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AMD Sells Majority Back-end Manufacturing Fabs in a Joint venture
AMD sold a majority stake in its test, assembly and packaging facilities in Asia as part of a joint venture with China’s Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics providing factories in Penang, Malaysia, and Suzhou, China, in exchange for $371 million in cash and a 15 percent stake in the new entity.
Nantong Fujitsu will get 85 percent ownership of the joint venture, which is expected to significantly reduce AMD’s capital expenditure, the companies said Thursday in a statement. About 1,700 AMD workers at the two factories will become employees of the joint venture, the companies said.
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The deal will provide AMD (Sunnyvale, Calif.) with an infusion of about $320 million as the company struggles the right the ship after reporting another quarterly loss that included a $65 million inventory write-down for older accelerated processing units (APUs). AMD also indicated it would look to drive revenue growth from more aggressive licensing of its technology going forward.
AMD will retain a 15% ownership in its test and assembly facilities in Penang, Malaysia and Suzhou, China. The 1,700 AMD employees at those facilities will be transferred to the joint venture.
The deal is consistent with AMD’s strategy to “focus the company on improving our long term financial performance by building great products and simplifying our business model,” said Lisa Su, AMD’s president and CEO, in a conference call with analysts.
“Forming a back-end manufacturing joint venture is a significant step toward achieving these goals, as we align our operating model with other fabless companies and strengthen our balance sheet,” Su said.
AMD reported third quarter sales of $1.06 billion, up 13% compared with the second quarter but down 26% compared with the third quarter of 2014. The company reported a net loss in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of $197 million for the quarter, compared to a GAAP net loss of $181 million in the previous quarter and a GAAP net income of $17 million in the third quarter of 2014.
The third quarter marked AMD’s fourth straight quarterly loss. Earlier this month, AMD announced plans to cut 5% of its global workforce.
AMD has struggled in recent years amid a declining PC sales. As consumers have increasingly embraced mobile computing platforms such as tablets and smartphones, the dominance of x86 processors sold by AMD and Intel has decreased, opening the door for other types of processors based on the ARM architecture and others. In the first half of 2015, AMD slipped from the ranking of the 20 top chip suppliers compiled by IC Insights Inc.
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#5173651 Posted on: 10/16/2015 12:04 PM
'Joint venture', or in other words a thinly veiled sell-off of assets. Quick cash that will keep the company going for a while longer, hopefully long enough to turn things around but we'll have to see how the next generation products do I guess. Perhaps the 15% they retained will cover the extra costs I imagine they'll have to pay for chip production.
'Joint venture', or in other words a thinly veiled sell-off of assets. Quick cash that will keep the company going for a while longer, hopefully long enough to turn things around but we'll have to see how the next generation products do I guess. Perhaps the 15% they retained will cover the extra costs I imagine they'll have to pay for chip production.
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#5173652 Posted on: 10/16/2015 12:05 PM
oh and every press release should come with this
Cautionary Statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD" or the "Company") including, but not limited to the proposed formation of the joint venture companies (the "JVs"), the ability of the JVs to function as an independent business, the ability of the JVs to leverage the capabilities of facilities and employees located in Penang, Malaysia and Suzhou, China; the ability of the JVs to scale service to a broad range of customers, reach international market and become a leading ATMP, the JVs' expected future performance (including expected results of operations and financial guidance), synergies from the proposed transaction; the JVs' future financial condition, operating results, strategy and plans, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions; the anticipated benefits and growth opportunities of the JVs including the JV's ability to attract new customers, the impact of and the ability of the JVs to take advantage of the semiconductor assembly and test services market, the ability of the parties to obtain all required regulatory and other approvals and close the transaction, the timing of the closing of the transaction, the purchase price of the transaction and the cash received by AMD, AMD's anticipated benefits from the transaction including the expectation that the transaction will strengthen AMD's balance sheet and the transaction will be cost neutral for AMD with significantly reduced capital expenditures, and that there will be no workforce reductions, all of which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects," and other terms with similar meaning including the negatives thereof. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release, and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD's or other parties' control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation's dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit AMD's ability to compete effectively; AMD relies on GF to manufacture most of its microprocessor and APU products and certain of its GPU and semi-custom products. If GF is not able to satisfy AMD's manufacturing requirements, its business could be adversely impacted; AMD relies on third parties to manufacture its products, and if they are unable to do so on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies, AMD's business could be materially adversely affected; failure to achieve expected manufacturing yields for AMD's products could negatively impact its financial results; the success of AMD's business is dependent upon its ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to its customers while supporting and coinciding with significant industry transitions; if AMD cannot generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or obtain external financing, it may face a cash shortfall and be unable to make all of its planned investments in research and development or other strategic investments; AMD may not be able to successfully implement its business strategy to refocus its business to address markets beyond its core PC market to high-growth adjacent markets; the loss of a significant customer may have a material adverse effect on us; global economic uncertainty may adversely impact AMD's business and operating results; AMD may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service its debt obligations or meet its working capital requirements; AMD has a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect its financial position and prevent it from implementing its strategy or fulfilling its contractual obligations; the agreements governing AMD's notes and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit for a principal amount up to $500 million (Secured Revolving Line of Credit) impose restrictions on AMD that may adversely affect its ability to operate its business; the markets in which AMD's products are sold are highly competitive; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD's products could materially adversely affect it; the completion and impact of the 2015 Restructuring Plan, its transformation initiatives and any future restructuring actions could adversely affect it; AMD's receipt of revenue from its semi-custom SoC products is dependent upon its technology being designed into third-party products and the success of those products; the demand for AMD's products depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for AMD's products or a market decline in any of these industries could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations; AMD's ability to design and introduce new products in a timely manner is dependent upon third-party intellectual property; AMD depends on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards and other computer platform components to support its business; if AMD loses Microsoft Corporations support for its products or other software vendors do not design and develop software to run on AMD's products, its ability to sell its products could be materially adversely affected; AMD may incur future impairments of goodwill; AMD's reliance on third-party distributors and AIB partners subjects it to certain risks; AMD's inability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel may hinder its product development programs; in the event of a change of control, AMD may not be able to repurchase its outstanding debt as required by the applicable indentures and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit, which would result in a default under the indentures and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit; the semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that have materially adversely affected, and may continue to materially adversely affect, its business in the future; AMD's business is dependent upon the proper functioning of its internal business processes and information systems and modification or interruption of such systems may disrupt its business, processes and internal controls; data breaches and cyber-attacks could compromise AMD's intellectual property or other confidential, sensitive information and cause significant damage to its business, competitive position and reputation while subjecting it to potential litigation; AMD's operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; if essential equipment or materials are not available to manufacture its products, AMD could be materially adversely affected; if AMD's products are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, it could be materially adversely affected; costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on AMD; if AMD fails to maintain the efficiency of its supply chain as it responds to changes in customer demand for its products, its business could be materially adversely affected; AMD outsources to third parties certain supply-chain logistics functions, including portions of its product distribution, transportation management and information technology support services; acquisitions could disrupt its business, harm its financial condition and operating results or dilute, or adversely affect the price of its common stock; AMD's worldwide operations are subject to political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters, which could have a material adverse effect on it; worldwide political conditions may adversely affect demand for AMD's products; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect AMD; AMD's inability to effectively control the sales of its products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on it; if AMD cannot adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, it may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses; AMD is a party to litigation and may become a party to other claims or litigation that could cause it to incur substantial costs or pay substantial damages or prohibit it from selling its products; AMD's business is subject to potential tax liabilities; a variety of environmental laws including conflict mineral rules that AMD is subject to could result in additional costs and liabilities; and higher health care costs and labor costs could adversely affect AMD's business. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited
oh and every press release should come with this
Cautionary Statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD" or the "Company") including, but not limited to the proposed formation of the joint venture companies (the "JVs"), the ability of the JVs to function as an independent business, the ability of the JVs to leverage the capabilities of facilities and employees located in Penang, Malaysia and Suzhou, China; the ability of the JVs to scale service to a broad range of customers, reach international market and become a leading ATMP, the JVs' expected future performance (including expected results of operations and financial guidance), synergies from the proposed transaction; the JVs' future financial condition, operating results, strategy and plans, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions; the anticipated benefits and growth opportunities of the JVs including the JV's ability to attract new customers, the impact of and the ability of the JVs to take advantage of the semiconductor assembly and test services market, the ability of the parties to obtain all required regulatory and other approvals and close the transaction, the timing of the closing of the transaction, the purchase price of the transaction and the cash received by AMD, AMD's anticipated benefits from the transaction including the expectation that the transaction will strengthen AMD's balance sheet and the transaction will be cost neutral for AMD with significantly reduced capital expenditures, and that there will be no workforce reductions, all of which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects," and other terms with similar meaning including the negatives thereof. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release, and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD's or other parties' control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation's dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit AMD's ability to compete effectively; AMD relies on GF to manufacture most of its microprocessor and APU products and certain of its GPU and semi-custom products. If GF is not able to satisfy AMD's manufacturing requirements, its business could be adversely impacted; AMD relies on third parties to manufacture its products, and if they are unable to do so on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies, AMD's business could be materially adversely affected; failure to achieve expected manufacturing yields for AMD's products could negatively impact its financial results; the success of AMD's business is dependent upon its ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to its customers while supporting and coinciding with significant industry transitions; if AMD cannot generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or obtain external financing, it may face a cash shortfall and be unable to make all of its planned investments in research and development or other strategic investments; AMD may not be able to successfully implement its business strategy to refocus its business to address markets beyond its core PC market to high-growth adjacent markets; the loss of a significant customer may have a material adverse effect on us; global economic uncertainty may adversely impact AMD's business and operating results; AMD may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service its debt obligations or meet its working capital requirements; AMD has a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect its financial position and prevent it from implementing its strategy or fulfilling its contractual obligations; the agreements governing AMD's notes and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit for a principal amount up to $500 million (Secured Revolving Line of Credit) impose restrictions on AMD that may adversely affect its ability to operate its business; the markets in which AMD's products are sold are highly competitive; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD's products could materially adversely affect it; the completion and impact of the 2015 Restructuring Plan, its transformation initiatives and any future restructuring actions could adversely affect it; AMD's receipt of revenue from its semi-custom SoC products is dependent upon its technology being designed into third-party products and the success of those products; the demand for AMD's products depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for AMD's products or a market decline in any of these industries could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations; AMD's ability to design and introduce new products in a timely manner is dependent upon third-party intellectual property; AMD depends on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards and other computer platform components to support its business; if AMD loses Microsoft Corporations support for its products or other software vendors do not design and develop software to run on AMD's products, its ability to sell its products could be materially adversely affected; AMD may incur future impairments of goodwill; AMD's reliance on third-party distributors and AIB partners subjects it to certain risks; AMD's inability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel may hinder its product development programs; in the event of a change of control, AMD may not be able to repurchase its outstanding debt as required by the applicable indentures and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit, which would result in a default under the indentures and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit; the semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that have materially adversely affected, and may continue to materially adversely affect, its business in the future; AMD's business is dependent upon the proper functioning of its internal business processes and information systems and modification or interruption of such systems may disrupt its business, processes and internal controls; data breaches and cyber-attacks could compromise AMD's intellectual property or other confidential, sensitive information and cause significant damage to its business, competitive position and reputation while subjecting it to potential litigation; AMD's operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; if essential equipment or materials are not available to manufacture its products, AMD could be materially adversely affected; if AMD's products are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, it could be materially adversely affected; costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on AMD; if AMD fails to maintain the efficiency of its supply chain as it responds to changes in customer demand for its products, its business could be materially adversely affected; AMD outsources to third parties certain supply-chain logistics functions, including portions of its product distribution, transportation management and information technology support services; acquisitions could disrupt its business, harm its financial condition and operating results or dilute, or adversely affect the price of its common stock; AMD's worldwide operations are subject to political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters, which could have a material adverse effect on it; worldwide political conditions may adversely affect demand for AMD's products; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect AMD; AMD's inability to effectively control the sales of its products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on it; if AMD cannot adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, it may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses; AMD is a party to litigation and may become a party to other claims or litigation that could cause it to incur substantial costs or pay substantial damages or prohibit it from selling its products; AMD's business is subject to potential tax liabilities; a variety of environmental laws including conflict mineral rules that AMD is subject to could result in additional costs and liabilities; and higher health care costs and labor costs could adversely affect AMD's business. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited
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#5173655 Posted on: 10/16/2015 12:13 PM
what the hell -^
what the hell -^
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#5173662 Posted on: 10/16/2015 12:48 PM
I have seen some of modern Fujitsu systems, some of their technologies used for outsourcing. They are delivering great service.
I have seen some of modern Fujitsu systems, some of their technologies used for outsourcing. They are delivering great service.
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poor AMD another big losing quarter for them.
need something outsourced call NFME but its a way to get some cash and save some too.
id rather see this then them layoff more people tbh.