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Walter Jeremiah Sanders III (born September 12, 1936) is an American businessman and engineer who was a co-founder and long-time CEO of the American semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), serving in the position from 1969 to 2002.
AMD was founded in 1969 by Jerry Sanders and a group of other technology professionals. The company's early products were primarily memory chips and other components for computers. In 1975, AMD entered the microprocessor market, competing with Intel , its main rival in the industry.
May 26, 2011 · W.J. "Jerry" Sanders III, principal founder and retired CEO of Advanced Micro Devices: When Sanders went to work at Fairchild Semiconductor as a sales engineer, he thought he was on a track to become CEO. Instead, he was fired because of his brash, outspoken style.
May 2, 2019 · This dates back to the company’s early days—AMD’s founder, Jerry Sanders, believed that if AMD put its people first, products and profits would follow.
May 2, 2019 · When processor architectures, IPC per core and frequency decoupled reliable performance with frequency, AMD led (disclosure: my team led this) the True Performance Initiative with the Athlon XP, and the rest is history.
Apr 22, 2013 · The company’s CEO, Jerry Sanders, arranged to rent out the entire San Jose Arena (now called the HP Pavilion) and then paid big bucks to bring in Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, the...
Apr 28, 2023 · AMD - Founders and Team. Jerry Sanders and seven other technology experts founded AMD. Walter Jeremiah (Jerry) Sanders III, an American businessman and engineer attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a Bachelor of Science.
