Dirk Meyer speaks
"We are tightening our focus on delivering the winning products and platforms our customers want based on AMD's industry-leading microprocessor and graphics technologies," said Dirk Meyer, AMD president and CEO.
"The next generation of innovation in the computing industry will be grounded in the fusion of microprocessor and graphics technologies. With these changes, we are putting the right organization in place to help enable the future of computing."
Regarding Allen, who had been at AMD for 25 years, AMD said only that he'd "decided to leave the company". His role doesn't seem to have been continued, with Jeff VerHeul now heading up the processor solutions engineering team. Tellingly, among VerHeul's main responsibilities is to improve time-to-market and innovation for near-term roadmaps.
"Randy has been an important engineering and business leader who has played a key role in many of AMD's most significant achievements in recent years," said Meyer. "We wish him well in his future endeavors."
So AMD has rationalised its executive team. Is the loss of yet another key technologist indicative of greater focus from AMD or is it symptomatic of a more negative trend. The proof, either way, will be in the products AMD creates in the next few years.
