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Chief of AMD Is Linked to Galleon
One of the technology industry's highest-profile executives has become ensnared in an alleged insider-trading case that is shaking the corporate and financial worlds. A criminal case filed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office earlier this month alleged that an unnamed Advanced Micro Devices ...
AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU
xtremecomputing.co.uk — Before moving onto the review here is some background info on AMD as a company taken from... the AMD website."A Leading Global Provider of Innovative Microprocessor and Graphics Solutions Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD designs ... (more) AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU
Former AMD CEO Named in Insider Trading Probe
Former AMD CEO Named in Insider Trading Probe
maximumpc.com — According to an anonymous source, Hector Ruiz, 63-year-old former chief executive officer of AMD, is the unnamed... "AMD executive" government prosecutors allege provided information to a defendant in the Galleon insider trading case, Bloomberg reports.. Ruiz, who stepped down as AMD's ... (more) Former AMD CEO Named in Insider Trading Probe
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WSJ ties former AMD CEO Ruiz to insider trading case
The Tech Report: News — ... of AMD's manufacturing business? Perhaps that'll be for the courts to decide, but nevertheless, the Wall Street Journal quotes "a person familiar with the matter" as saying Ruiz is tied to a criminal suit filed earlier this month by the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan. The suit alleges that an "unnamed AMD executive"Ruiz, according to the WSJ's source shared information about the spinoff with Danielle Chiesi of hedge fund New Castle Partners. Five other parties are involved in the case, including ...

Hector Ruiz Steps Down as Globalfoundries' Chairman
Techgage News — ... Last week, the Wall Street Journal broke a story that a previous AMD executive had a case filed against them as a result of insider-trading. The executive was revealed as Hector Ruiz, who first joined AMD in 2000 as President and CEO and resigned last summer. When AMD's spin-off foundry company, Globalfoundries, came to be, Ruiz was named as the Chairman of the board of directors, and has held that position until today. Due to the timing, we have to assume that this decision is a result of the on-going investigation. ...

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