Intel is 32 times bigger than AMD
7 Dec 2007 | 15:31 GMT
Valuation gulf after black week in Sunnyvale
HACKS CAN safely dust off those old David and Goliath
clichés when describing Chipzilla and Chimpzilla.
After a miserable week in Sunnyvale, Intel is now more
than 32 times bigger than AMD, judging by market
capitalisation.
AMD owned up to bugs in Barcelona and Phenom on
Wednesday and disclosed that general availability of
the former won’t be available until next year, with
most early chips designated for high-volume
deployments.
The bleak news has sent AMD’s stock down to hovering
around a 52-week low and the company now has a
valuation of just $5 billion. Rubbing salt into the
proverbial, Intel is touching a 52-week high and packs
a might valuation of over $162 billion.
Recent troubles also seem to have put a spanner in
AMD’s PR works. After issuing 11 press releases
between 1 and 22 August, the company has not posted a
single one since, if the firm’s website is to be
believed. µ
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