Microprocessor and memory maker AMD is celebrating 40 years of innovation in the semiconductor industry. 1 May 2009 marked the official 40-year anniversary of AMD’s founding by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders in 1969.
The company has launched a website dedicated to the 40th anniversary with a complete timeline of AMD milestones. In coming weeks the site is also expected to feature employee and customer-generated anniversary content.
“Forty years in any industry is a major achievement, but doing so in the rapidly changing, competitive semiconductor business is an enduring testament to the dedication and talent of AMD employees and alumni,” says Dirk Meyer, AMD president and CEO. “We mark our 40th year as a much different company; a company intensely focused on designing and developing new products and platforms that combine our unique graphics and microprocessor technologies to create compelling user experiences.”
The company says that during the past 40 years, it has transformed itself from a second-source supplier that worked within the confines of other companies’ designs to an innovation leader that has driven the market and kept competition alive in one of the world’s most important technology sectors.
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