AMD loses 64-bit CTO

After working so hard to create and promote AMD’s 64-bit chip technology, CTO Fred Weber will leave the company just as his effort begins to pay off.

AMD today delivered a mild shocker to the chip industry by revealing that Weber will ride off into the venture capital sunset that eventually captures the hearts of so many inventive types. Former Newisys boss and Opteron lackey Phil Hester will fit into AMD’s CTO role. Hester also served as CTO of IBM’s PC division during a twenty-year run at Big Blue.

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