Posts: 341. Ars Centurion Registered: Jan 8, 2006. What just happened? And when AMD bought ATI in 2006 for $5.4 billion, it didn't merely acquire a graphics card business and some talented employees, but a host of new … 2006 was the year some long term research projects at Sun, IBM, Freescale, and others produced their first marketable products. The ATI deal promises to make AMD more competitive than ever over the next couple of years, and there is a very impressive technology road map in place for the journey ahead.
The 13% jump that followed seems rather ludicrous as technologically they're still way behind Intel. AMD stock price appears to be near a bottom. Since then, the company's pursued branding initiatives like "AMD Vision" and built a series of buzzwords and product codenames that are even more difficult to follow than the CPU and GPU brands we've already listed. In the first quarter of this year, AMD did flat-out great. Intel naming schemes aren't exactly consumer-friendly either, but they make a certain degree of sense, while AMD traded names that people knew for ones that felt arbitrary by contrast.So now, we wait and see whether AMD can deliver compelling enough products, soon enough, to get it out of this ditch... or if some benefactor decides it wants to compete with Intel and Nvidia by paying for the privilege.However, the days when AMD was firing on all cylinders are slipping away.
"It seems AMD managed to convince investors of its hopes to win back market-share in 2007. Let's have a look at AMD's progress in 2006. Overall, AMD has had a fine year. If anything, the last months have proven (again) that all Intel needs to do is shift its weight a little bit and AMD goes tumbling. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) acquired ATI in 2006. AMD dismantled all of its old branding over the past couple of years, getting rid of the ATI moniker entirely in 2010, and replacing the Athlon, Phenom and Sempron lines with a series of alphanumerics like C-50, Z-60 and A8-3850 instead. I'm in. It is now trading at a very reasonable P/E of 14 times estimated forward earnings, and I've taken advantage of the buying opportunity myself. This Fool remains a bull on AMD, because there is a great deal of innovation and fight left in the little chip maker that could, and the market will eventually catch on. While it’s turning out to be a good year for AMD, the same can’t be said for Intel. That price war has put a serious squeeze on margins, but not bad enough to run the bottom line into red-ink territory, and explosive revenues have largely balanced out the margin issue. Perhaps it was really about multi-core supercomputers. He has been an official Fool since 2006 but a jester all his life. The question is why.The number two chipmaker has fallen pretty far "Stock Advisor launched in February of 2002. Contains six flavors not found in nature. Revenues rose 71% year over year, and operating income quadrupled, as gross margins hit … ATI Technologies Inc. (commonly called ATI, later known as Radeon Technologies Group) was a semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets.Founded in 1985 as Array Technology Inc., the company listed publicly in 1993. Where the two markets intersect, you'll find his wheelhouse. So I really have no idea what they can base those hopes on. "Anders Bylund is a Foolish Technology and Entertainment Specialist. Believes in coyotes and time as an abstract.And so it goes. "Perhaps the purchase of ATI wasn't about gaming graphics. Really, it will.Founded in 1993 by brothers Tom and David Gardner, The Motley Fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium investing services. The stock started the year flying high, but came down to Earth when margins started to erode. What Happens to AMD with 4Ghz AIR Conroes OC'ng NOW mid July '06 78 posts • 1; 2; Next; Mark_Nano. Returns as of 07/30/2020.Hypoallergenic. The market will tell us who's right and who's wrong, all in due time.