Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Processor Watch: Who Really Deserves Credit for the New AMD?
Editorial by K^2. Nothing really new but a decent overview of K6 - K8 evolution

Despite all the praise heaped on the present AMD management, however, some past contributions may be underappreciated.

For one, AMD would be unable to deliver competitive processor systems without the help of third-party chip-set suppliers. During platform transitions, AMD itself has delivered chip sets that provide little more than basic functions. Of the third-party chip-set vendors, VIA and Nvidia have probably been the most influential in the success of the K6, Athlon, and Opteron processors. VIA has supported AMD with chip sets for many years; Nvidia was the right partner to help AMD break into the corporate PC market.

http://www.mdronline.com/watch/watch_Issue.asp?Volname=Issue+%23179&on=1#item1