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Guru3D.com » News » AMD Hires Bank to Arrange Sale or Pursue other Alternatives

AMD Hires Bank to Arrange Sale or Pursue other Alternatives

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/14/2012 11:24 AM | source: | 27 comment(s)
AMD Hires Bank to Arrange Sale or Pursue other Alternatives

A report from Reuters states that Advanced Micro Devices has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to explore options, which could include a sale, as the chipmaker struggles to find a role in an industry increasingly focused on mobile and away from traditional PCs, according to three sources familiar with the situation. Sources told Reuters on Tuesday that an outright sale of the company is not a priority, and other options for AMD could include a sale of its portfolio of patents.

AMD said in an email to Reuters, "AMD's board and management believe that the strategy the company is currently pursuing to drive long-term growth by leveraging AMD's highly-differentiated technology assets is the right approach to enhance shareholder value. AMD is not actively pursuing a sale of the company or significant assets at this time."

One of Silicon Valley's oldest chipmakers, AMD is laying off engineers and some analysts are concerned it may not find new markets for its chips in time to reverse a declining cash reserve.

AMD's shares have fallen more than 60 percent this year, giving it a market value of about $1.4 billion. It also has long-term debt and capital lease obligations of about $2 billion.

Microsoft Corp, Google Inc, Samsung Electronics, Intel Corp and even Facebook Inc have been suggested by Wall Street analysts as potential suitors that could benefit from some of AMD's chip business, including its graphics division, PC processors and server chips.

Others say AMD's most valuable asset may be its deep bench of engineers or its patents.







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allesclar



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#4454334 Posted on: 11/14/2012 02:57 PM
I can pretty much guarantee Intel wont raise their prices anymore than they already are.


Guarantee based on what?

They would be stupid as a company not to.

k1net1cs



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#4454358 Posted on: 11/14/2012 03:22 PM
They would be stupid as a company not to.

They'd actually be stupid as a company if they do.

partyface86
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#4454390 Posted on: 11/14/2012 04:05 PM
Still, if the world remains with only one CPU manufacturer for PCs that won`t do us any good

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#4454418 Posted on: 11/14/2012 04:48 PM
I do think this is worrying news but i'm trying to look on the bright side. I doing truly hope that they will continue in the cpu market. Having no alternatives to Intel would make the market really boring for us enthuisiasts even if Intel didn't end up increasing prices.

I still remember the days when I got into PCs and the Intel Pentiums were being demolished across the board by AMD. All that changed with Conroe.

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#4454433 Posted on: 11/14/2012 05:00 PM
IMO no, when one company controls the market, goverments create controls and such,


You mean like the gouv controled MS while they had 95% marketshare ?

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