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AMD's Ruiz: Opteron is winning converts
Advanced Micro Devices is gaining share in the memory market from rival Intel and is poised to lure major computer makers to its new heavy-duty microprocessor, its CEO said on Monday. Hector Ruiz said in an interview that the Sunnyvale, California-based company was prepared to announce key customers for Opteron, its line of more data-intensive chips due in April that is AMD's biggest new product in four years.
Advanced Micro Devices is gaining share in the memory market from rival Intel and is poised to lure major computer makers to its new heavy-duty microprocessor, its CEO said on Monday.
Hector Ruiz said in an interview that the Sunnyvale, California-based company was prepared to announce key customers for Opteron, its line of more data-intensive chips due in April that is AMD's biggest new product in four years. "We are working with all of the top five (computer makers)," Ruiz said, referring to the preliminary testing and evaluation period that normally precedes the decision by any computers maker to build machines based on a new chip.