AMD Bets On 4-5% PC Unit Growth For 2009; Calls The U.S. In Recession

AMD CFO, Bob Rivet

AMD CFO, Bob Rivet bets on a 5% PC unit growth

AMD’s CFO just left the stage at the company’s financial analyst conference.

Bob Rivet first noted that AMD made money last quarter and that it will break-even in the current quarter with revenues at the level of $1.5 billion. “We made money, we liked it and we don’t want to go back”, he said.

Inspite a very low U.S. consumer confidence that is well below recession levels, Rivet expects a 4% to 5% unit growth in PC shipment next year the world GDP to reach 1.8%.

“0% to 5% is the world where we live in… But we plan to do better than the industry”, added the CFO.

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