In its efforts to keep the boat afloat, it’s generally
assumed that AMD will throw its consumer electronics business overboard.
Its revenues last quarter were a measly $81 million, down
26% sequentially, and its operating margin was -10%, down from 11% quarter-over-quarter.
The unit includes integrated digital TV processors and media
and applications processors and customers include brand names like Sony, Sharp,
Motorola, Nokia and JVC.
Meanwhile, Mercury Research says AMD lost share to Intel –
both in terms of revenue and units – in all processor segments in Q1.
AMD, by the way, has released three bug-fixed triple-core
Phenom processors, while Intel has cut the prices on some of its quads, in some
case by 50%.
About Maureen O'Gara Maureen O'Gara is the Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.
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In its efforts to keep the boat afloat, it’s generally
assumed that AMD will throw its consumer electronics business overboard. 
