Hector Ruiz to resign from Global Foundries

http://www.globalfoundries.com/news/ruizsleave

maybe AMD will get somewhere now.

naaaaah

haha yeah then you would be recommending Phenom II's to everyone just to raise your stock

Note: W00t, i'ma Regular now (no longer a newbie)

Ruiz resigning is the very best way for him and the company regardless of his guilt because nothing says 'victim' more than a person who was presumed guilty, quit, then was absolved in court (or outside if it doesn't even get that far).

I think we all know that Ruiz isn't actually needed at AMD or GF or anywhere, and he's not gonna be missed either. So far, everybody involved has got it right but that doesn't mean it can't go horribly wrong either...this is AMD after all lol.

hey maybe ur prediction will come true now that Hector left

I do actually believe he is probably guilty of something now btw. I wasn't expecting action *this* quickly, and that leads me to believe that the evidence is probably incrimating.

There is also a pretty cold 'matter of fact' style language to the announcement that wouldnt be there if he was leaving voluntarily under normal circumstances.

So yeah, it doesn't look good from his personal pov, but Global Goundries and AMD are seen to be acting in a proper fashion so far.

Even if AMD is innocent he is just well, horrible. He is the reason why AMD sat on K8. hes the reason why AMD is losing money instead of making it.

He need to go for good.

The problem is the probe looks to be expanding. I expect both GF and AMD high ups to be hit before this ends.

Really crappy timing for this to come up.

Ok, i don't understand, whats K8? lol sorry for my failness. And why would it matter if he resigned, how would that benefit AMD?

I accept this position.


Yes, Intel processors may be "faster" but we all know that turbo is cheating. Also, i5 is a horrible choice because for the majority of users, you know, the 4+ graphics card users, there simply won't be enough bandwidth on the onboard PCIe controller.

AMD has innovative design techniques, such as the one we're using with Magny-Cours. Using this breakthrough we are able to make a multi-chip module. Intel doesn't have this technology, therefore AMD is superior. Intel uses inferior "Native" and "Real" processors.

Now that I'm an AMD employee I've got some good stock tips for whoever needs 'em!

I know...


It's a (not particularly) veiled jab at our dear Jennay. 'Cos sure as the sun shines, were the situation reversed (s)he (as well as certain others, for sure) would be all over it like flies on roadkill. But instead we get a dismissal of the principal topic like it doesn't matter, followed by sweet praises about Hector's resignation like it somehow proves he's doing the right thing. <offers half eaten Box 'o Chocolates as compensation for the jab> Yet, the reality is that there are Prison Sentences attached to the other end of this. And believe me: If the SEC would send Martha Stewart to jail over $40K, then Mr. Ruiz and the rest of his friends have a lot to worry about.

I've stated elsewhere that (as far as I'm concerned) it's all just "Product"; and for the great majority of the consumer market only real thing separating the two is the color of the box the silicon ships in. And this little escapade falls in the 'proof of theory' category. The Fanboiz/galz just help make it that much more amusing to watch...


<...wonders if protection money paid to Neta or Barrio Azteca is tax deductable...>

<laugh>

...she's right on cue! And still here, refusing to accept reality for what it is.

Why deny the obvious, child: Mr Ruiz is the one with the potential to go to prison. Not Mr Otellini. So you might want to revise your 'criminal' statement, lest someone step on your hyperbole.

Actually, as much as I disagree with JennyH, I think she's been rather level headed on this topic.

'clock for clock' is a non-argument for the consumer. The consumer cares what he can get given a budget, not the IPC level of the product.

Intel aren't the ones in the spotlight here...

LOL! That's worthy of a new sig quote!

I guess the other AMD fanbois are leaving it up to poor JennyH to try the sad but entirely predictable deflection techniques - "Yes our former CEO and now CEO of a partly owned subsidiary may have engaged in mildly criminal actions but let's change the subject back to my favorite topic - the evilness of evil Intel!" ...

Now that the SEC is investigating, what do you think the chances of other higher-ups at AMD get entangled in this mess? Dirk Meyer, for instance? That would put a major crimp in AMD's plans to claw their way back up to ground zero in profitability..

Please point out where anyone who vaguely said or implied that AMD is going to end up in court because of what Hector Ruiz did?

I realise fazers writes garbage a lot but I didn't think you'd all stopped reading it.

Let's get back to earth here gents....

intel

Guilty in Japan
Guilty in Korea
Guilty in Europe

Soon to be guilty in USA, though lets be honest your legal system is the joke of the world so that isn't exactly a guarantee.

AMD

Not guilty anywhere.

Hector Ruiz

Not guilty anywhere. He is under investigation though.

I think it's pretty clear that Fazers implied that Meyer and other higher-up's at AMD might get caught up in it? I mean, what does

say to you? Or are we still ignoring fazers?

LOL - the pot calling the kettle black once again .

Where have I ever posted about the magic wonders of microwave ovens, or how AMD cures diseases??

A careful read of my post would reveal that the only fact I mentioned was the SEC expanding its investigation, which is in the news. The rest was speculation phrased as a question. After all, if Ruiz was too stupid (despite being the top "genius" AMD engineer ) to realize that what he was doing was a crime, then there's no telling how stupid the remainder of AMD's management may have been .

So much for those "superior AMD engineers"

And as for the US legal system being the "joke of the world" - at least we don't let convicted terrorists such as the Lockerbie bomber out of jail. Or did you forget about that little factoid already??

Finally, again you are trying to deflect the heat away from AMD - where do you see "Intel" in the thread title, hmmm??

Seriously, if you're gonna be the self-annointed AMD Mouthpiece & Chief Apologist around here, you need to develop more than your current rudimentary debate skills

Fazers, Jenny has a point though. Even though Ruiz would be sued, thats AMD's first lawsuit that I've heard about. Intel has been sued many times and the lawsuits were succesful. And, when you say "Joke of the World" you clearly don't know legal systems at all. The US legal system is just as bad as the rest of the world. I'm pretty sure in HK (Hong Kong), They follow the Jury/Judge system as well. But there is more power given to Judge (just a tiny bit). And even if it is the "Joke of the world" legal systems will never be perfected. Because in order to be fair, they try to have a Judge OR a Jury. In which case both have there bias. So... IDK Plus you started flaming/bashing on AMD fanboys anyways. I can clearly quote above you saying.

"I guess the other AMD fanbois are leaving it up to poor JennyH to try the sad but entirely predictable deflection techniques - "Yes our former CEO and now CEO of a partly owned subsidiary may have engaged in mildly criminal actions but let's change the subject back to my favorite topic - the evilness of evil Intel!" ...

Now that the SEC is investigating, what do you think the chances of other higher-ups at AMD get entangled in this mess? Dirk Meyer, for instance? That would put a major crimp in AMD's plans to claw their way back up to ground zero in profitability.."

No CEO or person is Perfect.

First of all, the European Commission (EC), which is the governmental body that punished Intel (and Microsoft) with unprecedented fines, without any sort of trial, or other form of civilized proceeding, is an administrative body, not a court of law. It should also be noted that such an outcome was in their own financial interest. So, no JennyH is wrong when she claims Intel was found guilty in the EU - no trial has been held yet.

Second, any large company gets sued in the course of business, including AMD. You may not have heard of the suits since they rarely make the news, but just do a google or bing search "AMD lawsuits". However JennyH is correct in that any such legal proceeding concerning insider trading would be against the individuals involved, not the company itself.

LOL - I would say my post was much less inflammatory than JennyH's. You did read her post, right?

Yes, but even Jerry Sanders (former CEO of AMD) said Ruiz's actions were inexcusably stupid. There's an enormous difference between being less than "perfect" and unbelievably ignorant (Ruiz's excuse). I would expect even the most junior executive at AMD would know about divulging company secrets, NDA material, etc. - after all, the livelyhood of the company depends upon it.

O.o, Anyways, umm... I think there was a lawsuit against Intel 'bout there Celeron processor.

What more did Scotland have to do after giving us Golf and Whiskey??

Isn't that enough ... jeez?

As an academic I should also point out that higher learning in Scotland is also very well regarded historically.

This year ANU Beat Edinborough ... heh heh.

http://www.topuniversities.com/uni [...] 09/results

I think Hector might have "adjusted" the results below though ... he hheh.

http://www.4icu.org/top200/