By Luc Olinga The company, like the industry, is going through a difficult period, but there are some glimmers of hope. From manufacturers of chips, graphics cards and microprocessors, investors are expecting only tough results, as the challenges facing the industry have piled up in recent months. To avoid a big disappointment to investors, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Get Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Report in early October got out front by publishing preliminary quarterly results. These showed that the group was anticipating much weaker growth than previously. Investors were forewarned — a…