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Hector Ruiz | |
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| Born | December 25, 1945 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BS, 1968; MS, 1970) Rice University (PhD, 1973) |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Texas Instruments Motorola AMD GlobalFoundries |
Hector de Jesus Ruiz Cardenas (born December 25, 1945) is the chairman and CEO of Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions, Inc. and former CEO & executive chairman of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD).[1]
Ruiz is the author of Slingshot: AMD’s Fight To Free An Industry From The Ruthless Grip Of Intel, "a book that memorializes his bet-the-company decision in 2005 to file an antitrust case against its much larger rival."[2] The book also "elaborates on his humble upbringing as well as advice and lessons learned from relatives and teachers."
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Former AMD Chief's Book Describes Fight Against Intel". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-28.