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AMD to start volume shipments of 45nm microprocessors in Q408 |
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Apr 17, 2008 at 11:08 PM |
 AMD’s President and Chief Operating Officer Dirk Mayer said during a conference call with financial analysts to discuss first quarter financial results that the company would start production at the 45nm node in the summer of 2008, with shipments at volume levels in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Products using the latest technology node would include quad core and triple core microprocessors produced at mature yields from the summer onwards.
AMD also announced a cut in capital spending for the year as it struggles to stem six quarters of sequential losses and return to profitability by the end of the year. Capital spending would now be in the range of $900 million and be focused on the ramp and capacity increases at Fab 36 and limited tool installs at Fab 38 for its 45nm microprocessors.
The company also noted that it sold a range of 200mm redundant equipment for $50 million in the quarter and noted that it had approximately a further $400 million of assets, including equipment and buildings that could be sold in the future. 200mm production was completely stopped in Q407, AMD executives said in the conference call.
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