00adti\u00adse in the gro\u00adwing assem\u00adbly and test mar\u00adket will crea\u00adte a new out\u00adsour\u00adce assem\u00adbly and test lea\u00adder with the sca\u00adle and capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to help us deli\u00adver our upco\u00adming high-per\u00adfor\u00admance tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and pro\u00adducts that can re-shape the indus\u00adtry,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/corporate-information\/leadership\/lisa-su\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> Dr. Lisa Su<\/a>. \u201cThe crea\u00adti\u00adon of this joint ven\u00adture marks ano\u00adther step in buil\u00adding a more focu\u00adsed <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> as we com\u00adple\u00adte our tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to a fab\u00adless busi\u00adness model, enhan\u00adce our sup\u00adp\u00adly chain ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons, and fur\u00adther streng\u00adthen our finan\u00adcial position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is a world class semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor pro\u00advi\u00adder with advan\u00adced flip chip pack\u00ada\u00adging and test tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies. The\u00adse capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties are com\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry with <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>\u2019s advan\u00adced pack\u00ada\u00adging and test tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, such as its flip chip and bump tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy for the com\u00adpu\u00adting, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and con\u00adsu\u00admer mar\u00adket. The estab\u00adlish\u00adment of this joint ven\u00adture will ele\u00adva\u00adte the com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness of <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>\u2019s flip chip pack\u00ada\u00adging and test tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies to a world-class level. With this joint ven\u00adture, <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>\u2019s advan\u00adced pack\u00ada\u00adging and test capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties will account for 70 per\u00adcent of its total reve\u00adnue, lea\u00adding the enti\u00adre indus\u00adtry and ran\u00adking among the top pack\u00ada\u00adging and test com\u00adpa\u00adnies in the world,\u201d said Chair\u00adman of Nan\u00adtong Fuji\u00adtsu Mr. Shi Mingda.<\/p>\n<p>Key high\u00adlights of the deal include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>\u2019s affi\u00adlia\u00adtes have purcha\u00adsed an 85 per\u00adcent share of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Penang, Malay\u00adsia and Suz\u00adhou, Chi\u00adna <span class=\"caps\">ATMP<\/span> ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and act as con\u00adtrol\u00adling part\u00adner for the new joint ven\u00adture business.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> recei\u00adved from <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly $371 mil\u00adli\u00adon, exclu\u00adding purcha\u00adse pri\u00adce adjus\u00adt\u00adments, with net cash pro\u00adceeds of appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly $320 mil\u00adli\u00adon after pay\u00adment of taxes and other cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry expen\u00adses. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> reta\u00adins a 15 per\u00adcent owner\u00adship of the Penang and Suz\u00adhou operations.<\/li>\n<li>The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to be cost neu\u00adtral to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s P<span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>L while signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adcing <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s capi\u00adtal expen\u00addit\u00adures. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will account for its 15 per\u00adcent owner\u00adship sta\u00adke in the joint ven\u00adture and its results of ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons under the equi\u00adty method of accounting.<\/li>\n<li>Appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 1,700 <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> employees tran\u00adsi\u00adtio\u00adned to the joint venture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>J.P. Mor\u00adgan Secu\u00adri\u00adties <span class=\"caps\">LLC<\/span> ser\u00adved as exclu\u00adsi\u00adve finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, and pro\u00advi\u00added a fair\u00adness opi\u00adni\u00adon to the board of direc\u00adtors of&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sup\u00adport\u00ading Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the joint ven\u00adture <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/en-us\/who-we-are\/newsroom\/nfme-jv\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/community.amd.com\/community\/amd-corporate\/blog\/2015\/05\/12\/amd-financial-analyst-day-2015\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Long-term Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.amd.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=74093&amp;p=irol-irhome\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Inves\u00adtor Rela\u00adti\u00adons&nbsp;site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more than 45 years <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting, gra\u00adphics, and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2015 the buil\u00adding blocks for gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter. Hundreds of mil\u00adli\u00adons of con\u00adsu\u00admers, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses, and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch faci\u00adli\u00adties around the world rely on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work, and play. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> employees around the world are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\">web\u00adsite<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/community.amd.com\/welcome\">blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AMD\">Face\u00adbook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amd\">Twit\u00adter<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Nan\u00adtong Fuji\u00adtsu Microelectronics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Estab\u00adlished in 1997 and head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Nan\u00adtong City of China\u2019s Jiangsu pro\u00advin\u00adce, Nan\u00adtong Fuji\u00adtsu Microelec\u00adtro\u00adnics Co., Ltd. (<span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>) stands at the fore\u00adfront of indus\u00adtry sci\u00adence and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment as one of the 3 lar\u00adgest <span class=\"caps\">IC<\/span> assem\u00adbly and test\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adnies in Chi\u00adna. <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> ser\u00advices most of the top tier semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders in the world. Cur\u00adrent com\u00adpa\u00adny offe\u00adrings include advan\u00adced assem\u00adbly tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, such as <span class=\"caps\">WLCSP<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">FC<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">BGA<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">BUMPING<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">MEMS<\/span>, tra\u00addi\u00adtio\u00adnal assem\u00adbly tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, such as <span class=\"caps\">QFN<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">QFP<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">TSSOP<\/span> and auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve elec\u00adtro\u00adnics assem\u00adbly tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies. Bes\u00adi\u00addes, <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> has the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of test\u00ading, inclu\u00adding Wafer Pro\u00adbe, Final Test, and Sys\u00adtem Level Test. <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> is the first com\u00adpa\u00adny, which rea\u00adli\u00adzes the turn-key of mass pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of 12 inch 28 nm high-end mobi\u00adle pho\u00adne pro\u00adces\u00adsor chip in Chi\u00adna. The com\u00adpa\u00adny is lis\u00adted on the Shen\u00adzhen Stock Exch\u00adan\u00adge under the Ticker name \u201c<span class=\"caps\">TFWD<\/span>\u201d or \u201c002156.<span class=\"caps\">SZ<\/span>\u201d. Learn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fujitsu-nt.com\/\">http:\/\/www.fujitsu-nt.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cau\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry Statement&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">This press release con\u00adta\u00adins for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments con\u00adcer\u00adning&nbsp;Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc.&nbsp;(\u201c<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u201d or the \u201cCom\u00adpa\u00adny\u201d), inclu\u00adding <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s expec\u00adted bene\u00adfits and syn\u00ader\u00adgies from the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and&nbsp; the joint ven\u00adtures bet\u00adween&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>, inclu\u00adding the JVs beco\u00adming an assem\u00adbly and test lea\u00adder, that the JVs have the sca\u00adle and capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to help <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> deli\u00adver its upco\u00adming high-per\u00adfor\u00admance tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and pro\u00adducts that can re-shape the indus\u00adtry; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to suc\u00adcessful\u00adly tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to a fab\u00adless busi\u00adness model, enhan\u00adce <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s sup\u00adp\u00adly chain ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and fur\u00adther streng\u00adthen <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s finan\u00adcial posi\u00adti\u00adon; that the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to be cost neu\u00adtral to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s P<span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>L while signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adcing <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s capi\u00adtal expen\u00addit\u00adures; and that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will account for the JVs under the equi\u00adty method of accoun\u00adting, 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 docu\u00adment 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. Such state\u00adments are sub\u00adject to cer\u00adtain known and unknown risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties, many of which are dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to pre\u00addict and gene\u00adral\u00adly bey\u00adond <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s con\u00adtrol, that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results and other future events to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse expres\u00adsed in, or impli\u00aded or pro\u00adjec\u00adted by, the for\u00adward-loo\u00adking infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon and state\u00adments. Mate\u00adri\u00adal fac\u00adtors that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from cur\u00adrent expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons include, wit\u00adhout limi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing:&nbsp;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; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> reli\u00ades on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> Inc.&nbsp;(<span class=\"caps\">GF<\/span>) to manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre all of its micro\u00adpro\u00adces\u00adsor and <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span> pro\u00adducts and a cer\u00adtain por\u00adti\u00adon of its <span class=\"caps\">GPU<\/span> pro\u00adducts, with limi\u00adt\u00aded excep\u00adti\u00adons. If <span class=\"caps\">GF<\/span> is not able to satis\u00adfy <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring requi\u00adre\u00adments, its busi\u00adness could be adver\u00adse\u00adly impac\u00adted; <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 <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s 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; the loss of a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant cus\u00adto\u00admer may have a mate\u00adri\u00adal adver\u00adse effect on <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 the secu\u00adred revol\u00adving line of cre\u00addit for a prin\u00adci\u00adpal amount up to&nbsp;$500 mil\u00adli\u00adon&nbsp;(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 its abili\u00adty to ope\u00adra\u00adte its busi\u00adness; the com\u00adple\u00adti\u00adon and impact of its 2015 res\u00adtruc\u00adtu\u00adring plan, its trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon initia\u00adti\u00adves and any future res\u00adtruc\u00adtu\u00adring actions could adver\u00adse\u00adly affect it; the mar\u00adkets in which <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts are sold are high\u00adly com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve; 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 it; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s receipt of reve\u00adnue from its semi-cus\u00adtom SoC pro\u00adducts is depen\u00addent upon its 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 its 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, 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&nbsp;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 its pro\u00adducts could be mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly adver\u00adse\u00adly affec\u00adted; <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 it 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 its 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 its busi\u00adness in the future; acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons, dives\u00adti\u00adtures and\/or joint ven\u00adtures 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 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 its 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, be cos\u00adt\u00adly to reme\u00addia\u00adte and cau\u00adse signi\u00adfi\u00adcant dama\u00adge to its 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, mate\u00adri\u00adals or manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring pro\u00adces\u00adses are not available to manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre its 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, it 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 its pro\u00adducts, its 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 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; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> may incur future impairm\u00adents of good\u00adwill; <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 it; 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 it; 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&nbsp;the United Sta\u00adtes&nbsp;and abroad, through patents, copy\u00adrights, trade secrets, trade\u00admarks and other mea\u00adsu\u00adres, it may lose a com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve advan\u00adta\u00adge and incur signi\u00adfi\u00adcant expen\u00adses; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is a 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\u00adbit it from sel\u00adling its pro\u00adducts; <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness is sub\u00adject to poten\u00adti\u00adal tax lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties; and a varie\u00adty of envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal laws that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is sub\u00adject to could result in addi\u00adtio\u00adnal cos\u00adts and lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. Inves\u00adtors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties in <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s&nbsp;Secu\u00adri\u00adties and Exch\u00adan\u00adge Com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon&nbsp;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 year ended&nbsp;March 26,&nbsp;2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u201430\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Arrow logo, 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014 <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Clo\u00adse $<span class=\"caps\">436M<\/span> Tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and Launch New <span class=\"caps\">JV<\/span> to Expand the Cus\u00adto\u00admer Base for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s World-Class Suz\u00adhou and Penang Assem\u00adbly and Test Faci\u00adli\u00adties \u2014 &nbsp;\u2014 <span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span> pays $<span class=\"caps\">371M<\/span> for 85% <span class=\"caps\">JV<\/span> owner\u00adship&nbsp;\u2014 <span class=\"caps\">SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. \u2014 April 29, 2016 \u2014 <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) and Nan\u00adtong Fuji\u00adtsu Microelec\u00adtro\u00adnics Co., Ltd. (<span class=\"caps\">NFME<\/span>) (<span class=\"caps\">SZSE<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">TFWD<\/span>) today (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/23595-amd-and-nantong-fujitsu-microelectronics-co-ltd-close-on-semiconductor-assembly-and-test-joint-venture\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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-23595","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\/23595","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23595"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23598,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23595\/revisions\/23598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}