W.J. Jerry Sanders is stepping down as CEO of AMD, but as the snippet from the C|Net article mentions, he has accomplished his goal: AMD is now a major player in the Processor market. But how will they fare without him?

He's been hounded by Intel, criticized by shareholders and declared financially--not to mention physically--dead. But when W.J. "Jerry" Sanders steps down as Advanced Micro Devices' CEO later this week, he does so knowing that he accomplished his goal: AMD is a major player in the PC industry.