Caleb Leung

AMD's Australian country manager Caleb Leung today confirmed that local job cuts were expected to occur within the first three months of the year; however, when contacted by ZDNet.com.au he would not clarify exact numbers.

"Notifications and reductions will occur across all regions," Leung said in a statement.

Globally, the chipmaker is expected to trim 1,100 staff from its workforce through attrition and lay-offs the company said last Friday.

"These actions, while difficult, will allow AMD to better navigate the turbulent economic conditions," Leung said.

Today we sat down with AMD's country manager Caleb Laung, who told us this is the day AMD will unveil its 45nm processor technology.

AMD national sales manager, Caleb Leung, was enthusiastic about the introduction of his company's processors into Lenovo products.

"AMD processors have been perceived as being for the gamer or consumer market, so this is a good opportunity to show we mean business by providing a platform for SMBs," he said.

Caleb Leung, AMD's Sydney-based sales manager, says Avnet and Legend remain on board.

Ingram Micro is important to the company's growth strategy and will cater for increased demand here, he says.

"We have been experiencing large market share improvements in the last few quarters," says Leung.

Ingram Micro also distributes AMD rival Intel, but Leung says this is not a concern, as the company represents many competing brands.

Drinks and Café style buffets were served prior to the start of the presentation, followed by an AMD presentation by Caleb Leung from AMD Australia.