Background
III, Walter Jeremiah Sanders, was born on September 12, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
III, Walter Jeremiah Sanders, was born on September 12, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1958.
Design engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1958-1959; applications engineer, Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, 1959-1960; sales engineer, Motorola, Inc., 1960-1961; with, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Company, 1961-1969; director marketing, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Company, Mountain View, California, 1961-1968; group director marketing worldwide, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Company, Mountain View, California, 1968-1969; president, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sunnyvale, California, until 1987; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1969. Director Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Member Semicondr. Industry Association (co-founder, director), Santa Clara CountyMfg. Group (co-founder, director).
Married Tawny Sanders. 4 children.
