Originally posted on December 18, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., did not have a good year. The chipmaker has seen some very stiff competition lately from rival Intel and this has resulted in Intel gaining some lost ground what with the success of its Core2Duo processors and the inability of AMD to bring new processors to rival Intel’s offering.
AMD has been touting that its new procies will bring the company back in the fight but it recently announced that shipment of both its Barcelona and Phenom chips will be delayed to the first quarter of 2008. This is another stumbling block for AMD but according to AMD Chief Operating Oficer Dirk Meyer, he aims to bring the company back into profit in 2008.
The company is banking on the impending availability of its quad core procies to bring AMD back and increase its market share. As an AMD faithful, I am hoping that Meyer does deliver on his promise.