Should AMD's Consider The Option To Split Up? Not If It's Smart.

There was a report on Friday from Reuters that AMD had retained the services of an outside consulting company to explore corporate restructuring options, including splitting the company in two – much like AMD’s customer HP is pursuing. This should not come as a big surprise – the embattled company, or one of its investors, would likely be looking at every option to find a better future. The board of directors of the embattled company should be considering all options and it’s likely they would ask CEO Lisa Su to explore all possibilities – including splitting up the company. The surprising thing is that the project leaked to the press; these projects are done under strict confidential agreements.