"With her immense product knowledge and innovative spirit, we are confident that Laila will lead the Network Products division to continued technological and market success," said Raza.

Razouk joined AMD in 1977 as a design engineer. She has held various design and program management positions in the network products division. Prior to her appointment as VP, Razouk was director of network infrastructure, overseeing the development of ethernet transceivers, repeaters and switches. During her tenure with AMD, the networking division has been credited with industry innovations such as bringing to market the first low-cost 10BASE-T Ethernet hub/repeater, the first fully integrated device for Ethernet 10BASE-T adaptor cards and Magic Packet technology, the first network power management initiative, which serves as the foundation of many today's key power management technology.

Razouk holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cairo University in Egypt. She has both a master's and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Purdue University.

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AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2 billion in 1996. (NYSE: AMD).