AMD vil fokusere på processorer og grafikkort




AMD har meldt ud at viorksomheden vil fokusere mere på grafikkort og processorer i fremtiden, og der med fokusere mindre på andre produkter.

“We are tightening our focus on delivering the winning products and platforms our customers want based on AMD’s industry-leading microprocessor and graphics technologies,” udtaler Dirk Meyer, AMD president og CEO.

I fremtiden vil grafikkort og processorer smelte sammen, og her ønsker AMD at være med i front. Derfor omstrukturerer AMD og skaber en virksomheds struktur der bakker deres visioner.

• A products group led by Rick Bergman, 45:  This new group is responsible for delivering all of AMD’s platforms and products and aligning the graphics and microprocessor product development groups into a single unified organization. Jeff VerHeul, 50, will head the Processor Solutions Engineering team, to deliver AMD’s platform silicon and improve time-to-market and innovation for near-term roadmaps.
• An Advanced Technology Group, led by Chekib Akrout, 51: This new group will focus on developing AMD’s future technology innovation.
• A marketing group, led by Nigel Dessau, 44:  The singular marketing group will drive cohesive and consistent external messaging across all of AMD’s products and platforms.
• A customer group, led by Emilio Ghilardi, 51:  The sales organization is responsible for expanding AMD’s customer relationships globally.

AMD melder samtidig ud at Randy Allen, der er senior vice precident for Computing Solutions Group træder tilbage.