AMD strictly moderated (AMD)

[tecate]

There is that. And they do always have some demos running during IDF. But when have you seen a press conference where they waved wafers around when they hit a milestone like functional SRAMs on a process they are developing? Much less at several points as they increase the size of the SRAMs. Or when they tape out a design. Or get first silicon. Or...

I don't get your point, below are some demos from IBM, large companies demo, it's common.

http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/pr.nsf/pages/news.20031208_selfassembly.html

http://www.compoundsemiconductor.net/articles/news/7/10/3/1

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8555722766.html

AMD demos:

http://news.com.com/AMD+to+demonstrate+dual-core+chips/2100-1006_3-5330737.html

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/02/08/amd_socket_m2_cebit_demo/

http://www.nforcershq.com/article4972.html

There certainly is fanfare when AMD demos stuff.

The inq just doesn't write when AMD is having problems, they like Amd better :)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/29/ibm_demos_bladecenter_using_future/