UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 27, 200826, 2009

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number 001-07882

 

 

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 94-1692300

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One AMD Place

Sunnyvale, California

 94088
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 749-4000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitionsdefinition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer Accelerated filer  ¨Non-accelerated filer  ¨Smaller reporting company  ¨
(Do  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, as of October 31, 2008: 608,486,947.30, 2009:670,299,623

 

 

 


INDEX

 

      Page No.
Part I
Part I. Financial Information  3

Item 1

  Financial Statements (unaudited)  3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 27, 2008 (unaudited)26, 2009 and September 29, 2007 (unaudited)27, 2008

  3
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 27, 2008 (unaudited)26, 2009 and December 29, 200727, 2008  4
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –Flows– Nine Months Ended September 27, 2008 (unaudited)26, 2009, and September 29, 2007 (unaudited)27, 2008

  56
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)  67

Item 2

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  2032

Item 3

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  4259

Item 4

  Controls and Procedures  42
Part II. Other Information4360

Part II

Other Information60
Item 1

  Legal Proceedings  4360

Item 1A

  Risk Factors  4360

Item 6

  Exhibits  5974

Signature

  6075


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

  Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended   Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended 
  September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
 September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
   September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008*
 September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008*
 
  (In millions except per share amounts)   (In millions, except per share amounts) 

Net revenue

  $1,776  $1,558  $4,581  $3,997   $1,396   $1,797   $3,757   $4,646  

Cost of sales

   871   923   2,376   2,608    811    881    2,220    2,598  
                          

Gross margin

   905   635   2,205   1,389    585    916    1,537    2,048  

Research and development

   422   431   1,319   1,261    420    438    1,289    1,383  

Marketing, general and administrative

   313   346   984   1,029    221    315    755    987  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges

   30   39   89   127 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

   17    30    52    107  

Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

   —      2    —      405  

Restructuring charges

   9   —     39   —      4    9    65    40  

Gain on sale of 200 millimeter equipment

   —      —      —      (193
                          

Operating income (loss)

   131   (181)  (226)  (1,028)   (77  122    (624  (681

Interest income

   7   19   32   54    4    7    13    32  

Interest expense

   (87)  (95)  (277)  (272)   (114  (94  (319  (296

Other income (expense), net

   (4)  (1)  (15)  (8)   47    (13  147    (48
                          

Income (loss) before minority interest, equity in loss of Spansion Inc. and other and income taxes

   47   (258)  (486)  (1,254)

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

   (7)  (9)  (27)  (26)

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other

   (9)  (57)  (33)  (86)
             

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   31   (324)  (546)  (1,366)

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (140  22    (783  (993

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   (1)  20   (1)  59    (5  (1  101    (1
                          

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   32   (344)  (545)  (1,425)   (135  23    (884  (992

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

   (159)  (52)  (1,129)  (182)   —      (150  —      (674
                          

Net income (loss)

  $(127) $(396) $(1,674) $(1,607)  $(135 $(127 $(884 $(1,666

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

   29    (7  60    (27

Class B preferred share accretion

   (22  —      (50  —    
                          

Per share data:

     

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

  $(128 $(134 $(874 $(1,693
             

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share

     

Basic and diluted

          

Continuing operations

  $0.05  $(0.62) $(0.90) $(2.59)  $(0.18 $0.03   $(1.32 $(1.68

Discontinued operations

  $(0.26) $(0.09) $(1.86) $(0.33)   —      (0.25  —      (1.11
                          

Net income (loss) per common share

  $(0.21) $(0.71) $(2.76) $(2.92)
             

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share

  $(0.18 $(0.22 $(1.32 $(2.79

Shares used in per share calculation:

          

Basic and diluted

   608   554   607   551    694    608    662    607  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

*Includes retrospective adoption of FASB Staff Position Accounting Principles Board No. 14-1,Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (FSP APB 14-1) now codified principally in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 470,Debt (ASC 470) and FASB Statement No. 160,Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160) now codified in ASC Topic 810,Consolidation (ASC 810) implemented in the first quarter of 2009.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

   September 27,
2008

(unaudited)
  December 29,
2007 *
 
   (In millions, except par value amounts) 
ASSETS   

Current assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,108  $1,432 

Marketable securities

   233   457 
         

Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities

   1,341   1,889 

Accounts receivable

   626   613 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   (6)  (10)
         

Total accounts receivable, net

   620   603 

Inventories:

   

Raw materials

   39   46 

Work-in-process

   523   464 

Finished goods

   282   292 
         

Total inventories

   844   802 

Deferred income taxes

   20   64 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   240   396 

Assets of discontinued operations

   232   1,304 
         

Total current assets

   3,297   5,058 

Property, plant and equipment:

   

Land and land improvements

   50   49 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

   1,797   1,035 

Equipment

   4,904   6,109 

Construction in progress

   404   677 
         

Total property, plant and equipment

   7,155   7,870 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (2,715)  (3,159)
         

Property, plant and equipment, net

   4,440   4,711 

Acquisition related intangible assets, net (see Note 3)

   224   311 

Goodwill (see Note 3)

   945   950 

Other assets

   535   520 
         

Total assets

  $9,441  $11,550 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   

Current liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $737  $992 

Accrued compensation and benefits

   143   183 

Accrued liabilities

   850   815 

Income taxes payable

   27   72 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

   65   101 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

   266   238 

Other short-term obligations (see Note 14)

   94   —   

Other current liabilities

   199   198 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

   11   26 
         

Total current liabilities

   2,392   2,625 

Deferred income taxes

   4   6 

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

   4,874   5,031 

Other long-term liabilities (see Note 7)

   657   633 

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

   175   265 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)

   

Stockholders’ equity:

   

Capital stock:

   

Common stock, par value $0.01; 1,500 shares authorized on September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007; shares issued: 616 on September 27, 2008 and 612 on December 29, 2007; shares outstanding: 608 on September 27, 2008 and 606 on December 29, 2007

   6   6 

Capital in excess of par value

   6,078   6,016 

Treasury stock, at cost (7 shares on September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007)

   (97)  (95)

Retained earnings (deficit)

   (4,774)  (3,100)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   126   163 
         

Total stockholders’ equity

   1,339   2,990 
         

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $9,441  $11,550 
         

   September 26,
2009
  December 27,
2008*
 
   

(In millions, except

par value amounts)

 
ASSETS   

Current assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,847   $933  

Marketable securities

   664    163  
         

Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities

   2,511    1,096  

Accounts receivable

   578    328  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   (6  (8
         

Accounts receivable, net

   572    320  

Inventories:

   

Raw materials

   30    41  

Work-in-process

   341    352  

Finished goods

   144    263  
         

Total inventories

   515    656  

Deferred income taxes

   41    28  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   279    279  
         

Total current assets

   3,918    2,379  

Property, plant and equipment:

   

Land and land improvements

   58    50  

Buildings and leasehold improvements

   2,010    1,927  

Equipment

   4,961    4,896  

Construction in progress

   350    285  
         

Total property, plant and equipment

   7,379    7,158  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (3,484  (2,862
         

Property, plant and equipment, net

   3,895    4,296  

Acquisition related intangible assets, net

   116    168  

Goodwill

   323    323  

Other assets

   495    506  
         

Total assets

  $8,747   $7,672  
         

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

   September 26,
2009
  December 27,
2008*
 
   

(In millions, except

par value amounts)

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)   

Current liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $589   $631  

Accrued compensation and benefits

   176    162  

Accrued liabilities

   605    785  

Income taxes payable

   14    23  

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

   127    50  

Other short-term obligations

   125    86  

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

   295    286  

Other current liabilities

   145    203  
         

Total current liabilities

   2,076    2,226  

Deferred income taxes

   243    91  

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

   5,275    4,490  

Other long-term liabilities

   645    569  

Noncontrolling interest

   1,077    169  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)

   

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

   

Capital stock:

   

Common stock, par value $0.01; 1,500 shares authorized on September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008; shares issued: 678 on September 26, 2009 and 616 on December 27, 2008; shares outstanding: 670 on September 26, 2009 and 609 on December 27, 2008.

   7    6  

Capital in excess of par value

   6,510    6,361  

Treasury stock, at cost (7 shares on September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008)

   (98  (97

Retained earnings (deficit)

   (7,125  (6,251

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   137    108  
         

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   (569  127  
         

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $8,747   $7,672  
         

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

 

*Amounts as offor the year ended December 29, 200727, 2008 were derived from the December 29, 200727, 2008 audited financial statements, adjusted for discontinued operations.including retrospective adoption of FSP APB 14-1 (now codified principally in ASC 470) and SFAS 160 (now codified in ASC 810) implemented in the first quarter of 2009.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

  Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
  September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
   September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008
 
  (In millions)   (In millions) 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income (loss)

  $(1,674) $(1,607)  $(884 $(1,666

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

      

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

   24   26 

Depreciation and amortization

   920   974    844    920  

Provision for doubtful accounts

   (6)  (6)

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other

   33   86 

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes

   (65)  25    142    (65

Amortization of foreign grant and subsidy income

   (72)  (127)

Net (gain) loss on sale/ disposal of property, plant and equipment

   (164)  (5)

Gain on debt redemption

   (180  —    

Gain on sale of certain Handheld assets

   (28  —    

Amortization of foreign grant and allowance income

   (78  (72

Net loss (gain) on sale / disposal of property, plant and equipment

   12    29  

Non-cash interest expense

   82    22  

Gain on sale of 200 millimeter equipment

   —      (193

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

   62   86    57    62  

Non-cash foreign exchange (gain) loss

   (39)  25 

Other than temporary impairment on auction rate securities

   12   —   

Other than temporary impairment on marketable securities

   3    45  

Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

   1,003   —      —      1,003  

Other

   (5)  17    28    (56

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

   (76)  479    (611  (76

Inventories

   (43)  (23)   141    (43

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   56   (180)   (29  56  

Other assets

   (2)  6    (15  (2

Accounts payables and accrued liabilities

   (456)  (70)   (142  (456

Income taxes payable

   50   (77)   (19  50  
              

Net cash used in operating activities

   (442)  (371)   (677  (442
              

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (511)  (1,419)   (293  (511

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (689  (200

Purchases of limited partner contribution

   —      (95

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

   343   42    1    343  

Proceeds from sale of Spansion Inc. stock

   —     157 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (200)  (406)

Proceeds on sale of certain Handheld assets

   58    —    

Proceeds from sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities

   379   255    203    379  

Purchase of limited partner contribution

   (95)  —   

Other

   6   22    4    6  
              

Net cash used in investing activities

   (78)  (1,349)   (716  (78
              

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from issuance of GLOBALFOUNDRIES preferred shares

   1,091    —    

Proceeds from issuance of GLOBALFOUNDRIES convertible notes

   1,269    —    

Proceeds from issuance of AMD common stock

   125    —    

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

   399    182  

Net proceeds from foreign grants and allowances

   40    154  

Repurchase of noncontrolling interest

   (158  —    

Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations

   (98)  (2,255)   (359  (98

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

   182   3,649 

Payments on return of limited partnership contributions

   (19)  (48)

Payments on return of noncontrolling interest contributions

   (67  (19

Payments under silent partnership obligation

   (38)  —      (32  (38

Purchase of capped call instrument in connection with borrowings

   —     (182)

Net proceeds from foreign grants and subsidies

   154   210 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under stock-based compensation plans

   —     62 

Other

   15   —      (1  15  
              

Net cash provided by financing activities

   196   1,436    2,307    196  
              

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   (324)  (284)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   914    (324
              

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   1,432   1,380    933    1,432  
              

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $1,108  $1,096   $1,847   $1,108  
              

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

   

Capital leases

  $—    $58 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and subsidiaries and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) and subsidiaries (the Company or AMD) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the interim periodquarter and nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 27, 2008.26, 2009. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The Company has reclassified certain amounts previously reported in its financial statements to conform to the current presentation.All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007.27, 2008.

The Company uses a 52-to-5352 to 53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December. The quarters and nine months ended for both September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008 and September 29, 2007 each consisted of 13 and 39 weeks.

As a result of the Company’s evaluation of the viability of its non-core businesses in the second quarter of 2008, the Company determined that its Handheld and Digital Television business units are not directly aligned with its core strategy of computing and graphics market opportunities. Therefore, the Company decided to divest these business units, which were previously part of the Consumer Electronics segment, and to classify them as discontinued operations in the financial statements in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 144,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets(SFAS 144).Cash flows from discontinued operations are not material and are combined with cash flows from continuing operations within condensed consolidated statement of cash flows categories. (See Note 12)

The assets and liabilities of these businesses are reflected as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007. The historical results of operations of these businesses have been segregated from the Company’s continuing operations and are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation including discontinued operations.weeks, respectively.

Principles of Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its majority-owned subsidiaries, as well as GF and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Upon consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated, and amounts pertaining to the non-controllingnoncontrolling ownership interests held by third parties in the operating results and financial position of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries and GF are reported as minoritynoncontrolling interest.

The Company consolidates the accounts of GF and its majority-owned subsidiaries pursuant to the guidance on accounting for interests in variable interest entities.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Fair Value MeasurementsNoncontrolling Interest. In September 2006,December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 160,Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—An Amendment of ARB No. 51(SFAS 160) now codified in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810,Consolidation(ASC 810). This guidance requires that noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries be reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the controlling interest’s balance sheet. However, securities of an issuer that are redeemable at the option of the holder or outside the control of the issuer continue to be classified outside stockholders’ equity. This guidance also requires that earnings or losses attributed to the noncontrolling interests be reported as part of consolidated earnings and not as a separate component of income or expense, and requires disclosure of the attribution of consolidated earnings to the controlling and noncontrolling interests on the face of the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company adopted this guidance at the beginning of its fiscal year 2009. Upon the formation of GF during the first quarter of 2009, the Company accounts for the noncontrolling interest held by Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC (ATIC) in GF in accordance with this new accounting standard. Since the preferred securities issued by GF to ATIC can be put to AMD in limited circumstances, ATIC’s noncontrolling interest is, accordingly, not reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. (See Note 2, “GLOBALFOUNDRIES”).

Business Combinations.In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 157,141 (revised 2007),Fair Value MeasurementsBusiness Combinations (SFAS 157)141(r)) now codified in ASC Topic 805,Business Combinations(ASC 805). This statement does not require any newUnder this guidance, an entity is required to recognize assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies and contingent consideration at their fair value measurements but clarifies the fair value definition, establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop assumptions for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value is the exchange price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability in the market. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 input), then to quoted prices (in non-active markets or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities), inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are not directly observable, but that are corroborated by observable market data for the asset or liability (Level 2 input), then the lowest priority to unobservable inputs, for example, the Company’s own data about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability (Level 3 input). It emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and a fair value measurement should therefore be based on the assumptionsacquisition date. It further requires: that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on December 30, 2007, the first day of its fiscal year 2008. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-1 to exclude SFAS 13,Accounting for Leases, and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements that address leasing transactionsacquisition-related costs be recognized separately from the scope of FAS 157. Alsoacquisition and expensed as incurred; that restructuring costs generally be expensed in February 2008,periods subsequent to the FASB issued FSP No. 157-2acquisition date; and that changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period, including changes related to deferacquired tax assets and income tax uncertainties from acquisitions that occurred prior to the effective date of SFAS 157adoption, be recognized as a component of the provision for one year for nonfinancial assetstaxes. In addition, acquired in-process research and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis at least annually, which are deferred until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years.

In order to determine the implications of adopting SFAS 157, the Company reviewed all the assets and liabilities recorded on its balance sheet. Based on the results of its review, the Company determined that a majority of its assets and liabilities are either not required to bedevelopment is measured at fair value, in its financial statements, are outsidecapitalized as an indefinite-life intangible asset and tested for impairment during the scope of SFAS 157, or are subjectdevelopment period. Subsequent to the deferred implementation provisionsdevelopment period the carrying value, if any, of FSP No. 157-2. Therefore,acquired in-process development will be considered a definite-life intangible asset and amortized over its estimated useful life. The Company adopted this guidance in the onlyfirst quarter of 2009 and will apply this guidance for future business combinations and changes in acquired tax assets and liabilities in the Company’s financial statements subject to SFAS 157 (i.e. measured at fair value on a recurring basis) at September 27, 2008liabilities.

Derivative Instruments and December 30, 2007 are the Company’s investment portfolio and derivative contracts.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.Hedging Activities.In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – Activities—An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS(SFAS 161) now codified in ASC Topic 815,Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815). This statementguidance requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with earlier application encouraged.activities. The Company will adopt SFAS 161adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2009. Since SFAS 161(See Note 16, “Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial Instruments”).

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Life of Intangible Assets. In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 142-3,Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP 142-3) now codified principally in ASC Topic 350,Intangibles—Goodwill and Other(ASC 350), which amends the factors considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. This guidance requires additionala consistent approach between the useful life established for a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of an asset used in accounting for business combinations. This guidance also requires enhanced disclosures concerning derivatives and hedging activities,when an intangible asset’s expected future cash flows are affected by an entity’s intent and/or ability to renew or extend the arrangement. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 willdid not have ana material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The adoption of SFAS 161 will change the Company’s disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.financial condition.

Convertible Debt Instruments.In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP APBAccounting Principles Board (APB) No. 14-1,Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (FSP(FSP APB 14-114-1) now codified principally in ASC Topic 470,)Debt(ASC 470). This FSPguidance requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The effective date of this FSPguidance is for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years, and it does not permit earlier application. However, the transition guidance requires retroactiveretrospective application to all periods presented. This FSP will impactpresented in the Company’s financial statements. In the first quarter of 2009, the Company adopted this guidance and modified its accounting for its $2.2 billion6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (6.00% Notes). To retrospectively apply this guidance, the proceeds from the issuance of the Company’s 6.00% Notes wherebywere allocated between a liability (issued at a discount) and equity in a manner that reflects interest expense at the market interest rate for similar nonconvertible debt as of the original issuance date. The debt discount is being accreted from issuance through April 2015, the period the 6.00% Notes are expected to be outstanding, and is recorded as additional non-cash interest expense. The equity component would beis included in the paid-in-capital portion of stockholders’ equity on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and thesheet. The initial value of the equity component, would be treated as an original issue discount for purposes of accounting forwhich reflects the debt component. Higher interest expense will result by recognizing accretion of the discounted carrying valueequity conversion feature of the 6.00% Notes, to their face amount as interest expense over the term of the 6.00% Notes. The Company expects to have higher interest expense beginning in its first quarter of 2009 dueis equal to the interest accretion, and the interest expense associated with its 6.00% Notes for prior periods will also be higher than previously reported due to the retrospective application of this FSP. Based on the preliminary analysis performed by the Company, the interest expense associated with its 6.00% Notes will be approximately $17 million, $26 million and $30 million higher for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively, as a result of adopting this FSP.initial debt discount. (See Note 15, “Accounting Change - Convertible Debt Instruments”).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. In October 2008,April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3,107-1 and APB 28-1,Determining theInterim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1) now codified in ASC Topic 825,Financial Instruments(ASC 825), which requires disclosure in the body or in the accompanying notes of the Company’s summarized financial information for interim reporting periods and in its financial statements for annual reporting periods, of the fair value of all financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value, whether recognized or not in the statement of financial position. The Company adopted this guidance in the second quarter of 2009. The adoption had no financial impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition. (See Note 10, “Financial Instruments”).

Other Than Temporary Impairment. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other Than Temporary Impairments (FSP 115-2 and 124-2) now codified in ASC Topic 320Investments, which clarifies the interaction of the factors that should be considered when determining whether a Financial Assetdebt security is other than temporarily impaired. The Company adopted this guidance in the second quarter of 2009. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Fair Value Considering Volume and Level of Activity. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4,Determining Fair Value When the MarketVolume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Asset IsAre Not ActiveOrderly. This FSP (FSP 157-4) now codified in ASC Topic 820Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures(ASC 820), which clarifies the applicationinteraction of the factors that should be considered when evaluating whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal market activity for the asset or liability (or similar assets or liabilities). If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, further analysis of the transactions or quoted prices is required, and a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value. The Company adopted this guidance in the second quarter of 2009. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition. (See Note 10, “Financial Instruments”).

Subsequent Events.In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 165,Subsequent Events (SFAS 165) now codified in ASC Topic 855Subsequent Events(ASC 855), which provides authoritative accounting literature for a topic that was previously addressed only in the auditing literature. This guidance largely is similar to the current guidance in the auditing literature with some exceptions that are not intended to result in significant changes in practice. The Company adopted this guidance in the second quarter of 2009. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date and time of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 26, 2009 on November 4, 2009.

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Accounting Standards Codification.In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 168,The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (SFAS 168), which became the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of this Statement, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification became non-authoritative. The Company adopted this guidance in the third quarter of 2009.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Transfer of Financial Assets.In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 166,Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 157,Fair Value Measurements140 (SFAS 166), in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determiningwhich removes the fair valueconcept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from the guidance related to the accounting for transfers and servicing of financial instruments and removes the exception from applying the guidance for accounting for interests in variable interest entities to qualifying special-purpose entities. This guidance clarifies that the objective of paragraph 9 of SFAS 140 is to determine whether a transferor and all of the entities included in the transferor’s financial statements being presented have surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. That determination must consider the transferor’s continuing involvement in the transferred financial asset, whenincluding all arrangements or agreements made contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the markettransfer, even if they were not entered into at the time of the transfer. This guidance will be effective for that financial asset is not active. In particular, it provides additional guidance on (a) how theinterim and annual reporting entity’s own assumptions (that is, expected cash flows and appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates) should be considered when measuring fair value when relevant observable inputs do not exist, (b) how available observable inputs in a market that is not active should be considered when measuring fair value, and (c) how the use of market quotes (for example, broker quotes or pricing services for the same or similar financial assets) should be considered when assessing the relevance of observable and unobservable inputs available to measure fair value. This FSP is effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued.beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company evaluatedis currently evaluating the future impact this FSPguidance may have on its consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Variable Interest Entities.In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 167,Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (SFAS 167). This guidance amends the evaluation criteria to identify the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Additionally, this guidance requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. This guidance will be effective for interim and concluded thatannual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the future impact this guidance may have on its considerations in determiningconsolidated results of operations or financial condition.

2. GLOBALFOUNDRIES

On March 2, 2009, the fair valueCompany consummated the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement among the Company, Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC (ATIC), a limited liability company established under the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and wholly owned by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and West Coast Hitech L.P., an exempted limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (WCH), acting through its general partner, West Coast Hitech G.P., Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to which the Company formed GF. At the closing of this transaction (Closing), the Company contributed certain assets and liabilities to GF, including, among other things, shares of the groups of German subsidiaries owning Fab 1 Module 1 (formerly Fab 36) and Fab 1 Module 2 (formerly Fab 30/38) (Dresden Subsidiaries), certain manufacturing assets, real property, tangible personal property, employees, inventories, books and records, a portion of the Company’s financialpatent portfolio, intellectual property and technology, rights under certain material contracts and authorizations necessary for GF to carry on its business. In exchange the Company received GF securities consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 1,090,950 Class A Preferred Shares and 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares, and the assumption of certain liabilities by GF. ATIC contributed $1.4 billion of cash to GF in exchange for GF securities consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 218,190 Class A Preferred Shares, 172,760 Class B Preferred Shares, $202 million aggregate principal amount of 4% Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes (the Class A Notes) and $807 million aggregate principal amount of 11% Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes (the Class B Notes), and transferred $700 million of cash to the Company in exchange for the transfer by the Company of 700,000 GF Class B Preferred Shares.

At the Closing, the Company also issued to WCH, for an aggregate purchase price of $125 million, 58 million shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 35 million shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the Warrants). The Warrants are exercisable after the earlier of (i) public ground-breaking of GF’s planned manufacturing facility in New York and (ii) March 2, 2011. The Warrants expire on March 2, 2019. On July 24, 2009, GF held a public ground-breaking for its planned manufacturing facility in New York. As a result, the Warrants issued by the Company to WCH on March 2, 2009 to purchase 35 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share became exercisable by WCH on July 24, 2009. These Warrants are included in the Company’s basic earnings per share (EPS) calculation in the third quarter of 2009.

In connection with the Closing, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH and AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, repurchased the limited and silent partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co KG (AMD Fab 36 KG) held by the remaining unaffiliated limited partner, Leipziger Messe Gesellschaft GmbH (Leipziger Messe).

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Under the Master Transaction Agreement, the cash consideration that WCH and ATIC paid and the securities that they received are as follows:

Cash paid by WCH to AMD for the purchase of 58 million shares of AMD common stock and Warrants: $125 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for the aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes, which are convertible into 201,810 Class A Preferred Shares: $202 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for the aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes, which are convertible into 807,240 Class B Preferred Shares: $807 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for 218,190 Class A Preferred Shares: $218 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for 172,760 Class B Preferred Shares: $173 million; and

Cash paid by ATIC to AMD for 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares: $700 million.

As of the Closing, the Company and ATIC owned 1,090,950, or 83.3%, and 218,190, or 16.7%, respectively, of Class A Preferred Shares, and ATIC owned 100% of the Class B Preferred Shares and 100% of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes.

Class A Preferred Shares. The Class A Preferred Shares rank senior in right of payment to the Ordinary Shares of GF and junior in right of payment to the Class B Preferred Shares for purposes of dividends, distributions and upon a Liquidation Event (as defined below). The Class A Preferred Shares are not entitled to any dividend or pre-determined accretion in value. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of GF (Liquidation Event), each Class A Preferred Share will be entitled to receive, after the distribution to the holders of the Class B Preferred Shares but prior to any distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, out of the remaining assets of GF, if any, an amount equal to the initial purchase price per share of the Class A Preferred Shares. Each Class A Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class A Preferred Share will automatically convert into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate upon the earlier of (i) an initial public offering of GF (IPO) or (ii) a change of control transaction of GF. The “Class A Conversion Rate” is 100 Class B Ordinary Shares for each Class A Preferred Share converted, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Class A Preferred Shares are non-voting until the Reconciliation Event (defined below). Following the Reconciliation Event, each Class A Preferred Share will vote on an as-converted basis with the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, with respect to any question upon which holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to vote.

Class B Preferred Shares. The Class B Preferred Shares rank senior in right of payment to all other classes or series of equity securities of GF for purposes of dividends, distributions and upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class B Preferred Share is deemed to accrete in value at a rate of 12% per year, compounded semiannually, of the initial purchase price per such share. The accreted value accrues daily from the Closing and is taken into account upon certain distributions to the holders of Class B Preferred Shares or upon conversion of the Class B Preferred Shares. In the event of a Liquidation Event, each Class B Preferred Share will be entitled to receive, prior to any distribution to the holders of any other classes or series of equity securities, an amount equal to its accreted value. Upon completion of the above distribution to the holders of Class B Preferred Shares, each Class A Preferred Share will be entitled to receive its liquidation preference amount out of any remaining assets of GF. Upon completion of the above distributions to the holders of Preferred Shares, all of the remaining assets of GF, if any, will be distributed pro rata among the holders of Ordinary Shares. Each Class B Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class B Conversion Rate (as hereinafter defined) upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class B Preferred Share automatically converts into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class B Conversion Rate upon the earlier of (i) an IPO or (ii) a change of control transaction of GF. The “Class B Conversion Rate” is 100 Class B Ordinary Shares for each Class B Preferred Share converted, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Class B Preferred Shares are non-voting until the Reconciliation Event (defined below). Following the Reconciliation Event, each Class B Preferred Share will vote on an as-converted basis with the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, with respect to any question upon which holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to vote.

Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes. The Class A Notes accrue interest at a rate of 4% per annum, compounded semiannually, and mature upon the later of (i) 10 years from the date of issuance or (ii) the date of the earlier of (i) such time when the marketCompany has secured for themGF certain rights under its existing cross license agreement with Intel Corporation (Intel Patent Cross License Agreement), or (ii) such time when GF’s Board of Directors determines that GF no longer needs to be a “Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement (the Reconciliation Event). Interest on the Class A Notes is payable semiannually in additional Class A Notes. The Class A Notes are the unsecured obligations of GF and rank subordinated in right of payment to any current or future senior indebtedness of GF. The Class A Notes are not redeemable by GF without the note holder’s consent. The

Class A Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, in multiples of $1,000, into GF Class A Preferred Shares at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date based on the conversion ratio in effect on the date of conversion, if (i) such conversion would not cause GF to fail to constitute its “Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement or (ii) the Reconciliation Event has occurred. On or after the Reconciliation Event, the Class A Notes will automatically convert into Class A Preferred Shares upon the earlier of (i) an IPO, (ii) certain change of control transactions of GF or (iii) the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date.

Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes. The Class B Notes accrue interest at a rate of 11% per annum, compounded semiannually, and mature upon the later of (i) 10 years from the date of issuance or (ii) the date of the Reconciliation Event. Interest on the Class B Notes is payable semiannually in additional Class B Notes. The Class B Notes are the unsecured obligations of GF and rank subordinated in right of payment to any current or future senior indebtedness of GF. The Class B Notes are not redeemable by GF without the note holder’s consent. The Class B Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, in multiples of $1,000, into GF Class B Preferred Shares at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date at the conversion ratio in effect on the date of conversion, if (i) such conversion would not cause GF to fail to constitute its “Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement or (ii) the Reconciliation Event has occurred. On or after the Reconciliation Event, the Class B Notes will automatically convert into GF Class B Preferred Shares upon the earlier of (i) an IPO, (ii) certain change of control transactions of GF or (iii) the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date.

Based on the structure of the transaction, pursuant to the guidance on accounting for interests in variable interest entities, GF is a variable-interest entity, and the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and is, therefore, required to consolidate the accounts of GF. ATIC’s noncontrolling interest, represented by its equity interests in GF, is presented outside of stockholders’ equity in its condensed consolidated balance sheet due to ATIC’s right to put those securities back to the Company in the event of a change of control of AMD during the two years following the Closing. The Company’s net income (loss) attributable to its common stockholders per share consists of its consolidated net income (loss), as adjusted for (i) the portion of GF’s earnings or losses attributable to ATIC, which is based on ATIC’s proportional ownership interest in GF’s Class A Preferred Shares (16.7% as of September 26, 2009), and (ii) the non-cash accretion on GF’s Class B Preferred Shares attributable to the Company, based on its proportional ownership interest of GF’s Class A Preferred Shares (83.3% as of September 26, 2009).

The table below reflects the changes in noncontrolling interest during the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009.

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   (in millions) 
Balance, beginning of the period  $1,085   $169  
Income attributable to Leipziger Messe   —      4  
Redemption of unaffiliated limited partnership interest, Leipziger Messe   —      (173
ATIC Contribution   

Class A Preferred Shares

   —      218  

Class B Preferred Shares

   —      873  

GF net loss attributed to noncontrolling interest

   (30  (64
Class B preferred share accretion   22    50  
         
Balance at September 26, 2009  $1,077   $1,077  
         

For the quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008, the noncontrolling interest recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations was $7 million and $27 million, respectively. This noncontrolling interest related to the guaranteed rate of return of between 11 and 13 percent for the unaffiliated partner contributions in AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG.

At the Closing, AMD, ATIC and GF also entered into a Shareholders’ Agreement (the Shareholders’ Agreement), a Funding Agreement (the Funding Agreement), and a Wafer Supply Agreement (the Wafer Supply Agreement), certain terms of which are summarized below.

Shareholders’ Agreement. The Shareholders’ Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of AMD and ATIC as shareholders of GF. The initial GF board of directors (GF Board) consists of eight directors, and AMD and ATIC each designated four directors. After the Reconciliation Event, the number of directors a GF shareholder may designate may decrease according to the percentage of GF’s shares it owns on a fully diluted basis.

Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, GF is not activeallowed to take certain corporate actions without unanimous GF Board approval. The Shareholders’ Agreement sets forth procedures by which any deadlock with respect to matters requiring GF Board approval is consistentto be resolved.

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Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, if a change of control of AMD occurs within two years of Closing, ATIC will have the right to put any or all GF securities (valued at their fair market value) held by ATIC and its permitted transferees to the Company in exchange for cash, or if a change of control of AMD occurs after a specified event, ATIC will have the option to purchase in cash any or all of GF securities (valued at their fair market value) held by the Company and its permitted transferees.

Funding Agreement. The Funding Agreement provides for the future funding of GF and governs the terms and conditions under which ATIC is obligated to provide such funding. Pursuant to the Funding Agreement, ATIC has committed to additional equity funding of a minimum of $3.6 billion and up to $6.0 billion to be provided in phases over the next five years. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to provide additional future capital to GF in an amount pro rata to its interest in the fully converted ordinary shares of GF.

At each equity funding, the equity securities to be issued by GF will consist of 20% of Class A Preferred Shares and 80% of Class B Preferred Shares. Rather than issuing Preferred Shares, GF may, in certain circumstances, issue additional Class A Notes and Class B Notes to ATIC in those same proportions in connection with future funding. The aggregate amount of equity funding to be provided by the shareholders in any fiscal year depends on the time period of such funding and the amounts set forth in the five-year capital plan of GF. In addition, GF is required to obtain specified third-party debt in any given fiscal year, as set forth in its five-year capital plan. To the extent that GF obtains more than the specified amount of third-party debt, ATIC is able to reduce its funding commitment accordingly. To the extent that GF is not able to obtain the full amount of third-party debt, ATIC is not obligated to make up the difference. To the extent the Company chooses not to participate in an equity financing of GF, ATIC is obligated to purchase its share of GF securities, subject to ATIC’s funding commitments under the Funding Agreement.

ATIC’s obligations to provide funding are subject to certain conditions including the accuracy of GF’s representations and warranties in the Funding Agreement, the absence of a material adverse effect on GF or AMD and the absence of a material breach or default by GF or AMD under the provisions of any transaction document. There are additional funding conditions for each of the phases which are set forth in more detail in the Funding Agreement.

Additional funding from ATIC to GF. In July 2009, pursuant to a funding request from GF in accordance with the FSP’s guidance.Funding Agreement, ATIC contributed $260 million of cash to GF in exchange for GF securities consisting of $52 million aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes and $208 million aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes. The Company declined to participate in the funding. As a result, the Company’s economic ownership interest in GF (on a fully converted to common basis) decreased to approximately 32 percent.

2.Wafer Supply Agreement. The Wafer Supply Agreement governs the terms by which the Company purchases products manufactured by GF. Pursuant to the Wafer Supply Agreement, the Company purchases, subject to limited exceptions, all of its microprocessor unit (MPU) product requirements from GF. If the Company acquires a third-party business that manufactures MPU products, it will have up to two years to transition the manufacture of such MPU products to GF. In addition, once GF establishes a 32nm-qualified process, the Company will purchase from GF, where competitive, specified percentages of its graphics processor unit (GPU) requirements at all process nodes, which percentages will increase linearly over a five-year period. At its request, GF will also provide sort services to the Company on a product-by-product basis.

The Company will provide GF with product forecasts of its MPU and GPU product requirements. The price for MPU products is related to the percentage of the Company’s MPU-specific total cost of goods sold. The price for GPU products will be determined by the parties when GF is able to begin manufacturing GPU products for the Company.

The Wafer Supply Agreement is in effect through May 2, 2024. However, the Wafer Supply Agreement may be terminated if a business plan deadlock exists and ATIC elects to enter into a transition period pursuant to the Funding Agreement. GF has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company to transition the supply of products to another provider, and continue to fulfill purchase orders for up to two years following the termination or expiration of the Wafer Supply Agreement.

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(Unaudited)

3. Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units and employee stock purchases of continuing operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007,27, 2008, respectively, which was allocated in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
   (In millions)

Cost of sales

  $2  $2  $8  $7

Research and development

   9   12   32   38

Marketing, general, and administrative

   7   11   15   36
                

Total stock-based compensation expense

   18   25   55   81

Tax benefit

   —     —     —     —  
                

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

  $18  $25  $55  $81
                

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
   (In millions)

Cost of sales

  $1  $2  $3  $8

Research and development

   10   10   29   34

Marketing, general, and administrative

   7   7   25   15
                

Total stock-based compensation expense

   18   19   57   57

Tax benefit

   —     —     —     —  
                

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

  $18  $19  $57  $57
                

For each of the quartersquarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009, the Company did not have employee stock-based compensation expense for discontinued operations. For the quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008, and September 29, 2007, employee stock-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations and excluded from continuing operations was $1 million and $2 million. For each of the nine months ended September 27, 2008 and September 29, 2007, employee stock-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations and excluded from continuing operations was $5 million.million, respectively.

Stock Options. The weighted-average assumptions that the Company applied in the lattice-binomial model that the Company uses to value employee stock options are as follows:

 

  Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended   Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended 
September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
 September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
  September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008
 September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008
 

Expected volatility

  67.36% 60.05% 65.24% 52.53%  65.22 67.36 74.35 65.24

Risk-free interest rate

  2.71% 4.33% 2.67% 4.58%  1.96 2.71 1.54 2.67

Expected dividends

  0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  0 0 0 0

Expected life (in years)

  3.19  3.55  3.19  3.55   3.67   3.19   3.67   3.19  

For the quarters ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007,27, 2008, the Company granted 1,528,2971,507,512 and 704,0001,528,297 employee stock options, respectively, with average estimated grant date fair values of $1.77 and $2.58, and $5.52.respectively. For the nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007,27, 2008, the Company granted 12,083,9554,286,175 and 2,705,00012,083,955 employee stock options, respectively, with average estimated grant date fair values of $1.78 and $2.98, respectively.

In addition, on June 29, 2009, the Company launched a tender offer to exchange certain outstanding stock options with an exercise price greater than $6.34 per share, a grant date on or before June 28, 2008 and $5.93.an expiration date after July 27, 2010, held by eligible employees for replacement options to be granted under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the Option Exchange). The Option Exchange expired on July 27, 2009. As a result, employees tendered options to purchase 14.6 million shares of common stock (representing 67% of the total options eligible for exchange) with a weighted-average exercise price of $14.70 per share, and the Company cancelled and replaced those options on July 27, 2009 with options to purchase 4 million shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.80 per share, which was the closing price of the Company common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on July 27, 2009. The Option Exchange resulted in an incremental stock-based compensation charge of approximately $1 million. This incremental charge along with unamortized expenses associate with the cancelled options are being recognized over the new vesting periods of the replacement options which range from one to two years.

Restricted Stock Units and Awards.For the quarters ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007,27, 2008, the Company granted 435,928401,950 and 382,000435,928 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units, respectively, with an average grant date fair value of $3.88 and $5.57, and $12.08.respectively. For the nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007,27, 2008, the Company granted 7,724,51416,151,056 and 6,163,0007,724,514 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units, respectively, with an average grant date fair value of $3.99 and $7.24, respectively.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and $15.01.Subsidiaries

Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Beginning with the November 2007 purchase period the Company suspended its employee stock purchase plan (ESPP). Therefore, the Company did not issue any shares under the ESPP during the quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008. The Company issued 1,217,000 shares and 3,063,000 shares under the ESPP during the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2007, respectively.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

3.(Unaudited)

4. Goodwill and Acquisition Related Intangible Assets

The changes in theCompany’s carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine month period endedas of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 were as follows:was $323 million and is entirely attributable to the Graphics segment.

   Computing
Solutions
  Graphics  Consumer
Electronics
  Total 
   (In millions) 

Balance at December 29, 2007

  $162  $533  $1,212  $1,907 

Reclassification due to change in segments(1) 

   —     254   (254)  —   

Goodwill adjustments(2)

   (1)  (3)  (5)  (9)

Impairment charges(3)

   —     —     (799)  (799)

Reclassification to discontinued operations(3) 

   —     —     (154)  (154)
                 

Balance at September 27, 2008

  $161  $784  $—    $945 
                 

(1)In the second quarter of 2008 the Company began to include royalties received in connection with the sale of game console systems within the operating results of the Graphics segment. As a result, the $254 million goodwill associated with the game console business is now included with the Graphics segment. (See Note 5)

(2)Adjustments to goodwill primarily represented changes in assumed pre-acquisition income tax liabilities as a result of the acquisition of ATI Technologies, which will continue to be applied to goodwill until ultimately settled with the tax authorities or until the Company adopts the provisions of Statement No. 141(R) Business Combinations (SFAS 141(R)) at the beginning of fiscal year 2009, after which changes will be recorded in the statement of operations.

(3)In the second quarter of 2008, the Company evaluated the viability of its non-core businesses and determined that its Handheld and Digital Television business units were not directly aligned with its core strategy of computing and graphics market opportunities. Therefore, the Company decided to divest these units and classify them as discontinued operations inInformation regarding the Company’s financial statements. As a result, the Company performed an interim impairment test of goodwill and acquired intangible assets and concluded that the carrying amounts of goodwill and certain finite-lived intangible assets associated with its Handheld and Digital Television business units were impaired and recorded an impairment charge. The remaining carrying values of goodwill and acquired intangible assets related to these business units were reclassified to assets of discontinued operations. (See Note 12)

The balances of acquisition-related finite-lived intangible assets as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, wereand for the nine months ended September 26, 2009, is as follows:

 

   Intangible
Assets, Gross
December 29,

2007
  Net Book
Value
December 29,

2007
  Amortization
Expense Nine
months ended
September 27,
2008
  Impairment
charge(1)
  Reclassification
to discontinued
operations(1)
  Net Book
Value
September 27,

2008
  Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
   (In millions)  (In months)

Developed product technology

  $403  $240  $(57) $(60) $(83) $40  50

Game console royalty agreements

   147   113   (22)  —     —     91  60

Customer relationships

   257   182   (37)  (14)  (66)  65  48

Trademark and trade name

   62   52   (6)  (3)  (15)  28  84

Customer backlog

   36   —     —     —     —     —    14
                          

Total

  $905  $587  $(122) $(77) $(164) $224  
                          

(1)As a result of the goodwill impairment test pursuant to which the Company concluded that the carrying values of the goodwill associated with its Handheld and Digital Television business units was impaired, the Company performed an impairment test on the acquisition-related intangible assets associated with these business units. Based on the test results, the Company concluded that carrying amounts of certain acquisition-related finite-lived intangible assets associated with its Handheld and Digital Television business units exceeded their estimated fair values and recorded an impairment charge. In addition, due to the Company’s decision to divest these two business units, the remaining carrying costs of the acquisition-related intangible assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations. (See Note 12)
   Developed
product
technology
  Game console
royalty
agreements
  Customer
relationships
  Trademark
and trade
name
  Total 
   (In millions) 
Intangible assets, net December 27, 2008  $2   $83   $62   $21   $168  

2009 amortization expense

   (2  (22  (25  (3  (52
                     
Intangible assets, net September 26, 2009  $—     $61   $37   $18   $116  
                     
Weighted average amortization period (in months)   50    60    48    84   

Estimated future amortization expense related to acquisition-related intangible assets is as follows:

 

Fiscal year

  Amortization
expense
   (In millions)

Remaining 2008

  $29

2009

   76

2010

   70

2011

   38

2012

   6

Thereafter

   5
    

Total

  $224
    

Fiscal year

     Amortization expense
      (In millions)

Remaining

 2009      $18
 2010       61
 2011       29
 2012       4
 2013       4
         

Total

       $116
         

4.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

5. Net Income (Loss) Attributable to AMD Common Stockholders Per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. outstanding and shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued by the Company to WCH in connection with the GF transaction. The Warrants became exercisable for a nominal consideration upon the July 24, 2009 public ground-breaking of GF’s planned manufacturing facility in New York. Accordingly, the 35 million Warrant shares have been included in the weighted-average basic per share computations from that date forward. (See Note 2, “GLOBALFOUNDRIES”).

Diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus any dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Potential dilutive common shares include stock options, restricted stock awards and shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible debt. The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share:

 

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions except per share data) 

Numerator:

     

Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) from continuing operations per common share

  $32  $(344) $(545) $(1,425)

Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share

  $(159) $(52) $(1,129) $(182)
                 

Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share

  $(127) $(396) $(1,674) $(1,607)
                 

Denominator:

     

Denominator for basic income (loss) per share– weighted-average shares

   608   554   607   551 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

   —  (1)  —     —     —   
                 

Denominator for diluted income (loss) per common - weighted-average shares

   608   554   607   551 
                 

Basic and diluted income (loss) from continuing operations per common share

  $0.05  $(0.62) $(0.90) $(2.59)

Basic and diluted income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share

  $(0.26) $(0.09) $(1.86) $(0.33)
                 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share

  $(0.21) $(0.71) $(2.76) $(2.92)
                 
   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 
     
   (In millions except per share data)  (In millions except per share data) 

Numerator:

     

Net income (loss)

  $(135 $(127 $(884 $(1,666

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

   29    (7  60    (27

Class B preferred share accretion

   (22  —      (50  —    
                 

Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

  $(128 $(134 $(874 $(1,693
                 

Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from continuing operations

  $(128 $16   $(874 $(1,019

Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from discontinued operations

  $—     $(150 $—     $(674

Denominator:

     

Denominator for basic net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share

   694    608    662    607  

Effect of dilutive potential common shares:

   —      —      —      —    
                 

Denominator for diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share

   694    608    662    607  
                 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from continuing operations per share

  $(0.18 $0.03   $(1.32 $(1.68

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from discontinued operations per share

  $—     $(0.25 $—     $(1.11
                 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share

  $(0.18 $(0.22 $(1.32 $(2.79
                 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

(1)Less than 1 million shares.

Potential common shares (i) from outstanding equity incentive awards totaling approximately 64 million, and (ii) issuable under the Company’s 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 totaling 75 million were not included in the net loss attributable to AMD common stockholders per share calculation for the third quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009 because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Potential common shares from outstanding stockequity incentive awards totaling approximately 62 million along withas well as approximately 75 million of common shares issuable under the Company’s 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 were not included in the net loss attributable to AMD common stockholders per share calculation for the third quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008 respectively, were not included in the net loss per common share calculation because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Potential common shares from outstanding stock awards totaling approximately 55 million along with approximately 75 million of common shares issuable under the Company’s 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2007, respectively, were not included in the net loss per common share calculation because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

5.6. Segment Reporting

Management, including the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is the Company’s chief executive officer, reviews and assesses operating performance using segment net revenues and operating income (loss) before interest, other income (expense), minority interest, equity in net, loss of Spansion Inc. and other and income taxes. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management’s judgment.

Prior to the second quarterAs of December 27, 2008, the Company had threetwo reportable operating segments:

the Computing Solutions segment, which included microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue;

the Graphics segment, which included graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue; and

the Consumer Electronics segment, which included products used in handheld devices, digital televisions and other consumer electronics products, as well as revenue from royalties received in connection with sales of game console systems that incorporate the Company’s technology.

In the second quarter of 2008, the Company decided to divest its Handheld and Digital Television businesses units, which were previously part of the Consumer Electronics segment. As a result, the Company classified them as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements. The CODM began reviewing and assessing operating performance using the following reportable operating segments:

 

the Computing Solutions segment, which includes microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue; and

the Graphics segment, which includes graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue as well as revenue from royalties received in connection with salesthe development and sale of game console systems that incorporate the Company’sits graphics technology.

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company consummated the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction and started using the following three reportable segments:

the Computing Solutions segment, which includes microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue;

the Graphics segment, which includes graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue as well as revenue received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate its graphics technology; and

the Foundry segment, which includes the operating results attributable to front end wafer manufacturing operations and related activities, including the operating results of GF from March 2, 2009 onward.

In addition to thethese reportable segments, the Company has an All Other category, which is not a reportable segment. This category consists ofincludes certain expenses and credits that are not allocated to any of the operating segments because the CODM does not consider these expenses and credits in evaluating the performance of the operating segments. TheseSuch expenses are non-Foundry segment related expenses and credits include primarily employee stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, integration charges, restructuring charges and impairment charges for goodwill and intangible asset impairment.assets. The results of the Handheld business unit are also reported in the All Other category. The Handheld business unit consists of the AMD Imageon media processor brand and handheld products that were part of the Handheld business unit prior to the sale of certain graphics and multimedia technology assets and intellectual property to Qualcomm Incorporated during the first quarter of 2009.

Starting in the first quarter of 2009, the Company also has an Intersegment Eliminations category, which is also not a reportable segment. This category includes intersegment eliminations for revenue, cost of sales and profits on inventory related to transactions between the Computing Solutions segment and the Foundry segment.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s net revenue and operating income (loss) by segment with reconciliations to income (loss) from continuing operations for the quarters endedquarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. Information for prior periods has not been recast to reflect the segment changes noted above because it is not practicable to do so.

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26, 2009  September 26, 2009 
   (In millions) 

Net revenue:

   

Computing Solutions

  $1069   $2,917  

Graphics

   306    779  

Foundry

   256    792  

All Other

   21    61  

Intersegment Eliminations

   (256  (792
         

Total net revenue

  $1,396   $3,757  
         

Operating income (loss):

   

Computing Solutions

  $76   $(31

Graphics

   8    (3

Foundry

   (101  (334

All Other

   (49  (214

Intersegment Eliminations

   (11  (42
         

Total operating income (loss)

  $(77 $(624
         

The following table provides a summary of net revenue and operating income (loss) by segment for the quarters and nine months ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008, and September 29, 2007:applying the segment structure that was in place as of December 27, 2008:

 

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Computing Solutions(1)

     

Net revenue

  $1,391  $1,283  $3,687  $3,299 

Operating income (loss)

   143   (122)  (29)  (722)

Graphics

     

Net revenue

   385   275   894   698 

Operating income (loss)

   47   11   22   (55)

All Other

     

Net revenue

   —     —     —     —   

Operating income (loss)

   (59)  (70)  (219)  (251)

Total

     

Net revenue

   1,776   1,558   4,581   3,997 

Operating income (loss)

   131   (181)  (226)  (1,028)

Interest income

   7   19   32   54 

Interest expense

   (87)  (95)  (277)  (272)

Other income (expense), net

   (4)  (1)  (15)  (8)

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

   (7)  (9)  (27)  (26)

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other

   (9)  (57)  (33)  (86)
                 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   31   (324)  (546)  (1,366)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   (1)  20   (1)  59 
                 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $32  $(344) $(545) $(1,425)
                 
   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 
   (In millions) 

Net revenue:

     

Computing Solutions

  $1,069   $1,391   $2,917   $3,686  

Graphics

   306    385    779    895  

All Other

   21    21    61    65  
                 

Total net revenue

  $1,396   $1,797   $3,757   $4,646  
                 

Operating income (loss):

     

Computing Solutions

  $(22 $143   $(364 $(30

Graphics

   3    47    (18  22  

All Other

   (58  (68  (242  (673
                 

Total operating income (loss)

  $(77 $122   $(624 $(681
                 

(1)Quarter ended September 27, 2008 net revenue includes $191 million of process technology license revenue. Nine months ended September 27, 2008 operating income (loss) includes $191 million process technology license revenue and a $193 million gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment.

6.7. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following are the components of comprehensive income (loss):, shown net of tax:

 

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Net income (loss)

  $(127) $(396) $(1,674) $(1,607)

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

   —     (2)  (2)  (2)

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes

   (26)  14   (35)  22 

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

   —     (6)  —     (9)
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   (26)  6   (37)  11 
                 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

  $(153) $(390) $(1,711) $(1,596)
                 
   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 
   (In millions) 

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

  $(128 $(134 $(874 $(1,693

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on
available-for-sale securities

   2    —      8    (2

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges

   8    (26  17    (35

Net change in minimum pension liability

   —      —      4    —    
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   10    (26  29    (37
                 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

  $(118 $(160 $(845 $(1,730
                 

7. Other Long-Term LiabilitiesAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

The Company’s other long-term liabilities balances at September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007 were $657 million and $633 million, respectively. Included in these balances were deferred grants and subsidies relatedNotes to the wafer manufacturing facilities in Dresden in the amounts of $389 million and $401 million for September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007, respectively.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Guarantees

Guarantees of Indebtedness Recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of SeptemberDecember 27, 2008, the principal guarantee related to indebtedness recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet was for $58$28 million which representsand represented the amount of silent partnership contributions that AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin arewere required to repurchase from Leipziger Messe GmbH and is exclusive of(excluding the guaranteed rate of return obligation aggregating approximately $146 million. Ofreturn). At the $58 millionClosing of the GF transaction in the first quarter of 2009, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin repurchased the partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG held by Leipziger Messe and the guarantee $29 million is expected to expire by the end of 2008, and $29 million is expected to expire by the end of 2009.was terminated.

Guarantees of Indebtedness Not Recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

AMTC and BAC Guarantees

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co. KG (BAC) are joint ventures initially formed by AMD, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. (Dupont) for the purpose of constructing and operating an advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. The Company procuresAMTC provides advanced photomasks from AMTC and uses themfor use in manufacturing itsthe Company’s microprocessors. In April 2005, DuPont was acquired by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toppan, named Toppan Photomasks, Inc. (Toppan). In December 2007, Infineon entered into an assignment agreement to transfer its interest in AMTC and BAC to Qimonda AG (Qimonda), with the exception of certain AMTC/BAC related payment guarantees. The assignment became effective in January 2008. In January 2009, Qimonda filed an application with the local court in Munich to commence insolvency proceedings. Pursuant to the partnership agreements of AMTC and BAC, the commencement of insolvency proceedings constituted an event of default which gave AMD and Toppan the right to expel Qimonda from the joint ventures. In March 2009, with agreement from Qimonda’s insolvency administrator, AMD and Toppan expelled Qimonda as a limited partner from the AMTC and BAC joint ventures and became the only remaining joint venture partners.

In December 2002, BAC obtained a $110 millioneuro denominated term loan to finance the construction of the photomask facility. Atfacility pursuant to which the same time,equivalent of $33 million was outstanding as of September 26, 2009. Also in December 2002, each of Toppan Photomasks Germany GmbH, and AMTC, and BAC, as lessor,lessees, entered into a lease agreement.agreement with BAC, as lessor. The term of the lease agreement is ten years.years from initial occupancy. Each joint venture partner guaranteed a specific percentage of AMTC’s portion of the rental payments. PursuantCurrently, Infineon, AMD and Toppan are the guarantors under the rental guarantee. The rental payments to anBAC are in turn used by BAC to repay amounts outstanding under the BAC term loan. There is no separate guarantee outstanding for the BAC term loan. With respect to the lease agreement, between AMTC, BAC and DuPont (now Toppan), AMTC may exercise a “step-in” right in which it would assume Toppan’stake over Toppan Germany’s remaining rental payments in connection with the rentallease agreement between Toppan Photomask Germany and BAC. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, the Company’s guarantee of AMTC’s portion of the rental obligation was approximately $9 million and its$17 million. The Company’s maximum liability in the event AMTC exercises its “step-in” right and the other joint venture partners defaultToppan defaults under the guarantee waswould be approximately $83$58 million. These estimates are based upon forecasted rents to be charged by BAC in the future and are subject to change based upon the actual usage of the facility by the tenants and foreign currency exchange rates.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

In December 2007, AMTC entered into a new $99 millioneuro denominated revolving credit facility, pursuant to which the equivalent of which $82$51 million was outstanding as of September 27, 2008. The proceeds were used to repay all amounts outstanding under a previous $175 million revolving credit facility and to provide additional financing for the acquisition of new tools. Subject to certain conditions under the revolving credit facility, AMTC may request that the loan amount be increased by an additional $58 million.26, 2009. The term of the revolving credit facility is three years. Upon request by AMTC and subject to certain conditions, the term of the revolving credit facility may be extended byfor up to two additional one-year periods.years. In June 2009, the AMTC credit facility and related documents were amended to reflect Qimonda’s expulsion from the joint ventures. Pursuant to athe amended guarantee agreement, each joint venture partner guaranteed one thirdof AMD and Toppan guarantee 50% of AMTC’s outstanding loan balance under the revolving credit facility. In September 2008, Qimonda provided cash security equal to one third of AMTC’s outstanding loan balance pursuant to a cash pledge agreement and was released from the guarantee agreement. The obligations of the remaining joint venture partners under the guarantee agreement remain the same. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, the Company’s potential obligation under this guarantee was $27the equivalent of $25 million plus its portion of accrued interest and expenses. Thethe Company’s maximum potential liability under this guarantee is $33 million plus its portion of accrued interest and expenses. Under the terms of the guarantee, if the Company’s group consolidated cash (which is defined as cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities less the aggregate amount outstanding under any revolving credit facility)facility and not including GF cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities) is less than or expected to be less than $500 million, the Company will be required to provide cash collateral equal to one third50% of the balance outstanding under the revolving credit facility. The Company evaluated this guarantee under the provisions

As of FIN 45 and concluded it was immaterial toMarch 28, 2009, Qimonda owed AMTC approximately $20 million in connection with its financial position or results of operations. In the event the transaction with ATIC (as defined below) is consummated and the approvalcommitted capacity allocations. However, as a result of the partnerscommencement of insolvency proceedings, these amounts are considered insolvency claims and banks are received,will be handled along with the Company’s partnership interestsclaims of Qimonda’s other creditors. Because the Company believes that AMTC is unlikely to recover amounts due from Qimonda during the insolvency proceedings, the Company recorded a charge of $10 million, or 50 percent of the total receivable, in the AMTC and the BAC will be transferred to The Foundry Company. (See Note 15)first quarter of 2009. As of September 26, 2009, this receivable was still outstanding.

Warranties and Indemnities

The Company generally warrants that microprocessor productsits microprocessors, graphics processors, and chipsets sold to its customers will atconform to the time of shipment,Company’s approved specifications and be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and materials and conform to its approved specifications. Subjectservice for one year, provided that, subject to certain exceptions, the Company generally offers a three-year limited warranty to end users for microprocessor products that are commonly referred to as “processors in a box,” a one-year limited warranty to direct purchasers of all other microprocessorbox” and for ATI Technologies ULC (ATI)-branded PC workstation products that are commonly referred to as “tray” microprocessor products, and a one-year limited warranty to direct purchasers of embedded processor products. The Company has offered extended limited warranties to certain customers of “tray” microprocessor products and/or workstation graphics products who have written agreements with the Company and target their computer systems at the commercial and/or embedded markets.

The Company generally warrants that its graphics, and chipsets and certain products for consumer electronics devices will conform to the Company’s approved specifications and be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year beginning on shipment of such products to its customers. The Company generally warrants that ATI-branded PC workstation products will conform to the Company’s approved specifications and be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of three years, beginning on shipment of such products to its customers.

Changes in the Company’s potential liability for product warrantieswarranty during the nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 200727, 2008 are as follows:

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $15  $26 

New warranties issued during the period

   27   19 

Settlements during the period

   (10)  (22)

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations

   (12)  (9)
         

Balance, end of the period

  $20  $14 
         
   Nine months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 
   (In millions) 

Balance, beginning of year

  $19   $15  

New warranties issued during the year

   21    27  

Settlements during the year

   (21  (10

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the year, including expirations

   (1  (12
         

Balance, end of the period

  $18   $20  
         

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

In addition to product warranties, the Company, from time to time in its normal course of business, indemnifies other parties, with whom it enters into contractual relationships, including customers, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other party harmless against specified losses, such as those arising from a breach of representations or covenants, third-party claims that the Company’s products when used for their intended purpose(s) infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party or other claims made against certain parties. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of liability under these indemnification obligations due to the limited history of indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances that are likely to be involved in each particular claim and indemnification provision. Historically, payments made by the Company under these obligations have not been material.

Contingencies

The Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various actions that arose in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

9. Income TaxesTax

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $5 million in the third quarter of 2009 and an income tax benefit of $1 million in the third quarter of 2008 and2008. For the nine months ended September 26, 2009, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $20 million in the third quarter of 2007.$101 million. For the nine months ended September 27, 2008, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1 million.

The income tax benefit of $5 million for the third quarter of 2009 consisted of foreign taxes in profitable locations of $20 million, offset by discrete tax benefits of $18 million and the tax effects of items credited directly to other comprehensive income (OCI) of $7 million. Generally, the amount of tax expense or benefit allocated to continuing operations is determined without regard to the tax effects of other categories of income or loss, such as OCI. However, an exception to the general rule is provided in ASC 740-20-45-7 when there is a pre-tax loss from continuing operations and there are items charged or credited to other categories, including OCI, in the current year. The intra-period tax allocation rules related to items charged or credited directly to OCI can result in disproportionate tax effects that remain in OCI until certain events occur. As a result of items credited directly to OCI during the quarter, due principally to the effects of the Company’s foreign currency hedging program, approximately $7 million of tax provision benefit was allocated to the third quarter income tax provision. The income tax provision of $59$101 million recorded in the first nine months of 2009 was primarily due to a one-time loss of deferred tax assets for German net operating loss carryovers upon the transfer of the Company’s ownership interests in its Dresden Subsidiaries to GF and foreign taxes in profitable locations, offset by discrete tax benefits including the tax effects of items credited directly to OCI. The income tax benefit of $1 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2007.

Forboth the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 was due to foreign taxes in profitable locations were substantially offset by discrete tax benefits including the monetization of the U.S. research and development credits pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and a refund of withholding taxes. The income tax provisions in the third quarter and first nine months of 2007 were primarily for deferred U.S. taxes related to indefinite-lived goodwill and foreign taxes in profitable locations.

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, substantially all of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, continue to be subject to a valuation allowance. The realization of these assets is dependent on substantial future taxable income which at September 27, 200826, 2009, in management’s estimate, is not more likely than not to be achieved.

The Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

10. Financial Instruments

Available-for-sale securities held by $15 million during the third quarter of 2008 due to the receipt of certain proposed tax adjustments in foreign locations. As a result, the Company has now recognized $110 million of long-term deferred tax assets, previously under a valuation allowance, with $153 million of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008. The net impact on the effective tax rate of the decrease in the gross unrecognized tax benefits in the third quarter of 2008 was not material because of the valuation allowance. There were no material changes in interest and penalties in the third quarter of 2008.as follows:

The IRS commenced the audit

   Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  Fair
Value
   (In millions)

September 26, 2009

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

  $1,231  $—    $—    $1,231

Time deposits

   307   —     —     307

Commercial paper

   111   —     —     111
                

Total cash equivalents

  $1,649  $—    $—    $1,649
                

Marketable securities:

        

Commercial paper

  $500  $—    $—    $500

Auction rate securities

   85   7   —     92
                

Total marketable securities

  $585  $7  $—    $592
                

Long-term investments:

        

Equity investments (included in other assets)

  $1  $—    $—    $1
                

Grand Total

  $2,235  $7  $—    $2,242
                

December 27, 2008

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

  $547  $—    $—    $547

Time deposits

   236   —     —     236

Commercial paper

   16   —     —     16
                

Total cash equivalents

  $799  $—    $—    $799
                

Marketable securities:

        

Auction rate securities

  $89  $—    $—    $89

Spansion Class A common stock

   3   —     —     3
                

Total marketable securities

  $92  $—    $—    $92
                

Long-term investments:

        

Equity investments (included in other assets)

  $2  $—    $—    $2
                

Grand Total

  $893  $—    $—    $893
                

All contractual maturities of the Company’s 2004available-for-sale marketable debt securities at September 26, 2009 were within one year except those for auction rate securities (ARS). The Company’s ARS have stated maturities ranging from January 2025 to 2006 tax years duringDecember 2050. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the second quarter ofright to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties.

The Company did not sell any available-for-sale securities prior to maturity in the quarters and nine months ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008.

During the 12 months beginningAt September 28,26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease byhad approximately $95$45 million and $31 million, respectively, of investments classified as a resultheld-to-maturity, consisting of money market funds, commercial paper and treasury notes used for long-term workers’ compensation, leasehold, foreign exchange and letter of credit deposits, which are included in other assets on the expirationCompany’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of certain statutesthese investments approximated their cost at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

In addition, the Company also had trading securities, consisting of limitationARS subject to the UBS put option, of $72 million and audit resolutions.$71 million included in marketable securities at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008.

10. Fair Value Measurements

Assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value are summarized below:

 

    Fair value measurement at reporting date using  Fair value measurement at reporting dates using
  September 27,
2008
 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  September 26, 2009 Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  (In millions)  (in millions) (Level 1)  (Level 2) (Level 3)

Money market mutual funds(1)

  $409  $409  $—    $—    $1,275   $1,275  $—     $—  

Commercial paper(2)

   355   —     355   —     612    —     612    —  

Time deposits(3)

   192   —     192   —     307    —     307    —  

Certificates of deposit(1)

   30   —     30   —  

Auction rate securities(4)

   180   —     —     180   164    —     —      164

Marketable equity securities(5)

   24   24   —     —  

Foreign currency derivative contracts(6)

   (37)  —     (37)  —  

UBS put option(5)

   2    —     —      2

Marketable equity securities(6)

   1    1   —      —  

Foreign currency derivative contracts(7)

   6    —     6    —  
            

Total assets

  $1,153  $433  $540  $180
              December 27, 2008       

Money market mutual funds(1)

  $576   $576  $—     $—  

Commercial paper(2)

   18    —     18    —  

Time deposits(3)

   236    —     236    —  

Auction rate securities(4)

   160    —     —      160

UBS put option(5)

   11    —     —      11

Marketable equity securities(6)

   5    5   —      —  

Foreign currency derivative contracts(7)

   (36  —     (36  —  

 

(1)

IncludedAt September 26, 2009, $1,231 million was included in cash and cash equivalents and $44 million was included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2)

$340 At December 27, 2008, $547 million was included in cash and cash equivalents and $15$29 million was included in marketable securitiesother assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(3)

(2)

$177At September 26, 2009, $111 million was included in cash and cash equivalents and $15equivalents; $500 million was included in marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(4)

Included in marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(5)

$23 million included in marketable securitiessecurities; and $1 million included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

At December 27, 2008, $16 million was included in cash and cash equivalents and $2 million was included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(6)

(3)

IncludedAt September 26, 2009, $307 million was included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. At December 27, 2008, $236 million was included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(4)At September 26, 2009, $164 million was included in marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, which included $92 million of securities classified as available-for-sale and $72 million classified as trading securities. At December 27, 2008, $160 million was included in marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, which included $89 million of securities classified as available-for-sale and $71 million classified as trading securities.
(5)At September 26, 2009, $2 million was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. At December 27, 2008, $11 million was included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(6)At September 26, 2009, $1 million was included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. At December 27, 2008, $3 million was included in marketable securities and $2 million was included in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(7)At September 26, 2009, $7 million of foreign currency derivative contracts in a gain position was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and $1 million of contacts in a loss position was included in accrued liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

At December 27, 2008, $36 million was included in accrued liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, which included $42 million of foreign currency derivative contracts that were in a loss position and $6 million of contracts that were in a gain position. (See Note 16, “Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial Instruments”).

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The Company measures its cash equivalents, marketable securities, the UBS put option and foreign currency derivative contracts at fair value. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are primarily classified within Level 1 or Level 2, with the exception of auction rate security (ARS)ARS investments. This is because cash equivalents and marketable securities are valued primarily using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs, as provided to the Company by its brokers. The Company’s Level 1 assets are valued using quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. The Company’s Level 2 assets, all of which mature within six months, are valued using broker reports that utilize quoted market prices for similar instruments. The ARS investments and the UBS put option are classified within Level 3 because they are valued using a discounted cash flow model. Some of the inputs to this model are unobservable in the market and are significant. OurThe Company’s foreign currency derivative contracts are classified within Level 2 because the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments in active markets.markets, such as currency spot and forward rates.

The Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment chargesAs of $24September 26, 2009, the Company’s investments in ARS included approximately $130 million inof student loan ARS and $34 million of municipal and corporate ARS. Approximately 79 percent of the secondCompany’s ARS holdings are AAA rated investments and all of the $130 million of student loan ARS are guaranteed by the Federal Family Educational Loan Program. Until the first quarter of 2008, and $9 million in the third quarterfair values of 2008 for its investment in Spansion Inc. (See Note 13)the Company’s ARS were determinable by reference to frequent successful Dutch auctions of such securities, which settled at par.

The recentcontinuing uncertainties in the credit markets have affected all of the Company’s ARS investments and auctions for these securities have failed to settle on their respective settlement dates. As a result, reliable Level 1 or Level 2 pricing is not available for these ARS. In light of these developments, to determine the fair value for its ARS, the Company obtained broker reports and discussed with brokers the critical inputs that they used in their proprietary models to assess fair value, which included liquidity, credit rating and discounted cash flows associated with these ARS. In addition, the Company performed its own discounted cash flow analyses. Based on theanalysis. The outcomes of these activities indicated that the fair value of the ARS increased by $17 million as of September 26, 2009 when compared with the fair value as of December 27, 2008.

The significant inputs and assumptions used by the Company concluded that there was no further reduction in the discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of its ARS, comparedas of September 26, 2009 and December 27 2008, were as follows:

The discount rate was determined based on the one-year LIBOR of 1.24% as of September 26, 2009, adjusted by 84 basis points (bps) to reflect the current market conditions for instruments with similar credit quality at the date of valuation. As of December 27, 2008, the discount rate was determined based on the average one-year LIBOR of 2.34% adjusted by 240 bps to reflect the current market conditions for instruments with similar credit quality at the date of valuation. In addition, as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, the discount rate was adjusted for a liquidity discount of 90 bps to reflect the market risk for these investments that has arisen due to the second quarterlack of 2008. In the second quarteran active market.

As of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, the Company recordedassigned an other-than-temporary impairment chargeadditional credit risk discount of $12 million.200 bps to the discount rate for all ARS that are not backed by the federal government. The total carrying value as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 of investments not backed by the federal government was approximately $34 million and $33 million, respectively.

Significant considerations

As of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, the Company applied the discount rate over the expected life of the estimated cash flows of the ARS (approximately 17 years). The projected interest income is based on the future contractual rates set forth in the discounted cash flow model were the credit ratingindividual prospectus for each of the instruments, the percentage and the types of guarantees, the probabilityARS.

In October 2008, UBS AG (UBS) offered to repurchase all of the auction succeeding orCompany’s ARS that were purchased from UBS prior to February 13, 2008. In accounting for the security being called,put option, the Company made the fair value accounting election. Accordingly, the Company initially recorded the put option at its estimated fair value as an other asset on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, with the corresponding gain recorded in earnings. The put option is marked to market each quarter, with changes in its estimated fair value recorded in earnings. The Company recorded losses of $3 million and an illiquidity discount factor.$9 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009, respectively, to reflect the change in fair value of the UBS put option. The keyCompany’s significant inputs and assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model to determine theirthe fair valuesvalue of this put option, as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, wereare as follows:

As of September 26, 2009, the discount factorrate was determined based on the one-year LIBOR (1.24%), adjusted by 96 bps to be applied andreflect the credit risk associated with the UBS put option. The 96 bps represents the current credit default swap rate for UBS. As of December 27, 2008, the discount rate was determined based on the period end one-year LIBOR (2.09%), adjusted by 202 bps to reflect the credit risk associated with the UBS put option. The 202 bps represents the current credit default swap rate for UBS.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The Company applied the discount rate over which the expected life of the estimated cash flows would be expected to occur. of the put option (9 months). The projected interest income is based on the future contractual rates set forth in the individual prospectus for each of the ARS that is included in the put option.

If different assumptions were used for the various inputs to the valuation approach including, but not limited to, assumptions involving the estimated lives of the ARS investments, the estimated cash flows over those estimated lives, the estimated discount rates applied to those cash flows and the illiquidity factor, the estimated fair value of these investments and the put option could be significantly higher or lower than the fair value determined by the Company as of September 27, 2008.26, 2009.

In October 2008, UBS AG (UBS) offered to repurchase alladdition, the Company has reclassified the ARS, with an estimated fair value of $72 million at September 26, 2009 ($71 million as of December 27, 2008), that the Company’s ARS that wereCompany purchased from UBS priorfrom the “available-for-sale” category, to February 13, 2008. As of September 27, 2008, the Company owned $82 million par“trading securities” category. Future changes in estimated fair value of these securities.ARS are being recorded in earnings. The Company accepted this offer. From June 30, 2010recorded a gain of $3 million and ending July 2, 2012,$9 million during the Company hasquarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009, respectively, to reflect the right, but notchange in the obligation, to sell, at par, these ARS to UBS. Prior to June 30, 2010, the Company will continue to earn and receive all interest that is payable forfair value of these ARS. Furthermore,The Company recorded losses of $3 million and $9 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009, respectively, to reflect the change in the fair value of the UBS put option.

With respect to $75 million (par value) of its ARS holdings, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise dispose of, and/or enter orders in the auctions process with respect to these securities on the Company’s behalf so long as the Company receives par value for the ARS sold. UBS has also agreed to use its best efforts to facilitate issuer redemptions and/or to resolve the liquidity concerns of holders of their ARS through restructurings and other means.

The repurchase right represents a freestanding financial instrument (a put option) for accounting purposes. As such, the Company intends to record the fair value of the put option as an asset on its consolidated balance sheet, and record a corresponding gain to earnings during the fourth quarter of 2008.

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, the Company classified its investments in ARS as current assets because for a majority of its ARS holdings,it has the intent to sell and it reasonably expects that it will be able to sell these securities and have the proceeds available for use in its operations within the next twelve monthsmonths. Although there may not be successful future auctions, the Company reasonably expects there to be other channels through a future successful auction, a salewhich it will be able to a buyer found outsidesell the auction process, or through a redemption by which issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these securities. With respect to $82 million ofARS. Specific factors the Company considered in determining that its ARS holdings, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS,should be classified as short-term marketable securities and included as current assets are as follows:

The Company has had redemptions, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise disposepar, totaling $39 million throughout the period of and/or enter ordersfailed auctions, including $8 million in the auctions process with respect to these securities on the Company’s behalf so long as the Company receives par value for the ARS sold. UBS has also agreed to use their best efforts to facilitate issuer redemptions and/or to resolve the liquidity concerns of holders of their ARS through restructurings and other means. third quarter.

The Company is not dependantreceiving above market rates of interest on liquidating itsthe ARS without any default. The Company believes the issuers have an incentive to refinance because of higher interest rates compared with market rates demonstrated by redemptions the Company received throughout the period of failed auctions.

In informal discussions with staff members at brokerage firms, the Company has been informed that brokerage firms continue in their efforts to create a new market for these securities by working with issuers to refinance the next twelve months in orderexisting instruments into a new form of security or reducing the maturity to meet its liquidity needs.attract investors.

The Company’s investments in ARS include approximately $133 million of student loan ARS, $35 million of municipal and corporate ARS and $12 million ARS in preferred shares of closed end mutual funds. Approximately 81 percent of the Company’s ARS holdings are AAA rated investments and all the $133 million student loan ARS are guaranteed by the Federal Family Educational Loan Program. Until the first quarter of 2008, the fair values of the Company’s ARS were determinable by reference to frequent successful Dutch auctions of such securities, which settled at par.

Reconciliationroll-forward of the financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level
(Level 3): is as follows:

 

   Quarter ended
September 27, 2008
Fair Value Measurements
Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Auction Rate
Securities
  Nine months ended
September 27, 2008
Fair Value Measurements
Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Auction Rate
Securities
 
   (In millions) 

Beginning balance

  $180  $—   

Transfers of ARS into Level 3

   —     210 

Redemption at par

   —     (18)

Other than temporary impairment

   —     (12)
         

Ending balance, September 27, 2008

  $180  $180 
         

Loss for period included in earnings attributable to the Level 3 financial assets still held at September 27, 2008

  $—    $12 
         
   Quarter Ended
September 26, 2009
  Nine Months Ended
September 26, 2009
 
   Auction
Rate Securities
  UBS
Put Option
  Auction
Rate Securities
  UBS
Put Option
 
   (In millions) 

Beginning balance

  $167   $5   $160   $11  

Redemption at par

   (8  —      (13  —    

Change in fair value included in net income (loss)

   3    (3  9    (9

Change in fair value included in other comprehensive income (loss)

   2    —      8    —    
                 

Ending balance, September 26, 2009

  $164   $2   $164   

 

$

 

2

 

  

                 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Total financial assets at fair value classified within Level 3 were 2 percent of total assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 26, 2009.

   Quarter Ended
September 27, 2008
  Nine Months Ended
September 27, 2008
 
   Auction
Rate Securities
  Auction
Rate Securities
 
   (In millions) 

Beginning balance

  $180  $—    

Transfers of ARS into Level 3

   —     210  

Redemption at par

   —     (18

Change in fair value included in net income (loss)

   —     (12
         

Ending balance, September 27, 2008

  $180  $180  
         

Total financial assets at fair value classified within Level 3 were 1.9 percent of total assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 27, 2008.2008

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, except for the convertible notes issued by GF, is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. The fair value of the convertible notes issued by GF is estimated based on a valuation model that incorporates relevant market inputs. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments are as follows:

   September 26, 2009  December 27, 2008
   Carrying
amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
  Carrying
amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
   (In millions)

Long-term debt (excluding capital leases)

  $5,306  $4,582  $4,551  $2,071

The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying value based on existing payment terms. In addition, with respect to the balances of $125 million and $86 million as of September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively, relating to the receivable financing arrangement with IBM Credit LLC, the fair value approximates the carrying value due to the short term nature. (See Note 13, “Receivable Financing Arrangement”).

11. Restructuring

In the second and fourth quarters of 2008, the Company initiated restructuring plans to reduce its cost structure. Both plans primarily involved the termination of employees.

The restructuring charges recorded in conjunction with the plan initiated during the second quarter of 2008 the Company initiated a restructuring plan (Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring), which included a reduction-in-force (RIF) and certain contract termination costs related to technologies it was no longer pursuing and recorded a total charge of $32 million. The RIF component, which is comprised primarily ofrepresented severance and costs related to the continuancecontinuation of certain employee benefits totaledand costs to terminate a contract. This plan was completed during the third quarter of 2009. As a result, the Company reversed approximately $23 million. Other exit-related costs, including $6$3 million of non-cashrestructuring charges totaled approximately $9 million.in the third quarter.

The restructuring charges recorded in conjunction with the plan initiated during the fourth quarter of 2008 primarily represented severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits, contract or program termination costs, asset impairments and exit costs for facility consolidations and closures. In the third quarter of 2008,2009, the Company recorded additional severance andrestructuring charges related coststo this plan of approximately $9 million$7 million. The Company anticipates that this plan will be substantially completed during 2009 and that the restructuring charges relating to this plan to be recorded in connection with the Second Quarterremainder of 2009 will be minimal.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Restructuring charges for the plans initiated in the second and fourth quarters of 2008 Restructuring.

These charges have been aggregated and appear onare included in the line item entitledcaption “Restructuring Charges”charges” in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations, with the exception of $2$1 million in the second quarter of 2008, which areis classified as discontinued operations.

The Company anticipates recording approximately $1 million of additional severance in the fourth quarter of 2008 in connection with the Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring and to substantially complete the Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring by the end of fiscal 2008.

The following table provides a summary of each major type of cost associated with the restructuring activities andplan initiated in the related liabilities recordedfourth quarter of 2008 through September 26, 2009:

   December 27, 2008  March 28, 2009  June 27, 2009  September 26, 2009  Total
   (In millions)

Severance and benefits

  $22  $25  $—    $1  $48

Contract or program terminations

   4   13   —     —     17

Asset impairments

   18   10   —     —     28

Facility consolidations and closures

   6   7   1   6   20
                    

Total

  $50  $55  $1  $7  $113
                    

The following table provides a roll forward of the liability associated with the restructuring plan initiated in Other current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet remaining as of September 27,fourth quarter 2008:

 

(In millions)  Severance
and related
benefits
  Other exit-
Related
Costs
 

Balance December 29, 2007

  $—    $—   

Second quarter charges

   23   9 

Cash payments

   (18)  —   

Non-cash charges

   —     (6)
         

Balance June 28, 2008

  $5  $3 

Third quarter charges

   9   —   

Cash payments

   (8)  —   

Non-cash charges

   —     (1)
         

Balance September 27, 2008

  $6  $2 
         

  Severance and related benefits  Other exit-related costs 
  (in millions) 

Balance December 27, 2008

 $14   $9  

Charges

  28    35  

Cash payments

  (36  (21

Non-cash charges

  —      (2
        

Balance September 26, 2009

 $6   $21  
        

12. Discontinued Operations

During the second quarter of 2008,In December 2002, the Company decidedinitiated a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to divest its Handheldalign the cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and Digital Television business units and classified them as discontinued operationsindustry-wide excess inventory. The 2002 Restructuring Plan resulted in the Company’s financial statements. Theconsolidation of facilities, primarily at the Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. With respect to its Sunnyvale, California site, the Company discontinued amortization and depreciation related to the assetsentered into a sublease agreement for a portion of these business unitsfacilities with Spansion Inc. On March 1, 2009, Spansion filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On March 31, 2009, Spansion filed a motion in that proceeding in which it indicated that it does not intend to perform its obligations under its sublease agreement with the second quarter of 2008. The Company has segregated the assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations from those assets and liabilities related to continuing operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, the Company has segregated the operating results of discontinued operations from those of continuing operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

Company. As a result of this and the Company’s ongoing assessment of the restructuring accrual, the Company recorded an additional charge of approximately $5 million in the first quarter of 2009, which is included in the caption “Restructuring charges” in its decisioncondensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company anticipates these amounts will be paid through 2011.

The following table provides a roll forward of the liability associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan:

   Other exit-related costs 
   (In millions) 

Balance December 27, 2008

  $32  

Charges

   5  

Cash payments

   (13
     

Balance September 26, 2009

  $24  
     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to divestCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

12. Disposition of Assets

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company completed the sale of certain graphics and multimedia technology assets and intellectual property that were formerly part of its Handheld and Digital Television business units,unit to Qualcomm Incorporated for approximately $65 million in cash. In addition, certain employees of the Handheld business became employees of Qualcomm. The assets the Company performed an interim impairment test of goodwill and acquired intangible assets in the second quarter of 2008 and concluded that the carrying amounts of goodwill and certain finite-lived intangible assets associated with its Handheld and Digital Television business units were impaired and recorded an impairment charge. For goodwill, the impairment charge was determined by comparing thesold to Qualcomm had a carrying value of goodwill assigned toapproximately $32 million and were classified as assets held for sale and included in the caption “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in the Company’s reporting units with the implied fair value of the goodwill. The Company considered the income approach in determining the implied fair value of the goodwill, which requires estimates of future operating results and cash flows of each of the reporting units discounted using estimated discount rates taking into consideration the estimated proceeds that the Company expects to receive in connection with any potential divestiture. For acquired intangible assets, the Company assessed the recoverability of the unamortized balances by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows to the carrying values. For those acquired intangible assets where the carrying values exceeded the undiscounted future net cash flows, the Company measured the amount of impairment by calculating the amount by which the carrying values exceeded the estimated fair values, which were based on projected discounted future net cash flows. The remaining carrying values of goodwill related to these business units were reclassified to assets of discontinued operations.

During the third quarter of 2008 the Company entered into an agreement with Broadcom Corporation and Broadcom International Limited (collectively, Broadcom) to sell certain assets related to the Digital Television business unit for $192.8 million. The asset purchase agreement was subsequently amended to reduce the purchase price to $141.5 million and the transaction was completed on October 27, 2008. Based on the final termsconsolidated balance sheet. As a result of the sale transaction the Company wrote down goodwill $135 million in the third quarterrecognized a gain of 2008. (See Note 15)

The results from discontinued operations are as follows:

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Revenue

  $44  $74  $130  $246 

Expenses

   (68)  (126)  (246)  (428)

Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

   (135)  —     (1,011)  —   

Restructuring charges

   —     —     (2)  —   
                 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $(159) $(52) $(1,129) $(182)
                 

The carrying value of the assets of discontinued operations was $232 million and $1.3 billion as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007, respectively. Included in these balances is goodwill and acquired intangible assets in the amounts of $193 million and $1.2 billion as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007, respectively. The carrying value of the liabilities for discontinued operations was $11 million and $26 million as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007, respectively. Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations for the Digital Television business unit have been reclassified to only include the assets acquired by Broadcom. Cash flows from discontinued operations are not material and are combined with cash flows from continuing operations within the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows categories.

13. Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other for the first six months ended June 30, 2007 consisted$28 million. As part of the Company’s shareagreement with Qualcomm, the Company retained the AMD Imageon™ media processor brand and the rights to continue selling the products that were part of the operating losses of Spansion Inc. underHandheld business unit. The Company intends to support existing handheld products and customers through the equity method of accounting. Effective September 20, 2007,current product lifecycles. However, the Company changed its accounting for this investment from the equity method of accounting for this investment as “available-for-sale” marketable securities under SFAS No. 115,Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. In the third quarter of 2007, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $42 million after giving considerationcurrently does not intend to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding six months. The remaining $44 million loss for the nine months ended September 29, 2007 represented the Company’s shares of the operating losses of Spansion Inc. under the equity method of accounting.develop any new handheld products beyond those already committed.

13. Receivable Financing Arrangement

In the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $24 million after giving consideration to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding six months. As of September 27, 2008, the Company owned a total 14,037,910 shares, or approximately 9 percent, of Spansion’s outstanding common stock. In the third quarter

of 2008, the market value of the Company’s interest in the common stock of Spansion was lower than its carrying value by approximately $9 million. After giving consideration to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding months as well as the continuing declining trend of its stock price subsequent to the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $9 million in the third quarter of 2008 in the line item “Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other” on its condensed consolidated statements of operations.

14. Sale of Receivables Classified as Other Short-Term Obligations

On March 26, 2008, the Company entered into a Sale of Receivables – Supplier Agreement with IBM Credit LLC or IBM Credit,(IBM Credit), and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AMD International Sales & Service, Ltd. (AMDISS), or AMDISS, entered into the same sales agreement with IBM United Kingdom Financial Services Ltd. (IBM UK), or IBM UK, pursuant to which the Company and AMDISS agreed to sell to each of IBM Credit and IBM UK certain receivables. Pursuant to the sales agreements, the IBM parties agreed to purchase from the AMD parties invoices of specified AMD customers up to credit limits set by the IBM parties for any applicable AMD customer.parties. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, only certainselected distributor customers have participated in this program. Because the Company does not recognize revenue until its distributors sell its products to their customers, the Company classified funds received from the IBM parties as debt according to the requirement of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 88-18,Sales of Future Revenues.debt. The debt is reduced as the IBM parties receive payments from the distributors. For the nine months ended September 26, 2009, the Company received proceeds of approximately $399 million from the transfer of accounts receivable under this financing arrangement and the IBM parties collected approximately $361 million from the distributors participating in the arrangement. As of September 27, 2008, $9426, 2009, $125 million was outstanding under these agreements. This amount appearsAs of December 27, 2008, $86 million was outstanding under these agreements. These amounts appear as “Other short-term obligations” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheetsheets and isare not considered a cash commitment.

14. Accrued Liabilities

15. Subsequent EventsThe Company’s accrued liabilities at the quarters ended September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 were as follows:

   September 26,
2009
  December 27,
2008
   (In millions)

Marketing program and advertising expenses

  $172  $216

Software technology licenses payables

   50   87

Interest payables

   79   77

Other

   304   405
        

Total

  $605  $785
        

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Proposed Manufacturing Joint VentureNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

On October 6, 2008,(Unaudited)

15. Accounting Change — Convertible Debt Instruments

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC (ATIC) and West Coast Hitech L.P., (WCH), acting through its general partner, West Coast Hitech G.P., Ltd. Pursuant toadopted the Master Transaction Agreement, the Company and ATIC agreed to form a manufacturing joint venture, initially tonew guidance for accounting for convertible debt that may be called “The Foundry Company.” Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, the Company will contribute certain assets and liabilities to The Foundry Company, including, among other things, shares of the groups of German subsidiaries owning Fab 30/38 and Fab 36, certain manufacturing assets, employees performing certain manufacturing-related functions, and a portion of the Company’s patent portfolio and intellectual property in exchange for The Foundry Company securities, consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 1,680,355 Class A Preferred Shares and 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares, and the assumption of certain liabilities by The Foundry Company, including the assumption of approximately $1.2 billion of the Company’s debt. ATIC will contribute approximately $1.4 billion of cash to The Foundry Company in exchange for The Foundry Company securities, consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 336,071 Class A Preferred Shares, 644,284 Class B Preferred Shares, approximately $84 million aggregate principal amount of Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes and approximately $336 million aggregate principal amount of Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes, and ATIC will pay $700 millionfully or partially settled in cash toupon conversion, as codified principally in ASC 470 and modified its accounting for its 6.00% Notes. To retrospectively apply this new guidance, the Company in exchange for the transfer of the Company’s 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares of The Foundry Company to ATIC.

In addition, the Company will issue to WCH, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $314 million, 58 million shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 30 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrants will be exercisable after the earlier of (i) public ground-breaking of a proposed manufacturing facility in up-state New York and (ii) 24 months from the date of issuance, and the warrants will have a ten-year term.

Immediately following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, The Foundry Company will have only the Company and ATIC as stockholders, each of which at the closing will have equal voting rights, and The Foundry Company will be owned 44.4 percent by the Company and 55.6 percent by ATIC on a fully converted to ordinary shares basis. ATIC’s economic ownership will increase over time based on the differences in securities held by the Company and ATIC, depending on whether the Company elects to invest proportionately with ATIC in future Foundry Company capital infusions.

For accounting purposes, the proceeds the Company receives from the issuance of the sharesCompany’s 6.00% Notes were allocated between a liability (issued at a discount) and equity in a manner that reflects interest expense at the warrantsmarket interest rate for similar nonconvertible debt as of the original issuance date of the 6.00% Notes. The debt discount is being accreted from issuance through April 2015, the period the 6.00% Notes are expected to WCH will be outstanding, with the accretion recorded as additional non-cash interest expense. The equity component is included in the paid-in-capital portion of stockholders’ equity on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as stockholders’ equity.sheet. The issuanceinitial value of the warrants will haveequity component, which reflects the equity conversion feature of the 6.00% Notes, is equal to the initial debt discount.

In November 2008, the Company repurchased $60 million in principal value of its 6.00% Notes in an open market transaction for approximately $21 million, and recognized a dilutivegain of approximately $27 million after giving effect to the retrospective application of the change in accounting.

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company repurchased $186 million in principal value of its 6.00% Notes in open market transactions for approximately $104 million and recognized a gain of approximately $66 million.

During the first nine months of 2009, the Company repurchased $344 million in principal value of its 6.00% Notes in open market transactions for approximately $161 million and recognized a gain of approximately $174 million.

Information related to equity and debt components:

   September 26,
2009
  December 27,
2008
 
   (In millions) 

Carrying amount of the equity component

  $235   $262  

Principal amount of the 6.00% Notes

   1,796    2,140  

Unamortized discount(1)

   (161  (212

Net carrying amount

  $1,635   $1,928  

(1)As of September 26, 2009, the remaining period over which the unamortized discount will be amortized is 67 months.

Information related to interest rates and expense

(Millions except percentages):

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 

Effective interest rate

   8  8  8  8

Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon

  $29   $33   $90   $99  

Interest cost related to amortization of the discount

  $6   $6   $18   $18  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following tables show the financial statement line items affected by retrospective application of the new guidance in ASC 470 on the Company’s future net income per shareaffected financial statement line items for the periods indicated:

   Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions except per share data)
 
   Years Ended 
   December 27, 2008  December 29, 2007 
   As Retrospectively
Adjusted
  As Reported  Effect of
Change
  As Retrospectively
Adjusted
  As Reported  Effect of
Change
 

Interest expense

  $(391 $(366 $(25 $(383 $(367 $(16

Other income (expense), net

   (44  (31  (13  (162  (162 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (2,351  (2,313  (38  (2,782  (2,766  (16

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   (2,419  (2,381  (38  (2,809  (2,793  (16

Net income (loss)

   (3,103  (3,065  (38  (3,360  (3,344  (16

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

   (3,136  (3,098  (38  (3,395  (3,379  (16

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

       

Basic and diluted

       

Continuing operations

  $(4.04 $(3.98 $(0.06 $(5.10 $(5.07 $(0.03

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

  $(5.16 $(5.10 $(0.06 $(6.09 $(6.06 $(0.03

Shares used in per share calculation

       

Basic and diluted

   607    607     558    558   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and afterSubsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
   Quarter Ended September 27, 2008 
   (In millions except per share data) 
   As Retrospectively
Adjusted
  As Reported  Effect of
Change
 

Interest expense

  $(94 $(87 $(7

Other income (expense), net

   (13  (13  —    

Income (loss) before income taxes

   22    29    (7

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   23    30    (7

Net income (loss)

   (127  (120  (7

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

   (134  (127  (7

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

    

Basic and diluted

    

Continuing operations

  $0.03   $0.04   $(0.01

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

  $(0.22 $(0.21 $(0.01

Shares used in per share calculation

    

Basic and diluted

   608    608   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
   Nine Months Ended September 27, 2008 
   (In millions) 
   As Retrospectively
Adjusted
  As Reported  Effect of
Change
 

Interest expense

  $(246 $(227 $(19

Other income (expense), net

   (48  (48  —    

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (993  (974  (19

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   (992  (973  (19

Net income (loss)

   (1,666  (1,647  (19

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders

   (1,693  (1,674  (19

Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

    

Basic and diluted

    

Continuing operations

  $(1.68 $(1.65 $(0.03

Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share

  $(2.79 $(2.76 $(0.03

Shares used in per share calculation

    

Basic and diluted

   607    607   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets December 27, 2008 
   As Retrospectively
Adjusted
  As Previously
Reported
  Effect of
Change
 
   (In millions) 

Other assets

  $506   $509   $(3

Total assets

   7,672    7,675    (3

Long-term debt and capital lease obligation, less current portion(1)

   4,490    4,702    (212

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Capital in excess of par value(2)

   6,361    6,099    262  

Retained earnings (deficit)(3)

   (6,251  (6,198  (53

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   127    (82  209  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $7,672   $7,675   $(3

(1)The effect of the change on long-term debt at December 27, 2008 includes the discount determined as of the original issuance date of the 6.00% Notes ($259 million), less amortization of the discount from the issuance date ($41 million) and the amount of the debt discount written off in connection with the November 2008 repurchase of the 6.00% Notes allocated to the debt component ($6 million).
(2)

The effect of the change on paid-in capital at December 27, 2008 includes the discount determined as of the original issuance date of the 6.00% Notes ($259 million), and the cost of the November 2008 repurchase of the 6.00% Notes allocated to the

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

equity component ($6 million) less the portion of the original debt issuance costs in proportion to amounts allocated to equity ($3 million).

(3)The effect of the change on retained earnings (deficit) at December 27, 2008 includes the amortization of the discount from the issuance date ($41 million) and an adjustment to the previously reported gain on the November 2008 repurchase of the 6.00% Notes ($12 million).

16. Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company maintains a foreign currency hedging strategy, which uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate the warrants are exercised, the warrant shares issuable upon exerciserisks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This strategy takes into consideration all of the warrants will haveCompany’s consolidated exposures. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

From time to time the Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain forecasted expenses denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the euro and Canadian dollar. The Company designates these contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted expenses and evaluates hedge effectiveness prospectively and retrospectively. As such, the effective portion of the gain or loss on these contracts is reported as a dilutive effectcomponent of other comprehensive income and reclassified to earnings in the same line item as the associated forecasted transaction and in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion is recorded in earnings immediately.

The Company also uses, from time to time, foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge recognized foreign currency exposures on the Company’s future netbalance sheets of various subsidiaries, primarily those denominated in the euro and Canadian dollar. The Company does not designate these forward contracts as hedging instruments. Accordingly, the gain or loss associated with these contracts is recorded in earnings immediately. During the second quarter of 2009, the Company decided to hedge only the balance sheet exposure denominated in Canadian dollar in the future.

The following table shows the amount of gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income, per common share.the amount of gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive loss and included in earnings, and the fair value amounts included in prepaid expenses and other current assets should the foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges be in a gain position and accrued liabilities if in a loss position for the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. The table also includes the amount of gain (loss) included in other income (expense) related to contracts not designated as hedging instruments for the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009.

Given

Location of gain/(loss)

 Amount of gain
(loss) during
quarter ended
September 26, 2009
  Amount of gain
(loss) during
nine months ended
September 26, 2009
  Fair value
included in
prepaid expenses and
other current assets

(accrued liabilities)
 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

   

Contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments

   $7  

Other comprehensive income

 $11   $2   

Cost of sales

 $(1 $(19 

Research and development

 $(1 $(12 

Marketing, general and administrative

 $—     $(5 

Contracts not designated as hedging instruments

   

Other income (expense), net

 $2   $(40 $(1

For the structureforeign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges, the ineffective portions of the transactions contemplated inhedging relationship and the Master Transaction Agreement,amounts excluded from the Company will consolidate the accountsassessment of The Foundry Company as required by FASB Interpretation No. 46R,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, An Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (FIN 46R). Pursuant to the guidance in FIN 46R, The Foundry Company is a variable-interest entity andhedge effectiveness were de minimis.

By using derivative instruments, the Company is deemedsubject to credit and market risk. If a counterparty fails to fulfill its performance obligations under a derivative contract, the Company’s credit risk will equal the fair value of the derivative instrument. Generally, when the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, thus creating a receivable risk for the Company. The Company minimizes counterparty credit (or repayment) risk by entering into derivative transactions with major financial institutions of investment grade credit rating. Based upon certain factors, including a review of the credit default swap rates for the Company’s counterparties, the Company determined its counterparty credit risk to be immaterial. As of September 26, 2009, the primary beneficiary. Therefore,notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts was $331 million. All the contracts mature within 12 months and the amounts recorded in other comprehensive income are expected to be recognized during this period. Under the agreement with the counterparties, the Company is required to consolidate the accounts of The Foundry Company.

The Company’s issuance of the shares and the warrants is subjectpost a minimum $15 million collateral to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement is subjectsecure credit lines to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including approvals from certain government and foreign regulatory authorities.

Completion of Sale of DTV Assets

On October 27, 2008,execute these derivative instruments. In addition, the Company Broadcom Corporation and Broadcom International Limited (collectively, Broadcom) executed Amendment No. 1is required to post additional collateral should the Asset Purchase Agreement previously entered into by the partiesderivative contracts be in August 2008, pursuant to which the aggregate cash purchase price payable by Broadcom to the Company in consideration for certain assets related to the Company’s Digital Television business unit was reduced from $192.8 million to $141.5 million. As a result of this purchase price reduction, the Company recorded an additionalnet loss from the sale of the DTV assets of approximately $51 million in the third quarter of 2008, which is in addition to the $84 million previously disclosed in the Company’s earnings press release dated October 16, 2008.

Repurchase of Auction Rate Securities

In October 2008, UBS offered to repurchase all of the Company’s ARS that were purchased from UBS prior to February 13, 2008.position. As of September 27, 2008, the Company owned $82 million par value of these securities. The Company accepted this offer. From June 30, 2010 and ending July 2, 2012, the Company26, 2009, no additional collateral has the right, but not the obligation, to sell, at par, these ARS to UBS. Prior to June 30, 2010, the Company will continue to earn and receive all interest that is payable for these ARS. Furthermore, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise dispose of, and/or enter orders in the auctions process with respect to these securities on the Company’s behalf so long as the Company receives par value for the ARS sold. UBS has also agreed to use its best efforts to facilitate issuer redemptions and/or to resolve the liquidity concerns of holders of their ARS through restructurings and other means.

The repurchase right represents a freestanding financial instrument (a put option) for accounting purposes. As such, the Company intends to record the fair value of the put option as an asset on its consolidated balance sheet, and record a corresponding gain to earnings during the fourth quarter of 2008.been posted.

ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The statements in this report include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as predictions of future events as we cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements relate to, among other things: the demand for our new products; the growth and competitive landscape of the markets in which we participate; our revenues;current global business and economic conditions and end-user demand for PCs; our cost reduction efforts and anticipated savings from the restructurings;related restructuring charges; future sales of previously written-down inventory; our abilityplans to reducepurchase or otherwise retire our breakeven point; our proposed joint venture with ATIC; impairment amounts for goodwill5.75% Notes, 6.00% Notes and acquired intangible assets; our intended divestiture of our Handheld business unit;7.75% Notes; our ability to liquidate our auction rate securities in the next twelve months; our capital expenditures; our operating expenses; our depreciation and amortization expense; our aggregate contractual obligations; and availability of external financing. Material factors and assumptions that were applied in making these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the following: (1) the expected rate of market growth and demand for our products and technologies (and the mix thereof); (2) our expected market share; (3) our expected product and manufacturing costs and average selling prices; (4) our overall competitive position and the competitiveness of our current and future products; (5) our ability to introduce new products and effect transitionstransition to more advanced manufacturing process technologies, consistent with our current plans in terms of timing and capital expenditures;plans; (6) our ability to raise sufficient capital on favorable terms; (7) our ability to make additional investment in research and development and that such opportunities will be available; and (8)(7) the expected demand for computers. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: (1) that Intel Corporation’s pricing, marketing and rebating programs, product bundling, standard setting, new product introductions or other activities may negatively impact sales; (2) that if our proposed joint venture with ATIC is not consummated, our business could be harmed; (3) that our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from implementing our strategy or fulfilling our contractual obligations; (4)(3) that we will require additional funding and may be unable to raise sufficient capital, on favorable terms, or at all; (5) that we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ATI because, among other things, the revenues, cost savings, growth prospects and any other synergies expected from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; (6)(4) that we may be unable to maintain the level of investment in research and development and capacity that is required to remain competitive; (7)(5) that we may be unable to develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies in the volumes that is required by the market at mature yields on a timely basis; (8)(6) that we may be unable to transition to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely and effective way, consistent with planned capital expenditures; (9)way; (7) that there may be unexpected variations in market growth and demand for our products and technologies in light of the product mix that we may have available at any particular time or a decline in demand; (10)time; (8) that demand for computers will be lower than currently expected; (11) that we may be unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity (either in our own facilities or at foundries) or components to meet demand for our products; (12)(9) that we may under-utilize GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ and our microprocessorown manufacturing facilities; (13) that we will be unable to divest our Handheld business unit in the expected timeframe if at all, or in a manner contemplated by us; and (14)(10) the effect of political or economic instability, domestically or internationally, on our sales or production.

For a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, see “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” section beginning on page 4360 and the “Financial Condition” section beginning on page 3148 and such other risks and uncertainties as set forth below in this report or detailed in our other SECSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports and filings. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, ATI and the ATI logo are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. Other names are for informational purposes only and are used to identify companies and products and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

In this section, we will describe the general financial condition and the results of operations for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries, including a discussion of our results of operations for the quarter and nine months ending September 27, 2008 compared to the quarter and nine months ending September 29, 2007, an analysis of changes in our financial condition and a discussion of our contractual obligations and off balance sheet arrangements.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this report and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of December 29, 200727, 2008 and December 31, 2006,29, 2007, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 200727, 2008 as filed in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for our fiscalthe year ended December 29, 2007.27, 2008.

Overview

We are a global semiconductor company with facilities around the world. DuringWithin the second quarter of 2008,global semiconductor industry, we decided to divest our Handheld and Digital Television business units, which prior to the second quarter of 2008 were reported in our Consumer Electronics segment, and as a result, we classified them as discontinued operations in our financial statements. The discussion in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section focuses on our continuing operations which consist of:offer primarily:

 

x86 microprocessors, for the commercial and consumer markets, embedded microprocessors for commercial, commercial client and consumer markets and chipsets for desktop and notebook personal computers or PCs, professional workstations and servers; and

 

graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop and notebook computers, including home media PCs and professional workstations, and servers and technology for game consoles.

The following

In this section, we will describe the general financial condition and the results of operations for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries as well as GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) and its consolidated subsidiaries, including a discussion is limitedof our results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009 compared to the quarter ended June 27, 2009 and quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008, an analysis of changes in our continuing operations, unless otherwise noted.financial condition and a discussion of our contractual obligations and off balance sheet arrangements. For accounting purposes, we are required to consolidate the accounts of GF. References in this report to “us,” “our,” or “AMD” include these consolidated operating results.

We made progress duringDuring the third quarter of 2008 towards2009, we made progress toward improving our financial performance as we continued to focus on controlling our operating expenses and as demand increased for our products. We continued to improve our competitive position with the introduction of more competitive products. In the third quarter of 2009, we introduced our industry-leading ATI Radeon HD 5000 series of GPU products. We also introduced more energy efficient six-core AMD Opteron processors for servers.

Net revenue in the contextthird quarter of a challenging economic environment. Net revenue increased 322009 was $1.4 billion, an increase of 18 percent compared to the second quarter of 20082009 and 14a decrease of 22 percent compared to the third quarter of 2007, and we were able2008. The increase in third quarter 2009 net revenue compared to achievethe second quarter of 2009 was primarily due to a 16 percent increase in unit shipments. Unit shipments increased due to an increase in demand for our goal of positive operating income, with operating income of $131 million.products. Net revenue duringin the third quarter of 2008 included $191 million in process technology license revenue related toof $191 million, which accounted for 11 percent of total third quarter 2008 revenue. Without the sale of 200 millimeter equipment. In addition to the impacteffect of the process technology license revenue, the increase in revenue during the third quarter of 2008 compared to the second quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2007 was due to an increase in unit shipments and an improved product mix. The performance of our Graphics segment was especially notable due in large part to the strong demand for our new ATI Radeon HD 4000 series of GPU products. Graphics net revenue of $385 million in the third quarter of 2008 increased 55 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008 and 402009 would have decreased 13 percent compared to the third quarter of 2007.2008. This 13 percent decrease in third quarter 2009 net revenue compared to the third quarter of 2008 was primarily due to a 14 percent decrease in average selling prices. Average selling prices for the third quarter of 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008 decreased due to a decrease in average selling prices of microprocessors for notebooks and GPU products primarily due to a shift in our product mix to more value-priced products.

Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue for the third quarter of 20082009 was 5142 percent, a decrease of one percent5 percentage point increase compared to 5237 percent in the second quarter of 20082009 and an increase of 10 percenta 9 percentage point decrease compared to 4151 percent in the third quarter of 2007.2008. Gross margin in the third quarter of 2009 included a $9 million, or 1 percentage point, benefit related to the sale of inventory that had been written-down in the fourth quarter of 2008. A portion of this inventory was also sold in the second quarter of 2009, which benefited gross margin in the second quarter of 2009 by $98 million, or approximately 8 percentage points. The increase in gross margin in the third quarter of 2009 as compared to the second quarter of 2009 was primarily due to an improvement in our unit costs. Our unit costs improved primarily due to an increase in microprocessor unit shipments using our 45-nanometer technology. Gross margin was also favorably impacted by the improvement in utilization of GF’s manufacturing assets in the third quarter of 2009. Gross margin in the third quarter of 2008 was favorably impacted by 6 percentage points as a result of the $191 million of process technology license revenue referencednoted above. Gross margin in the third quarter of 2009 declined compared to the third quarter of 2008 primarily due to a decline in average selling prices. Average selling prices declined due to a decrease in average selling prices of microprocessors for notebooks and GPU products due to a shift in our product mix to more value-priced products.

Our operating loss for the third quarter of 2009 was $77 million compared to a $249 million operating loss in the second quarter of 2008 was favorably impacted by 14 percentage points as a result2009 and $122 million of a $193 million gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment that we recorded in cost of sales. Excluding the favorable impact of the process technology license revenue and the gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment, which we believe gives a more comparable view of our gross margin, gross margin would have been 45 percentoperating income in the third quarter of 2008 compared to 37 percent in the second quarter of 2008 and 41 percent in the third quarter of 2007.

Operating income for the third quarter of 2008 was $131 million compared to an operating loss of $143 million in the second quarter of 2008 and an operating loss of $181 million in the third quarter of 2007.2008. The improvement in operating performance in the third quarter of 20082009 compared to the second quarter of 20082009 was primarily due to an 18 percent increase in net revenue described above and a result of the process technology license revenue referenced above, lower5 percent decrease in research and development expenses and marketing, general and administrative expenses and lower restructuring charges. These improvements were partially offset by higherprimarily due to the effect of our cost of salesreduction initiatives. The decline in operating performance in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the second quarter of 2008 due to absence of the favorable impact on cost of sales of the gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment during the second quarter of 2008. The improvement in our operating income in the third quarter of 20082009 compared to the third quarter of 20072008 was primarily due to a result of the process technology license22 percent decrease in net revenue referenceddescribed above lower cost of sales and lowerpartially offset by a 15 percent decrease in research and development expenses and marketing, general and administrative expenses and lower restructuring charges.primarily due to the effect of our cost reduction initiatives.

Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities atas of September 27, 200826, 2009 were $1.3$2.5 billion a decrease of $548 million compared to $1.1 billion as of December 29, 2007. Capital expenditures were $8327, 2008. The increase in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to the consummation of the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction in the first quarter of 2009. Of the $2.5 billion, $975 million constituted GF cash and cash equivalents. During 2009, we repurchased an aggregate of $344 million principal amount of our 6.00% Notes for $161 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to $104 million in the second quarter of 2008 and $417 million in the third quarter of 2007.

In addition, in order to achieve our goal of attaining a lower breakeven point, we decided in the fourth quarter of 2008 to undertake additional cost reduction actions. We intend to reduce headcount by approximately 500 employees during the fourth quarter of 2008 (which is in addition to the headcount reductions we announced in April 2008) and plan to take additional cost reduction actions during the fourth quarter of 2008 and in 2009. We expect that the actions taken in the fourth quarter will result in a charge to operations in the fourth quarter of 2008 of approximately $50 million consisting primarily of severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits, contract terminations and excess facility exit costs. Further cost reduction actions will result in an additional charge in 2009, which we cannot estimate at this time, but which may include severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits and excess facility exit costs.cash.

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist you in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period, the primary factors that resulted in those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our financial statements.

Proposed Manufacturing Joint VentureGLOBALFOUNDRIES

On October 6, 2008, as part ofMarch 2, 2009, we consummated the implementation of our “Asset Smart” strategy, we entered into atransactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement withamong us, Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC (ATIC), a limited liability company established under the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and wholly owned by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and West Coast Hitech L.P., an exempted limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (WCH), acting through its general partner, West Coast Hitech G.P., Ltd. Pursuant, a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to which we formed GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., (GF). At the Master Transaction Agreement,closing of this transaction (Closing), we and ATIC agreed to form a manufacturing joint venture initially to be called “The Foundry Company.” Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, we will contributecontributed certain assets and liabilities to The Foundry Company,GF, including, among other things, shares of the groups of German subsidiaries owning Fab 30/381 Module 1 (formerly Fab 36) and Fab 36,1 Module 2 (formerly Fab 30/38), certain manufacturing assets, real property, tangible personal property, employees, performing certain manufacturing-related functions,inventories, books and records, a portion of our patent portfolio, and intellectual property inand technology, rights under certain material contracts and authorizations necessary for GF to carry on its business. In exchange for The Foundry Companywe received GF securities consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 1,680,3551,090,950 Class A Preferred Shares and 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares, and the assumption of certain liabilities by The Foundry Company, including the assumption of approximately $1.2 billion of our debt.GF. ATIC will contribute approximatelycontributed $1.4 billion of cash to The Foundry CompanyGF in exchange for The Foundry CompanyGF securities consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, 336,071218,190 Class A Preferred Shares, 644,284172,760 Class B Preferred Shares, approximately $84$202 million aggregate principal amount of 4% Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes (the Class A Notes) and approximately $336$807 million aggregate principal amount of 11% Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes (the Class B Notes), and ATIC will pay ustransferred $700 million of cash to us in exchange for the transfer by us of our 700,000 GF Class B Preferred Shares of The Foundry Company to ATIC.Shares.

In addition,At the Closing, we will issuealso issued to WCH, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $314$125 million, 58 million shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 3035 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.share (the Warrants). The warrants will beWarrants are exercisable after the earlier of (i) public ground-breaking of a proposedGF’s planned manufacturing facility in up-state New York and (ii) March 2, 2011. The Warrants expire on March 2, 2019. On July 24, months2009 GF held a public ground-breaking for its planned manufacturing facility in New York. As a result, the Warrants issued by us to WCH on March 2, 2009 to purchase 35 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share became exercisable by WCH on July 24, 2009. These Warrants are included in our basic earnings per share calculation in the third quarter of 2009.

Under the Master Transaction Agreement, the cash consideration that WCH and ATIC paid and the securities that they received are as follows:

Cash paid by WCH to AMD for the purchase of 58 million shares of AMD common stock and Warrants: $125 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for the aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes, which are convertible into 201,810 Class A Preferred Shares: $202 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for the aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes, which are convertible into 807,240 Class B Preferred Shares: $807 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for 218,190 Class A Preferred Shares: $218 million;

Cash paid by ATIC to GF for 172,760 Class B Preferred Shares: $173 million; and

Cash paid by ATIC to AMD for 700,000 Class B Preferred Shares: $700 million.

As of the Closing, AMD and ATIC owned 1,090,950, or 83.3%, and 218,190, or 16.7%, respectively, of Class A Preferred Shares, and ATIC owned 100% of the Class B Preferred Shares and 100% of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes.

Class A Preferred Shares. The Class A Preferred Shares rank senior in right of payment to the Ordinary Shares of GF and junior in right of payment to the Class B Preferred Shares for purposes of dividends, distributions and upon a Liquidation Event (as defined below). The Class A Preferred Shares are not entitled to any dividend or pre-determined accretion in value. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of GF (Liquidation Event), each Class A Preferred Share will be entitled to receive, after the distribution to the holders of the Class B Preferred Shares but prior to any distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, out of the remaining assets of GF, if any, an amount equal to the initial purchase price per share of the Class A Preferred Shares. Each Class A Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class A Preferred Share will automatically convert into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate upon the earlier of (i) an initial public offering of GF (IPO) or (ii) a change of control transaction of GF. The “Class A Conversion Rate” is 100 Class B Ordinary Shares for each Class A Preferred Share converted, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Class A Preferred Shares are non-voting until the Reconciliation Event (defined below). Following the Reconciliation Event, each Class A Preferred Share will vote on an as-converted basis with the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, with respect to any question upon which holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to vote.

Class B Preferred Shares.The Class B Preferred Shares rank senior in right of payment to all other classes or series of equity securities of GF for purposes of dividends, distributions and upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class B Preferred Share is deemed to accrete in value at a rate of 12% per year, compounded semiannually, of the initial purchase price per such share. The accreted value accrues daily from the Closing and is taken into account upon certain distributions to the holders of Class B Preferred Shares or upon conversion of the Class B Preferred Shares. In the event of a Liquidation Event, each Class B Preferred Share will be entitled to receive, prior to any distribution to the holders of any other classes or series of equity securities, an amount equal to its accreted value. Upon completion of the above distribution to the holders of Class B Preferred Shares, each Class A Preferred Share will be entitled to receive its liquidation preference amount out of any remaining assets of GF. Upon completion of the above distributions to the holders of Preferred Shares, all of the remaining assets of GF, if any, will be distributed pro rata among the holders of Ordinary Shares. Each Class B Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class B Conversion Rate (as hereinafter defined) upon a Liquidation Event. Each Class B Preferred Share automatically converts into Class B Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Class B Conversion Rate upon the earlier of (i) an IPO or (ii) a change of control transaction of GF. The “Class B Conversion Rate” is 100 Class B Ordinary Shares for each Class B Preferred Share converted, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Class B Preferred Shares are non-voting until the Reconciliation Event (defined below). Following the Reconciliation Event, each Class B Preferred Share will vote on an as-converted basis with the Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, with respect to any question upon which holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to vote.

Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes. The Class A Notes accrue interest at a rate of 4% per annum, compounded semiannually, and mature upon the later of (i) 10 years from the date of issuance andor (ii) the warrants will have a ten-year term.

Immediately following the closingdate of the transactions contemplatedearlier of (i) such time when we have secured for GF certain rights under our existing cross license agreement with Intel Corporation (Intel Patent Cross License Agreement), or (ii) such time when GF’s Board of Directors determines that GF no longer needs to be a “Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement (the Reconciliation Event). Interest on the Class A Notes is payable semiannually in additional Class A Notes. The Class A Notes are the unsecured obligations of GF and rank subordinated in right of payment to any current or future senior indebtedness of GF. The Class A Notes are not redeemable by GF without the Master Transaction Agreement,note holder’s consent. The Foundry Company will have only us and ATIC as stockholders, eachClass A Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, in multiples of which$1,000, into GF Class A Preferred Shares at the closing will have equal voting rights, and The Foundry Company will be owned 44.4 percent by us and 55.6 percent by ATICoption of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on a fully converted to ordinary shares basis. ATIC’s economic ownership will increase over timethe business day immediately preceding the maturity date based on the differencesconversion ratio in securities held by useffect on the date of conversion, if (i) such conversion would not cause GF to fail to constitute our “Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement or (ii) the Reconciliation Event has occurred. On or after the Reconciliation Event, the Class A Notes will automatically convert into Class A Preferred Shares upon the earlier of (i) an IPO, (ii) certain change of control transactions of GF or (iii) the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date.

Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes.The Class B Notes accrue interest at a rate of 11% per annum, compounded semiannually, and ATIC, depending on whether we elect to invest proportionately with ATIC in future Foundry Company capital infusions.

For accounting purposes,mature upon the proceeds we receivelater of (i) 10 years from the date of issuance or (ii) the date of the sharesReconciliation Event. Interest on the Class B Notes is payable semiannually in additional Class B Notes. The Class B Notes are the unsecured obligations of GF and rank subordinated in right of payment to any current or future senior indebtedness of GF. The Class B Notes are not redeemable by GF without the warrants to WCH will be recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as stockholders’ equity.note holder’s consent. The issuanceClass B Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, in multiples of $1,000, into GF Class B Preferred Shares at the option of the warrants will have a dilutiveholder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date at the conversion ratio in effect on the date of conversion, if (i) such conversion would not cause GF to fail to constitute our future net income per share and“Subsidiary” under the Intel Patent Cross License Agreement or (ii) the Reconciliation Event has occurred. On or after the warrants are exercised,Reconciliation Event, the warrant shares issuableClass B Notes will automatically convert into GF Class B Preferred Shares upon exercisethe earlier of (i) an IPO, (ii) certain change of control transactions of GF or (iii) the warrants will have a dilutive effectclose of business on our future net income per common share.the business day immediately preceding the maturity date.

GivenBased on the structure of the transactions contemplated in the Master Transaction Agreement, we will consolidate the accounts of The Foundry Company as required by FASB Interpretation No. 46R,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, An Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (FIN 46R). Pursuanttransaction, pursuant to the guidance on accounting for interests in FIN 46R, The Foundry Companyvariable interest entities, GF is a variable-interest entity, and we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. Therefore, we arebeneficiary and, therefore, required to consolidate the accounts of GF.

ATIC’s noncontrolling interest, represented by its equity interests in GF, is presented outside of stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheet due to ATIC’s right to put those securities back to us in the event of a change of control of AMD during the two years following the Closing. Our net income (loss) attributable to its common stockholders per share consists of consolidated net income (loss), as adjusted for (i) the portion of GF’s earnings or losses attributable to ATIC, which is based on ATIC’s proportional ownership interest in GF’s Class A Preferred Shares (16.7% as of September 26, 2009), and (ii) the non-cash accretion on GF’s Class B Preferred Shares attributable to us, based on the proportional ownership interest of GF’s Class A Preferred Shares (83.3% as of September 26, 2009).

At the Closing, AMD, ATIC and GF also entered into a Shareholders’ Agreement (the Shareholders’ Agreement), a Funding Agreement (the Funding Agreement), and a Wafer Supply Agreement (the Wafer Supply Agreement), certain terms of each of which are summarized below.

Shareholders’ Agreement. The Foundry Company.Shareholders’ Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of AMD and ATIC as shareholders of GF. The initial GF board of directors (GF Board) consists of eight directors, and AMD and ATIC each designated four directors. After the Reconciliation Event, the number of directors a GF shareholder may designate may decrease according to the percentage of GF’ shares it owns on a fully diluted basis.

Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, GF is not allowed to take certain corporate actions without unanimous GF Board approval. The Shareholders’ Agreement sets forth procedures by which any deadlock with respect to matters requiring GF Board approval is to be resolved.

Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, if a change of control of AMD occurs within two years of Closing, ATIC will have the right to put any or all GF securities (valued at their fair market value) held by ATIC and its permitted transferees to us in exchange for cash, or if a change of control of AMD occurs after a specified event, ATIC will have the option to purchase in cash any or all of GF securities (valued at their fair market value) held by us and our permitted transferees.

Funding Agreement. The Funding Agreement provides for the future funding of GF and governs the terms and conditions under which ATIC is obligated to provide such funding. Pursuant to the Funding Agreement, ATIC has committed to additional equity funding of a minimum of $3.6 billion and up to $6.0 billion to be provided in phases over the next five years. We have the right, but not the obligation, to provide additional future capital to GF in an amount pro rata to our interest in the fully converted ordinary shares of GF.

At each equity funding, the equity securities to be issued by GF will consist of 20% of Class A Preferred Shares and 80% of Class B Preferred Shares. Rather than issuing Preferred Shares, GF may, in certain circumstances, issue additional Class A Notes and Class B Notes to ATIC in those same proportions in connection with future funding. The aggregate amount of equity funding to be provided by the shareholders in any fiscal year depends on the time period of such funding and the amounts set forth in the five-year capital plan of GF. In addition, GF is required to obtain specified third-party debt in any given fiscal year, as set forth in its five-year capital plan. To the extent that GF obtains more than the specified amount of third-party debt, ATIC is able to reduce its funding commitment accordingly. To the extent that GF is not able to obtain the full amount of third-party debt, ATIC is not obligated to make up the difference. To the extent we choose not to participate in an equity financing of GF, ATIC is obligated to purchase our share of GF securities, subject to ATIC’s funding commitments under the Funding Agreement.

ATIC’s obligations to provide funding are subject to certain conditions including the accuracy of GF’s representations and warranties in the Funding Agreement, the absence of a material adverse effect on GF or AMD and the absence of a material breach or default by GF or AMD under the provisions of any transaction document. There are additional funding conditions for each of the phases which are set forth in more detail in the Funding Agreement.

July Funding from ATIC to GF.In July 2009, pursuant to a funding request from GF in accordance with the Funding Agreement, ATIC contributed $260 million of cash to GF in exchange for GF securities consisting of $52 million aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes and $208 million aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes. We declined to participate in the funding request. As a result, our economic ownership interest in GF (on a fully converted to common basis) decreased to approximately 32 percent.

Wafer Supply Agreement. The Wafer Supply Agreement governs the terms by which we purchase products manufactured by GF. Pursuant to the Wafer Supply Agreement, we purchase, subject to limited exceptions, all of our microprocessor unit (MPU) product requirements from GF. If we acquire a third-party business that manufactures MPU products, we will have up to two years to transition the manufacture of such MPU products to GF. In addition, once GF establishes a 32nm-qualified process, we will purchase from GF, where competitive, specified percentages of our graphics processor unit (GPU) requirements at all process nodes, which percentages will increase linearly over a five-year period. At our request, GF will also provide sort services to us on a product-by-product basis.

We will provide GF with product forecasts of our MPU and GPU product requirements. The price for MPU products is related to the percentage of our MPU-specific total cost of goods sold. The price for GPU products will be determined by the parties when GF is able to begin manufacturing GPU products for us.

The issuanceWafer Supply Agreement is in effect through May 2, 2024. However, the Wafer Supply Agreement may be terminated if a business plan deadlock exists and ATIC elects to enter into a transition period pursuant to the Funding Agreement. GF has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist us to transition the supply of products to another provider, and continue to fulfill purchase orders for up to two years following the termination or expiration of the shares and the warrants is subject to the approval of our stockholders. Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including approvals from certain government and foreign regulatory authorities.Wafer Supply Agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.principles (GAAP). The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to our revenues, inventories, asset impairments and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Although actual results have historically been reasonably consistent with management’s expectations, the actual results may differ from these estimates or our estimates may be affected by different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes there have been no significant changes during the first nine months ended September 27, 2008of 2009 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007 other than the following:27, 2008.

Fair Value. Effective December 30, 2007, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (Statement 157). Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. Statement 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements.

The fair values of our financial instruments reflect the estimates of amounts that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The fair value estimates presented in our consolidated financial statements are based on information available to us as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007.

In accordance with Statement 157, we apply a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value. The three levels are the following:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

We measure our cash equivalents, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts at fair value. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are primarily classified within Level 1 or Level 2, with the exception of auction rate security (ARS) investments. This is because cash equivalents and marketable securities are valued primarily using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs, as provided to us by our brokers. The ARS investments are classified within Level 3 because they are valued using a discounted cash flow model. Some of the inputs to this model are unobservable in the market and are significant. Our foreign currency derivative contracts are classified within Level 2 because the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments in active markets.

Results of Operations

We review and assess operating performance using segment net revenues and operating income (loss) before interest, other income (expense), minority interest, equity in net, loss of Spansion Inc. and other and income taxes. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management’s judgment.

Prior to the second quarter

As of December 27, 2008, we had threetwo reportable operating segments:

the Computing Solutions segment, which included microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue;

the Graphics segment, which included graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue; and

the Consumer Electronics segment, which included products used in handheld devices, digital televisions and other consumer electronics products, as well as revenue from royalties received in connection with sales of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology.

In the second quarter of 2008, we decided to divest our Handheld and Digital Television business units, which were previously part of the Consumer Electronics segment. As a result, we classified them as discontinued operations in our financial statements and began reviewing and assessing operating performance using the following reportable operating segments:

 

the Computing Solutions segment, which includes microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue; and

 

the Graphics segment, which includes graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue as well as revenue from royalties received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology.

In the first quarter of 2009 we consummated the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction and started reporting using the following three reportable segments:

the Computing Solutions segment, which includes microprocessors, chipsets and embedded processors and related revenue;

the Graphics segment, which includes graphics, video and multimedia products and related revenue as well as revenue received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology; and

the Foundry segment, which includes operating results attributable to front end wafer manufacturing operations and related activities, including the operating results of GF from March 2, 2009.

In addition to thethese reportable segments, we have an All Other category, which is not a reportable segment. This category consists ofincludes certain expenses and credits that are not allocated to any of the operating segments because we do not consider these expenses and credits in evaluating the performance of the operating segments. TheseSuch expenses are non-Foundry segment related expenses and credits include employee stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, integration charges, restructuring charges and impairment charges for goodwill and intangible asset impairment.assets. The results of the Handheld business unit are also reported in the All Other category. The Handheld business unit consists of the AMD Imageon™ media processor brand and handheld products that were part of the Handheld business unit prior to the sale of certain graphics and multimedia technology assets and intellectual property to Qualcomm Incorporated during the first quarter of 2009.

Starting in the first quarter of 2009, we also have an Intersegment Eliminations category, which is also not a reportable segment. This category includes intersegment eliminations for revenue, cost of sales and profits on inventory related to transactions between the Computing Solutions segment and the Foundry segment.

The following table provides a summary of the our net revenue and operating income (loss) by segment for the quarters ended September 26, 2009, June 27, 2009, September 27, 2008 June 28, 2008, September 29, 2007 and the nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007.

27, 2008. Information for periods prior to March 28, 2009 has not been recast to reflect the segment changes noted above because it is not practicable to do so.

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  June 28,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Net Revenue

      

Computing Solutions

  $1,391  $1,101  $1,283  $3,687  $3,299 

Graphics

   385   248   275   894   698 

All other

   —     —     —     —     —   
                     

Total Net Revenue

  $1,776  $1,349  $1,558  $4,581  $3,997 
                     

Operating Income (Loss)

      

Computing Solutions

  $143  $(9) $(122) $(29) $(722)

Graphics

   47   (38)  11   22   (55)

All other

   (59)  (96)  (70)  (219)  (251)
                     

Total Operating Income (Loss)

  $131  $(143) $(181) $(226) $(1,028)
                     

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 26,
2009
  June 27,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
 
   (In millions) 

Net revenue:

      

Computing Solutions

  $1,069   $910   $1,391   $2,917   $3,686  

Graphics

   306    251    385    779    895  

Foundry

   256    253    —      792    —    

All Other

   21    23    21    61    65  

Intersegment Eliminations

   (256  (253  —      (792  —    
                     

Total net revenue

  $1,396   $1,184   $1,797   $3,757   $4,646  
                     

Operating income (loss):

      

Computing Solutions

  $76   $(72 $143   $(31 $(30

Graphics

   8    (12  47    (3  22  

Foundry

   (101  (101  —      (334  —    

All Other

   (49  (41  (68  (214  (673

Intersegment Eliminations

   (11  (23  —      (42  —    
                     

Total operating income (loss)

  $(77 $(249 $122   $(624 $(681
                     

Computing Solutions

Computing Solutions net revenue of $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2009 decreased 23 percent compared to net revenue of $1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2008 increased 8 percent compared to net2008. Net revenue of $1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2007. The increase was the result of2008 included $191 million of process technology license revenue, in the third quarter of 2008, which accounted for 14 percent of the increase.total third quarter 2008 net revenue. Without the effect of the process technology license revenue, Computing Solutions net revenue would have decreased 611 percent primarily as a result of a 17 percent decrease in average selling prices, partially offset by a 7 percent increase in unit shipments. The decrease in average selling prices was primarily due to a 7decrease in average selling prices of microprocessors for notebooks and a greater mix of chipsets, which typically have lower average selling prices. Average selling prices of our microprocessors for notebooks decreased as customers demanded more value-priced products, which resulted in both our decreasing the price of our products and a shift in our product mix to lower end microprocessors. The increase in unit shipments was primarily attributable to an increase in unit shipments of chipsets. Chipset unit shipments increased due to increased demand.

Computing Solutions net revenue of $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2009 increased 17 percent compared to net revenue of $910 million in the second quarter of 2009 primarily due to an 18 percent increase in unit shipments. The increase in unit shipments was primarily attributable to an increase in unit shipments for chipsets and microprocessors for notebooks. Unit shipments of chipsets and microprocessors for notebooks increased due to increased demand. Although average selling prices were relatively flat in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2009, an increase in microprocessor average selling prices was offset by a decrease in average selling prices for chipsets.

Computing Solutions net revenue of $2.9 billion for the first nine months of 2009 decreased 21 percent compared to net revenue of $3.7 billion for the first nine months of 2008. Net revenue for the first nine months of 2008 included $191 million of process technology license revenue, which accounted for 5 percent of total net revenue for the nine months of 2008. Without the effect of the process technology license revenue, Computing Solutions net revenue would have decreased 17 percent primarily as a result of a 21 percent decrease in average selling prices. Average selling prices decreased primarily becausedue to a decrease in average selling prices of microprocessors for notebooks and a greater mix of chipsets, which typically have lower chipset average selling prices. Average selling prices for chipsetsour microprocessors for notebooks decreased due to competitive market pressureas customers demanded more value-priced products, which resulted in both our decreasing the price of our products and a shift in our product mix to lower end products. Average selling prices for microprocessors were flat. Unit shipments of our Computing Solutions’ products were flat. An increase in unit shipments of embedded processors and chipsets was offset by a decrease in microprocessor unit shipments. Embedded processor and chipset unit shipments increased due to increased market penetration. Microprocessor unit shipments declined primarily due to decreased demand for low end microprocessors.

Computing Solutions net revenue of $1.4 billionoperating income was $76 million in the third quarter of 2009 and $143 million in the third quarter of 2008. Our third quarter of 2009 operating results are not comparable to operating results for the third quarter of 2008 increased 26 percentbecause of the creation of the Foundry segment in the first quarter of 2009, which resulted in our reporting certain research and development and marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Foundry segment that we would previously have reported in the Computing Solutions segment.

Computing Solutions operating income was $76 million in the third quarter of 2009 compared to net revenuean operating loss of $1.1 billion$72 million in the second quarter of 2008. Net2009. The improvement in operating results was primarily due to the $159 million increase in net revenue described above, partially offset by a $50 million increase in cost of sales, a $25 million decrease in marketing, general and administrative expenses and a $12 million decrease in research and development expenses. Cost of sales increased primarily due to the 18 percent increase in unit shipments referenced above. Research and development expenses and marketing, general and administrative expense decreased for the reason set forth under “Expenses” below.

Computing Solutions operating loss was $31 million in the first nine months of 2009 compared to an operating loss of $30 million in the first nine months of 2008. The first nine months of 2009 operating results are not comparable to operating results for the first nine months of 2008 because of the creation of the Foundry segment in the first quarter of 2009, which resulted in our reporting certain research and development and marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Foundry segment that we would previously have reported in the Computing Solutions segment. Furthermore, the operating loss in the first nine months of 2008 included a $193 million gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment and $191 million of process technology license revenue referenced above, which accounted for 17 percent of the increase. In addition to the favorable impact of the process technology license revenue, Computing Solutions net revenue in the third quarter of 2008 improved compared to the second quarter of 2008 due to a 10 percent increase in unit shipments. Unit shipments increased primarily due to increased demand for our chipsets and multi-core microprocessor products. Average selling prices were flat compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Computing Solutions net revenue of $3.7 billionthat did not recur in the first nine months of 2008 increased 122009.

Graphics

Graphics net revenue of $306 million in the third quarter of 2009 decreased 21 percent compared to net revenue of $3.3 billion$385 million in the third quarter of 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a 19 percent decrease in revenue from the sale of GPU products and a 31 percent decrease in revenue received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. Revenue from the sale of GPU products decreased due to a significant decrease in GPU average selling prices resulting from a shift in our product mix to more value-priced GPU products. Royalty revenue decreased due to lower demand for the latest generation of game consoles. GPU unit shipments were flat compared to the third quarter of 2008.

Graphics net revenue of $306 million in the third quarter of 2009 increased 22 percent compared to net revenue of $251 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase was primarily due to a 24 percent increase in revenue from the sale of GPU products and a 4 percent increase in revenue received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. Revenue from the sale of GPU products increased due to a significant increase in GPU unit shipments, partially offset by a slight decrease in GPU average selling prices. GPU unit shipments increased primarily due to seasonality and increased demand for our GPUs. GPU average selling prices decreased due to competitive pricing pressure.

Graphics net revenue of $779 million in first nine months of 2009 decreased 13 percent compared to net revenue of $895 million in the first nine months of 2007. Revenue increased primarily as a result of the process technology license revenue referenced above, which accounted for 6 percent of the increase. In addition to the favorable impact of the process technology license revenue, Computing Solutions net revenue in the first nine months of 2008 improved compared to the first nine months of 20072008. The decrease was due to a 713 percent increasedecrease in both revenue from the sale of GPU products and revenue received in connection with the development and sale of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. Revenue from the sale of GPU products decreased due to a decrease in both GPU unit shipments. Unit shipments increasedand GPU average selling prices. GPU unit shipments decreased primarily due to an increasedecline in unit shipments of embedded processors and microprocessors. Embedded processor unit shipments increased due to increased market penetration. Microprocessor unit shipments increased due to increased demand for our multi-core microprocessor products. Average selling prices were flat. An increase in average selling prices for embedded processors was almost entirely offset by a decrease in chipset average selling prices. Embedded processor average selling prices increased due to an improvement in product mix. Chipsetend-user demand. GPU average selling prices decreased due to increased salescompetitive pricing pressure and a shift in our product mix to more value-priced GPU products. Revenue received in connection with the development and sale of lower-end chipset products.game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology decreased primarily due to lower royalty revenue from the latest generation of game consoles.

Computing SolutionsGraphics operating income was $143$8 million in the third quarter of 20082009 compared to an operating lossincome of $122$47 million in the third quarter of 2007.2008. The primary reason fordecline in operating results was primarily due to the $79 million decrease in net revenue described above, partially offset by a $24 million decrease in cost of sales and a decrease of $7 million in research and development and $8 million in marketing, general and administrative expenses. Cost of sales decreased due to a shift in our product mix to more value priced products.

Graphics operating income was $8 million in the third quarter of 2009 compared to operating loss of $12 million in the second quarter of 2009. The improvement in operating results was the 8 percentprimarily due to a $55 million increase in net revenue referenceddescribed above and a $108$10 million decrease in research and development expense, partially offset by a $45 million increase in cost of sales. Cost of sales decreasedincreased due to lower microprocessorhigher unit shipments. In addition, research and development expenses decreased $13 million and marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $36 million. The decreases in research and development expenses and in marketing, general and administrative expenses are explained under “Expenses” below.

Computing Solutions operating income was $143 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to an operating loss of $9 million in the second quarter of 2008. The primary reason for the operating improvement was the 26 percent increase in net revenue referenced above. In addition, research and development expenses decreased $23 million and marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $9 million. The decreases in research and development expenses and in marketing, general and administrative expenses are explained under “Expenses” below. The improvement in operating results was partially offset by a $170 million increase in cost of sales. The primary reason for the increase in cost of sales is absence of the favorable impact on cost of sales of the gain on the sale of 200 millimeter tools recorded in the second quarter of 2008 that did not recur in the third quarter of 2008.

Computing Solutions operating loss was $29 million in the first nine months of 2008 compared to an operating loss of $722 million in the first nine months of 2007. The operating improvement was primarily due to the 12 percent increase in net revenue and a $304 million decrease in cost of sales. Net revenue increased for the reasons set forth above. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily due to the $193 million gain from the sale of 200 millimeter equipment recorded in the second quarter of 2008. Research and development expenses increased and marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased for the reasons set forth under “Expenses” below.

Graphics

Graphics net revenue of $385 million in the third quarter of 2008 increased 40 percent compared to net revenue of $275 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase in revenueoperating loss was attributable to a 28 percent increase in unit shipments, a 6 percent increase in average selling prices and a two fold increase in royalties received in connection with sales of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. Unit shipments increased primarily due to strong demand for our recently introduced ATI Radeon HD 4000 series of GPU products. Average selling prices increased due to a shift in the product mix to higher end GPUs. Royalty revenue increased due to increased demand for the latest generation of game consoles.

Graphics net revenue of $385 million in the third quarter of 2008 increased 55 percent compared to net revenue of $248 million in the second quarter of 2008. The increase in revenue was attributable to a 41 percent increase in GPU unit shipments, a 13 percent increase in average selling prices and a 31 percent increase in royalties received in connection with the sales of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. GPU unit shipments increased because of seasonality and strong demand for our GPUs. Average selling prices increased due to a shift in the product mix to higher end GPUs. Royalty revenue increased due to increased demand for the latest generation of game consoles.

Graphics net revenue of $894$3 million in the first nine months of 2008 increased 28 percent2009 compared to net revenueoperating income of $698$22 million in the first nine months of 2007.2008. The increasedecline in operating results was primarily due to a $116 million decrease in net revenue was drivendescribed above, partially offset by a 20 percent increase$68 million decrease in GPU unit shipments, a 2 percent increase in average selling pricescost of sales and a greater than two fold increase$26 million decrease in royalties received in connection with the salemarketing, general and administrative expense. Cost of game console systems that incorporate our graphics technology. GPU unit shipments increased because of strong demand for our new products. Average selling prices increased during the third quarter of 2008sales decreased due to a shift inlower GPU shipments. Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to the product mix to higher end GPUs. Royaltyeffect of our cost reduction initiatives.

Foundry

Foundry net revenue increased because of increased demand for the latest generation of game consoles.

Graphics operating income in the third quarter of 2008 was $47 million compared to an operating income of $11$256 million in the third quarter of 2007. The $362009. Prior to the first quarter of 2009, we did not have a Foundry segment and, therefore, the results of operations for the third quarter of 2009 for the Foundry segment are not comparable to the third quarter of 2008.

Foundry net revenue of $256 million improvement in operating income wasthe third quarter of 2009 slightly increased as compared to $253 million in the second quarter of 2009 due to the increase in revenue referenced above. The improvement in operating results was partiallyincreased shipments offset by lower wafer cost.

Foundry net revenue was $792 million in the first nine months of 2009. Prior to the first quarter of 2009, we did not have a $58Foundry segment and, therefore, the results of operations for the first nine months of 2009 for the Foundry segment are not comparable to the first nine months of 2008.

Foundry operating loss was $101 million increase in coststhe third quarter of 2009. Prior to the first quarter of 2009, we did not have a Foundry segment and, therefore, the results of operations for the third quarter of 2009 for the Foundry segment are not comparable to the third quarter of 2008.

Foundry operating loss was $101 million in the third quarter of 2009 was flat compared to an operating loss of $101 million in the second quarter of 2009. Cost of sales becausedecreased by $14 million, which was offset by an increase of higher unit shipments and increased$16 million in research and development expense. Research and marketing, general and administrativedevelopment expenses which increased for the reasons set forth under “Expenses” below.

Graphics operating income was $47 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to anFoundry operating loss of $38 million in the second quarter of 2008. The operating improvement was due to the increase in revenue referenced above. The improvement in operating results was partially offset by a $54 million increase in cost of sales because of higher unit shipments.

Graphics operating income was $22$334 million in the first nine months of 2008 compared2009. Prior to an operating lossthe first quarter of $55 million in2009, we did not have a Foundry segment and, therefore, the results of operations for the first nine months of 2007. The improvement was primarily due2009 for the Foundry segment are not comparable to the increase in net revenue for the reasons referenced above. The favorable impactfirst nine months of increased revenue was partially offset by an $86 million increase in cost of sales and a $30 million increase in marketing, general and administrative expenses. Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher unit shipments.2008.

All Other Category

All Other operating lossnet revenue, which consisted of $59sales of products included in our Handheld business unit, was $21 million in the third quarter of 20082009, which was flat compared to the third quarter of 2008.

All Other net revenue of $21 million in the third quarter of 2009 decreased $119 percent compared to $23 million in the second quarter of 2009. All Other net revenue decreased because we no longer develop new Handheld products, and we experienced reduced customer orders in the third quarter of 2009.

All Other net revenue of $61 million in the first nine months of 2009 decreased 6 percent compared to $65 million in the first nine months of 2008. All Other net revenue decreased because we no longer develop new Handheld products, and we experienced reduced customer orders in the first nine months of 2009.

All Other operating loss of $49 million in third quarter of 2009 decreased by $19 million compared to an operating loss of $70$68 million in the third quarter of 2007.2008. The decreaseimprovement in All Other operating lossresults was primarily dueattributable to a $7 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense and a $9$13 million decrease in the amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges, partially offset by $9 million in restructuring charges incurred in the third quarter of 2008.

All Other operating loss of $59 million in third quarter of 2008 decreased $37 million compared to an operating loss of $96 million in the second quarter of 2008. Operating loss decreased primarily due to a $21 million decrease in restructuring charges.

All Other operating loss of $219 million in the first nine months of 2008 decreased $32 million compared to an operating loss of $251 million in the first nine months of 2007. The reduction in operating loss was primarily attributable to a $56 million decrease in ATI acquisition-related charges and a $26 million decrease in employee stock-based compensation expense. The decrease in ATI acquisition-related charges was due to a decrease in the amortization expense of acquired intangible assets of $14 million due to the write-down of certain intangible assets in the fourth quarter of 2007,2008 and a $5 million reduction in restructuring charges.

All Other operating loss of $49 million in the third quarter of 2009 increased $8 million compared to an operating loss of $41 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase in operating loss was primarily attributable to a $3 million increase in restructuring charges.

All Other operating loss of $214 million in the first nine months of 2009 decreased by $459 million compared to an operating loss of $673 million in the first nine months of 2008. The improvement in operating results was primarily attributable to the absence of an $18 million chargeany impairment charges or charges related to the fair value adjustmentwrite-down of acquired inventoryassets during the period. During the second quarter of 2008, we had a $403 million impairment charge, which included a goodwill write-down of $336 million, and a decreasewrite-down of $24specific intangible assets of $67 million. There were no corresponding charges in the first nine months of 2009.

Intersegment Eliminations Category

Intersegment eliminations represent eliminations during consolidation in revenue and in cost of sales and profits on inventory between the Computing Solutions segment and the Foundry segment. For the quarters ended September 26, 2009 and June 27, 2009 and the nine months ended September 26, 2009, intersegment eliminations of revenue were $256 million, in integration charges.$253 million and $792 million. For the quarters ended September 26, 2009 and June 27, 2009 and the nine months ended September 26, 2009, intersegment eliminations of cost of sales and profits on inventory were $245 million, $230 million and $750 million.

Comparison of Gross Margin, Expenses, Interest Income, Interest Expense, Other Income (Expense), Net, and otherIncome Taxes

The following is a summary of certain consolidated statement of operations data for the periods indicated:

 

  Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended  Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended 
  September 27,
2008
 June 28,
2008
 September 29,
2007
 September 27,
2008
 September 29,
2007
  September 26,
2009
 June 27,
2009
 September 27,
2008
 September 26,
2009
 September 27,
2008
 
  (In millions except for percentages)  (In millions except for percentages) 

Cost of sales

  $871  $653  $923  $2,376  $2,608  $811   $743   $881   $2,220   $2,598  

Gross margin

   905   696   635   2,205   1,389   585    441    916    1,537    2,048  

Gross margin percentage

  %51  %52  %41  %48  %35   42  37  51  41  44

Research and development

  $422  $442  $431  $1,319  $1,261  $420   $425   $438   $1,289   $1,383  

Marketing, general and administrative

   313   337   346   984   1,029   221    247    315    755    987  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges

   30   30   39   89   127 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

  17    17    30    52    107  

Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

  —      —      2    —      405  

Restructuring charges

   9   30   —     39   —     4    1  �� 9    65    40  

Interest income

   7   10   19   32   54   4    6    7    13    32  

Interest expense

   (87)  (95)  (95)  (277)  (272)  (114  (108  (94  (319  (296

Other income (expense), net

   (4)  (10)  (1)  (15)  (8)  47    6    (13  147    (48

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   (1)  —     20   (1)  59 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 $(5 $(10 $(1 $101   $(1

Gross Margin

Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue increased todeclined 9 percentage points from 51 percent in the third quarter of 2008 compared to 4142 percent in the third quarter of 2007.2009. However, during the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a $227 million incremental write-down of inventory due to weak economic conditions. A portion of this inventory was sold during the third quarter of 2009, which benefited third quarter 2009 gross margin by $9 million, or 1 percentage point. We expect that in the future we will have minimal sales of remaining written-down inventory. Therefore, we do not expect that future sales related to this inventory will have a significant impact on gross margin. Gross margin in the third quarter of 2008 was favorably impacted by 6 percentage points as a result of the $191 million of process technology license revenue. The increasedecline in gross margin included the effect of $191 million process technology license revenue recordedwas due primarily to a decline in our Computing Solutions segment, which favorably impacted gross margin by 6 percentage points. The remainder of the increase was primarilyaverage selling prices. Overall average selling prices declined due an improvement in our product mix, partially offset byto a decrease in average selling prices.prices of microprocessors for notebooks and GPU products due to a shift in our product mix to more value-priced products. Gross margin was also negatively impacted by the underutilization of GF’s manufacturing assets, as wafer volumes declined.

Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue decreased to 51was 42 percent infor the third quarter of 20082009, a 5 percentage point increase compared to 5237 percent in the second quarter of 2008. In the second quarter of 2008, gross margin included the effect of the $193 million gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment, which favorably impacted gross margin by 14 percentage points. In the third quarter of 2008 gross margin included the effect of $191 million in technology license revenue, which favorably impacted gross margin by 6 percentage points. Excluding the favorable impact of the gain on the sale of 200 millimeter equipment and the process technology license revenue, which we believe gives a more comparable view of our gross margin,2009. As described above, gross margin in the third quarter of 2008 would have increased approximately 82009 included a $9 million, or 1 percentage points comparedpoint, benefit related to the sale of inventory that had been written-down in the fourth quarter of 2008. A portion of this inventory was also sold in the second quarter of 20082009, which benefited gross margin in the second quarter of 2009 by $98 million, or approximately 8 percentage points. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an improvement in our unit costs. Our unit costs improved due to an increase in microprocessor unit shipments and anusing our 45-nanometer technology. Gross margin was also favorably impacted by the improvement in our product mix.the utilization of GF’s manufacturing assets in the third quarter of 2009 as wafer volumes increased.

Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue increasedwas 41 percent for the first nine months of 2009, a 3 percentage point decrease compared to 4844 percent in the first nine months of 2008 compared to 35 percent2008. Gross margin in the first nine months of 2007. The increase in gross margin2009 included the effect of the $193a $171 million gain onbenefit related to the sale of 200 millimeter equipment andinventory that had been written-down in the fourth quarter of 2008, which benefited gross margin by 5 percentage points. Gross margin in the first nine months of 2008 was favorably impacted by 2 percentage points as a result of the $191 million of process technology license revenue referenced above, which favorablyrevenue. Gross margin in the first nine months of 2009 was adversely impacted gross margin by 7 percentage points. The remainder of the gross margin increase wassignificant decline in average selling prices. Average selling prices declined due to an increase in unit shipments, an increasea decrease in average selling prices of microprocessors for notebooks and an overall improvementGPU products due to a shift in our product mix.mix to more value-priced products. Gross margin for the first nine months of 2009 was also negatively impacted by the underutilization of GF’s manufacturing assets as wafer volumes declined.

We record grants

Expenses

Research and allowances that we receiveDevelopment Expenses

Research and development expenses decreased $18 million, or 4 percent, from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany for Fab 30 or Fab 36 as long-term liabilities on our financial statements. We amortize these amounts as they are earned as a reduction to operating expenses. We record the amortization of the production related grants and allowances as a credit to cost of sales. The credit to cost of sales totaled $20$438 million in the third quarter of 2008 $18to $420 million in the second quarter of 2008, and $34 million in the third quarter of 2007. The fluctuations in the recognition of these credits have not significantly impacted our gross margins.

Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses of $422 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased 2 percent from $431 million in the third quarter of 2007. Research and development expenses attributable to our Computing Solutions segment decreased $13 million compared to the third quarter of 2007 primarily due to the lower investment in manufacturing process technology in third quarter of 2008 and a $3 million decrease in stock-based compensation expenses. Research and development expenses attributable to our Graphics segment increased $7 million primarily due to higher prototype expense for our next generation graphics products.

Research and development expenses of $422 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased 5 percent from $442 million in the second quarter of 2008.2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $23$36 million decrease in researchproduct engineering and development expensesdesign costs, resulting from our cost reduction initiatives. In addition, product engineering and design costs attributable to the Computing Solutions segment as a result of less research and development activities during the third quarter of 2008. Research and development expenses attributable to our Graphics segment were flat.Handheld business unit decreased because we no longer develop new Handheld products. This decrease was partially offset by an $18 million increase in manufacturing process technology expense.

Research and development expenses decreased $5 million, or 1 percent, from $425 million in the second quarter of $1.32 billion2009 to $420 million in the third quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $19 million decrease in product engineering and design costs for our Computing Solutions segment and Graphics segment. This decrease was partially offset by a $16 million increase in manufacturing process technology expense for our Foundry segment primarily in the development of bulk technology.

Research and development expenses decreased $94 million, or 7 percent, from $1,383 million in the first nine months of 2008 increased 5 percent from $1.26 billionto $1,289 million in the first nine months of 2007.2009. This increasedecrease was primarily due to a $68$149 million increasedecrease in researchproduct engineering and developmentdesign costs, which reflected our efforts to reduce operating expenses and lower product engineering and design costs attributable to the Computing Solutions segment due to higher product design costs for our next generation microprocessor products and start-up costs for Fab 38. The increase in research and development expenses wasHandheld business unit, partially offset by a $5$33 million decreaseincrease in stock-based compensationmanufacturing process technology expenses. In addition, the first nine months of 2007 included severance charges of $7 million

From time to time, GF applies for workforce reductions. We incurred a workforce reduction charge in the first nine months of 2008 pursuantsubsidies relating to a restructuring plan initiated in the second quarter of 2008. The associated charge, along with other restructuring related costs, was recorded separately under the caption “Restructuring Charges” on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. Research and development expenses attributable to our Graphics segment were flat.

We apply for and obtain subsidies from the State of Saxony, the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union for certain research and development projects. We record the amortization of theThese research and development related grants and allowances as well as the research and development subsidies are recorded as a reduction of research and development expenses when all conditions and requirements set forth in the subsidy allowance are met. The credit to research and development expenses was $12 million in the second quarter of 2009 $11 million in the third quarter of 2009, and $13 million in the third quarter of 2008, $8 million in the second quarter of 2008 and $11 million in the third quarter of 2007.2008. The credit to research and development expenses totaled $36 million in the first nine months of 2009 and $29 million in the first nine months of 2008 and $24 million in the first nine months of 2007.2008.

Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses

Marketing, general and administrative expenses of $313decreased $94 million, or 30 percent, from $315 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased 10 percent from $346to $221 million in the third quarter of 2007.2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $36$70 million decrease in cooperative advertising costs and a $24 million decrease in corporate sales and marketing generalexpenses. The decrease in cooperative advertising costs and administrativecorporate sales and marketing expenses attributable to our Computing Solutions segment, partially offset by an $8 million increase in marketing, general and administrative expenses attributable to our Graphics segment. Computing Solutions’ marketing, general and administrative expenses decreasedwas primarily due to lower cooperative advertising costs. Graphics’ marketing, generala decrease in sales and administrative expenses increased due to higher marketing and cooperative advertising costs related to the launcheffect of new products.our cost reduction initiatives.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $26 million, or 11 percent, from $247 million in the second quarter of $3132009 to $221 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased 7 percent from $337 million in the second quarter of 2008.2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $9$15 million decrease in marketing, general and administrative expensescooperative advertising costs for our Computing SolutionsSolution segment and a $6$15 million decrease in marketing,other administrative expenses. Marketing, general and administrative expenses for our Graphics segment. Computing Solutions’ marketing, generalsegment and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to lower labor expense and general services expenses. Graphics’ marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to lower cooperative advertising costs. In addition, information technology related expenses decreased by $9 million.Foundry segment were relatively flat.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses of $984decreased $232 million or 24 percent, from $987 million in the first nine months of 2008 decreased 4 percent from $1.03 billionto $755 million in the first nine months of 2007.2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $71$187 million decrease in cooperative advertising costs and an $85 million decrease in corporate sales and marketing and branding expenses and lower employee bonus accrual for our Computing Solutions segment, a $21 millionexpenses. These decreases, which were the result of the decrease in stock-based compensation expense,sales and the absence of $10 million of severance charges for workforce reductions incurred in first nine months of 2007. We incurred workforce reduction charges in the first nine months of 2008 pursuantour efforts to a restructuring plan initiated in the second quarter of 2008. The associated charges, along with other restructuring related costs, were recorded separately under the caption “Restructuring Charges” on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. These decreasesreduce operating expenses, were partially offset by a $30$21 million increaseof expenses in marketing, generalconnection with the formation of GF and administrative expenses for the Graphics segment, and a $28 millionan increase in other administrative expenses. Graphics’ marketing, general and administrative expenses increased due to higher marketing and cooperative advertising costs related to the launch of new products.$18 million.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets, integration chargesAcquired Intangible Assets, and impairmentImpairment of goodwillGoodwill and acquired intangible assetsAcquired Intangible Assets

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges wasdecreased $13 million, or 43 percent, from $30 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to $39$17 million in the third quarter of 2007. The decrease of $9 million was primarily attributable to a $4 million decrease in charges related to the integration of the operations of AMD and ATI and a $5 million2009. This decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets was primarily due to the write-down of certain acquired intangible assets and revised amortization schedule for these assets followingas a result of the impairment analysis conducted in the fourth quarter of 2007.2008. Impairment charges on goodwill and acquired intangible assets related to our Handheld business unit were $2 million in the third quarter of 2008. No impairment charges were recorded in the third quarter of 2009.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges of $30$17 million in the third quarter of 20082009 was flat compared to $17 million in the second quarter of 2008.2009.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and integration charges was $89decreased $55 million, or 51 percent, from $107 million in the first nine months of 2008 compared to $127$52 million in the first nine months of 2007. The decrease of $38 million was primarily attributable to a $24 million decrease in charges related to the integration of AMD and ATI operations and a $14 million2009. This decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets was primarily due to the write-down of thecertain acquired intangible assets and revised amortization schedule for these assets followingas a result of the impairment analysis conducted in the fourth quarter of 2007.2008. Impairment charges on goodwill and acquired intangible assets related to Handheld business unit were $405 million in the first nine months of 2008. No impairment charges were recorded in the first nine months of 2009.

In the fourth quarter of 2009, pursuant to our accounting policy, we will perform an annual impairment test of goodwill. At this time we are not able to determine if the impairment test will result in any impairment charges. To the extent the impairment analysis does result in impairment charges, such charges could be material.

Effects of Restructuring Plans

In the second and fourth quarters of 2008, we initiated restructuring plans to reduce our cost structure. Both plans primarily involved the termination of employees.

The restructuring charges recorded in conjunction with the plan initiated during the second quarter of 2008 we decidedprimarily represented severance and costs related to divest our Handheldthe continuation of certain employee benefits and Digital Television business units and classify them as discontinued operations for purposes of financial reporting. Ascosts to terminate a result, we performed an interim impairment analysis and recorded an impairment charge of $876 million associated with the goodwill and acquired intangible assets attributable to these businesses.

Duringcontract. This plan was completed during the third quarter of 2009 and as a result we reversed approximately $3 million of restructuring charges.

The restructuring charges recorded in conjunction with the plan initiated during the fourth quarter of 2008 the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Broadcom Corporationprimarily represented severance and Broadcom International Limited (collectively, Broadcom) to sell certain assetscosts related to the Digital Television business unitcontinuation of certain employee benefits, contract or program termination costs, asset impairments and exit costs for $192.8facility consolidations and closures. In the third quarter of 2009, we recorded restructuring charges related to this plan of approximately $7 million. We anticipate that this plan will be substantially completed during 2009 and that the restructuring charges relating to this plan to be recorded in the remainder of 2009 will be minimal.

Restructuring charges for the plans initiated in the second and fourth quarters of 2008 have been aggregated and are included in the caption “Restructuring charges” in our condensed consolidated statement of operations, with the exception of $1 million in 2008, which is classified as discontinued operations.

The asset purchase agreement was subsequently amended to reducefollowing table provides a summary of each major type of cost associated with the purchase price to $141.5 million and was completed on October 27, 2008. Based onrestructuring plan initiated in the final termsfourth quarter of 2008 through September 26, 2009:

   December 27, 2008  March 28, 2009  June 27, 2009  September 26, 2009  Total
   (In millions)

Severance and benefits

  $22  $25  $—    $1  $48

Contract or program terminations

   4   13   —     —     17

Asset impairments

   18   10   —     —     28

Facility consolidations and closures

   6   7   1   6   20
                    

Total

  $50  $55  $1  $7  $113
                    

The following table provides a roll forward of the sale transaction,liability associated with the restructuring plan initiated in the fourth quarter 2008:

   Severance and related benefits  Other exit-related costs 
   (in millions) 

Balance December 27, 2008

  $14   $9  

Charges

   28    35  

Cash payments

   (36  (21

Non-cash charges

   —      (2
         

Balance September 26, 2009

  $6   $21  
         

In December 2002, we wrote down goodwill $135initiated a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to align the cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory. The 2002 Restructuring Plan resulted in the consolidation of facilities, primarily at the Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. With respect to our Sunnyvale, California site, we entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of these facilities with Spansion Inc. On March 1, 2009, Spansion filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On March 31, 2009, Spansion filed a motion in that proceeding in which it indicated that it does not intend to perform its obligations under its sublease agreement with us. As a result of this and our ongoing assessment of the restructuring accrual, we recorded an additional charge of approximately $5 million in the first quarter of 2009, which is included in the caption “Restructuring charges” in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. We anticipate these amounts will be paid through 2011.

The following table provides a roll forward of the liability associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan:

   Other exit-related costs 
   (In millions) 

Balance December 27, 2008

  $32  

Charges

   5  

Cash payments

   (13
     

Balance September 26, 2009

  $24  
     

Interest Income

Interest income of $4 million in the third quarter of 2008. See “Part I, Item 2 – MD&A – Discontinued Operations” for additional information.

Interest Income

Interest income of2009 decreased from $7 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased from $19 million in the third quarter of 2007 and from $10 million in the second quarter of 2008 primarily due to lower weighted-average interest rates, and lowerpartially offset by higher average cash balances.

Interest income of $4 million in the third quarter of 2009 decreased from $6 million in the second quarter of 2009 primarily due to lower weighted-average interest rates.

Interest income of $13 million in the first nine months of 2009 decreased from $32 million in the first nine months of 2008 decreased from $54 million in the first nine months of 2007, primarily due to lower weighted-average interest rates in the first nine months of 2008 as compared to the first nine months of 2007.rates.

Interest Expense

Interest expense of $87$114 million in the third quarter of 2009 increased from $94 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased from $95primarily due to an additional $30 million in interest expense incurred by GF on its Class A Notes and Class B Notes which were issued to ATIC on March 2, 2009. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $10 million of interest expense due to the lower principal amount outstanding under our 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (6.00% Notes) and the Fab 36 Term Loan in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008.

Interest expense of $114 million in the third quarter of 2007. In the third quarter of 2008, interest expense on outstanding indebtedness decreased $15 million because of a lower outstanding debt balance compared to the third quarter of 2007. This decrease was partially offset by a $3 million increase in interest expense as a result of tax audits in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter of 2007 and the absence of $3 million in capitalized interest expense in the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the third quarter of 2007. We discontinued capitalizing interest for Fab 36 in the first quarter of 2008 when it was in full production and for our Lantana office facility in Austin in the fourth quarter of 2007 when construction was completed.

Interest expense of $87 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased2009 increased from $95$108 million in the second quarter of 20082009 primarily due tobecause GF incurred $5 million decrease in incremental interest expense as a result of tax audits inon its Class A Notes and Class B Notes during the third quarter of 20082009 compared to the second quarter of 2008.2009. This increase was due to the additional funding from ATIC of $260 million in exchange for Class A Notes and Class B Notes in July 2009.

Interest expense of $277$319 million for the first nine months of 2009 increased from $296 million for the first nine months of 2008 increasedprimarily due to an additional $62 million in interest expense incurred by GF on its Class A Notes and Class B Notes, which were issued to ATIC in connection with the GF transaction. This increase was partially offset by $35 million decreased interest expense due to lower principal amount outstanding on our Fab 36 Term Loan, 6.00% Notes and GF’s redemption of Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership contributions during the first quarter of 2009.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP APB No. 14-1,Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (FSP APB 14-1) now codified principally in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470,Debt (ASC 470). This new guidance requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash or other assets on conversion to separately account for the liability, or debt, and equity, or conversion option, components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. In the first quarter of 2009, we adopted this accounting change and modified the accounting for our 6.00% Notes. To retrospectively apply this new guidance, we allocated the proceeds from $272 millionthe issuance of our 6.00% Notes between the liability (issued at a discount) and equity components in a manner that reflects an interest expense based on the market interest rate for similar nonconvertible debt as of the original issuance date of the 6.00% Notes. We accreted the debt discount from the original issuance date of the 6.00% Notes through April 2015, the period that we expect the 6.00% Notes to be outstanding, and recorded it as additional non-cash interest expense. The additional non-cash interest expense included in each of the third quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2009 was $6 million. The additional non-cash interest expense included in the third quarter of 2008 was $7 million. The additional non-cash interest expense included in the first nine months of 2007.2009 and the first nine months of 2008 was $18 million and $19 million, respectively.

Other Income/Expense, Net

Other income, net in the third quarter of 2009, was $47 million compared to other expense, net of $13 million in the third quarter of 2008. In the third quarter of 2009, we repurchased an aggregate of $186 million principal amount of our 6% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (6.00% Notes) for approximately $104 million in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately $66 million. This gain was partially offset by a $15 million foreign exchange loss due to the unfavorable foreign exchange impact primarily on the Euro denominated liabilities for our Foundry segment. In the third quarter of 2008, we recorded a $9 million other than temporary impairment charge related to our investment in Spansion Inc.

Other income, net of $47 million in the third quarter of 2009 increased from $6 million in the second quarter of 2009. In the third quarter of 2009, we repurchased an aggregate of $186 million principal amount of our 6% Notes for approximately $104 million in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately $66 million. This gain was partially offset by a $15 million foreign exchange loss due to the unfavorable foreign exchange impact primarily on the Euro denominated liabilities for our Foundry segment. In the second quarter of 2009, we recognized a gain of $15 million in connection with the settlement of a liability related to certain foreign currency exchange contracts. In addition, we repurchased an aggregate of $15 million principal amount of our 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 (5.75% Notes) for approximately $9 million in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately $6 million. These gains were partially offset by a $10 million foreign exchange loss due to the unfavorable foreign exchange impact primarily on the Euro denominated liabilities for our Foundry segment.

Other income, net in the first nine months of 2009, was $147 million compared to other expense, net of $48 million in the first nine months of 2008. In the first nine months of 2009, we repurchased $344 million principal amount of our 6.00% Notes for approximately $161 million in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately $174 million, and we repurchased $15 million principal amount of our 5.75% Notes for approximately $9 million in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately $6 million. In addition, we recognized a gain of $15 million on settlement of a liability related to certain foreign currency exchange contracts and a gain of $28 million on the sale of certain Handheld assets. These gains were partially offset by a $17 million charge for real estate transfer taxes in connection with the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction, a $10 million charge related to the AMTC joint venture (described in more detail in the section “Off Balance Sheet Arrangements,” below) and a $35 million foreign exchange loss due to the unfavorable foreign exchange impact primarily on the Euro denominated liabilities for our Foundry segment. In the first nine months of 2008, interest expense aswe recorded a result of tax audits increased by $7$33 million comparedother than temporary impairment charge related to the first nine months of 2007. In addition, capitalized interest expenseour investment in the first nine months of 2008 decreased by $9 million because we discontinued capitalizing interest for Fab 36 in the first quarter of 2008 when it was in full productionSpansion Inc., and for our Lantana office facility in Austin in the fourth quarter of 2007 when the construction was completed. These factors were partially offset by decreased interest expense on outstanding indebtedness because of a lower outstanding debt balance compared to the first nine months of 2007.

Other Income/Expense, Net

Other Expense, net of $4 million in the third quarter of 2008 was approximately flat compared to other expense, net of $1 million in the third quarter of 2007.

Other Expense, net of $4 million, in the third quarter of 2008 decreased by $6 million compared to the second quarter of 2008 primarily due to a $12 million other than temporary impairment charge related to our portfolio of ARS recorded in the second quarter of 2008. See “Financial Condition – Liquidity-Auction Rate Securities” below, for more information.

Other Expense, net of $15 million, in the first nine months of 2008 increased by $8 million compared to the first nine months of 2007. In the second quarter of 2008, we recorded a $12 million other than temporary impairment charge related to our portfolio of ARS. However, this was offset by a $5 million charge in the second quarter of 2007 related to unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the redemption of $500 million of the principal outstanding amount of the October 2006 Term Loan.

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and otherIncome Taxes

Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. and other for the first six months ended June 30, 2007 consisted of our share of the operating losses of Spansion Inc. under the equity method of accounting. Effective September 20, 2007, we changed our accounting for this investment from the equity method of accounting for this investment as “available-for-sale” marketable securities under SFAS No. 115,Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. In the third quarter of 2007, weWe recorded an other than temporary impairment chargeincome tax benefit of $42 million after giving consideration to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding six months. The remaining $44 million loss for the nine months ended September 20, 2007 represented our share of the operating losses of Spansion Inc. under the equity method of accounting.

In the second quarter of 2008, we recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $24 million after giving consideration to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding six months. As of September 27, 2008, we owned a total 14,037,910 shares, or approximately 9 percent, of Spansion’s outstanding common stock. In the third quarter of 2008, the market value of our interest in the common stock of Spansion was lower than our carrying value by approximately $9 million. After giving consideration to Spansion’s operating results and its stock price trends in the preceding months as well as the continuing declining trend of its stock price subsequent to the third quarter of 2008, we recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $9$5 million in the third quarter of 2008 in the line item “Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc.2009 and other” on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

As indicated above, the stock price of Spansion declined further after the third quarter of 2008. If its stock price does not recover significantly before year end, we may be required to record another other than temporary impairment charge for the quarter ended December 27, 2008. We will continue to monitor Spansion’s future operating results and its stock pricing trend and perform an assessment at year end to determine if such other than temporary impairment charge is required.

Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax benefit of $1 million in the third quarter of 2008 and2008. For the nine months ended September 26, 2009, we recorded an income tax provision of $20 million in the third quarter of 2007.$101 million. For the nine months ended September 27, 2008, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1 million.

The income tax benefit of $5 million for the third quarter of 2009 consisted of foreign taxes in profitable locations of $20 million, offset by discrete tax benefits of $18 million and the tax effects of items credited directly to other comprehensive income (OCI) of $7 million. Generally, the amount of tax expense or benefit allocated to continuing operations is determined without regard to the tax effects of other categories of income or loss, such as OCI. However, an exception to the general rule is provided in ASC 740-20-45-7 when there is a pre-tax loss from continuing operations and there are items charged or credited to other categories, including OCI, in the current year. The intra-period tax allocation rules related to items charged or credited directly to OCI can result in disproportionate tax effects that remain in OCI until certain events occur. As a result of items credited directly to OCI during the quarter, due principally to the effects of our foreign currency hedging program, approximately $7 million of tax provision benefit was allocated to the third quarter income tax provision. The income tax provision of $59$101 million recorded in the first nine months of 2009 was primarily due to a one-time loss of deferred tax assets for German net operating loss carryovers upon the transfer of our ownership interests in its Dresden Subsidiaries to GF and foreign taxes in profitable locations, offset by discrete tax benefits including the tax effects of items credited directly to OCI. The income tax benefit of $1 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2007.

Forboth the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 was due to foreign taxes in profitable locations were substantially offset by discrete tax benefits forincluding the monetization of the U.S. research and development credits perpursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and a refund of withholding taxes. The income tax provisions in the third quarter and first nine months of 2007 were primarily for deferred U.S. taxes related to indefinite-lived goodwill and foreign taxes in profitable locations.

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, substantially all of our U.S. deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, continue to be subject to a valuation allowance. The realization of these assets is dependent on substantial future taxable income which at September 27, 200826, 2009, in management’s estimate, is not more likely than not to be achieved.

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units for the quarter ended June 27, 2009 and employee stock purchases of continuing operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 27, 200826, 2009 and September 29, 2007, respectively,27, 2008, which we allocated in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

  Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended  Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended
  September 27,
2008
  June 28,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  June 28,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 26,
2009
  June 27,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  September 26,
2009
  September 27,
2008
  (In millions)  (In millions)

Cost of sales

  $2  $3  $2  $8  $7  $1  $1  $2  $3  $8

Research and development

   9   8   12   32   38   10   10   10   29   34

Marketing, general, and administrative

   7   6   11   15   36   7   7   7   25   15
                              

Total stock-based compensation expense

   18   17   25   55   81   18   18   19   57   57

Tax benefit

   —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —  
                              

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

  $18  $17  $25  $55  $81  $18  $18  $19  $57  $57
                              

In addition,We did not have employee stock-based compensation expense for each ofdiscontinued operations for the quartersquarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. For the quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2008, and September 29, 2007, employee stock-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations and excluded from continuing operations was $1 million and $2 million. For each of the nine months ended September 27, 2008 and September 29, 2007, employee stock-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations and excluded from continuing operations was $5 million.million, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expenses of $18 million in the third quarter of 2008 decreased $7 million compared to $25 million in the third quarter of 2007 primarily due to the suspension of our employee stock purchase plan in late 2007, which resulted in no corresponding charges in the third quarter of 2008, and a net decrease in overall stock-based compensation expenses as a result of the lower average grant date fair value in the third quarter of 20082009 were flat as compared to the third quarter of 2007.2008 and second quarter of 2009.

Stock-based compensation expenses of $18 million in the third quarter of 2008 were relatively flat as compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Stock-based compensation expenses of $55$57 million in the first nine months of 2008 decreased $26 million2009 were flat compared to $81 millionthe first nine months of 2008. The charges associated with the accelerated vesting of stock awards upon the retirement of an executive in the first nine months of 2007 primarily due to the suspension of our employee stock purchase plan2009 were substantially offset by a decrease in late 2007, which resulted in no corresponding chargesoverall stock-based compensation expense in the first nine months of 2008,2009 as compared to the reversalfirst nine months of previously recognized stock-based compensation expenses related to certain performance based restricted stock unit grants because we concluded that the performance criteria were not achievable and a net2008. This decrease in overall stock-based compensation expensewas primarily as a result of: (i) a cumulative adjustment of expenses to reflect the effect of applying a higher forfeiture rate retrospectively in the first nine months of 2009, (ii) lower average grant date fair value in the first nine months of 20082009 as compared to the first nine months of 2007.

2008 and (iii) the forfeiture of certain stock option and RSU grants from employees transferring to GF following the Closing of the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction.

In addition, on June 29, 2009, we launched a tender offer to exchange certain outstanding stock options with an exercise price greater than $6.34 per share, a grant date on or before June 28, 2008 and an expiration date after July 27, 2010, held by eligible employees for replacement options to be granted under our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the Option Exchange). The Option Exchange expired on July 27, 2009. As a result, employees tendered options to purchase 14.6 million shares of common stock (representing 67% of the total options eligible for exchange) with a weighted-average exercise price of $14.70 per share, and we cancelled and replaced those options on July 27, 2009 with options to purchase 4 million shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.80 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on July 27, 2009. The Option Exchange resulted in an incremental stock-based compensation charge of approximately $1 million. This incremental charge along with unamortized stock-based compensation expenses associated with the cancelled options are being recognized over the new vesting periods of the replacement options which range from one to two years.

International Sales

International sales as a percentage of net revenue were 86 percent in the third quarter of worldwide net sales were2009, 89 percent in the third quarter of 2008 90 percent in the third quarter of 2007 and 8687 percent in the second quarter of 2008.2009. We expect that international sales will continue to be a significant portion of total sales in the foreseeable future. Our netSubstantially all of our sales transactions were primarily denominated in the U.S. dollar.dollars.

RestructuringDisposition of Assets

In the secondfirst quarter of 2008,2009, we initiated a restructuring plan (Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring), which included a reduction-in-force (RIF) and certain contract termination costs related to technologies we were no longer pursuing and recorded a total charge of $32 million. The RIF component, which is comprised primarily of severance and costs related tocompleted the continuancesale of certain employee benefits, totaledgraphics and multimedia technology assets and intellectual property that were formerly part of our Handheld business unit to Qualcomm Incorporated for approximately $23 million. Other exit-related costs, including $6$65 million in cash. In addition, certain employees of non-cash charges, totaled approximately $9 million.

In the third quarter of 2008,Handheld business were transferred to Qualcomm. The assets we recorded additional severance and related costssold to Qualcomm had a carrying value of approximately $9$32 million and were classified as assets held for sale and included in connection with the Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring.

These charges have been aggregatedcaption “Prepaid expenses and appear on the line item entitled “Restructuring Charges”other current assets” in our condensed consolidated statement of operations, with the exception of $2 million in the second quarter of 2008 which are classified as discontinued operations.

We anticipate recording approximately $1 million of additional severance in the fourth quarter of 2008 in connection with the Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring and to substantially complete the Second Quarter 2008 Restructuring by the end of fiscal 2008.

In addition, in order to achieve our goal of attaining a lower breakeven point, we decided in the fourth quarter of 2008 to undertake additional cost reduction actions. We intend to reduce headcount by approximately 500 employees during the fourth quarter of 2008 (which is in addition to the headcount reductions we announced in April 2008) and plan to take additional cost reduction actions during the fourth quarter of 2008 and in 2009. We expect that the actions taken in the fourth quarter will result in a charge to operations in the fourth quarter of 2008 of approximately $50 million consisting primarily of severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits, contract terminations and excess facility exit costs. Further cost reduction actions will result in an additional charge in 2009, which we cannot estimate at this time, but which may include severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits and excess facility exit costs.

Discontinued Operations

During the second quarter of 2008, we decided to divest our Handheld and Digital Television business units and classified them as discontinued operations in our financial statements. We discontinued amortization and depreciation related to the assets of these business units in the second quarter of 2008. Consequently, we have segregated the assets and liabilities related to our discontinued operations from assets and liabilities related to continuing operations on our condensed consolidated balance sheet, and we segregated the operating results related to our discontinued operations from those of our continuing operations on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

sheet. As a result of our decision to divest our Handheld and Digital Television business units, we performed an interim impairment test of goodwill and acquired intangible assets in the second quarter of 2008 and concluded that the carrying amounts of goodwill and certain finite-lived intangible assets associated with the Handheld and Digital Television business units were impaired and recorded an impairment charge. For goodwill, the impairment charge was determined by comparing the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting units with the implied fair value of the goodwill. We considered the income approach in determining the implied fair value of the goodwill, which requires estimates of future operating results and cash flows of each of the reporting units discounted using estimated discount rates and took into consideration the estimated proceeds that we expect to receive in connection with any potential divestiture. For acquired intangible assets, we assessed the recoverability of the unamortized balances by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows to the carrying values. For those acquired intangible assets where the carrying values exceeded the undiscounted future net cash flows, we measured the amount of impairment by calculating the amount by which the carrying values exceeded the estimated fair values, which were based on projected discounted future net cash flows. We believe that the assumptions used for determining the impairment amounts for the goodwill and acquired intangible assets for these business units are reasonable. However, actual results could be significantly different from these assumptions, which could impact the future fair values of these business units and may result in further impairment charges, which would be reflected in “discontinued operations.” The remaining carrying values of goodwill and acquired intangible assets related to these business units were reclassified to assets of discontinued operations.

During the third quarter of 2008, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Broadcom to sell certain assets related to our Digital Television business unit for $192.8 million. The asset purchase agreement was subsequently amended to reduce the purchase price to $141.5 million and the transaction was completed on October 27, 2008. Based on the final termsconsummation of the sale transaction, we wrote down goodwill $135 million inrecognized a gain of $28 million. As part of our agreement with Qualcomm, we retained the third quarter of 2008.

The results from discontinued operations are as follows:

   Quarter Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
  September 27,
2008
  September 29,
2007
 
   (In millions) 

Revenue

  $44  $74  $130  $246 

Expenses

   (68)  (126)  (246)  (428)

Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

   (135)  —     (1,011)  —   

Restructuring charges

   —     —     (2)  —   
                 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $(159) $(52) $(1,129) $(182)
                 

The carrying valueAMD Imageon™ media processor brand and the rights to continue selling the products that were part of the assets of discontinued operations was $232 millionHandheld business unit. We intend to support existing handheld products and $1.3 billion as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007. Included in these balances is goodwill and acquired intangible assets incustomers through the amounts of $193 million and $1.2 billion as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007. The carrying value of the liabilities for discontinued operations was $11 million and $26 million as of September 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007. Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations for the Digital Television business unit have been reclassifiedcurrent product lifecycles. However, we currently do not intend to only include the assets acquired by Broadcom. Cash flows from discontinued operations are not material and have been combined with cash flows from continuing operations within our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows categories.develop any new handheld products beyond those already committed.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 27, 200826, 2009 totaled $1.3$2.5 billion, and our debt and capital lease obligations totaled $5.2$5.7 billion. Of the $2.5 billion cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, $975 million constituted GF cash and cash equivalents. Of the $5.7 billion debt and capital lease obligations, GF is obligated to repay $2 billion.

We decidedOperating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $677 million in the first nine months of 2009. Net loss of $884 million was adjusted for non-cash charges consisting primarily of $844 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $82 million of interest expense primarily related to divestGF’s Class A Notes and Class B Notes, $57 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $12 million net loss from the sale and disposal of property, plant and equipment. These charges were offset by a net gain of $180 million related to our Handheldrepurchase of an aggregate of $344 million principal amount of our 6.00% Notes for $161 million in cash and Digital Television business units during the second quarter$15 million principal amount of 2008our 5.75% Notes for $9 million in cash, amortization of foreign grants and classify them as discontinued operations for financial reporting. We completedsubsidies of $78 million and a gain of $28 million from the sale of certain Handheld assets. The net changes in operating assets at September 26, 2009 compared to December 27, 2008 included an increase in accounts receivable of $611 million. The increase included the non-cash impact of our Digital Television business unit in October 2008. We believefinancing arrangement with IBM Credit LLC and IBM United Kingdom Financial Services Ltd. Under this arrangement, we sold to the absenceIBM parties certain accounts receivable of anyour distributor customers. Because we do not recognize revenue until the distributors sell our products to their customers, we classify the funds that we receive from the IBM parties as debt. IBM’s collections of these accounts receivable from our customers reduced our reported accounts receivable but did not affect cash flows from operations. During the nine months ended September 26, 2009, IBM collected approximately $361 million in transferred accounts receivable. Therefore, after considering IBM’s collections of transferred receivables, the increase in accounts receivable was $250 million. This increase was primarily due to timing of sales and collections within the first nine months of 2009. There was also a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $142 million, primarily due to lower purchases reflecting the effect of our discontinued operations will not have a material impact on our future liquiditycost cutting efforts and financial position. Accordingly, we have combined cash flows from discontinued operations with cash flows from continuing operations within each cash flow statement category discussed below.

Net Cash Used in Operating Activitiestiming of the payment.

Net cash used in operating activities was $442 million in the first nine months of 2008. Non-cash charges included in our net loss of $1.7 billion consisted primarily of $1 billion of goodwill and acquisition-related intangible impairment charges attributable to discontinued operations, $920 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $62 million of stock-based compensation expense, $33$45 million of other-than-temporary impairment on our investment in Spansionmarketable securities and $12 million of other-than-temporary impairment on ARS. These charges were offset by $164$29 million net gain onloss from the sale and disposal of property, plant and equipment, a majority of which related toequipment. These charges were offset by $193 million net gain on the sale of certain 200-millimeter wafer fabrication equipment and the amortization of foreign grants and subsidies of $72 million and a non-cash foreign exchange loss of $39 million. The net changes in operating assets for the first nine months of 2008 included a decrease of $456 million in accounts payable and accrued liabilities primarily reflecting the effects of our cost cutting efforts, an increase of $76 million in accounts receivable primarily due to an increase in sales, a decrease of $56 million in prepaid and other assets primarily related to a decrease in receivables of foreign grants and subsidies and an increase of $43 million in inventories primarily for our chipset and graphics products.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in operatinginvesting activities was $371$716 million in the first nine months of 2007. Non-cash charges included in our2009 primarily as a result of a net losscash outflow of $1.6 billion consisted primarily$486 million for the purchase of $974available-for-sale securities and $293 million used to purchase property, plant and equipment, of depreciation and amortization expense, $86 million of stock-based compensation expense, $44which $242 million related to our share of Spansion’s net lossproperty, plant and $42 million of other-than-temporary impairment on our investment in Spansion. These charges were offset by amortization of foreign grants and subsidies of $127 million. The net changes in operating assets forequipment attributable to the first nine months of 2007 included a decrease of $464 million in accounts receivableFoundry segment. This was partially offset by an increase$58 million of $180 million in prepaid and other assets and a decreaseproceeds from sale of $72 million in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Greater efficiency in management and collection of accounts receivables resulted in the decline of our accounts receivable balance. The increase in prepaid and other assets was driven by increases in receivables for foreign grants and subsidies, purchases of technology licenses and an increase in prepaid insurance.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activitiescertain Handheld assets.

Net cash used in investing activities was $78 million in the first nine months of 2008, primarily as a result of $511 million of cash used to purchase property, plant and equipment and payments of $95 million in connection with the exercise of our call option to repurchase the limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG held by one of the unaffiliated partners, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG. This was partially offset by $343 million of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment, primarily the 200-millimeter wafer fabrication equipment, and $179 million in net proceeds from the sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in investingprovided by financing activities was $1.3$2.3 billion in the first nine months of 2007,2009 primarily as a result of $1.4proceeds of $2.3 billion from the issuance of GF’s Class A Notes, Class B Notes, Class A Preferred Shares and Class B Preferred Shares, of which $1.6 billion constituted cash usedproceeds to purchase property, plant and equipment, and a net cash outflowGF, proceeds of $151$399 million from purchases and maturities of available-for-sale securities. This was partially offset by $157 million proceeds from the sale of a portioncertain of our ownership interestaccounts receivable to the IBM parties pursuant to a Sale of Receivables – Supplier Agreement, proceeds of $125 million from the sale of 58 million shares of AMD common stock and warrants to purchase 35 million shares of AMD common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share to WCH in Spansion.

connection with the closing of the GF manufacturing joint venture, and proceeds from grants and allowances from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony of $40 million for GF’s Dresden manufacturing facilities. These amounts were partially offset by payments to Leipziger Messe of $180 million to repurchase its partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG, $67 million related to the guaranteed rate of return on those partnership interests and $10 million related to a call option premium to Leipziger Messe for the early repurchase of its partnership interests. Net Cash Providedcash provided by Financing Activitiesfinancing activities was also partially offset by $359 million of payments on certain debt and cash obligations consisting of $161 million for the repurchase of $344 million principal amount of our 6.00% Notes and $9 million for the repurchase of $15 million principal amount of our 5.75% Notes.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $196 million in the first nine months of 2008, primarily due to proceeds of $182 million from the sale of certain of our accounts receivable to IBM Credit LLC pursuant to a Sale of Receivables – Supplier Agreement and proceeds of grants and subsidies from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony for the Fab 36 project of $114 million and for the Fab 38 project of $40 million, partially offset by payments of $98 million for debt and capital lease obligations, payments of $38 million in connection with the exercise of our call option to repurchase the silent partnership contributions in AMD Fab 36 KG held by Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG and payments of $19 million for the guaranteed return on the unaffiliated limited partners’ limited partnership contributions. See “Contractual Obligations - Sale of Receivables Classified as Other Short-Term Obligations” below, for additional information.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.4 billion inDuring the first nine months of 2007, primarily due to net proceeds of $2.2 billion from the issuance of our 6.00% Notes during the second quarter of 2007, net proceeds of $1.5 billion from the issuance of our 5.75% Notes during the third quarter of 2007, $210 million of capital investment grants and allowances from the Federal Republic of Germany2009 and the Statefirst nine months of Saxony for the Fab 36 project, and $62 million in proceeds from the issuance of stock under our ESPP and the exercise of employee stock options. These amounts were offset by $2.3 billion of payments for debt and capital lease obligations, which included $2.2 billion2008, we did not realize any excess tax benefit related to repay the full principal amount outstanding under our October 2006 Term Loan, and $182 million for the purchase of the capped call in connection with the 6.00% Notes.stock-based compensation. Therefore, we did not record any related financing cash flows.

Liquidity

WeWithout taking into account GF’s operations, we believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances at September 27, 2008,26, 2009, anticipated cash flow from operations and available external financing will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital investments inover the next twelve monthsmonths. With respect to GF’s operations, we believe that current cash and cash equivalents at September 26, 2009, anticipated cash flow from operations and financing from ATIC pursuant to the Funding Agreement will be sufficient to fund its operations and capital investment over the longer term, including approximately $267 million we plan to spend fornext twelve months. See also “GLOBALFOUNDRIES – Funding Agreement,” above.

We anticipate that aggregate consolidated capital expenditures duringfor the remainder of fiscal 2008. Over2009 will be approximately $357 million, of which approximately $308 million relates to GF capital expenditures, including anticipated expenditures related to Fab1 Module 2 (formerly Fab 38) and the longer term, should additionalnew wafer fabrication facility (Fab 2) in New York.

During the first nine months of 2009, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance increased from $1.1 billion to $2.5 billion primarily due to $2.1 billion received from ATIC and WCH by GF and us in connection with the consummation of the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction. In addition, pursuant to a funding be required, such asrequest from GF in accordance with the Funding Agreement, ATIC contributed $260 million of cash to meet payment obligationsGF in exchange for GF securities consisting of $52 million aggregate principal amount of Class A Subordinated Convertible Notes and $208 million aggregate principal amount of Class B Subordinated Convertible Notes. We declined to participate in the requested funding. As a result, our long-term debt when due, we may needeconomic ownership interest in GF (on a fully converted to raisecommon basis) decreased to approximately 32 percent. The increase in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance during the required funds through borrowings or public or private salesfirst nine months of 2009 was partially offset by $884 million in operating losses and $359 million for the repayment and repurchase of debt or equity securities, which may be issued from time to time under an effective registration statement, throughduring the issuancefirst nine months of securities in a transaction exempt from registration under2009. Of the Securities Act of 1933, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.$2.5 billion, $975 million constituted GF cash and cash equivalents.

WeWithout taking into account GF’s operations, we believe that in the event additional funding is required, we will be able to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts adequate to meet our objectives. Recently, continued concerns aboutHowever, given the systemic impactpossibility of inflation, energy costs, geopolitical issues, the availability and cost of credit, the U.S. mortgagechanges in market and a declining real estate market in the United States have contributedconditions or other occurrences, we cannot assure that such funding will be available on terms favorable to increased market volatility and diminished expectations for the U.S. economy. us or at all.

In the third quarterfirst nine months of 2008, added concerns fueled2009, we repurchased $344 million principal amount of our 6.00% Notes for $161 million and $15 million principal amount of our 5.75% notes for $9 million. We may make additional purchases of our 6.00% Notes, our 5.75% Notes and/or our 7.75% Notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer, when we believe the federal government conservatorship of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association, the declared bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the U.S. government-provided loan to American International Group Inc. and other federal government interventions in the U.S. credit markets have led to increased market uncertainty and instability in both U.S. and international capital and credit markets. These conditions, combined with volatile oil prices, declining business and consumer confidence and increased unemployment have recently contributed to substantial market volatility. As a result of these market conditions the cost and availability of credit has been and may continueare favorable to be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads. Concern about the stability of the markets generally and the strength of counterparties specifically has led many lenders and institutional investors to reduce, and in some cases, cease to provide funding to borrowers. Continued turbulence in the U.S. and international markets and economies may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition. If these market conditions continue, they may limit our ability to access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs, on favorable terms or at all, resulting in adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.do so.

Auction Rate Securities.Securities

The recentongoing uncertainties in the credit markets have affectedcontinue to affect all of our ARSauction rate securities (ARS) and auctions for these securities have failed to settle on their respective settlement dates. While these securities are currently illiquid, there have been no defaults and all interest has been received when due. We concluded thatcontinue to classify the ARS purchased from UBS AG (UBS) as trading securities. These ARS had a fair value of our ARS was equal$72 million at September 26, 2009. We recorded income of $9 million during the first nine months of 2009 to their carryingreflect the change in fair value in the third quarter of 2008. In the second quarter of 2008, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $12 million.

In October 2008, UBS offered to repurchase all of our ARS that are classified as trading securities. We also recorded a loss of $9 million during the first nine months of 2009 to reflect the change in fair value of the put option we acquired from UBS in October 2008. We expect that while we hold ARS purchased from UBS prior to February 13, 2008. As of September 27, 2008, we owned $82 million parand the related put option, any changes in fair value of these securities. We accepted this offer. From June 30, 2010 and ending July 2, 2012, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell, at par, these ARS to UBS. Prior to June 30, 2010, we will continue to earn and receive all interest that is payable for these ARS. Furthermore, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise dispose of, and/or enter orders in the auctions process with respect to these securities on our behalf so long as we receive par value for the ARS sold.

The repurchase right represents a freestanding financial instrument (a put option) for accounting purposes. As such, we intend to recordwill be substantially offset by changes in the fair value of the put optionoption. We classified our remaining ARS as an asset on our consolidated balance sheet,available-for-sale securities and record a corresponding gain to earnings during the fourth quarter of 2008.

Asas of September 27, 2008,26, 2009 we classifiedhave recorded an unrealized gain of $8 million in other comprehensive income, a component of our investments in ARS as current assets because for a majoritystockholders’ equity.

With respect to $75 million (par value) of our ARS holdings we reasonably expect that we will be able to sell these securities and have the proceeds available for use in our operations within the next twelve months through a future successful auction, a sale to a buyer found outside the auction process, or through a redemption by which issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these securities. For the remaining $82 million of our ARS holdings,purchased from UBS, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise dispose of, and/or enter orders in the auctions process with respect to these securities on our behalf so long as we receive par value for the ARS sold. UBS has also agreed to use theirits best efforts to facilitate issuer redemptions and/or to resolve the liquidity concerns of holders of their ARS through restructurings and other means. We are not dependant on liquidating

As of September 26, 2009, we classified our investments in ARS as current assets because we have the intent to sell these securities and we reasonably expect that we will be able to sell these securities and have the proceeds available for use in our operations within the next twelve monthsmonths. Although there may not be successful future auctions, we reasonably expect there to be other channels through which we may sell the ARS. Specific factors we considered in order to meet our liquidity needs.

Our investments in ARS include approximately $133 million of student loan ARS, $35 million of municipal and corporate ARS and $12 million ARS in preferred shares of closed end mutual funds. Approximately 81 percent ofdetermining that our ARS holdingsshould be classified as short-term marketable securities and included as current assets are AAA rated investmentsas follows:

We had redemptions, at par, totaling $39 million throughout the period of failed auctions, including $8 million in the third quarter.

We are receiving above market rates of interest on the ARS without any default. We believe the issuers have an incentive to refinance because of higher interest rates compared with market rates demonstrated by redemptions we received throughout the period of failed auctions.

In informal discussions with staff members at brokerage firms, we have been informed that brokerage firms continue in their efforts to create a new market for these securities by working with issuers to refinance the existing instruments into a new form of security or reducing the maturity to attract investors.

Because we have the intent to sell the ARS securities and allwe reasonably expect that we will be able to sell them, any additional decline in fair value would be considered other than temporary. If such decline exceeds the $133 million student loan ARS are guaranteed byunrealized gain in other comprehensive income, we would record the Federal Family Educational Loan Program. Until the first quarterexcess as an impairment charge in our condensed consolidated statements of 2008, the fair valuesoperations, which could materially adversely impact our results of our ARS were determinable by reference to frequent successful Dutch auctions of such securities, which settled at par.operations.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our consolidated principal contractual cash obligations, including GF principal contractual cash obligations, at September 27, 2008,26, 2009, and is supplemented by the discussion following the table:

 

   Payment due by period
   Total  Remaining
Fiscal
2008
  Fiscal
2009
  Fiscal
2010
  Fiscal
2011
  Fiscal
2012
  Fiscal 2013
and beyond
   (In millions)

5.75% Senior Notes due 2012

  $1,500  $—    $—    $—    $—    $1,500  $—  

6.00% Senior Notes due 2015

   2,200   —     —     —     —     —     2,200

Fab 36 Term Loan

   750   45   246   290   169   —     —  

Repurchase obligations to Fab 36 Partners (1)

   58   29   29   —     —     —     —  

7.75% Senior Notes Due 2012

   390   —     —     —     —     390   —  

Other debt

   —     —     —     —     —     — ��   —  

Other long-term liabilities

   85   —     31   23   3   10   18

Aggregate interest obligation(2)

   1,430   85   292   267   250   217   319

Obligations under capital leases(3)

   431   11   43   43   43   43   248

Operating leases

   289   17   63   57   31   27   94

Unconditional purchase commitments(4)

   2,547   247   465   307   239   246   1,043
                            

Total contractual obligations

  $9,680  $434  $1,169  $987  $735  $2,433  $3,922
                            

   Payment due by period
   Total  Fiscal
2009
  Fiscal
2010
  Fiscal
2011
  Fiscal
2012
  Fiscal
2013
  Fiscal 2014
and beyond
   (In millions)

5.75% Senior Notes due 2012

  $1,485  $—    $—    $—    $1,485  $—    $—  

6.00% Senior Notes due 2015(1)

   1,796   —     —     —     —     —     1,796

Fab 36 Term Loan

   527   67   290   170   —     —     —  

7.75% Senior Notes Due 2012

   390   —     —     —     390   —     —  

Other long-term liabilities

   68   —     15   29   22   2   —  

Aggregate interest obligation(2)

   967   59   231   224   192   108   153

Obligations under capital leases(3)

   444   13   50   50   50   50   231

Operating leases

   227   16   58   31   26   22   74

Unconditional purchase commitments(4)

   2,238   580   332   214   218   225   669
                            

Total contractual obligations(5)

  $8,142  $735  $976  $718  $2,383  $407  $2,923
                            

(1)

RepresentsExcludes the amountdebt discount caused by the application of silent partnership contributions that our subsidiaries are required to repurchase from the remaining unaffiliated limited partner of AMD Fab 36 KG and is exclusive of the guaranteed rate of return. See “Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements,” below.

FSP APB 14-1 (now codified principally in ASC 470).

(2)

Represents estimated aggregate interest obligations, for ourincluding GF’s interest obligations, that are payable in cash on outstanding debt obligations, excluding capital lease obligations, includingobligations. Also excludes non-cash interest on 6.00% Notes caused by the guaranteed rateapplication of return on our repurchase of the unaffiliated partner’s silent partnership contributions, based on our assumptions regarding wafer output.

FSP APB 14-1(now codified principally in ASC 470).

(3)

Includes principal and imputed interest.

(4)

We have unconditional purchase commitments for goods and services where payments are based, in part, on volume or type of services we require. In those cases, we only included the minimum volume of purchase commitments in the table above. Also, purchase orders for goods and services that are cancelable upon notice and without significant penalties are not included in the amounts above.

(5)The table above excludes the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes because these notes are convertible to either Class A or
Class B Preferred shares, as applicable, and interest is payable in additional notes. There are no contractual cash obligations associated with these notes. Of the amounts set forth in the table above, GF’s principal contractual cash obligations at September 26, 2009 were as follows:

   Payment due by period
   Total  Fiscal
2009
  Fiscal
2010
  Fiscal
2011
  Fiscal
2012
  Fiscal
2013
  Fiscal 2014
and beyond
   (In millions)

Fab 36 Term Loan

  $527  $67  $290  $170  $—    $—    $—  

Other long-term liabilities

   36   —     2   16   18   —     —  

Aggregate interest obligation

   12   3   8   1   —     —     —  

Obligations under capital leases

   404   11   45   45   45   45   213

Operating leases

   9   1   3   2   2   1   —  

Unconditional purchase commitments

   1,699   111   263   213   218   225   669
                            

Total GF contractual obligations

  $2,687  $193  $611  $447  $283  $271  $882
                            

The following discussion is limited to our consolidated principal contractual cash obligations unless otherwise noted.

5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012

On August 14, 2007, we issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012. The 5.75% Notes bear interest at 5.75% per annum. Interest is payable in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year beginning February 15, 2008 until the maturity date of August 15, 2012. The terms of the 5.75% Notes are governed by an Indenture (the 5.75% Indenture), dated as of August 14, 2007, by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

The 5.75% Notes will be convertible, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of the 5.75% Notes, into shares of our common stock based on an initial conversion rate of 49.6771 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 5.75% Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.13 per share. This initial conversion price represents a premium of 50% relative to the last reported sale price of our common stock on August 8, 2007 (the trading date preceding the date of pricing of the 5.75% Notes) of $13.42 per share. This initial conversion rate will be adjusted for certain anti-dilution events. In addition, the conversion rate will be increased in the case of corporate events that constitute a fundamental change (as defined in the 5.75% Indenture) of AMD under certain circumstances. Holders of the 5.75% Notes may require us to repurchase the 5.75% Notes for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the 5.75% Indenture) or a termination of trading (as defined in the Indenture). Additionally, an event of default (as defined in the 5.75% Indenture) may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the 5.75% Notes.

The 5.75% Notes rank equally in right of payment with our existing and future senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of our future subordinated debt. The 5.75% Notes rank junior in right of payment to all our existing and future senior secured debt to the extent of the collateral securing such debt and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future debt and liabilities of our subsidiaries.

The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by us, were approximately $1.5 billion. We used all of the net proceeds, together with available cash, to repay in full the remaining outstanding balance of the Credit Agreement with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. dated October 24, 2006 (October 2006 Term Loan.Loan). All security interests under the October 2006 Term Loan were released. In connection with this repayment, we recorded a charge of approximately $17 million to write off the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the October 2006 Term Loan.

In the second quarter of 2009, we repurchased $15 million principal amount of our 5.75% Notes in open market transactions for $9 million.

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire our 5.75% Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer, when we believe the market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015

On April 27, 2007, we issued $2.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015. The 6.00% Notes bear interest at 6.00% per annum. Interest is payable in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year beginning November 1, 2007 until the maturity date of May 1, 2015. The terms of the 6.00% Notes are governed by an Indenture (the 6.00% Indenture), dated April 27, 2007, by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

Upon the occurrence of certain events described in the 6.00% Indenture, the 6.00% Notes will be convertible into cash up to the principal amount, and if applicable, into shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the 6.00% Notes (the 6.00% Conversion Shares) in respect of any conversion value above the principal amount, based on an initial conversion rate of 35.6125 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 6.00% Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $28.08 per share. This initial conversion price represents a premium of 100% relative to the last reported sale price of our common stock on April 23, 2007 (the trading date preceding the date of pricing of the 6.00% Notes) of $14.04 per share. The conversion rate will be adjusted for certain anti-dilution events. In addition, the conversion rate will be increased in the case of corporate events that constitute a fundamental change (as defined in the 6.00% Indenture) under certain circumstances. Holders of the 6.00% Notes may require us to repurchase the 6.00% Notes for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest upon the occurrence of a fundamental change or a termination of trading (as defined in the 6.00% Indenture). Additionally, an event of default (as defined in the 6.00% Indenture) may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the 6.00% Notes.

The 6.00% Notes rank equally with our existing and future senior debt and are senior to all of our future subordinated debt. The 6.00% Notes rank junior to all of our existing and future senior secured debt to the extent of the collateral securing such debt and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future debt and liabilities of our subsidiaries.

In connection with the issuance of the 6.00% Notes, on April 24, 2007, we purchased a capped call with Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc., or Lehman Brother Derivatives, represented by Lehman Brothers Inc. The capped call had an initial strike price of $28.08 per share, subject to certain adjustments, which matches the initial conversion price of the 6.00% Notes, and a cap price of $42.12 per share. The capped call was intended to reduce the potential common stock dilution to then existing stockholders upon conversion of the 6.00% Notes because the call option allowed us to receive shares of common stock from the counterparty generally equal to the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 6.00% Notes.

Lehman Brothers Derivatives filed a voluntary Chapterchapter 11 bankruptcy petition on October 4, 2008, which was an event of default under the capped call arrangement.arrangement, giving us the immediate right to terminate the transaction and entitling us to claim reimbursement for the loss in terminating and closing out the capped call transaction. On December 15, 2008, we delivered a notice of termination to Lehman Brothers Derivatives of the capped call transaction. The Lehman Brothers Derivatives bankruptcy proceedings are ongoing and our ability to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the 6.00% Notes through the capped call transaction has effectively been eliminated. As a result of the uncertain recoverability of this counterparty exposure, we are unable to predict whether, and to what extent, we may be able to recover any of our losses under the capped call transaction. Moreover, if the capped call is legally terminated, we likely will be subject to potentially disadvantageous tax consequences, including the use of a material amount of our net operating losses against triggered taxable income.

The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by us, were approximately $2.2 billion. We used approximately $182 million of the net proceeds to purchase the capped call and applied $500 million of the net proceeds to prepay a portion of the amount outstanding under theour October 2006 Term Loan. In connection with this repayment, we recorded a charge of approximately $5 million to write off unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the October 2006 Term Loan repayment.

In November 2008, we repurchased $60 million in principal amount of our 6.00% Notes in open market transactions for $21 million. In February 2009, we repurchased $158 million in principal amount of our 6.00% Notes in open market transactions for $57 million. In the third quarter of 2009, we repurchased $186 million in principal amount of our 6.00% Notes in open market transactions for $104 million.

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire our 6.00% Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer, when we believe the market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements

Our 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility, Fab 36, is owned byOn April 21, 2004, AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG (or AMD(AMD Fab 36 KG), a German limited partnership. We control the management of AMDlegal entity that owns the 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility currently known as Fab 36 KG through a wholly owned Delaware subsidiary, AMD Fab 36 LLC, which is a general partner of AMD Fab 36 KG. AMD Fab 36 KG is our indirect consolidated subsidiary.

To date, we have provided a significant portion of the financing for Fab 36. In addition, Leipziger Messe GmbH, a nominee of the State of Saxony, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, an investment consortium arranged by M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH, the general contractor for the project, and a consortium of banks have provided financing for the project. We have also received grants and allowances from federal and state German authorities for the Fab 36 project.

The funding to construct and facilitize Fab 36 has consisted of:

equity contributions from us of $855 million under the partnership agreements, revolving loans from us of up to approximately $1.1 billion, and guarantees from us for amounts owed by AMD Fab 36 KG and its affiliates to the lenders and unaffiliated partners;

investments of approximately $468 million from Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs;

a loan of approximately $893 million from a consortium of banks, which was fully drawn as of December 2006;

up to approximately $793 million of subsidies consisting of grants and allowances from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony, depending on the level of capital investments by AMD Fab 36 KG, of which $627 million of cash has been received as of September 27, 2008;

up to approximately $34 million of subsidies consisting of grants and allowances, from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony, depending on the level of capital investments in connection with expansion of production capacity at our Dresden site, of which $9 million has been received as of September 27, 2008; and

a loan guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony of 80 percent of the losses sustained by the lenders referenced above after foreclosure on all other security.

As of September 27, 2008, we contributed to AMD Fab 36 KG the full amount of equity required under the partnership agreements and no loans from us were outstanding. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

On April 21, 2004, AMD Fab 36 KG1 Module 1, entered into a 700 million euro Term Loan Facility Agreement among AMD Fab 36 KG, as borrower, and a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, as lenders, dated April 21, 2004 (Fab 36 Term Loan) and other related agreements (collectively, the Fab 36 Loan Agreements) to finance the purchase of equipment and tools required to operate Fab 36. The consortium of banks agreed to make available up to $893 million in loans to AMD Fab 36 KG upon its achievement of specified milestones, including attainment of “technical completion” at Fab 36, which required certification by the banks’ technical advisor that AMD Fab 36 KG had a wafer fabrication process suitable for high-volume production of advanced microprocessors, and had achieved specified levels of average wafer starts per week and average wafer yields, as well as cumulativeand had completed capital expenditures of approximately $1.5 billion.

Effective as of October 10, 2006, we amended the terms of the Fab 36 Term Loan. Under the amended and restated Fab 36 Term Loan, AMD Fab 36 KG borrowed in U.S. dollars. To protect the lenders from currency risks, if our consolidated cash is below $1 billion or our credit rating drops below B3 by Moody’spledged substantially all of its current and B- by Standard & Poor’s, AMD Fab 36 KG will be required to maintain a cash reserve account with deposits equal to 5 percent of the amount of U.S. dollar loans outstandingfuture assets as security under the Fab 36 Term Loan and to make balancing payments into this account equal to the difference between (x) the total amount of U.S. dollar loans outstanding under the Fab 36 Term Loan and (y) the U.S dollar equivalent of 700 million euros (as reduced by repayments, prepayments, cancellations, and any outstanding loans denominated in euros.)Agreements.

In October 2006, AMD Fab 36 KG borrowed $645 million under the Fab 36 Term Loan (the First Installment), and in. In December 2006, AMD Fab 36 KG borrowed $248 million under the Fab 36 Term Loan (the Second Installment). As of September 27, 2008, AMD Fab 36 KG had borrowed the full amount available under the Fab 36 Term Loan and the total amount outstanding under the Fab 36 Term Loan was $750 million. AMD Fab 36 KG may select an interest period of one, two, or three months or any other period agreed between AMD Fab 36 KG and the lenders. The rate of interest on each installment for the interest period selected is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable margin, plus LIBOR plus minimum reserve cost if any. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, the rate of interest was 4.66563 percent for the First Installmentinitial interest period was 3.0975 percent. An aggregate of $367 million has been repaid as of September 26, 2009. As of September 26, 2009, AMD Fab 36 KG had borrowed the full amount available under the Fab 36 Term Loan and 4.67563 percent for the Second Installment.total amount outstanding under the Fab 36 Term Loan was $527 million. This loan is repayable in quarterly installments, which commenced in September 2007 and terminates in March 2011. An aggregate

In connection with the Closing of $143the GF manufacturing joint venture transaction, the terms of the Fab 36 Loan Agreements were amended to allow for the transfer of Fab 36, AMD Fab 36 KG and its affiliated limited partners and general partner, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH and AMD Fab 36 LLC, to GF. In addition, we also amended the terms of the related Guarantee Agreement. Pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, we and GF are joint guarantors of AMD Fab 36 KG’s obligations to the lenders under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements. However, if we are called upon to make any payments under the Guarantee Agreement, GF has separately agreed to indemnify us for the full amount of such payments. We must continue to comply with the covenants set forth in the Guarantee Agreement, including specified adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA financial covenants, if group consolidated cash declines below the following amounts:

Amount (in millions)

if Moody’s

Rating is at least

if Standard & Poor’s

Rating is at least

$500

B1 or lowerandB+ or lower

425

Ba3andBB-

400

Ba2andBB

350

Ba1andBB+

300

Baa3 or betterandBBB-or better

Pursuant to the Fab 36 Term Loan and the Guarantee Agreement, for as long as we consolidate the operations of GF for financial reporting purposes, any group consolidated cash requirements will be considered on a consolidated basis, including both our and GF’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. As of September 26, 2009, group consolidated cash was greater than $500 million has been repaidand, therefore, the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

If group consolidated cash declines below the amounts set forth above, we would be required to maintain adjusted tangible net worth, determined as of September 27, 2008.

the last day of each preceding fiscal quarter, of not less than the amounts set forth below:

Measurement Date on fiscal quarter ending

  Amount
(In millions)

December 2005

  $1,500

March 2006 and on the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

  $1,750

In addition, if group consolidated cash declines below the amounts set forth above, we would be required to maintain EBITDA (as defined in the Fab 36 Term Loan) as of the last day of each preceding fiscal period set forth below in an amount not less than the amount set forth below opposite the date of such preceding fiscal period:

Period

Amount

(In millions)

For the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending December 2005 and for the four fiscal quarters ending on each fiscal quarter thereafter$850 and $750 on an annualized basis for the two most recent fiscal quarters ending prior to December 31, 2006

The amended and restated Fab 36 Term Loan also sets forth certain covenants applicable to AMD Fab 36 KG. For example, for as long as group consolidated cash is at least $1 billion, our credit rating is at least B3 by Moody’s and B- by Standard & Poor’s, and no event of default has occurred, the only financial covenant that AMD Fab 36 KG is required to comply with is a loan to fixed asset value covenant. Specifically, the loan to fixed asset value (as defined in the Fab 36 Term Loan)agreement) as at the end of any relevant period specified in Column A below cannot exceed the percentage set out opposite such relevant period in Column B below:

 

Column A

Column B

(Relevant Period)

  

Column B
(Maximum Percentage of Loan
to Fixed Asset Value)

up to and including 31 December 2008

  50 percent

up to and including 31 December 2009

  45 percent

Thereafterthereafter

  40 percent

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, AMD Fab 36 KG was in compliance with this covenant.

If group consolidated cash is less than $1 billion or our credit rating is below B3 by Moody’s and B- by Standard & Poor’s, AMD Fab 36 KG will also be required to maintain minimum cash balances equal to the lesser of 100 million euroseuro and 50 percent of the total outstanding amount under the Fab 36 Term Loan. AMD Fab 36 KG may elect to maintain the minimum cash balance in an equivalent amount of U.S. dollars if group consolidated cash is at least $500 million. If on any scheduled repayment date, our credit rating is Caa2 or lower by Moody’s or CCC or lower by Standard & Poor’s, AMD Fab 36 must increase the minimum cash balances by five5 percent of the total outstanding amount, and at each subsequent request of Dresdner Bank, by a further five5 percent of the total outstanding amount until such time as either the credit rating increases to at least Ba3 by Moody’s and BB- by Standard & Poor’s or the minimum cash balances are equal to the total outstanding amounts. OurAs of September 26, 2009, our credit rating was B2 with Moody’s and BCCC+ with Standard and Poor’s as of September 27, 2008.and B3 with Moody’s. As a result, AMD Fab 36 KG pledged substantially allmaintains a minimum cash balance of its current and future assets as security under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements, we pledged our equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding pledged its equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Admin and its partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG and AMD Fab 36 Admin and AMD Fab 36 LLC pledged all of their partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG. We guaranteed the obligations of AMD Fab 36 KG to the lenders under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements. We also guaranteed repayment of grants and allowances by AMD Fab 36 KG, should such repayment be required pursuant to the terms of the subsidies provided by the federal and state German authorities.

Pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee Agreement among us, as guarantor, AMD Fab 36 KG, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank AG, Niederlassung Luxemburg, we have to comply with specified adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA financial covenants if the sum of our group consolidated cash declines below the following amounts:

Amount

(in millions)

if Moody’s
Rating is at least

if Standard & Poor’s

Rating is at least

$      500

B1 or lowerandB+ or lower

        425

Ba3andBB-

        400

Ba2andBB

        350

Ba1andBB+

        300

Baa3 or betterandBBB-or better

As of September 27, 2008, group consolidated cash was greater than $500100 million and, therefore, the financial covenants were not applicable.euro.

If our group consolidated cash declines below the amounts set forth above, we would be required to maintain adjusted tangible net worth, determined as of the last day of each preceding quarter, of not less than $1.75 billion.

In addition, if our group consolidated cash declines below the amounts set forth above, we would be required to maintain EBITDA (as defined in the Fab 36 Term Loan) as of the last day of each preceding fiscal period set forth below in an amount not less than the amount set forth below opposite the date of such preceding fiscal period:

Period

Amount (In millions)

For the four consecutive quarters ending December 2005 and for the four quarters ending on each quarter thereafter$850 and $750 on an annualized basis for the two most recent quarters ending prior to December 31, 2006

Also on April 21, 2004, AMD, AMD Fab 36 KG, AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD that owns substantially all of our limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG, and AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD Fab 36 Holding that owns the remainder of our limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG (collectively referred to as the AMD companies), entered into a series of agreements (the partnership agreements) with the original unaffiliated limited partners of AMD Fab 36 KG, Leipziger Messe andGmbH, a nominee of the State of Saxony, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, an investment consortium arranged by M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH, the general contractor for the project, relating

to the rights and obligations with respect to their limited partner and silent partner contributions in AMD Fab 36 KG. The partnership was established for an indefinite period of time. A partner may terminate its participation in the partnership by giving twelve months advance notice to the other partners. The termination becomes effective at the end of the year following the year during which the notice is given. However, other than for good cause, a partner’s termination will not be effective before December 31, 2015.

The partnership agreements set forth each limited partner’s aggregate capital contribution to AMD Fab 36 KG and the milestones for such contributions. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreements, AMD, through AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, provided an aggregate of $855$713 million, Leipziger Messe provided an aggregate of $292$241 million and Fab 36 Beteiligungs provided an aggregate of $175 million. The capital contributions of Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are comprised of limited partnership contributions and silent partnership contributions. These contributions were due at various dates upon the achievement of milestones relating$147 million in funding to the construction and operation of Fab 36 and have been made in full.

The partnership agreements also specify that the unaffiliated limited partners will receive a guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent per annum on their total investment depending upon the monthly wafer output of Fab 36. We guaranteed these payments by AMD Fab 36 KG.

In April 2005, we amended the partnership agreements in order to restructure the proportion of Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership and limited partnership contributions. Although the total aggregate amount that Leipziger Messe has agreed to provide remained unchanged, the portion of its contribution that constitutes limited partnership interests was reduced by $73 million while the portion of its contribution that constitutes silent partnership interests was increased by a corresponding amount. In this report, we refer to this additional silent partnership contribution as the New Silent Partnership Amount.

Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreements and subject to the prior consent of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin have a call option over the limited partnership interests held by Leipziger Messe, first exercisable three and one-half years after Leipziger Messe has completed its capital contribution and every three years thereafter. In addition, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin had the samea call option rights over the partnership interests held by Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs and exercised the option onBeteiligungs. On April 1, 2008 for approximately $88 million. As of September 27, 2008, the remaining unaffiliated limited partner, Leipziger Messe, held partnership interests of approximately $233 million, of which $175 million was for its limited partnership interests and $58 million was for its silent partnership interests.

In addition, commencing five years after the completion of its capital contribution, Leipziger Messe has the right to sell its limited partnership interest to third parties (other than competitors), subject to a right of first refusal held by2009 AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin or to put its limitedexercised the call option over the partnership interest to AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The put option is thereafter exercisable every three years. Leipziger Messe also has a put option

interests in the event they are outvoted at AMD Fab 36 KG partners’ meetingsheld by Fab 36 Beteiligungs. In connection with respect to certain specified matters such as increases in the partners’ capital contributions beyond those required by the partnership agreements, investments significantly in excessClosing of the business plan, or certain dispositions of the limited partnership interests of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The purchase price under the put option is Leipziger Messe’s capital account balance plus accumulated or accrued profits. The purchase price under the call option is the same amount, plus a premium of $5.1 million. The right of first refusal price is the lower of the put option price or the price offered by the third party that triggered the right. We guaranteed the payments under the put options.

In addition, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are obligated to repurchase Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership interests in annual 25 percent installments. As of September 27, 2008, of the $117 million of Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership interests,GF manufacturing joint venture transaction, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, repurchased $58 million.

Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, we initially classified the portionpartnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG held by Leipziger Messe for the euro-equivalent of the silent partnership contribution that is mandatorily redeemableapproximately $190 million in cash, and Leipziger Messe withdrew as debt on the consolidated balance sheets at its fair value at the time of issuance because of the mandatory redemption features described in the preceding paragraph. Each accounting period, we increase the carrying value of this debt towards its ultimate redemption value of the silent partnership contributions by the guaranteed annual rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent. We record this periodic accretion to redemption value as interest expense.

Leipziger Messe’s limited partnership contributions and the New Silent Partnership Amount described above are not mandatorily redeemable, but rather are subject to redemption outside of the controla partner of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. In consolidation, we initially record these contributions as minority interest, based on its fair value. Each accounting period, we increase the carrying value of this minority interest toward its ultimate redemption value of these contributions by the guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent. We classify this periodic accretion of redemption value as minority interest. No separate accounting is required for the put and call options because they are not freestanding instruments and not considered derivatives under FASB Statement No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.KG.

In addition to support from us and the consortium of banks referenced above, theThe Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony have agreedalso provide support to support theAMD Fab 36 projectKG in the form of:

 

a loan guarantee equal to 80 percent of the losses sustained by the lenders after foreclosure on all other security; and

subsidies consisting of grants and allowances totaling up to approximately $793$797 million, depending on the level of capital investments by AMD Fab 36 KG and $34 million allowances depending on the level of capital investments for expansion of production capacity at ourthe Dresden site.

In connection with the receipt of investment grants, for the Fab 36 project, AMD Fab 36 KG is required to attain a certain employee headcount by December 20082009 and is required to maintain this headcount through December 2013. We record these2014. These grants are recorded as long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet and amortize themamortized to operations ratably starting from December 2004 through December 2013.2014. Initially, we amortized the grant amounts as a reduction to research and development expenses. Beginning in the first quarter of 2006 when Fab 361 Module 1 began producing revenue generating products, we started amortizing these amounts as a reduction to cost of sales. For allowances, starting from the first quarter of 2006, we amortize the amountsAllowances are amortized as a reduction of depreciation expense ratably over the life of the investments because these allowances are intended to subsidize the capital investments. Noncompliance with the covenants contained in the subsidy documents could result in the repayment ofGF having to repay all or a portion of the amounts received to date.

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, AMD Fab 36 KG received cash allowances of $407 million for capital investments made in 2003 through 20072008 as well as cash grants of $221 million for capital investments made in 2003 through Q3 2008 and a prepayment for capital investments until project end for capital investments. The Fab 36 Loan Agreements also require that we:2009.

provide funding to AMD Fab 36 KG if cash shortfalls occur, including funding shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any defaults caused by AMD Fab 36 KG or its affiliates; and

guarantee 100 percent of AMD Fab 36 KG’s obligations under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements until the loans are repaid in full.

Under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements, AMD Fab 36 KG AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are generally prevented from paying dividends or making other payments to us. In addition, AMD Fab 36 KG would be in default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements if we or any of the AMD companies fail to comply with certain obligations thereunder are not complied with or upon the occurrence of certain events and if, after the occurrence of the event, the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is adversely affected. Circumstances that could result in a default include:

 

ourGF’s failure to provide loans to AMD Fab 36 KG as required under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements;

 

failure to pay any amount due under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements within five days of the due date;

 

the occurrence of any event which the lenders reasonably believe has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or condition of AMD Fab 36 KG, GF or AMD or their ability to perform under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements;

 

filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us, GF, AMD Fab 36 KG or any limited partner;

 

the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Fab 36 Loan Agreements) of AMD;GF, AMD or ATIC;

 

AMD Fab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on payment of profits, dividends or other distributions except in limited circumstances and restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, disposing of assets and repaying subordinated debt; and

 

AMD Fab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain financial covenants, including loan to fixed asset value ratio and, in certain circumstances, a minimum cash covenant.

In general, any material default with respect to other indebtedness of AMD, GF or AMD Fab 36 KG that is not cured, would result in a cross-default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements.

The occurrence of a default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements would permit the lenders to accelerate the repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Fab 36 Term Loan. In addition, the occurrence of a default under this agreement could result in a cross-default under the indentures governing our 7.75% Notes, 6.00% Notes and 5.75% Notes. We cannot provide assurance that we would be able to obtain the funds necessary to fulfill these obligations. Any such failure would have a material adverse effect on us.

In the event the transaction with ATIC is consummated and the approval of the lenders is received, the Fab 36 Term Loan will be assigned to The Foundry Company, whose financial results will continue to be consolidated with ours.

7.75% Senior Notes Due 2012

On October 29, 2004, we issued $600 million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012 in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On April 22, 2005, we exchanged these notes for publicly registered notes which have substantially identical terms as the old notes except that the publicly registered notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and, therefore, do not contain legends restricting their transfer. OurThe 7.75% Notes mature on November 1, 2012. Interest on ourthe 7.75% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, beginning May 1, 2005. Prior toFrom November 1, 2008, we may

redeem some or all of our 7.75% Notes at a price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the indenture governing our 7.75% Notes. Thereafter, we may redeem our 7.75% Notes for cash at the following specified prices plus accrued and unpaid interest:

 

Period

  Price as
Percentage of
Principal Amount

Beginning on November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009

  103.875 percent

Beginning on November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010

  101.938 percent

Beginning on November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2011

  100.000 percent

On November 1, 2011

  100.000 percent

Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 7.75% Notes in the event that we undergo a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing ourthe 7.75% Notes at a repurchase price of 101 percent of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture governing ourthe 7.75% Notes contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries, which include all of our subsidiaries, from:

 

incurring additional indebtedness except specified permitted debt;

 

paying dividends and making other restricted payments;

 

making certain investments if an event of default exists, or if specified financial conditions are not satisfied;

 

creating or permitting certain liens;

 

creating or permitting restrictions on the ability of the restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us;

 

using the proceeds from sales of certain assets;

 

entering into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

 

consolidating, merging or selling our assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.

In February 2006, we redeemed 35 percent (or $210 million) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of ourthe 7.75% Notes. The holders of ourthe 7.75% Notes received 107.75 percent of the principal amount of ourthe 7.75% Notes plus accrued interest. In connection with this redemption, we recorded a charge of approximately $16 million, which represents ourthe 7.75% redemption premium, and a charge of $44 million, which represents 35 percent of the unamortized issuance costs incurred in connection with the original issuance of ourthe 7.75% Notes.

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire the remaining principal outstanding under our 7.75% Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer, when we believe the market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.operations

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other Long-Term Liabilities in the Contractual Obligations table above includes $44$47 million of payments due under certain software and technology licenses that will be paid through 2010, of which $36 million is GF’s obligation and $41$21 million related to employee benefit obligations.

Other Long-Term Liabilities excludes amounts recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet that do not require us to make cash payments, which as of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, primarily consisted of $389$328 million of deferred grants and subsidies related to the Fab 36 inGF’s Dresden wafer manufacturing facilities and a $16$71 million of deferred gain as a result ofgains resulting from equipment sales and the sale and leaseback of our headquarters in Sunnyvale, California in 1998.1998, and our facility in Markham, Canada in 2008.

Other Long-Term Liabilities in the Contractual Obligations table above also excludes $135$106 million of non-current uncertainunrecognized tax benefits, under FIN 48, which are included in the caption, “Other Long Term Liabilities”long-term liabilities” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 27, 2008.26, 2009. Included in the non-current uncertainunrecognized tax benefits is a potential cash payment of approximately $26$15 million that could be payable by us upon settlement with a taxing authority. We have not included this amount in the Contractual Obligations table above as we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate regarding the timing of any settlement with the respective taxing authority, if any.

Capital Lease Obligations

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, we had aggregate outstanding capital lease obligations of $241$263 million. Included in this amount is $205$232 million inof GF’s obligations under certain energy supply contracts which we entered into with local energy suppliers to provide our Dresdenfor its wafer fabrication facilities with utilities (gas, electricity, heating and cooling) to meet the energy demands for our manufacturing requirements. We account for certainin Dresden, Germany. Certain fixed payments due under these energy supply arrangements are accounted for as capital leases pursuant to EITF Issue No. 01-8,Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease, and FASB Statement No. 13,Accounting for Leases.. The capital lease obligations under the energy supply arrangements are payable in monthly installments through 2020.

Operating Leases

We lease certain of our facilities, including our executive offices in Sunnyvale, California, and in some jurisdictions we lease the land on which these facilities are built, under non-cancelable lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2021. We lease certain of our2018. Certain manufacturing and office equipment is leased for terms ranging from one to five years. Our totalTotal future non-cancelable lease obligations as of September 27, 20082009 were $289$227 million, of which $36$39 million is accrued as a liability for certain facilities that were included in our 2002 Restructuring Plan. Weand 2008 restructuring plans. These payments will make these paymentsbe made through 2011. Of the total future non-cancelable lease obligations as of September 26, 2009, GF is responsible for $9 million.

Unconditional Purchase Commitments

Total non-cancelable purchase commitments as of September 27, 200826, 2009 were $2.5$2.2 billion for periods through 2020. These purchase commitments include $1.1 billion$712 million related to GF’s contractual obligations for the purchase of our Dresden facilities to purchase energy and gas for its wafer fabrication facilities in Dresden, Germany, and approximately $956$855 million representing future payments by GF to IBM for the period from August 15, 2008September 26, 2009 through 2015 pursuant to our amended and restatedits joint development agreement. As IBM’s services are being performed ratably over the life of the agreement, we expense the payments are expensed as incurred. The IBM agreement and the related payment obligations as well as the commitments to purchase energy and gas were transferred to GF upon the Closing on March 2, 2009. The remaining purchase commitments also include non-cancelable contractual obligations, including GF contractual obligations, to purchase raw materials, natural resources and office supplies.

In connection with our acquisition of ATI, we made several commitmentssupplies as well as a commitment to the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act including our agreement to increase spending on research and development in Canada to a specified amount over the course of a three-year period when compared to ATI’s expenditures in this area in prior years; maintain Canadian employee headcount at specified levels by the end of the three-year anniversary of the acquisition; increase by a specified amount the number of our Canadian employees focusing on research and development; attainregarding specified Canadian capital expenditures over a three-year period; maintain a presence in Canada through a variety of commercial activities for a period of five years; and nominate a Canadian for election to our Board of Directors over the next five years. Our minimum required Canadian capital expenditures and research and development commitments are included in our aggregate unconditional purchase commitments. We expect that commitments relating to our Digital Television business unit, which has been divested, will no longer apply. We also expect that commitments relating to our Handheld business unit will no longer apply to the extent that all or part of this unit is divested.period.

Sale of Receivables Classified as Other Short-Term ObligationsReceivable Financing Arrangement

On March 26, 2008, we entered into a Sale of Receivables – Supplier Agreement with IBM Credit LLC, or IBM Credit, and one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, AMD International Sales & Service, Ltd., or AMDISS, entered into the same sales agreement with IBM United Kingdom Financial Services Ltd., or IBM UK, pursuant to which we and AMDISS agreed to sell to each of IBM Credit and IBM UK certain receivables. Pursuant to the sales agreements, the IBM parties agreed to purchase from the AMD parties invoices of specified AMD customers up to credit limits set by the IBM parties for any applicable AMD customer.parties. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, only selected distributor customers have participated in this program. Because we do not recognize revenue until our distributors sell our products to their customers, we classifiedclassify funds received from the IBM parties as debt according to the requirement of EITF Issue No. 88-18,Sales of Future Revenues. Thedebt. This debt is reduced as the IBM parties receive payments from our distributor customers. For the distributors.nine months ended September 26, 2009, we received proceeds of approximately $399 million from the transfer of accounts receivable under this financing arrangement and the IBM parties collected approximately $361 million from the distributors participating in the arrangement. As of September 27, 2008, $9426, 2009, $125 million was outstanding under these agreements. This amount appearsAs of December 27, 2008, $86 million was outstanding under these agreements. These amounts appear as other“Other short-term obligationsobligations” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet and isare not considered a cash commitment.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Guarantees

Guarantees of Indebtedness Recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of SeptemberDecember 27, 2008, the principal guarantee related to indebtedness recorded on our consolidated condensed balance sheet was for $58$28 million which representsand represented the amount of silent partnership contributions that AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin arewere required to repurchase from Leipziger Messe GmbH and is exclusive of(excluding the guaranteed rate of return obligation aggregating approximately $146 million. Ofreturn.) At the $58 millionClosing of the GF transaction in the first quarter of 2009, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin repurchased the partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG held by Leipziger Messe and the guarantee $29 million is expected to expire by the end of 2008, and $29 million is expected to expire by the end of 2009.was terminated.

Guarantees of Indebtedness Not Recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

AMTC and BAC Guarantees

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co. KG (BAC) are joint ventures initially formed by AMD, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. (Dupont) for the purpose of constructing and operating an advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. The Company procuresAMTC provides advanced photomasks from AMTC and uses themfor use in manufacturing itsour microprocessors. In April 2005, DuPont was acquired by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. and

became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toppan, named Toppan Photomasks, Inc. (Toppan). In December 2007, Infineon entered into an assignment agreement to transfer its interest in AMTC and BAC to Qimonda AG (Qimonda), with the exception of certain AMTC/BAC related payment guarantees. The assignment became effective in January 2008. In January 2009, Qimonda filed an application with the local court in Munich to commence insolvency proceedings. Pursuant to the partnership agreements of AMTC and BAC, the commencement of insolvency proceedings constituted an event of default which gave AMD and Toppan the right to expel Qimonda from the joint ventures. In March 2009, with agreement from Qimonda’s insolvency administrator, AMD and Toppan expelled Qimonda as a limited partner from the AMTC and BAC joint ventures, and, accordingly, became the only remaining joint venture partners.

In December 2002, BAC obtained a $110 millioneuro denominated term loan to finance the construction of the photomask facility. Atfacility pursuant to which the same time,equivalent of $33 million was outstanding as of September 26, 2009. Also in December 2002, each of Toppan Photomasks Germany GmbH, and AMTC, and BAC, as lessor,lessees, entered into a lease agreement.agreement with BAC, as lessor. The term of the lease agreement is ten years.years from initial occupancy. Each joint venture partner guaranteed a specific percentage of AMTC’s portion of the rental payments. PursuantCurrently, Infineon, AMD and Toppan are the guarantors under the rental guarantee. The rental payments to anBAC are in turn used by BAC to repay amounts outstanding under the BAC term loan. There is no separate guarantee outstanding for the BAC term loan. With respect to the lease agreement, between AMTC, BAC and DuPont (now Toppan), AMTC may exercise a “step-in” right in which it would assume Toppan’stake over Toppan Germany’s remaining rental payments in connection with the rentallease agreement between Toppan Photomask Germany and BAC. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, our guarantee of AMTC’s portion of the rental obligation was approximately $9 million and our$17 million. Our maximum liability in the event AMTC exercises its “step-in” right and the other joint venture partners defaultToppan defaults under the guarantee waswould be approximately $83$58 million. These estimates are based upon forecasted rents to be charged by BAC in the future and are subject to change based upon the actual usage of the facility by the tenants and foreign currency exchange rates.

In December 2007, AMTC entered into a new $99 millioneuro denominated revolving credit facility, pursuant to which the equivalent of which $82$51 million was outstanding as of September 27, 2008. The proceeds were used to repay all amounts outstanding under a previous $175 million revolving credit facility and to provide additional financing for the acquisition of new tools. Subject to certain conditions under the revolving credit facility, AMTC may request that the loan amount be increased by an additional $58 million.26, 2009. The term of the revolving credit facility is three years. Upon request by AMTC and subject to certain conditions, the term of the revolving credit facility may be extended byfor up to two additional one-year periods.years. In June 2009, the AMTC credit facility and related documents were amended to reflect Qimonda’s expulsion from the joint ventures. Pursuant to athe amended guarantee agreement, each joint venture partner guaranteed one thirdof AMD and Toppan guarantee 50% of AMTC’s outstanding loan balance under the revolving credit facility. In September 2008, Qimonda provided a cash security equal to one third of AMTC’s outstanding loan balance pursuant to a cash pledge agreement and was released from the guarantee agreement. The obligations of the remaining joint venture partners under the guarantee agreement remain the same. As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, our liabilitypotential obligation under this guarantee was $27 million plus our portionthe equivalent of accrued interest and expenses. Our maximum liability under this guarantee is $33$25 million plus our portion of accrued interest and expenses. Under the terms of the guarantee, if our group consolidated cash (which is defined as cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities less the aggregate amount outstanding under any revolving credit facility)facility and not including GF cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities) is less than or expected to be less than $500 million, we will be required to provide cash collateral equal to one third50% of the balance outstanding under the revolving credit facility. We evaluated whether we should account for this guarantee under the provisions

As of FIN 45 and concluded it was immaterial to our financial position or results of operations. In the event the transactionMarch 28, 2009, Qimonda owed AMTC approximately $20 million in connection with ATIC is consummated and the approvalits committed capacity allocations. However, as a result of the partnerscommencement of insolvency proceedings, these amounts are considered insolvency claims and banks are received, our partnership interestswill be handled along with the claims of Qimonda’s other creditors. Because we believe that AMTC is unlikely to recover amounts due from Qimonda during the insolvency proceedings, we recorded a charge of $10 million, or 50 percent of the total receivable, in the AMTC and the BAC will be transferred to The Foundry Company.first quarter of 2009. As of September 26, 2009 this receivable was still outstanding.

Outlook

Our outlook disclosure is based on current expectations and contains forward-looking statements. Reference should be made to “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this section. For a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in the following disclosure, see the “Risk Factors” section in this report and such other risks and uncertainties as set forth in this report or detailed in our other SEC reports and filings.

In light of the current macroeconomic conditions, we expect fourth quarter 2008 revenue from continuing operations to be roughly flat with third quarter 2008 revenue, excluding process technology license revenue of $191 million. We also expect that: amortization expense for acquired intangible assets will be approximately $30 million; and depreciation and amortization expense will be approximately $280 million.

Recently Issued Accounting PronouncementsStandards

Transfer of Financial Assets.In March 2008,June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 161,166,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133140 (SFAS 161)., which removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from the guidance related to the accounting for transfers and servicing of financial instruments and removes the exception from applying the guidance for accounting for interests in variable interest entities to qualifying special-purpose entities. This statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivativeguidance clarifies that the objective of paragraph 9 of SFAS 140 is to determine whether a transferor and hedging activities and isall of the entities included in the transferor’s financial statements being presented have surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. That determination must consider the transferor’s continuing involvement in the transferred financial asset, including all arrangements or agreements made contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the transfer, even if they were not entered into at the time of the transfer. This guidance will be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal yearsinterim and interimannual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with earlier application encouraged.2009. We are currently evaluating the future impact this guidance will adopt SFAS 161 in the first quarter of 2009. Since SFAS 161 requires only additional disclosures concerning derivatives and hedging activities, adoption of SFAS 161 will not have an impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The adoption of SFAS 161 will change our disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.financial condition.

Variable Interest Entities.In May 2008,June 2009, the FASB issued FSP APBStatement No. 14-1,167,Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).(FSP APB 14-1). This FSPguidance amends the evaluation criteria to identify the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Additionally, this guidance requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or otherassets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) componentsprimary beneficiary of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. Thevariable interest entity. This guidance will be effective date of this FSP is for financial statements issued for fiscal yearsinterim and annual reporting periods beginning after DecemberNovember 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years and it does not permit earlier application. However,2009. We are currently evaluating the transitionfuture impact this guidance requires retroactive application to all periods presented. This FSP will impacthave on our accounting for the $2.2 billion 6.00% Notes whereby the equity component would be included in the paid-in-capital portionconsolidated results of stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet and the value of the equity component would be treated as an original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component. Higher interest expense will result byoperations or financial condition.

recognizing accretion of the discounted carrying value of the 6.00% Notes to their face amount as interest expense over the term of the 6.00% Notes. We expect to have higher interest expense beginning in the first quarter of 2009 due to the interest accretion, and the interest expense associated with the 6.00% Notes for prior periods will also be higher than previously reported due to the retrospective application of this FSP. Based on our preliminary analysis, the interest expense associated with our 6.00% Notes will be approximately $17 million, $26 million and $30 million higher for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively, as a result of adopting this FSP.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3,Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active. This FSP clarifies the application of FASB Statement No. 157,Fair Value Measurements, in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. In particular, it provides additional guidance on (a) how the reporting entity’s own assumptions (that is, expected cash flows and appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates) should be considered when measuring fair value when relevant observable inputs do not exist, (b) how available observable inputs in a market that is not active should be considered when measuring fair value, and (c) how the use of market quotes (for example, broker quotes or pricing services for the same or similar financial assets) should be considered when assessing the relevance of observable and unobservable inputs available to measure fair value. This FSP is effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. We evaluated this FSP and concluded that our valuation technique and the application used in determining the fair value of financial assets when the market for them is not active is consistent with this FSP’s guidance.

ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Reference is made to “Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007.27, 2008. There have not been any significant changes in the market risk since December 29, 2007, except as follows:27, 2008.

There has been significant deterioration and instability in the financial markets during 2008. This period of extraordinary disruption and readjustment in the financial markets exposes us to additional investment risk. The value and liquidity of the securities in which we invest could deteriorate rapidly and the issuers of such securities could be subject to credit rating downgrades. In light of the current market conditions and these additional risks, we actively monitor market conditions and developments specific to the securities and security classes in which we invest. We believe that we take a conservative approach to investing our funds in that we invest only in highly-rated securities with relatively short maturities and do not invest in securities we believe involve a higher degree of risk. While we believe we take prudent measures to mitigate investment related risks, such risks cannot be fully eliminated, as there are circumstances outside of our control.

As of September 27, 2008, we had approximately $180 million investments in ARS after recording an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $12 million in the second quarter of 2008. During the first nine months of 2008, the market conditions for these ARS deteriorated due to the uncertainties in the credit markets. As a result, we were not able to sell our ARS as scheduled in the auction market during the first nine months of 2008. See “Part I, Item II – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report for further information.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the executive serving us our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative and Operations Officer as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As of September 27, 2008,26, 2009, the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the executive serving us our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative and Operations Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and the executive serving us our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative and Operations Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

There have not been any changeswas no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the first nine monthsour third quarter of 20082009 that have materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

GPUU.S. Consumer Class Action Lawsuits

On September 16, 2008, ATI Technologies ULC (ATI), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD US Finance, Inc.,The Court held a final approval hearing on August 31, 2009, and 1252986 Alberta ULC (collectively, the ATI Entities), executed a settlement agreement relating to the claims of the certified class of direct purchaser plaintiffs previously approved by the District Court for the Northern District of California (District Court), which consists of purchasers who bought graphics cards directly from the websites of ATI or NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) in the United States during the period December 4, 2002 to November 7, 2007. The settlement agreement calls for the ATI entities to pay $850,000 into a fund to be made available for payments to the certified class in exchange for a dismissal of all claims related to the lawsuit. The ATI Entities are not obligated under the settlement agreement to pay attorneys’ fees, costs, or make any other payments in connection with the settlement other than our payment of $850,000. The settlement agreement is subject to court approval and, if approved, would dispose of all claims raised by the certified class in the lawsuit against the ATI Entities. On October 2, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued anentered its order staying the direct purchaser plaintiffs’ petition for permission to appeal the District Court’s order regarding class certification.

The ATI Entities have also reached a settlement agreement with the remaining individual indirect purchaser plaintiffs in the lawsuit. On July 18, 2008, the District Court denied a motion seeking to certify a class of all indirect purchasers in the United States who purchased a product containing a graphics processing unit initially sold by the ATI Entities or NVIDIA. On September 9, 2008, the ATI Entities and NVIDIA reached a settlement agreement with the remaining individual indirect purchaser plaintiffs that provides for the ATI Entities to pay $112,500 in exchange for a dismissal of all claims and appeals related to the lawsuit raised by the individual indirect purchaser plaintiffs. This settlement is not subject to thegranting final approval of the District Court. Pursuant toHDCP settlement and dismissing the settlement, the individual indirect purchaser plaintiffs have dismissed their claims and withdrawn their petition for permission to appeal the District Court’s order denying their motion for class certification.case with prejudice on September 11, 2009.

AMD v. Samsung Electronics Co. et alal.

On February 19, 2008, AMD and ATI filed a complaint against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) and related Samsung entities alleging infringement of six AMD patents. The complaint was amended in May 2008Court issued its claims construction order on September 17, 2009. The trial date is likely to add a seventh patent and also to add two additional Samsung entities as defendants to the suit. The case is filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, case number 3:08-CV-0986-SI. The AMD patents generally relate to semiconductors, semiconductor memory, and related products. We are seeking damages and injunctive relief. Samsung filed an answer and counterclaims on May 15, 2008, alleging infringement by us of six Samsung patents. The Samsung patents generally relate to semiconductor fabrication and design. Samsung is seeking damages and injunctive relief. AMD filed its answer to Samsung’s counterclaims on August 1, 2008.

Department of Justice Subpoena

On October 10, 2008, U.S. Department of Justice informed us that it had closed its investigation into ATI’s pricing and marketing practices in the sale of GPUs.be extended until January 2011.

 

ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS

This description of our business risk factors includes any material changes to and supersedes risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 200727, 2008, and in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly ReportReports on Form 10-Q for the quarterfiscal quarters ended March 28, 2009 and June 28, 2008.27, 2009.

Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit our ability to compete effectively.

Intel Corporation has dominated the market for microprocessors for many years. Intel’s market share, margins and significant financial resources enable it to market its products aggressively, to target our customers and our channel partners with special incentives, and to discipline customers who do business with us. These aggressive activities have in the past and are likely in the future to result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for our products and adversely affect our margins and profitability.

Intel exerts substantial influence over computer manufacturers and their channels of distribution through various brand and other marketing programs. Because of its dominant position in the microprocessor market, Intel has been able to control x86 microprocessor and computer system standards and bench marks and to dictate the type of products the microprocessor market requires of us. Intel also dominates the computer system platform, which includes core logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards and other components necessary to assemble a computer system. As a result, OEMs that purchase microprocessors for computer systems are highly dependent on Intel, less innovative on their own and, to a large extent, are distributors of Intel technology. Additionally, Intel is able to drive de facto standards for x86 microprocessors that could cause us and other companies to have delayed access to such standards.

Intel also manufactures and sells integrated graphics chipsets bundled with their microprocessors and is a dominant competitor with respect to this portion of our business. Intel could leverageleverages its dominance in the microprocessor market to sell its integrated chipsets. Moreover, computer manufacturers are increasingly using integrated graphics chipsets rather than discrete graphics components, particularly for notebooks, because they cost less than traditional discrete graphics components while offering reasonably good enough graphics performance for most mainstream PCs.

Also, Intel has stated that it intends to reenter the discrete GPU market. Intel’s actions could shrink the total available market for certain of our graphics products. Intel could also take other actions that place our discrete GPUs and integrated chipsets at a competitive disadvantage, such asincluding giving one or more of our competitors in the graphics market, such as Nvidia Corporation, preferential access to its proprietary graphics interface or other useful information.

As long as Intel remains in this dominant position, we may be materially adversely affected by Intel’s:

 

business practices, including rebating and allocation strategies and pricing actions, designed to limit our market share;share and margins;

 

product mix and introduction schedules;

 

product bundling, marketing and merchandising strategies;

 

exclusivity payments to its current and potential customers;customers and channel partners;

 

control over industry standards, PC manufacturers and other PC industry participants, including motherboard, memory, chipset and basic input/output system, or BIOS, suppliers and software companies as well as the graphics interface for Intel platforms; and

 

marketing and advertising expenditures in support of positioning the Intel brand over the brand of its OEM customers.

Intel has substantially greater financial resources than we do and accordingly spends substantially greater amounts on research and development and production capacity than we do. We expect Intel to maintain its dominant position and to continue to invest heavily in marketing, research and development, new manufacturing facilities and other technology companies. To the extent Intel manufactures a significantly larger portion of its microprocessor products using more advanced process technologies, or introduces competitive new products into the market before we do, we may be more vulnerable to Intel’s aggressive marketing and pricing strategies for microprocessor products.

Intel’s dominant position in the microprocessor market and integrated graphics chipset market, its existing relationships with top-tier OEMs and its aggressive marketing and pricing strategies could result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

If our proposed joint venture with ATIC is not consummated, or if we do not fully realize the anticipated benefits of our Asset Smart strategy, our business could be adversely impacted.

On October 6, 2008, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with ATIC and WCH pursuant to which we agreed to form a manufacturing joint venture with ATIC, referred to as The Foundry Company.

Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including: (i) receipt of material consents; (ii) receipt of certain government approvals, including HSR antitrust approval from the United States and merger control clearances from certain foreign regulatory authorities; (iii) approval from our stockholders under the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange of our issuance of 58,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 30,000,000 shares of our common stock to WCH; (iv) the economic incentives and subsidies currently made available to us and our subsidiaries by governmental authorities in the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany or the State of Saxony and the State of New York remaining available to The Foundry Company and its subsidiaries without financial penalty or change that would be materially adverse to The Foundry Company and its subsidiaries and no governmental authority having notified any party that such governmental authority intends to seek to terminate the availability of such economic incentives and subsidies and (v) receipt of notice from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, to the effect that a review or investigation of the transactions has been concluded and that a determination has been made that there are no unresolved U.S. national security concerns, or the lack of action by the President of the United States to block or prevent the consummation of the transactions under Exon-Florio, with the applicable time period for the President to take such action having expired. If any of these conditions are not met, then ATIC and WCH will not be obligated to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement. If the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement are not consummated, it could have a number of adverse consequences for our business, including the following:

we would not realize the anticipated benefits of the joint venture, including the improvement in our cash balance by approximately $1.2 billion, the reduction in our outstanding debt by approximately $1.2 billion upon assumption of such debt by The Foundry Company, and having The Foundry Company manufacture our products;

we would need to continue funding manufacturing capital expenditures and incur increasing process technology costs;

we would not be able to take advantage, as a shareholder of The Foundry Company, of the shift by integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, to a fabless business model;

the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement may cause our stock price to decline;

if the Master Transaction Agreement is terminated for specified reasons, we would be required to pay WCH a termination fee or reimburse ATIC and WCH for certain expenses pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement; and

our business and operations may be harmed to the extent that customers, suppliers and others believe that we cannot effectively compete in the marketplace without the joint venture or there is customer or employee uncertainty surrounding the future direction of our company in the absence of the joint venture.

Moreover, even if the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement are consummated, we may not fully realize the anticipated benefits of our “Asset Smart” strategy, such as an improved balance sheet, cost savings, decreased expenses, increased liquidity, greater focus on design and development, our business may be materially adversely affected.

The recent instability of the financial markets may adversely impact our business and operating results.

Recently, there has been widespreadThere is continued concern over the instability of the financial markets and their influence on the global economy. As a result of the credit market crisis and other macro-economic challenges currently affecting the global economy, our current or potential future customers may experience serious cash flow problems and as a result may modify, delay or cancel plans to purchase our products. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2008, typically the strongest quarter of our fiscal year, end user demand for PCs and servers decreased significantly. In turn, our customers sharply reduced orders for our products in order to balance their inventory levels to address end-customer demand. Additionally, if our customers are not successful in generating sufficient revenue or are precluded from securingunable to secure financing, they may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of, accounts receivable that are owed tothey owe us. Any inability of our current and/or potential future customers to pay us for our products may adversely affect our earnings and cash flow. Moreover, our key suppliers may reduce their output or become insolvent, thereby adversely impacting our ability to manufacture our products. For example, in January 2009, Qimonda AG, a supplier of memory for our graphics products, filed an application with the local court in Munich to commence insolvency proceedings and insolvency proceedings commenced in April 2009. In addition, the current economic conditions may make it more difficult for us to raise fundingfunds through borrowings or private or public sales of debt or equity securities. If global economic conditions deteriorate further or do not show improvement, we may experience material adverse impacts to our business and operating results.

If we cannot generate sufficient revenues and operating cash flow or obtain external financing, we may face a cash shortfall and be unable to make all of our planned capital expenditures.

During the third quarter of 2008, we decreased our total planned fiscal 2008 capital expenditures from $1.1 billion to approximately $800 million. Our ability to fund capital expenditures depends on generating sufficient cash flow from operations and the availability of external financing, if necessary. Our capital expenditures, together with ongoing operating expenses, will be a substantial drain on our cash flow and may decrease our cash balances. As of September 27, 2008, we had approximately $1.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. During the first nine months of 2008, we incurred substantial losses that have had a negative impact on cash balances. During the first nine months of 2008, net cash used in operating activities was $442 million and net cash used in investing activities was $78 million.

The timing and amount of our capital requirements cannot be precisely determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors including whether we are able to consummate our proposed joint venture with ATIC, future demand for products, product mix, changes in semiconductor industry conditions and market competition. We regularly assess markets for external financing opportunities, including debt and equity financing. Additional debt or equity financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on satisfactory terms. The recent developments in the credit markets may further adversely impact our ability to obtain debt financing when needed. Our inability to obtain needed financing or to generate sufficient cash from operations may require us to abandon projects or curtail capital expenditures. If we curtail capital expenditures or abandon projects, we could be materially adversely affected.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from implementing our strategy or fulfilling our contractual obligations.

As of September 27, 2008, we had consolidated debt of $5.2 billion. Our substantial indebtedness may:

make it difficult for us to satisfy our financial obligations, including making scheduled principal and interest payments;

limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other purposes;

limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our debt obligations.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt, or our guarantees of other parties’ debts, will depend on our financial and operating performance, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow or that we will be able to borrow funds in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our debt or to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our debt, we may be required to sell assets or equity, reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance our debt, sell assets or equity or borrow more funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

The agreements governing our borrowing arrangements impose restrictions on us that may adversely affect our ability to operate our business.

The indenture governing our 7.75% Notes contains various covenants that limit our ability to:

incur additional indebtedness, except specified permitted debt;

pay dividends and make other restricted payments;

make certain investments if a default or an event of default exists, or if specified financial conditions are not satisfied;

create or permit certain liens;

create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us;

use the proceeds from certain asset sales;

enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

consolidate, merge or sell assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety unless specified conditions are met.

In addition, our Fab 36 term loan contains restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on the ability of our German subsidiary, AMD Fab 36 KG, and its affiliated limited partners to pay us dividends and other payments and also require us to maintain specified financial ratios when group consolidated cash is below specified amounts. Our ability to satisfy these covenants, financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will meet those requirements. A breach of any of these covenants, financial ratios or tests could result in a default under the term loan agreement.

The agreements governing our borrowing arrangements contain cross-default provisions whereby a default under one agreement would likely result in cross defaults under agreements covering other borrowings. For example, the occurrence of a default with respect to any indebtedness or any failure to repay debt when due in an amount in excess of $50 million would cause a cross default under the indentures governing our 5.75% Notes, 6.00% Notes and 7.75% Notes. The occurrence of a default under any of these borrowing arrangements would permit the applicable lenders or note holders to declare all amounts outstanding under those borrowing arrangements to be immediately due and payable. If the note holders or the trustee under the indentures governing our 5.75% Notes, 6.00% Notes or 7.75% Notes accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay those borrowings and our other indebtedness.

If we are unable to successfully implement our cost cutting efforts, our business could be materially adversely affected.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we incurred a net loss of approximately $127 million. We have taken and plan to continue to undertake a number of actions to decrease our expenses and realign our cost structure. For example, in April 2008, we commenced headcount reductions, with the goal of reducing headcount by approximately 10 percent by the end of the fourth quarter of 2008. Similarly, we intend to decrease fiscal 2008 capital expenditures by about $300 million to a total of $800 million. In addition to the headcount reductions announced in April 2008, in order to achieve our goal of reducing our breakeven point, we plan to undertake additional cost reduction actions, including a reduction in headcount during the fourth quarter of 2008 and additional cost reduction activities in the fourth quarter of 2008 and in 2009. We cannot assure you that we will be able to reduce our expenses as planned. If these reductions are not effectively managed, we may experience unanticipated effects from these reductions causing harm to our business and customer relationships.

We have not realized all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ATI and may continue to incur future impairments of goodwill and assets related to the business acquired from ATI.

We have not realized all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ATI. In the fourth quarter of 2007, we performed our annual impairment analysis with respect to the goodwill associated with the businesses acquired from ATI and, based on the outcome of that analysis, we also evaluated our acquisition-related intangible assets for impairment. We determined that goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition of ATI was impaired, and incurred a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $1.3 billion, as well as an impairment charge of $349 million related to acquisition-related identifiable intangible assets acquired from ATI. These charges resulted in a reduction of the carrying values of goodwill and acquisition related intangible assets as recorded on our balance sheet and were based on an updated long-term financial outlook for the former ATI operations that was lower than previously calculated.

During the second quarter of 2008 we performed an interim impairment analysis of the goodwill and intangible assets associated with the Handheld and Digital Television business units acquired from ATI, which prior to the second quarter of 2008 were reported as part of the Consumer Electronics segment. We undertook the analysis because we decided to divest the businesses, which we determined were not directly aligned with our core strategy. From the second quarter of 2008, these businesses have been classified as “discontinued operations” for financial reporting purposes. As a result of our interim impairment analysis, we concluded that the carrying amounts of goodwill and certain finite-lived intangible assets associated with our Handheld and Digital Television business units were impaired and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $799 million and a finite-lived intangible asset impairment charge of $77 million.During the third quarter of 2008 we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Broadcom to sell certain assets related to the Digital Television business unit for $192.8 million. The asset purchase agreement was amended on October 27, 2008 to reduce the purchase price to $141.5 million. Upon closing of the transaction and based on the final terms, we wrote down goodwill by $135 million in the third quarter of 2008.

As at September 27, 2008, the carrying amounts of goodwill and certain finite-lived intangible assets were $205 million for our Computing Solutions segment and $964 million for our Graphics segment (which now includes revenue from royalties received in connection with sales of game console systems that incorporate our technology) and $193 million for our discontinued operations. We considered the income approach in determining the implied fair value of the goodwill, which requires estimates of future operating results and cash flows of each of the reporting units discounted using estimated discount rates taking into consideration the estimated sales proceeds that we expect to receive from any divestiture of these businesses. However, actual performance in the near-term and longer-term or cash flow from divesture of any of the assets related to these operations could be materially different from these forecasts, which could impact future estimates of fair value of our reporting units and may result in further impairment of goodwill.

Our ability to realize the benefits of the continuing operations of ATI depends, in part, on our ability to realize the anticipated synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities from integrating those businesses with the businesses of AMD, and failure to realize these anticipated benefits could have a further adverse affect on our business. Our success in realizing these benefits and the timing of this realization depends upon our ability to continue to integrate ATI’s chipset, graphics and game console operations. Difficulties may include, among others:

retaining key employees;

coordinating sales and marketing functions;

preserving our customer, supplier, ecosystem partner and other important relationships;

aligning and executing on new product roadmaps; and

coordinating geographically separate organizations.

Any inability to continue to integrate successfully could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our inability to divest our Handheld business unit could materially adversely affect our business.

Although we have decided to divest our Handheld business unit, we cannot assure you that we will be able to divest this business on terms favorable to us or at all. If we are unable to divest this business, we may be required to shut this business down. In addition, we may have to record additional goodwill impairment charges and finite-lived intangible asset impairment charges as well as potential significant shut-down costs.

We cannot be certain that our substantial investments in research and development will lead to timely improvements in product designs or technology used to manufacture our products or that we will have sufficient resources to invest in the level of research and development that is required to remain competitive.

We will make substantial investments in research and development for process technologies in an effort to design and manufacture leading-edge microprocessors unless and until we consummate our proposed joint venture with ATIC. We also make substantial investments in research and development related to product designs and we anticipate that we will continue to invest in research and development in the future. We cannot be certain that we will be able to develop, obtain or successfully implement leading-edge process technologies needed to manufacture future generations of our products profitably or on a timely basis or that our

competitors will not develop new technologies, products or processes that render our products uncompetitive or obsolete. If new competitors, technological advances by existing competitors or other competitive factors require us to invest significantly greater resources than anticipated in our research and development efforts, our operating expenses would increase. If we are required to invest significantly greater resources than anticipated in research and development efforts without an increase in revenue, our operating results could decline. However, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to achieve planned investments in research and development or to otherwise maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required for us to remain competitive.

We entered into an amended and restated joint development agreement with IBM, pursuant to which we have agreed to work together to develop new process technologies until the earlier of (i) the expiration or earlier termination of all project agreements as set forth in the joint development agreement or (ii) December 31, 2015. We anticipate that under this agreement, we will pay fees to IBM of approximately $956 million in connection with joint development projects between August 15, 2008 and 2015. If this agreement were to be terminated, we would have to substantially increase our research and development activities internally, which could significantly increase our research and development costs, and we could experience delays or other setbacks in the development of new process technologies, any of which would materially adversely affect us. Moreover, the timely achievement of the milestones set forth in the joint development agreement is critical to our ability to continue to manufacture microprocessors using advanced process technologies.

The success of our business is dependent upon our ability to introduce products on a timely basis with required features and performance levels that provide value to our customers and support and coincide with significant industry transitions.

Our success depends to a significant extent on the development, qualification, implementation and acceptance of new product designs and improvements that provide value to our customers. Our ability to develop and qualify new products and related technologies to meet evolving industry requirements, at prices acceptable to our customers and on a timely basis are significant factors in determining our competitiveness in our target markets. If we fail to or are delayed in developing or qualifying new products or technologies, we may lose competitive positioning, which could cause us to lose market share and require us to discount the selling prices of our products. For example, in the third quarter of 2007, we commenced initial shipments of our quad core AMD Opteron processors, but our initial production ramp of these processors was slower than we anticipated because we had to undertake design and process tuning.

Delays in developing or qualifying new products can also cause us to miss our customers’ product design windows. If our customers do not include our products in the initial design of their computer systems, they will typically not use our products in their systems until at least the next design configuration. The process of being qualified for inclusion in a customer’s system can be lengthy and could cause us to further miss a cycle in the demand of end-users, which also could result in a loss of market share and harm our business.

Moreover, market demand requires that products incorporate new features and performance standards on an industry-wide basis. Over the life of a specific product, the average selling price undergoes regular price reductions. The introduction of new products and enhancements to existing products is necessary to maintain overall corporate average selling prices. If we are unable to introduce new products or launch new products with sufficient increases in average selling price or increased unit sales volumes capable of offsetting these reductions in average selling prices of existing products, our revenues, inventories, gross margins and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

Our abilityWe rely on GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) to designmanufacture our microprocessor products, and introduce new graphicsif GF is unable to manufacture our products inon a timely manner is dependent upon third party intellectual property.

In the design and development of new products and graphics product enhancements, we rely on third-party intellectual property such as software development tools and hardware testing tools. Our graphics business has experienced delays in the introduction of products as a result of the inability of then available third party development tools to fully simulate the complex features and functionalities of its products. The design requirements necessarybasis or to meet consumer demands for more features and greater functionality from graphics products in the future may exceed the capabilities of the third party development tools available to us. If the third-party intellectual property that we use becomes unavailable or fails to produce designs that meet consumer demands,our capacity requirements, our business could be materially adversely affected.

We rely on our GF joint venture to manufacture substantially all microprocessor products for us. If GF suffers any damage to its facilities, is unable to secure necessary raw materials from its suppliers, loses benefits under its material agreements such as its joint development agreement with IBM, is unable to obtain funding from ATIC under the Funding Agreement or otherwise, experiences power outages, lacks sufficient capacity to manufacture our products, encounters financial difficulties due to litigation or otherwise or suffers any other disruption or reduction in efficiency of foundry capacity, we may encounter supply delays or disruptions, which could materially adversely impact our business. If GF is unable to remain competitive using advanced process technologies, our business could be materially adversely affected. If we are unable to obtain sufficient supply from GF, we would have to move production of our products to new manufacturers, which could result in significant delays and materially adversely affect our business. If GF is not able to manufacture our products on a timely basis or to meet our capacity requirements, our business could be materially adversely affected. In addition, pursuant to a Wafer Supply Agreement that we entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, we agreed to compensate GF on a cost plus basis. Although this cost-plus arrangement will not have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements while we are consolidating the financial results of GF, per unit manufacturing costs of AMD (excluding GF) will increase.

The lossunder-utilization of a significant customerGF manufacturing facilities may increase our per unit costs and may have a material adverse effect on us.

Collectively, our top four customers accounted for approximately 35 percentPursuant to the Wafer Supply Agreement between us and GF, we are required to provide GF with forecasts of our total revenue in the third quarter of 2008. Moreover, historically a significant portion of ATI’s revenues were derived from sales to a small number of customers, and we expect that a small number of customers will continue to accountvolume requirements for a substantial part of revenues from our graphics businesses in the future. For example, during the third quarter of 2008, four customers accounted for over 54 percent of the revenue of our Graphics segment. If one of our top microprocessor or graphics business customers decided to stop buying our products, or if onemicroprocessors. Portions of these customers were to materially reduce its operationsforecasts become binding purchase or its demand for our products, we would be materially adversely affected.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that materially adversely affected, and may in the future materially adversely affect, our business.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced significant downturns, often in conjunction with constant and rapid technological change, wide fluctuations in supply and demand, continuous new product introductions, price erosion and declines in general economic conditions. The current uncertainty in global economic conditions may also impact the semiconductor market as consumers and businesses may defer purchases, which could negatively impact demand for our products. Our financial performance has been, and may in the future be, negatively affected by these downturns. We incurred substantial losses in recent downturns, due to:

substantial declines in average selling prices;

the cyclical nature of supply/demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry;

a decline in demand for end-user products (such as PCs) that incorporate our products;

excess inventory levels in the channels of distribution, including those of our customers; and

excess production capacity.

If the semiconductor industry were to experience a downturn in the future, we would be materially adversely affected.

The demand for our products depends in part on continued growth in the industries and geographies into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for our products or a market decline in any of these industries or geographies would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our microprocessor business is dependent upon the market for mobile and desktop PCs and servers. Industry-wide fluctuations in the computer marketplace have materially adversely affected us in the past and may materially adversely affect us in the future. Depending on the growth rate of computers sold, sales of our products may not grow and may even decrease. If demand for computers is below our expectations, we could be materially adversely affected.

The business we acquired from ATI is also dependent upon the market for mobile, desktop and workstation PCs and game consoles. A market decline in any of these industries could cause the demand for our products to decrease and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

The growth of our business is also dependent on continued demand for our products from high-growth global markets. If demand from these markets is below our expectations, sales of our products may decrease, which would have a material adverse effect on us.

The markets in which our products are sold are highly competitive.

The markets in which our products are sold are very competitive, and delivering the latest and best products to market on a timely basis is critical to achieving revenue growth. We expect competition to intensify due to rapid technological changes, frequent product introductions and aggressive pricing by competitors. We believe that the main factors that determine our competitiveness are product quality, power consumption, reliability, speed, size (or form factor), cost, selling price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility and stability, brand recognition, timely product introductions and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. We expect that competition will continue to be intense in these markets and our competitors’ products may be less costly, provide better performance or include additional features that render our products uncompetitive. With respect to our graphics products, Intel and Nvidia are our competitors. Some competitors may have greater access or rights to companion technologies, including interface, processor and memory technical information. Competitive pressures could adversely impact the demand for our products, which could harm our revenue and gross margin. For example, during the second quarter of 2008, we experienced a competitive pricing environment for our lower end graphics products and reduced prices for some of our graphics products in response to our competitor’s price cuts.

If we fail to continue to improve the efficiency of our supply chain in order to respond to increases or changes in customer demand for our products, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability to meet customer demand for our products depends, in part, on our ability to deliver the products our customers want on a timely basis. Accordingly, we must continually improve the management of our supply chain by synchronizing the entire supply chain, from sourcing through manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment. As we continue to grow our business, acquire new OEM customers and strengthen relationships with existing OEM customers, the efficiency of our supply chain will become increasingly important because OEMs tend to have specificpayment requirements for particular products, and specific time-frames in which they require delivery of these products. We have previously experienced challenges related to the logistics of delivering our products across a diverse set of customers and geographies on a timely basis. In addition, upon consummation of our proposed joint venture with ATIC, we will need to revise our processes upon transitioning to manufacturing at a foundry. If we fail to continue to improve the efficiency of our supply chain our business could be materially adversely affected.

We depend on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, BIOS software and other components.

We depend on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, BIOS software and other components that support our microprocessor offerings. In addition, we continue to work with other third parties to obtain graphics chips in order to provide our customers with a greater choice of technologies to best meet their needs.

Our microprocessors are not designed to function with motherboards and chipsets designed to work with Intel microprocessors because our patent cross-license agreement with Intel does not extend to Intel’s proprietary bus interface protocol. If we are unable to secure sufficient support for our microprocessor products from designers and manufacturers of motherboards and chipsets, our business would be materially adversely affected. As a result of our acquisition of ATI, we design and supply a significantly greater amount of graphics products ourselves. This may cause third-party designers, manufacturers and suppliers to be less willing to do business with us or to support our products out of a perceived risk that we will be less willing to support their products or because we may compete with them. As a result, these third-party designers, manufacturers and suppliers could forge relationships, or strengthen their existing relationships, with our competitors. If the designers, manufacturers and suppliers of graphics chips, motherboards, and other components decrease their support for our product offerings and increase their support for the product offerings of our competitors, our business could be materially adversely affected.

If we are ultimately unsuccessful in any of our antitrust lawsuits against Intel, our business may be materially adversely affected.

On June 27, 2005, we filed an antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation and Intel’s Japanese subsidiary, Intel Kabushiki Kaisha, which we refer to collectively as Intel, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, and the California Business and Professions Code. Our complaint alleges that Intel has unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the x86 microprocessor market by engaging in anti-competitive financial and exclusionary business practices that limit the ability and/or incentive of Intel’s customers in dealing with us. Also, on June 30, 2005, our subsidiary in Japan, AMD Japan K.K., filed an action in Japan against Intel K.K. in the Tokyo High Court and the Tokyo District Court for damages arising from violations of Japan’s Antimonopoly Act. On September 26, 2006, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted Intel’s motion to dismiss foreign conduct claims. The effect of that decision was clarified by the Court’s January 12, 2007 adoption of the Special Master’s decision on our motion to compel foreign conduct discovery. As a result of these two decisions, we will be permitted to develop evidence of Intel’s exclusionary practices wherever they occur, including practices foreclosing us from foreign customers or in foreign market segments. However, the court’s ruling limits our damages to lost sales in the United States and lost sales abroad that would have originated from the United States. Trial is set for February 2010.

If our antitrust lawsuits against Intel are ultimately unsuccessful, our business, including our ability to increase market share in the microprocessor market, could be materially adversely affected.

Our operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns.

A substantial portion of our quarterly sales have historically been made in the last month of the quarter. This uneven sales pattern makes prediction of revenues for each financial period difficult and increases the risk of unanticipated variations in quarterly results and financial condition. In addition, our operating results tend to vary seasonally. For example, demand in the retail sector of the PC market is often stronger during the fourth quarter as a result of the winter holiday season. European sales are often weaker during the summer months. Many of the factors that create and affect seasonal trends are beyond our control.

Industry overcapacity could cause us to under-utilize our microprocessor manufacturing facilities and have a material adverse effect on us.

It is difficult to predict future growth or decline in the demand for our products, making it very difficult to estimateforecast our requirements for production capacity. Both we and our competitor, Intel, have added significant capacity in recent years, both by expanding capacity at wafer fabrication facilities and by transitioning to more advanced manufacturing technologies. In the past, capacity additions sometimes exceeded demand requirements leading to oversupply situations and downturns in the industry. Fluctuations in the growth rate of industry capacity relative to the growth rate in demand for our products contribute to cyclicality in the semiconductor market, which may in the future put pressure on our average selling prices and materially adversely affect us.

During periods of industry overcapacity, customers do not generally order products as far in advance of the scheduled shipment date as they do during periods when our industry is operating closer to capacity, which can exacerbate the difficulty in forecasting capacity requirements.accurately. If our target markets do not grow, as we anticipate, we may under-utilize ourGF manufacturing facilities, which may result in write-downs or write-offs of inventories and losses on products for which demand is lower than we anticipate. Manyfacilities. Because of our costs are fixed. Accordingly,commitments to GF, during periods in which we under-utilize ourGF manufacturing facilities as a result of reduced demand for certain of our microprocessor products, we may not be able to reduce our costs cannot be reduced in proportion to the reduced revenues for such a period. When this occurs, our operating results are materially adversely affected. If the demand for our microprocessor products is not consistent with our expectations, we may under-utilize our manufacturing facilities or we may not fully utilize the reserved capacity at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing’s foundry. This may have a material adverse effect on us.

Manufacturing capacity constraints and manufacturing capacity utilization rates may have a material adverse effect on us.

There may be situations in which our microprocessor manufacturing facilities, including our foundries, are inadequate to meet the demand for certain of our microprocessor products. Capacity addition is dependent on many factors such as tool delivery, lead-times, installation and qualification. Our inability to provide sufficient manufacturing capacity to meet demand, either in our own facilities or through foundry or similar arrangements with third parties, could result in an adverse effect on our relationships with customers, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

While currently, our owned manufacturing facilities are underutilized, if we do not have or cannot obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity to meet demand for our microprocessor products in the long term, either in our own facilities or through foundry or similar arrangements, we couldwill be materially adversely affected.

We rely on third-party foundries and other contractors to manufacture certainour graphics and chipset products.

WeIn addition to relying on GF to manufacture substantially all of our microprocessor products, we currently rely on other independent foundries such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corp. to manufacture our graphics and chipset products. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing manufactures some of our microprocessor products and products for consumer electronics devices. We also rely on third partythird-party manufacturers to manufacture our high end graphics boards. Independent contractors also perform the assembly, testing and packaging of these products. We obtain these manufacturing services for our graphics and chipset products and products for consumer electronics devices on a purchase order basis and these manufacturers are not required to provide us with any specified minimum quantity of product. Accordingly, our graphics and consumer electronics businesses dependbusiness depends on these suppliers to allocate to us a portion of their manufacturing capacity sufficient to meet our needs, to produce products of acceptable quality and at acceptable manufacturing yields and to deliver those products to us on a timely basis at acceptable prices. We cannot assure you that these manufacturers will be able to meet our near-term or long-term manufacturing requirements. The manufacturers we use also fabricate wafers and assemble, test and package products for other companies, including certain of our competitors. They could choose to prioritize capacity for other users, reduce or eliminate deliveries to us, or increase the prices that they charge us on short notice.

We must have reliable relationships with our wafer manufacturers and subcontractors to ensure adequate product supply to respond to customer demand. If we move production of our products to new manufacturers or if current manufacturers implement new process technology or design rules, any transition difficulties may result in lower yields or poorer performance of our products. Because it could take several quarters to establish a strategic relationship with a new manufacturing partner, we may be unable to secure an alternative supply for any specific product in a short time frame. We could experience significant delays in the shipment of our products if we are required to find alternative foundries or contractors. Other risks associated with our dependence on third-party manufacturers, including GF, include reduced control over delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing yields and cost, lack of capacity in periods of excess demand, misappropriation of our intellectual property, dependence on several small undercapitalized subcontractors, reduced ability to manage inventory and parts, and exposure to foreign countries and operations. If we are unable to secure sufficient or reliable supplies of wafers, our ability to meet customer demand for our graphics and consumer electronics businessesbusiness may be adversely affected and this could have a material adverse effect on us.

If essential equipment or materialsWe depend on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, BIOS software and other computer platform components.

We depend on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, BIOS software and other components that support our microprocessor offerings. In addition, we continue to work with other third parties to obtain graphics chips in order to provide our customers with a greater choice of technologies to best meet their needs.

Our microprocessors are not availabledesigned to manufacturefunction with motherboards and chipsets designed to work with Intel microprocessors. If we are unable to secure sufficient support for our microprocessor products from designers and manufacturers of motherboards and chipsets, our business would be materially adversely affected. As a result of our acquisition of ATI, we design and supply a significantly greater amount of graphics products ourselves. This may cause third-party designers, manufacturers and suppliers to be less willing to do business with us or to support our products out of a perceived risk that we will be less willing to support their products or because we may compete with them. As a result, these third-party designers, manufacturers and suppliers could forge relationships, or strengthen their existing relationships, with our competitors. If the designers, manufacturers and suppliers of graphics chips, motherboards, and other components decrease their support for our product offerings and increase their support for the product offerings of our competitors, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Our microprocessorFailure to achieve expected manufacturing operations depend upon obtaining deliveries of equipment and adequate supplies of materials on a timely basis. We purchase equipment and materials from a number of suppliers. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supply to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Because the equipment that we purchase is complex, it is difficult for us to substitute one supplier for another or one piece of equipment for another. Certain raw materials we use in manufacturing our microprocessor products or that are used in the manufacture of our graphics products are available only from a limited number of suppliers.

For example, we are largely dependent on one supplieryields for our silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers that we useproducts could negatively impact our financial results.

Semiconductor manufacturing yields are a function of both product design and process technology, which is typically proprietary to the manufacturer, and low yields can result from either design or process technology failures. GF is responsible for developing manufacturing process technologies used to manufacture our microprocessor products and other third party foundries are responsible for the process technologies used to manufacture our graphics products. We are also dependent on key chemicals from a limited number of suppliers and rely on a limited number of foreign companies to supply the majority of certain types of integrated circuit packages for our microprocessor products. Similarly, certain non-proprietary materials or components such as memory, PCBs, substrates and capacitors used in the manufacture of our graphics products are currently available from only a limited number of sources and are often subject to rapid changes in price and availability. Interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry could cause shortages and price increases in various essential materials. If we are unable to procure certain of these materials, we may have to reduce our manufacturing operations. Such a reduction has in the past and could in the future have a material adverse effect on us.

Unless we maintain manufacturing efficiency, our future profitability could be materially adversely affected.

Manufacturing our microprocessor products involves highly complex processes that require advanced equipment. Unless and until we consummate our proposed joint venture with ATIC, our manufacturing efficiency will continue to be an important factor in our profitability, and we cannot be surecertain that weGF or third party foundries will be able to maintaindevelop, obtain or increasesuccessfully implement leading-edge process technologies needed to manufacture future generations of our manufacturing efficiency to the same extent asproducts profitably or on a timely basis or that our competitors including their foundries. We continually modify manufacturingwill not develop new technologies, products or processes and transition to more advanced manufacturing process technologies in an effort to improve yields and product performance and decrease costs. We may fail to achieve acceptable yields or experience product delivery delays as a result of, among other things, capacity constraints, delays in the development or implementation of new process technologies, changes in our process technologies, upgrades or expansion of existing facilities, or impurities or other difficulties in the manufacturing process. Any decrease in manufacturing yields could result in an increase in our per unit costs or force us to allocate our reduced product supply among our customers, which could potentially harm our customer relationships, reputation, revenue and gross profit.

Improving our microprocessor manufacturing efficiency in future periods is dependent on our ability to:

develop advanced product and process technologies;

successfully transition to advanced process technologies;

ramp product and process technology improvements rapidly and effectively to commercial volumes across our facilities;

sustain continuous improvement levels at traditional rates, such as through our automated precision manufacturing efforts; and

achieve acceptable levels of manufacturing wafer output and yields, which may decrease as we implement more advanced technologies.

earlier. During periods when wefoundries are implementing new process technologies, their manufacturing facilities may not be fully productive. A substantial delay in the technology transitions to smaller process technologies could have a material adverse effect on us, particularly if our competitors transition to more cost effective technologies earlier thantechnologies. Moreover, if foundries experience manufacturing inefficiencies, we do. Our resultsmay fail to achieve acceptable yields or experience product delivery delays. Any decrease in manufacturing yields could result in an increase in the per unit costs or force us to allocate our reduced product supply among our customers, which could potentially harm our customer relationships, reputation, and financial results.

If we do not fully realize the anticipated benefits of operations would alsoour GF manufacturing joint venture with ATIC, our business could be adversely affectedimpacted.

As a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, we anticipate realizing certain benefits to our business, including the ability to take advantage, as a shareholder of GF, of the shift by integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, to a fabless business model. We cannot assure you that our manufacturing joint venture with ATIC will result in the full realization of these or any other benefits.

If we cannot generate sufficient revenues and operating cash flow or obtain external financing, we may face a cash shortfall and be unable to make all of our planned investments in research and development.

Although we make substantial investments in research and development, we cannot be certain that we will be able to develop, obtain or successfully implement new products and technologies on a timely basis. Our ability to fund research and development expenditures depends on generating sufficient cash flow from operations and the availability of external financing, if necessary. Our research and development expenditures, together with ongoing operating expenses, will be a substantial drain on our cash flow and may decrease our cash balances. If new competitors, technological advances by existing competitors or other competitive factors require us to invest significantly greater resources than anticipated in our research and development efforts, our operating expenses would increase. If we are required to invest significantly greater resources than anticipated in research and development efforts without an increase in fixed costsrevenue, our operating results could decline.

We regularly assess markets for external financing opportunities, including debt and equity financing. Additional debt or equity financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on satisfactory terms. The health of the credit markets may adversely impact our ability to obtain financing when needed. In addition, down grades from credit rating agencies such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, which we experienced during the second quarter of 2009, may adversely impact our ability to get external financing or the terms of such financing. Credit agency down grades may also impact relationships with our suppliers, who may limit our credit lines. Our inability to obtain needed financing or to generate sufficient cash from operations may require us to abandon projects or curtail planned investments in research and development. If we curtail planned investments in research and development or abandon projects, our products may fail to remain competitive and we would be materially adversely affected.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from implementing our strategy or fulfilling our contractual obligations.

As of September 26, 2009, we had consolidated debt of $5.7 billion. Of this amount, GF was responsible for $2 billion. Our substantial indebtedness may:

make it difficult for us to satisfy our financial obligations, including making scheduled principal and interest payments;

limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other purposes;

limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions, such as those that we are currently experiencing.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our debt obligations.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt, or our guarantees of other parties’ debts, will depend on our financial and operating expenses if revenues do not increase proportionately.

Similarly, the operating results of our graphicsperformance, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and handheld business unitother factors, many of which are dependent upon achieving planned semiconductor manufacturing yields. Our graphics and chipset products and products for consumer electronics devices are manufactured at independent foundries, but we have the responsibility for product design and the design and performance of the tooling required for manufacturing. Semiconductor manufacturing yields are a function of both product design and process technology, which is typically proprietary to the manufacturer, and low yields can result from either design or process technology failures. In addition, yield problems require cooperation by and communication between us and the manufacturer and sometimes the customer as well. The offshore location ofbeyond our principal manufacturers compounds these risks, due to the increased effort and time required to identify, communicate and resolve manufacturing yield problems.control. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow or that we will be able to borrow funds in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our foundriesdebt or to meet our working capital requirements. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our debt, we may be required to sell assets or equity, reduce expenditures, refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will identifybe able to refinance our debt, sell assets or equity or borrow more funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The macro-economic challenges affecting the global economy may further adversely impact our ability to borrow sufficient funds or sell assets or equity.

The agreements governing our borrowing arrangements impose restrictions on us that may adversely affect our ability to operate our business.

The indenture governing our 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012 (7.75% Notes) contains various covenants that limit our ability to:

incur additional indebtedness, except specified permitted debt;

pay dividends and fix problemsmake other restricted payments;

make certain investments if a default or an event of default exists, or if specified financial conditions are not satisfied;

create or permit certain liens;

create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us;

use the proceeds from certain asset sales;

enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

consolidate, merge or sell assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety unless specified conditions are met.

In addition, the guarantee agreement related to the Euro 700 Million Term Loan Facility Agreement for AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG that we transferred to GF contains restrictive covenants that require us to maintain specified financial ratios when group consolidated cash is below specified amounts. Our ability to satisfy these financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will meet those requirements. A breach of any of these financial ratios or tests could result in a timely mannerdefault under the Fab 36 Term Loan agreement.

The agreements governing our borrowing arrangements contain cross-default provisions whereby a default under one agreement would likely result in cross defaults under agreements covering other borrowings. For example, the occurrence of a default with respect to any indebtedness or any failure to repay debt when due in an amount in excess of $50 million would cause a cross default under the indentures governing our 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 (5.75% Notes), 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (6.00% Notes) and achieve acceptable manufacturing yields7.75% Notes. The occurrence of a default under any of these borrowing arrangements would permit the applicable note holders to declare all amounts outstanding under those borrowing arrangements to be immediately due and payable. If the note holders or the trustee under the indentures governing our 5.75% Notes, 6.00% Notes or 7.75% Notes accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay those borrowings and our other indebtedness.

If we are unable to continue to implement our cost cutting efforts, our business could be materially adversely affected.

We incurred a net loss attributable to AMD common stockholders of approximately $874 million in the first nine months of 2009 and $3.1 billion for 2008. We have taken a number of actions to decrease our expenses. For example, in the second and fourth fiscal quarters of 2008 we implemented restructuring plans to reduce our expenses. The restructuring charges for the restructuring plans implemented during 2008 represent primarily severance and costs related to the continuation of certain employee benefits in connection with the termination of employees, contract or program termination costs, asset impairments and exit costs for facility site consolidations and closures.

In January 2009, we implemented additional cost reduction activities including temporary salary reductions for employees in the United States and Canada and suspension of certain employment benefits such as our 401(k) plan matching program. We plan to restore employees’ salaries to previous levels beginning in December 2009. If our restructuring activities are not effectively managed, we may experience unanticipated effects causing harm to our business and customer relationships.

The loss of a significant customer may have a material adverse effect on us.

Collectively, our top four customers accounted for approximately 47 percent of our revenue in the third fiscal quarter of 2009. Moreover, historically a significant portion of ATI’s revenues were derived from sales to a small number of customers, and we expect that a small number of customers will continue to account for a substantial part of revenues of our graphics businesses in the future. During the third fiscal quarter of 2009, four customers accounted for approximately 47 percent of the revenue of our Graphics segment. If one of our top microprocessor or graphics business customers decided to stop buying our products, or if one of these customers were to materially reduce its operations or its demand for our products, we would be materially adversely affected.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that materially adversely affected, and may in the future materially adversely affect, our business.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced significant downturns, often in conjunction with constant and rapid technological change, wide fluctuations in supply and demand, continuous new product introductions, price erosion and declines in general economic conditions. The current uncertainty in global economic conditions has also impacted the semiconductor market as consumers and businesses have deferred purchases, which has negatively impacted demand for our products. Our inability,financial performance has been, and may in cooperation withthe future be, negatively affected by these downturns. We incurred substantial losses in recent downturns, due to:

substantial declines in average selling prices;

the cyclical nature of supply/demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry;

a decline in demand for end-user products (such as PCs) that incorporate our independent foundries,products;

excess inventory levels in the channels of distribution, including those of our customers; and

excess production capacity.

If the current downturn in the semiconductor industry does not improve, we will be materially adversely affected.

The demand for our products depends in part on continued growth in the industries and geographies into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for our products or a market decline in any of these industries or geographies would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our microprocessor and graphics businesses are dependent upon the market for mobile and desktop PCs and servers. Industry-wide fluctuations in the computer marketplace have materially adversely affected us in the past, are currently adversely affecting us and may materially adversely affect us in the future. For example, during the fourth quarter of 2008, which is typically our strongest quarter during the fiscal year, end user demand for PCs and servers decreased significantly. In turn, our customers sharply reduced orders for our products in order to achieve planned production yieldsbalance their inventory levels to end customer demand, which materially adversely affected us. We believe the macro-economic challenges currently affecting the global economy will continue to adversely impact end customer demand for PCs and servers for the remainder of 2009.

The growth of our business is also dependent on continued demand for our products from high-growth global markets. If demand from these markets is below our expectations, sales of our products may decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on us. In particular, failure to reach planned production yields over time could result in us not having sufficient product supply to meet demand and/or higher production costs and lower gross margins. This could materially adversely affect us.

If our proposed joint venture with ATIC is consummated, our issuance to WCH of 58,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 30,000,000 shares of our common stock, if and when exercised by ATIC, will dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders, and the conversion of our 5.75% Notes and 6.00% Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders.

In connection with our proposed joint venture with ATIC, we have agreed to sell to WCH 58,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 30,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Our issuance of the shares to WCH upon the consummation of our joint venture with ATIC and any subsequent issuance by us of additional shares to WCH upon exercise of the warrants will dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market by WCH of any shares we issue to WCH could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock, and the anticipated exercise by WCH of the warrants we issue to WCH could depress the price of our common stock.

Moreover, the conversion of some or all of the 5.75% Notes and the 6.00% Notes may dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders. The conversion of the 5.75% Notes and the 6.00% Notes could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share to the extent that the price of our common stock exceeds the conversion price of the 5.75% Notes and 6.00% Notes. Any sales in the public market of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5.75% Notes or 6.00% Notes could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the anticipated conversion of the 5.75% Notes or 6.00% Notes into cash and shares of our common stock could depress the price of our common stock.

The voluntary bankruptcy petitionmarkets in which our products are sold are highly competitive.

The markets in which our products are sold are very competitive, and delivering the latest and best products to market on a timely basis is critical to achieving revenue growth. We expect competition to intensify due to rapid technological changes, frequent product introductions and aggressive pricing by Lehman Brothers has eliminatedcompetitors. We believe that the potential dilution benefitsmain factors that determine our product competitiveness are product quality, power consumption, reliability, speed, size (or form factor), cost, selling price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility and stability, brand, timely product introductions and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. We expect that competition will continue to be intense in these markets and our capped call transaction,competitors’ products may be less costly, provide better performance or include additional features that render our products uncompetitive. Some competitors may have greater access or rights to companion technologies, including interface, processor and memory technical information. Competitive pressures could adversely impact the demand for our products, which could harm our revenue and gross margin.

Events or occurrences that adversely affect GF’s results of operations or financial position will adversely affect our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

Because we may not receive any fundsconsolidate the operations of GF for financial reporting purposes, events or occurrences that adversely affect GF’s results of operations or financial position will adversely affect our consolidated results of operations or financial position. For example, if GF incurs additional liabilities or debt, or if GF must forfeit or repay the subsidies it receives from Lehman Brothers in connectionthe State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany because it is unable to comply with the transaction.

We entered into a capped call transaction in connection with the issuance of the 6.00% Notes with Lehman Brother Derivatives, represented by Lehman Brothers Inc. The capped call transaction was intended to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the 6.00% Notescovenants in the event that the market value per sharesubsidy grant documents, its results of our common stock at the time of exercise, as measured under the terms of the capped call transaction, was greater than the strike price of the capped call transaction, which corresponded to the initial conversion price of the 6.00% Notes and was subject to certain adjustments similar to those contained in the 6.00% Notes. If, however, the market value per share of our common stock exceeded the cap price of the capped call transaction, as measured under the terms of the capped call transaction, the dilution mitigation under the capped call transaction would have been limited, which means that there would be dilution to the extent that the then market value per share of our common stock exceeded the cap price of the capped call transaction. Lehman Brothers Derivatives filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on October 4, 2008, which was an event of default under the capped call arrangement. The Lehman Brothers Derivatives bankruptcy proceedings are ongoing and our ability to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the 6.00% Notes through the capped call transaction has effectively been eliminated. As a result of the uncertain recoverability of this counterparty exposure, we are unable to predict whether, and to what extent, weoperations or financial position may be able to recover foradversely affected, which would adversely affect our losses under the capped call transaction. Moreover, if the capped call is legally terminated, we likely will be subject to potentially disadvantageous tax consequences, including the useconsolidated results of a material amount of our net operating losses against triggered taxable income.operations or financial position.

If we lose Microsoft Corporation’s support for our products, our ability to sell our products could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability to innovate beyond the x86 instruction set controlled by Intel depends partially on Microsoft designing and developing its operating systems to run on or support our microprocessor products. If Microsoft does not continue to design and develop its operating systems so that they work with our x86 instruction sets, independent software providers may forego designing their software applications to take advantage of our innovations and customers may not purchase PCs with our microprocessors. In addition, software drivers sold with our products are certified by Microsoft. If Microsoft did not certify a driver, or if we otherwise fail to retain the support of Microsoft, our ability to market our products would be materially adversely affected.

If we are unable to comply with the covenantsultimately unsuccessful in our antitrust lawsuit against Intel, our business may be materially adversely affected.

On June 27, 2005, we filed an antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation in the subsidy grant documentsUnited States District Court for the District of Delaware under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, and the California Business and Professions Code. Our complaint alleges that Intel has unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the x86 microprocessor market by engaging in anti-competitive financial and exclusionary business practices that limit the ability and/or incentive of Intel’s customers in dealing with us. If our antitrust lawsuit against Intel is ultimately unsuccessful, our business, including our ability to increase market share in the microprocessor market, could be materially adversely affected.

Our operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns.

A substantial portion of our quarterly sales have historically been made in the last month of the quarter. This uneven sales pattern makes prediction of revenues for each financial period difficult and increases the risk of unanticipated variations in quarterly results and financial condition. In addition, our operating results tend to vary seasonally. For example, demand in the retail sector of the PC market is often stronger during the fourth quarter as a result of the winter holiday season. European sales are often weaker during the summer months. Many of the factors that create and affect seasonal trends are beyond our control.

Our ability to design and introduce new graphics products in a timely manner is dependent upon third-party intellectual property.

In the design and development of new products and graphics product enhancements, we rely on third-party intellectual property such as software development tools and hardware testing tools. Our graphics business has experienced delays in the introduction of products as a result of the inability of then available third-party development tools to fully simulate the complex features and functionalities of its products. The design requirements necessary to meet consumer demands for more features and greater functionality from graphics products in the future may exceed the capabilities of the third-party development tools available to us. If the third-party intellectual property that we receive from the State of Saxony, the Federal Republic of Germany and/use becomes unavailable or the European Union for Fab 30, Fab 36, Fab 38 or other research and development projects we may undertake in Germany, we may forfeit or havefails to repayproduce designs that meet consumer demands, our subsidies, whichbusiness could be materially adversely affect us.affected.

If essential equipment or materials are not available to manufacture our products, we could be materially adversely affected.

Our operations depend upon obtaining deliveries of adequate supplies of materials on a timely basis. We receive capital investment grantspurchase equipment and allowancesmaterials from the Statea number of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany for Fab 36. We have also received capital investment grants and allowances as well as interest subsidies from these governmental entities for Fab 30 and Fab 38.suppliers. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supply to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Because some of the materials that we purchase are complex, it is difficult for us to substitute one supplier for another. Certain raw materials that are used in the manufacture of our products are available only from a limited number of suppliers.

For example, the manufacturing of our microprocessor products is largely dependent on one supplier of our silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. We are also applydependent on key chemicals from a limited number of suppliers and rely on a limited number of foreign companies to supply the majority of certain types of integrated circuit packages for our microprocessor products. Similarly, certain non-proprietary materials or components such as memory, PCBs, substrates and obtain subsidiescapacitors used in the manufacture of our graphics products are currently available from only a limited number of sources and are often subject to rapid changes in price and availability. Interruption of supply or increased demand in the Stateindustry could cause shortages and price increases in various essential materials. The macro-economic challenges currently affecting the global economy may impact our key suppliers who may reduce their output and become insolvent which may adversely impact our ability to procure key materials. For example, in January 2009, Qimonda AG, a supplier of Saxony, the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Unionmemory for certain research and development projects. The subsidy grant documents typically contain covenants that must be complied with, and noncomplianceour graphics products filed an application with the conditions of the grants, allowances and subsidies could resultlocal court in the forfeiture of all or a portion of any future amountsMunich to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date.commence insolvency proceedings. If we are unable to comply with anyprocure certain of the covenants in the grant documents,these materials, or our foundries are unable to procure materials for manufacturing our products, we couldwould be materially adversely affected.

Our issuance to WCH of 58,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 35,000,000 shares of our common stock, if and when exercised by WCH, will dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders, and the conversion of our 5.75% Notes and 6.00% Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders.

As part of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, we sold to WCH 58,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 35,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. These warrants became exercisable in July 2009. Our issuance of the shares to WCH and any subsequent issuance by us of additional shares to WCH upon exercise of the warrants will dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market by WCH of any shares we issue to WCH could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock, and the anticipated exercise by WCH of the warrants we issued to WCH could depress the price of our common stock.

Moreover, the conversion of some or all of the 5.75% Notes and the 6.00% Notes may dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders. The conversion of the 5.75% Notes and the 6.00% Notes could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share to the extent that the price of our common stock exceeds the conversion price of the 5.75% Notes and 6.00% Notes. Any sales in the public market of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5.75% Notes or 6.00% Notes could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the continued availabilityanticipated conversion of these subsidies to The Foundry Company is a condition to the closing5.75% Notes or 6.00% Notes into cash and shares of our proposed joint venture with ATIC.common stock could depress the price of our common stock.

If our products are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, we could be materially adversely affected.

Our products may not be fully compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware. Further, we may be unsuccessful in correcting any such compatibility problems in a timely manner. If our customers are unable to achieve compatibility with software or hardware after our products are shipped in volume, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, the mere announcement of an incompatibility problem relating to our products could have a material adverse effect on us.

Costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on us.

Products as complex as those we offer may contain defects or failures when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements to existing products are released. We cannot assure you that, despite our testing procedures, errors will not be found in new products or releases after commencement of commercial shipments in the future, which could result in loss of or delay in market

acceptance of our products, material recall and replacement costs, delay in recognition or loss of revenues, writing down the inventory of defective products, the diversion of the attention of our engineering personnel from product development efforts, defending against litigation related to defective products or related property damage or personal injury, and damage to our reputation in the industry and could adversely affect our relationships with our customers. In addition, we may have difficulty identifying the end customers of the defective products in the field. As a result, we could incur substantial costs to implement modifications to correct defects. Any of these problems could materially adversely affect us.

In addition, because we sell directly to consumers, weWe could be subject to potential product liability claims if one of our products causes, or merely appears to have caused, an injury. Claims may be made by consumers or others selling our products, and we may be subject to claims against us even if an alleged injury is due to the actions of others. A product liability claim, recall or other claim with respect to uninsured liabilities or for amounts in excess of insured liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our receipt of royalty revenues is dependent upon being designed into third-party products and the success of third-partythose products.

Our graphics technology for game consoles is being used in the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft® Xbox 360™ game consoles. The revenues that we receive from these products are in the form of non-recurring engineering fees charged for design and development services, as well as per unit royalties paid to us by Nintendo and Microsoft. Our royalty revenues are directly related to the sales of these products and reflective of their success in the market. WeIf Nintendo or Microsoft does not include our graphics technology in future generations of their game consoles, our revenues from royalties would decline significantly. Moreover, we have no control over the marketing efforts of Nintendo and Microsoft and we cannot make any assurances that sales of those products will achieve expected levels in the current or future fiscal years. Consequently, the revenues from royalties expected by us from these products may not be fully realized, and our operating results may be adversely affected.

Our inability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel may hinder our product development programs.

Our future success depends upon the continued service of numerous qualified engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and executive personnel. If we are not able to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel necessary for our business, the progress of our product development programs could be hindered, and we could be materially adversely affected.

If we fail to maintain the efficiency of our supply chain as we respond to increases or changes in customer demand for our products, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability to meet customer demand for our products depends, in part, on our ability to deliver the products our customers want on a timely basis. Accordingly, we rely on our supply chain for the manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment of our products. As we continue to grow our business, acquire new OEM customers and strengthen relationships with existing OEM customers, the efficiency of our supply chain will become increasingly important because OEMs tend to have specific requirements for particular products, and specific time-frames in which they require delivery of these products.

We outsource to third parties certain supply-chain logistics functions, including portions of our product distribution and transportation management, and co-source some information technology services.

We rely on third-party providers to operate our regional product distribution centers and to manage the transportation of our work-in-process and finished products among our facilities and to our customers. In addition, we rely on a third party in India to provide certain information technology services to us, including helpdesk support, desktop application services, business and software support applications, server and storage administration, data center operations, database administration, and voice, video and remote access. Our relationships with these providers are governed by fixed term contracts. We cannot guarantee that these providers will fulfill their respective responsibilities in a timely manner in accordance with the contract terms, in which case our internal operations and the distribution of our products to our customers could be materially adversely affected. Also, we cannot guarantee that our contracts with these third-party providers will be renewed, in which case we would have to transition these functions in-house or secure new providers, which could have a material adverse effect on us if the transition is not executed appropriately.

Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products could materially adversely affect us.

We typically sell our products pursuant to individual purchase orders. We generally do not have long-term supply arrangements with our customers or minimum purchase requirements.requirements except that orders generally must be for standard pack quantities. Generally, our customers may cancel orders more than 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a significant penalty, while customers of products for consumer electronics devices may cancel orders by providing 90 days prior advance notice.penalty. We base our inventory levels on customers’ estimates of demand for their products, which may not accurately predict the quantity or type of our products that our customers will want in the future or ultimately end up purchasing. For example, during the fourth quarter of 2008 our customers who are concerned about potential supply shortages may “double order” products by ordering more product from us than they ultimately need. Subsequently, these customers could cancel all or a portion of thesesharply reduced orders when they realize they have sufficient supply. This behavior would increase our uncertainty regarding demand for our products and could materially adversely affect us.in order to balance their inventory levels to end customer demand. With respect to our graphics products, we do not have any commitment or requirements for minimum product purchases in our sales agreementagreements with add-in board, or AIB, customers, upon whom we rely to manufacture, market and sell our desktop GPUs. These sales are subject to uncertainty because demand by our AIBs can be unpredictable and susceptible to price competition. Our ability to forecast demand is even further complicated when we sell to OEMs indirectly through distributors, as our forecasts for demand are then based on estimates provided by multiple parties. Moreover, PC and consumer markets are characterized by short product lifecycles, which can lead to rapid obsolescence and price erosion. In addition, our customers may change their inventory practices on short notice for any reason. We may build inventories during periods of anticipated growth, and the cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products or overproduction due to failure of anticipated orders to materialize, could result in excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of inventory and an adverse effect on profit margins. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded an incremental write-down of inventory of $227 million due to a weak economic outlook. Factors that may result in excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of the value of our inventory, a reduction in average selling prices, and/or a reduction in our gross margin include:

 

a sudden and significant decrease in demand for our products;

 

a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements;

 

a failure to estimate customer demand for our older products as our new products are introduced; or

 

our competitors taking aggressive pricing actions.

Because market conditions are uncertain, these and other factors could materially adversely affect us.

Our reliance on third-party distributors subjects us to certain risks.

We market and sell our products directly and through third-party distributors pursuant to agreements that can generally be terminated for convenience by either party upon prior notice to the other party. These agreements are non-exclusive and permit our distributors to offer our competitors’ products. Our third party distributors have been a significant factor in our ability to increase sales of our products in certain high growth international markets. Accordingly, weWe are dependent on our distributors to supplement our direct marketing and sales efforts. If any significant distributor or a substantial number of our distributors terminated their relationship with us or decided to market our competitors’ products over our products, our ability to bring our products to market would be impacted and we would be materially adversely affected.

Additionally, distributors typically maintain an inventory of our products. In most instances, our agreements with distributors protect their inventory of our products against price reductions, as well as provide return rights for any product that we have removed from our price book and that is not more than twelve months older than the manufacturing code date. Some agreements with our distributors also contain standard stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns. We defer the gross margins on our sales to distributors, resulting from both our deferral of revenue and related product costs, until the applicable products are re-sold by the distributors. However, in the event of an unexpecteda significant decline in the price of our products, the price protection rights we offer to our distributors would materially adversely affect us because our revenue would decline.

Recent failuresFailures in the global credit markets may impact the liquidity of our auction rate securities (ARS).

As atof September 27, 2008,26, 2009, our investments in ARS included approximately $133$130 million of student loan ARS $35and $34 million of municipal and corporate ARS and $12 million ARS in preferred shares of closed end mutual funds. Approximately 81 percent of our ARS holdings were AAA rated investments and all of the $133 million student loan ARS were guaranteed by the Federal Family Educational Loan Program.ARS. The recent uncertainties in the credit markets have affected all of our ARS and auctions for these securities have failed to settle on their respective settlement dates. The auctions failed because there was insufficient demand for these securities. A failed auction does not represent a default by the issuer of the ARS. For each unsuccessful action, the interest rate is reset based on a formula set forth in each security, which is generally higher than the current market unless subject to an interest rate cap. When auctions for these securities fail, the investments may not be readily convertible to cash until a future auction of these investments is successful, a buyer is found outside of the auction process, the issuers of the ARS establish a different form of financing to replace these securities, or final payment is due according to contractual maturities (currently, ranging from 17 to 42 years for our ARS). As a result, the liquidity of these investments has been impacted.

During the second quarter of 2008, under the guidance of SFAS 157 we determined that the fair value of our ARS was less than their carrying value and as a result, we recorded an “other than temporary” impairment charge of $12 million. At this time,While we believe that the current illiquidity of these investments is temporary. Because of the unprecedented events in the ARS market,temporary, we cannot predict with certainty when liquidity in the ARS market will return. If this market illiquidity continues or worsens, we may be required to record additional impairment charges with respect to these investments in the future, which could materially adversely impact our results of operations.

In October 2008, UBS offered to repurchase all

As of ourSeptember 26, 2009, we owned $75 million par value of ARS that we purchased from UBS prior to February 13, 2008. As of September 27, 2008, we owned $82 million par value of these securities. We accepted this offer. From June 30, 2010 and endingthrough July 2, 2012, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell, at par, these ARS to UBS. Prior to June 30, 2010, we will continue to earn and receive all interest that is payable for these ARS. Furthermore, prior to June 30, 2010, UBS, at its sole discretion, may sell, or otherwise dispose of, and/or enter orders in the auctions process with respect to these securities on our behalf so long as we receive par value for the ARS sold. UBS has also agreed to use their best efforts to facilitate issuer redemptions and/or to resolve the liquidity concerns of holders of their ARS through restructurings and other means. However, duringDuring the course of our exercise period with respect to the UBS ARS, UBS may not have financial resources to satisfy its financial obligations. In the event UBS can notcannot satisfy its financial obligations, we would no longer have the certainty as to the liquidity of these UBS ARS.

We have not realized all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ATI and may continue to incur future impairments of goodwill and assets related to the business acquired from ATI.

We have not realized all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ATI, and since October 2006 we have incurred goodwill impairment charges of approximately $2.7 billion, of which approximately $800 million was included in discontinued operations as well as acquisition-related intangible assets impairment charges of approximately $488 million, of which $140 million was included in discontinued operations.

These impairment charges were taken following revisions to our long-term financial outlook for the businesses of the former ATI in light of then-current market conditions and economic outlook, which we conducted as part of our annual strategic planning cycles and based on the preliminary findings of our annual and interim goodwill impairment testing. For 2008, the conclusion was also due to the deterioration in the price of our common stock and the resulting reduced market capitalization, which was an additional indicator of impairment.

As of September 26, 2009, the carrying amounts of goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets were $2 million for our Handheld business unit, $5 million for our Computing Solutions segment and $432 million for our Graphics segment, which now includes revenue from royalties received in connection with sales of game console systems that incorporate our technology. We considered the income approach in determining the implied fair value of the goodwill, which requires estimates of future operating results and cash flows of each of the reporting units discounted using estimated discount rates taking into consideration the estimated sales proceeds that we expect to receive from any divestiture of these businesses. However, actual performance in the near-term and longer-term could be materially different from these forecasts, which could impact future estimates of fair value of our reporting units and may result in further impairment of goodwill.

Our operations in foreign countries are subject to political and economic risks, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We maintain operations around the world, including in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. For example,We rely on GF for substantially all of our wafer fabrication capacity for microprocessors is locatedmicroprocessors. Currently, all of GF’s manufacturing facilities are concentrated in Germany. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of our microprocessor products is performed at manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia and Singapore. In addition, our graphics and chipset products and products for consumer electronics devices are manufactured, assembled and tested by independent third parties in the Asia-Pacific region and inventory related to those products is stored there, particularly in Taiwan. We also have international sales operations and as part of our business strategy, we are continuing to seek expansion of product sales in high growth markets. Our internationalInternational sales as a percentagepercent of our total consolidatednet revenue waswere 86 percent in the third quarter of 2009, 89 percent in the third quarter of 2008 and China was one87 percent in the second quarter of our largest and fastest growing markets.2009. We expect that international sales will continue to be a significant portion of total sales in the foreseeable future.

The political and economic risks associated with our operations in foreign countries include, without limitation:

 

expropriation;

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

 

changes in tax laws, trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

 

difficulties in protecting our intellectual property;

 

difficulties in achieving headcount reductions;

 

changes in foreign currency exchange rates;

 

restrictions on transfers of funds and other assets of our subsidiaries between jurisdictions;

 

changes in freight and interest rates;

 

disruption in air transportation between the United States and our overseas facilities; and

 

loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs.

Any conflict or uncertainty in the countries in which we operate, including public health or safety, natural disasters or general economic factors, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any of the above risks, should they occur, could result in an increase in the cost of components, production delays, general business interruptions, delays from difficulties in obtaining export licenses for certain technology, tariffs and other barriers and restrictions, potentially longer payment cycles, potentially increased taxes, restrictions on the repatriation of funds and the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws, any of which could ultimately have a material adverse effect on us.

Worldwide economic and political conditions may adversely affect demand for our products.

Worldwide economic conditions may adversely affect demand for our products. For example, China’s economy has been growing at a fast pace overAlso, the past several years, and China was one of our largest and fastest growing markets. A decline in economic conditions in China could lead to declining worldwide economic conditions. If economic conditions decline, whether in China or worldwide, we could be materially adversely affected.

The occurrence and threat of terrorist attacks and the consequences of sustained military action in the Middle East have in the past, and may in the future, adversely affect demand for our products. Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations, directly or indirectly, and such attacks or related armed conflicts may directly impact our physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, these attacks may make travel and the transportation of our products more difficult and more expensive, which could materially adversely affect us.

The United States has been and may continue to be involved in armed conflicts that could have a further impact on our sales and our supply chain. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world may also result and could negatively impact our business. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable and we may not be able to foresee events that could have a material adverse effect on us.

More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility in the United States economy and worldwide financial markets. Any of these occurrences could have a material adverse effect on us and also may result in volatility of the market price for our securities.

Unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could continue to adversely affect us.

We have costs, assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro and the Canadian dollar. For example, some fixed asset purchases and certain expenses of our German subsidiaries, AMD Saxony and AMD Fab 36 KG, are denominated in euros while sales of products are denominated in U.S. dollars. Additionally, asAs a result of our acquisition of ATI, some of our expenses and debt are denominated in Canadian dollars. Furthermore,Additionally, as a result of a new sales program that has been implemented in China, a significant portion of our sales in China are now denominated in Chinese Renminbi. As a consequence, movements in exchange rates could cause our foreign currency denominated expenses to increase as a percentage of revenue, affecting our profitability and cash flows. In the past, the value of the U.S. dollar has fallen significantly, leading to increasingly unfavorable currency exchange rates on foreign denominated expenses. However, during the third quartersecond half of 2008 and the nine months of 2009, the U.S. dollar strengthened leading to favorable currency exchange rates on foreign denominated expenses. Whenever we believe appropriate, we hedge a portion of our short-term foreign currency exposure to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We determine our total foreign currency exposure using projections of long-term expenditures for items such as payroll and equipment and materials used in manufacturing. We cannot assure you that these activities will be effective in reducing foreign exchange rate exposure. Failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

In addition, the majority of our product sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the local currency can cause increases or decreases in the cost of our products in the local currency of such customers. An appreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the local currency could reduce sales of our products.

Our inability to effectively control the sales of our products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on us.

We market and sell our products directly to OEMs and through authorized third-party distributors. From time to time, our products are diverted from our authorized distribution channels and are sold on the “gray market.” Gray market products entering the market result in shadow inventory that is not visible to us, thus making it difficult to forecast demand accurately. Also, when gray market products enter the market, we and our distribution channel compete with heavily discounted gray market products, which adversely affectsaffect demand for our products. In addition, our inability to control gray market activities could result in customer satisfaction issues, because any time products are purchased outside our authorized distribution channel, there is a risk that our customers are buying counterfeit or substandard products, including products that may have been altered, mishandled or damaged, or used products represented as new. Our inability to control sales of our products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on us.

If we cannot adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, we may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses.

We rely on a combination of protections provided by contracts, including confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, copyrights, patents, trademarks and common law rights, such as trade secrets, to protect our intellectual property. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property from third partythird-party infringement or from misappropriation in the United States and abroad. Any patent licensed by us or issued to us could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented or rights granted thereunderthere under may not provide a competitive advantage to us. Furthermore, patent applications that we file may not result in issuance of a patent or, if a patent is issued, the patent may not be issued in a form that is advantageous to us. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, others may independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around our patents and other rights. In addition, it is difficult to monitor compliance with, and enforce, our intellectual property on a worldwide basis in a cost-effective manner. In jurisdictions where foreign laws provide less intellectual property protection than afforded in the United States and abroad, our technology or other intellectual property may be compromised, and we would be materially adversely affected.

We are party to litigation and may become a party to other claims or litigation that could cause us to incur substantial costs or pay substantial damages or prohibit us from selling our products.

From time to time we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions. We also sell products to consumers, which could increase our exposure to consumer actions such as product liability claims. Litigation can involve complex factual and legal questions and its outcome is uncertain. Any claim that is successfully asserted against us may cause us to pay substantial damages.

We have received correspondence from Intel relating to the 1976 and 2001 Patent Cross License Agreement between us and Intel. In the correspondence, Intel questions whether GF qualifies as a licensed “Subsidiary” under our cross-license agreements and whether the creation of GF is a breach of the provisions of one of our cross-license agreements. We have met with Intel and a mediator to discuss these matters. We cannot assure you that these matters will not result in litigation. If these matters resulted in litigation, it could be costly and time-consuming, and any negative results in such litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business.

With respect to intellectual property litigation, from time to time, we have been notified, or third parties may bring or have brought actions against us, based on allegations that we are infringing the intellectual property rights of others. If any such claims are asserted against us, we may seek to obtain a license under the third party’s intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain all of the necessary licenses on satisfactory terms, if at all. In the event that we cannot obtain a license, these parties may file lawsuits against us seeking damages (potentially up to and including treble damages) or an injunction against the sale of our products that incorporate allegedly infringed intellectual property or against the operation of our business as presently conducted, which could result in our having to stop the sale of some of our products or to increase the costs of selling some of our products or could damage our reputation. The award of damages, including material royalty payments, or the entry of an injunction against the manufacture and sale of some or all of our products, would have a material adverse effect on us. We could decide, in the alternative, to redesign our products or to resort to litigation to challenge such claims. Such challenges could be extremely expensive and time-consuming and could have a material adverse effect on us. We cannot assure you that litigation related to our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others can always be avoided or successfully concluded.

Even if we were to prevail, any litigation could be costly and time-consuming and would divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We are subject to a variety of environmental laws that could result in liabilities.

Our operations and properties arehave in the past and continue to be subject to various United States and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to materials used in our products and manufacturing processes, discharge of pollutants into the environment, the treatment, transport, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, and remediation of contamination. These laws and regulations require us to obtain permits for our operations, including the discharge of air pollutants and wastewater. Although our management systems are designed to maintain compliance, we cannot assure you that we have been or will be at all times in complete compliance with such laws, regulations and permits. If we violate or fail to comply with any of them, a range of consequences could result, including fines, suspension of production, alteration of manufacturing processes, import/export restrictions, sales limitations, criminal and civil liabilities or other sanctions. We could also be held liable for any and all consequences arising out of exposure to hazardous materials used, stored, released, disposed of by us or located at or under our facilities or other environmental or natural resource damage.

Certain environmental laws, including the U.S. Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, or the Superfund Act, impose strict, joint and several liability on current and previous owners or operators of real property for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous substances and impose liability for damages to natural resources. These laws often impose liability even if the owner or operator did not know of, or was not responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances. These environmental laws also assess liability on persons who arrange for hazardous substances to be sent to disposal or treatment facilities when such facilities are found to be contaminated. Such persons can be responsible for cleanup costs even if they never owned or operated the contaminated facility. We have been named as a responsible party on Superfund clean-up orders for three sites in Sunnyvale, California. Although we have not yet been, we could be named a potentially responsible party at other Superfund or contaminated sites in the future. In addition, contamination that has not yet been identified could exist at our other facilities.

Environmental laws are complex, change frequently and have tended to become more stringent over time. For example, the European Union and China are two among a growing number of jurisdictions that have enacted in recent years restrictions on the use of lead, among other chemicals, in electronic products. These regulations affect semiconductor packaging. There is a risk that the cost, quality and manufacturing yields of lead-free products may be less favorable compared to lead-based products or that the transition to lead-free products may produce sudden changes in demand, which may result in excess inventory. Other regulatory requirements potentially affecting our back-end manufacturing processes and the design and marketing of our products are in development throughout the world. While we have budgeted for foreseeable associated expenditures, we cannot assure you that future environmental legal requirements will not become more stringent or costly in the future. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our costs of complying with current and future environmental and health and safety laws, and our liabilities arising from past and future releases of, or exposure to, hazardous substances will not have a material adverse effect on us.

Our worldwide operations could be subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses.

AllWe rely on GF for nearly all of our wafer fabrication capacity for microprocessors ismicroprocessors. Currently, all of GF’s manufacturing facilities are located in Germany. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of our microprocessor products is performed at manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia and Singapore. The independent foundries we use to manufacture our graphics and chipset products and products for consumer electronics devices are located in the Asia-Pacific region and inventory is stored there, particularly in Taiwan. Many of our assembly, testing and packaging suppliers for our graphics products are also located in southern Taiwan. On September 22, 1999, Taiwan suffered a major earthquake that measured 7.6 on the Richter scale and disrupted the operations of these manufacturing suppliers and contributed to a temporary shortage of graphics processors. Additional earthquakes,Earthquakes, fires or other occurrences that disrupt our manufacturing suppliers may occur in the future.occur. To the extent that the supply from our independent foundries or suppliers is interrupted for a prolonged period of time or terminated for any reason, we may not have sufficient time to replace our supply of products manufactured by those foundries.

Moreover, our corporate headquartersSilicon Valley operations are located near major earthquake fault lines in California. In the event of a major earthquake, or other natural or manmade disaster, we could experience loss of life of our employees, destruction of facilities or business interruptions, any of which could materially adversely affect us.

Our business is subject to potential tax liabilities.

We are subject to income taxes in the United States, Canada and other foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the final determination of any tax audits and litigation will not be materially different from that which is reflected in historical income tax provisions and accruals. Should additional taxes be assessed as a result of an audit or litigation, there could be a material effect on our cash, goodwill recorded as a result of our acquisition of ATI, income tax provision and net income in the period or periods for which that determination is made.

For example, the Canadian Revenue Agency, or CRA, is auditing ATI for the years 2000-2004 with respect to transactions between ATI and its subsidiaries. The audit has been completed and we have respondedare currently expecting to the CRA’s letterreceive final notices of proposed adjustments in July 2008.assessment. We could be subject to a significant tax liability as well as a loss of certain tax credits and other tax attributes as a result of the CRA audit.

 

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS

 

2.1*

10.1

  Asset PurchaseAmendment to Supplier Agreement dated as of August 25, 2008 among Broadcom Corporation, Broadcom International Limited and4, 2009 between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and IBM Credit LLC.
2.2

10.2

  Amendment No. 1to Supplier Agreement dated October 27, 2008 among Broadcom Corporation, BroadcomAugust 4, 2009 between AMD International LimitedSale & Service, Ltd. and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.IBM United Kingdom Financial Services Ltd.
10.1*First Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated August 15, 2008 between International Business Machines Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
10.2*
Intellectual Property Cross License Agreement dated August 25, 2008 between Broadcom Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
10.3*IP Core License Agreement dated August 25, 2008 between Broadcom Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

31.1

  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

Date: November 5, 2008

4, 2009

 By: 

/s/    RTOBERTHOMAS J. RSIVETEIFERT        

Thomas J. Seifert
  Robert J. Rivet
ExecutiveSenior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer Chief Operations and Administrative Officer
  Signing on behalf of the registrant and as the principal accounting officer

 

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