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AMD (other)
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is an American semiconductor manufacturer. AMD may also refer to: Science/technology * Acid mine drainage * Age-related macular degeneration of the eye * Algorithmic mechanism design, a field of economics * AMD64 CPU architecture * AMD-65 Automata Módosított Deszantfegyver (Automatic Modified Descent), a Hungarian rifle * Asynchronous module definition, a JavaScript API * amd, the Berkeley Automounter, a daemon on Unix-like operating systems * Alpha-mannosidosis, a lysosomal storage disorder Business/politics * Certified AM Directional Specialist, in broadcasting * Aircraft Manufacturing and Design * Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania, or ''Alliance pour une Mauritanie démocratique'', a former political movement * AMD Holdings Inc., an American doll manufacturer * American Micro Devices, a 1964–1965 technology company * Arbeitsstelle für Molekularelektronik Dresden, a former name for technology company ZMDI * Armenian dram, ISO 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acid Mine Drainage
Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines. Acid rock drainage occurs naturally within some environments as part of the rock weathering process but is exacerbated by large-scale earth disturbances characteristic of mining and other large construction activities, usually within rocks containing an abundance of sulfide minerals. Areas where the earth has been disturbed (e.g. construction sites, subdivisions, and transportation corridors) may create acid rock drainage. In many localities, the liquid that drains from coal stocks, coal handling facilities, coal washeries, and coal waste tips can be highly acidic, and in such cases it is treated as acid rock drainage. This liquid often contains highly toxic metals, such as copper or iron. These, combined with reduced pH, have a detrimental impact on the streams aquatic environments. The same type of chemical reactions and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMD Holdings Inc
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufactured its own processors, the company later outsourced its manufacturing, a practice known as going fabless, after GlobalFoundries was spun off in 2009. AMD's main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets, embedded processors, graphics processors, and FPGAs for servers, workstations, personal computers, and embedded system applications. History First twelve years Advanced Micro Devices was formally incorporated by Jerry Sanders, along with seven of his colleagues from Fairchild Semiconductor, on May 1, 1969. Sanders, an electrical engineer who was the director of marketing at Fairchild, had, like many Fairchild executives, grown frustrated with the increasing lack of support, opportunity, and flexibility with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
