In the second quarter AMD company was able to reduce losses, and incomes proved to be above the fore-casted values, but the descending profit rate threatens the company by market position loss .
In the honor of its fortieth anniversary AMD presented four thin laptop computers, and also reports about the release of 500 ml processor with the x86- compatible architecture. . It is expected that in the third quarter this year the growth rates in Intel processors sales will exceed analogous AMD indices to 3%, in the second quarter this value reached 13%.
AMD representatives continue to assert that it sees prospects in laptop computers with screen size more than 10". AMD Management at the quarterly conference expressed with confidence that the announcements of new processors and graphic chips in the second half-year will allow company to improve the financial indices and to strengthen its market positions. If the profit rate in this year grows to 40%, AMD will be satisfied by this result.