Bill - Re:" With IBM making the chips supply will be assured and IBM will cut prices for their parts they make for AMD apace with celeron price cuts. "
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IBM ISN'T MAKING DIDDLY SQUAT FOR AMD - THE DEAL WAS CANCELED BEFORE IT EVER GOT STARTED
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ebnews.com
AMD's Sanders Expects Profit
Turnaround
(11:05 a.m. EDT, 7/30/98)
By Ismini Scouras
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s W.J. Sanders III said his
company should return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
To do that, Sanders is relying on increased sales of
AMD's 3D graphics-based K62 microprocessor, the
competitive offering to Intel Corp.'s Pentium II, to get
AMD into the sub-$1,500 PC space.
Speaking at the BancAmerica Robertson Stephens
semiconductor conference Wednesday, the chairman
and chief executive said AMD will ship about 3.5 million
and 4.5 million K62 devices in the third and fourth
quarters, respectively, bringing the total number of K6
unit shipment to 12 million this year.
AMD is comfortable with its yields, which is why it
terminated its foundry agreement with IBM Corp. this
month, Sanders said. “Our manufacturing problems are
definitely solved,” he said.
The company hopes to have a 30% share of the
microprocessor market in 2001. “With our cost structure,
we should be able to grow market share and return to
profitability,” he said.
AMD will introduce its K62 microprocessor with
256-Kbytes of Level-2 cache, dubbed Smarttooth, in the
first quarter of 1999.
AMD's manufacturing prowess, he claims, makes it the
lowest-cost microprocessor producer, citing
Sharptooth's die size of 117 mm2 versus Intel's Celeron
device with L2 cache at 135 mm2. The smaller the die
size, the lower the cost, he said. “Die size will make a big
difference,” he said.
Sanders also expects to introduce a 1-GHz
microprocessor, based on copper technology it from
Motorola Inc, in 2000. The part will enable AMD to
compete in the server and workstation market.
Whether AMD will manufacture microprocessors based
on the Alpha architecture remains to be seen. “We'll
keep an eye on Alpha,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sanders said has no plans to retire before
his contract is up in 2003. |
