But Ruiz was gone before the end, having taken the job of president at AMD in 2000. Whether AMD represents the setting of the Sector Wrecker's second act will become clear in the next few months. AMD spokesperson Drew Prairie says he can't comment on Ruiz's experience at Motorola, but notes that AMD and Motorola are different companies, facing different challenges and different opportunities. And he points out that the restructuring at AMD is being orchestrated by both Ruiz and President Dirk Meyer, who serve together in a so-called Office of the CEO. In many ways however, the challenge is even greater at AMD. Unlike Motorola, which had a rich corporate parent to carry the ailing chip division, AMD must absorb the shock of its deteriorating financial performance on its own. Nor does AMD have any market sewn up or to itself, depriving it of a cushion to fall back on in tough times.