AMD spins off plants into venture with Abu Dhabi (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc plans to spin off its manufacturing plants into a $5.7 billion joint venture with Abu Dhabi to get a cash injection and shrink debt to better compete against larger rival Intel Corp. Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:45:44 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Fabless future: Struggling AMD spins off factories (AP) AP - For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs." Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:53:56 GMT Source: Yahoo.com