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To: EricRR who wrote (5698)	8/18/2000 10:53:04 PM
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<font color=darkgreen>AMD's Sanders: More speed on the way The Advanced Micro CEO says his company is on track to beat Intel and its 'venom' to the punch with 1.2GHz chips and more. By Charles Cooper, ZDNet News August 17, 2000 8:11 PM PT Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is close to announcing a 1.2GHz version of its Athlon microprocessor, as its most senior executive said the company's product rollout plans are running ahead of schedule. The company is likely to disclose a more detailed timetable in the early fall, according to CEO W.J. Sanders, who in an interview painted a bullish picture of the company's prospects. Sound off here!! Post your comment AMD and chips Jerry Sanders: Living large again AMD 'Hammer' chip nails open source Athlon on its way to PC makers New Sony notebooks to feature Transmeta, AMD chips AMD: News Profile Chart Estimates AMD has been jockeying with Intel Corp. for the bragging rights that come with being the speed leader. In March, AMD (NYSE: AMD) beat its larger rival by being first to market with a 1GHz processor. And even though AMD's margin of victory was only about a week, it helped burnish a corporate image of a technology leader -- a message that AMD has been able to trumpet on the heels of a string of strong financial quarters. 'Major manufacturers' on the way In the meantime, Sanders said AMD is a couple of weeks away from announcing a list of "major manufacturers" that plan to use the company's newest 1.1GHz Athlon chip. 'Volume is our vaccine against the Intel venom that stops customers from adopting alternatives.' -- AMD's W.J. Sanders "They are all familiar names," Sanders said without being more specific. At the same time, he indicated that AMD has big product rollout plans slated for the fourth quarter. By year's end, he said, AMD will ship a version of its Athlon chip for mobile users. At the same time, the company expects to offer a line of Athlons targeted at the server market, which happens to be a segment of the computer business that Intel has long dominated. Attacking Intel's 'monopoly' "What we need to do, of course, is break down the Intel monopoly in big business," Sanders said. "With the forthcoming Mustang (the code name for the server versions of Athlon), we'll make progress there." AMD (Nyse) Profile Charts Quotes Last Trade 06:20 PM 70 1/4 Change + 2 1/8 Change % +3.12 % Volume 6,664,000 Quotes delayed by 20 minutes or more. Unlike years past, when manufacturing problems held down the company's annual chip production, AMD's newest fab in Dresden, Germany, has come on line without a snag, according to Sanders. "It's on a remarkable ramp, and we're very pleased with the progress that we're making there. "Volume is our vaccine against the Intel venom that stops customers from adopting alternatives," he said. Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) declined official comment. 'They (AMD) keep talking about enterprise wins, but you haven't seen much of that.' -- Intel exec However, a company executive who asked to remain unidentified suggested that AMD still faces a challenge selling its line to corporate America. "Athlon's obviously doing well, but they still have a long way to go with brand evolution and breaking into the enterprise," he said. "They keep talking about enterprise wins, but you haven't seen much of that." Net appliances? Naah Surveying the company's prospects -- "All of our worldwide inputs indicate the September quarter should be good, and it's shaping up to be a very strong year," Sanders said -- the CEO expressed skepticism about the digital appliance craze sweeping through the computer industry. Desktops Product Guide CPUs Briefing Center Test Your PC's Performance Systems Utilities Downloads Get free e-mail and voicemail Try ZDNet eCircles -- your private place on the Web Join ZDNet now! "I'm not a big fan," said Sanders, offering that the cell phone stands the best chance of supplanting so-called Internet appliances that come down the chute. "I believe the cell phone will expand its application and ... will morph into an Internet access device with capabilities for video and audio." Still, he said, that segment of the business could account for as much as a half-billion dollars in the current calendar year. zdnet.com Milo