AMD Corporate Responsibility Newsletter - Summer 2011
AMD’s Corporate Responsibility Update-Summer 2011
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This is a phrase I heard recently that feels apropos for this issue of AMD's Corporate Responsibility Update. For more than 40 years, AMD has produced some of the world’s most advanced semiconductor products that are the brains behind the gadgets that power our technological lives. Read Tim Mohin's full article
Dr. Chekib Akrout, Senior VP, Technology Group, offers his perspective on the global benefits of microchips including their use in advancing medical science, education and environmental protection. Read More
Most people would agree that businesses have a responsibility to mitigate adverse effects from the manufacture and use of its products on the environment, its employees, and society in general. The energy use of our products has the greatest potential impact on our environment. Learn how AMD works to improve the energy efficiency of our products
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Biofuels and weather simulations. Scientists at the University of Tennessee use the Kraken Computer at Oak Ridge National Labs to improve the production and use of biofuels. Read more about the use of the Kraken
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Weather Simulations. One of the world’s fastest computers, Jaguar, is housed at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF). 10 million processor hours have been allocated to understanding and predicting the climate system. Find out more about this computer and the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) support of research to support their energy mission. Learn more
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Wind Energy. The Nor-Tec Supercomputer cluster is being used to optimize turbine placement and positioning for maximum output and will be used for similar renewable energy projects including a DOE-funded project to generate wind power for New York City. Read more about the Nor-Tec
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Medical Imaging. Doctors rely on superior graphics to help provide accurate diagnosis for their patients. AMD collaborated with Barco to improve medical imaging and address other healthcare sector needs. Read more about AMD and Barco
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Personalized Medicine. Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign uses the Ranger Supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to research personalized medicine/genetic modeling. The goal is to use information about a patient’s genetic and biochemical make-up to determine the most effective treatment for that patient. Listen to the Earthsky podcast and read the case study
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Technology Centers. AMD has installed 18 technology centers around the world to foster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills in at-risk youth through the creation of digital games. Part of the AMD Foundation’s global education initiative, AMD Changing the Game is designed to take gaming beyond entertainment and inspire youth to learn. Learn more about AMD Changing the Game
