Rumors of possible AMD division, or sale of the company in recent years appear regularity , the representatives was forced them to deny. Some sources have suggested that AMD buyer could be Qualcomm, which feels that the market for processors for smartphones becomes a bit crowded and its growth potential is exhausted.
The interest in buying AMD showed Microsoft Corporation - the talks were held a few months ago, and while it is impossible to say for sure what they are completed. According to the source, even the need for Microsoft's graphics solutions for video game consoles Xbox One is able to justify the purchase of all AMD, which is now estimated at $ 1.81 billion. According to some estimates, Microsoft has already spent on the purchase of components AMD Xbox One about $ 1.26 billion ., and the life cycle of a game console is still far from over, so the acquisition of AMD would allow Microsoft to save on payment orders for the production of components. In 2006, Microsoft has formed a unit on designing processors, but eventually had to rely on third-party products from AMD.
Again the new CEO of Microsoft can not talk that the corporation tends to create their own hardware solutions, except in cases where the corresponding platform allows to promote software.
AMD representatives has not yet commented this information.