Several high ranked employees left the company in spring already. Among them Phil Hester, Vijay Sharma and Chris Evenden - the latter one seems to have found a place at Nvidia. Now it is time for
Hector Ruiz to clear his desk.
AMD: Hector Ruiz steps down (picture: Daily Tech) [Source: view picture gallery]
Especially in the processor section
AMD is having a hard time since Intel's
Core 2 lineup is dominating - desktop and notebook area. AMD's future existence depends of a competitive product. Additionally the acquisition of
Ati has been expensive. The new
Radeon HD 4800 series is a first step taken and the good price/performance ratio makes the cards attractive to customers.