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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 24, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the company has donated AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based high-end computer systems to a senior capstone design lab in Carnegie Mellon University's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. AMD donated the systems as part of their University Campus Team, an ongoing program to forge strong relationships and technical partnerships with select U.S. universities. Graduate and undergraduate students will use the AMD64-powered systems for advanced circuit design, mathematical simulations, data analysis and documentation of experimental results.
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Seoul, Korea -- January 24, 2005 --Spansion LLC, the Flash Memory subsidiary of AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), today announced it has received one of the Most Valued Partner awards from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for 2004. This award, given to only five of Samsung’s outstanding overseas partners, represents an important customer acknowledgement of Spansion’s efforts to provide superior Flash memory products and technical support to the global wireless handset industry.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 18, 2005 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported record sales of $1.26 billion and operating income of $20 million for the quarter ended December 26, 2004. The fourth quarter net loss of $30 million, or $0.08 per share, includes charges of $49 million, or $0.13 per share, largely associated with the conversion and retirement of debt.
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF -- January 17, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will donate $1.5 million (U.S.) in financial support for relief and recovery efforts in response to the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia. The company will also utilize its employee-giving program to provide a one-to-one match on all donations made by AMD and Spansion employees worldwide to qualified non-profit relief agencies including AmeriCares, the American Red Cross, UNICEF and USAID.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 12, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an extended technology sponsorship agreement with Lance Armstrong and the newly unveiled Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. AMD technology solutions play a critical role in the team’s success, allowing riders and coaches to collect, analyze and interpret training data, and enabling team partners to design and develop state-of-the-art equipment.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 11, 2005 --Spansion LLC, the Flash memory subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), received the Best Supplier award at Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology's 2004 supplier conference. This event was the first of its kind held by Lenovo and drew hundreds of suppliers who offered up a wide range of products for review. Only ten companies were ultimately selected as award winners, with Spansion beating all other top Flash memory vendors to win the honor. Spansion is the world's leading manufacturer of NOR Flash memory products.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 10, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced sales for the fourth quarter ended December 26, 2004 are expected to be up slightly from the $1.239 billion reported in the third quarter. Fourth quarter operating income is anticipated to be positive, but down significantly from third quarter operating income of $68.4 million. The Computation Products Group (CPG) continued its upward trajectory and fourth quarter sales are expected to increase compared to the prior quarter. CPG is expected to be profitable. In a competitive and challenging NOR Flash memory market, the Memory Group is anticipated to have lower fourth quarter sales and an operating loss.
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- January 10, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will usher in a new era in mobile computing. AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology was unveiled by six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong at an AMD event at the International CES 2005 show in Las Vegas.
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF -- January 10, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an educational campaign focused on the security features of AMD boxed processors (also known as Processor-in-a-Box, or PIB) in order to help ensure high customer satisfaction. By promoting a newly designed AMD holographic label using one of the most secure authentication technologies available, AMD is committed to helping customers more easily authenticate AMD PIB products. Genuine AMD boxed processors purchased through an authorized AMD distributor or reseller helps ensure that customers are receiving a high-performance AMD processor that meets AMD’s rigorous qualification requirements, an AMD approved thermal solution, and a three-year limited warranty.
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF -- January 10, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the company will join HP as the exclusive partner of the “YOU + HP Experience,” powering HP desktop and notebook PCs featured on the tour with AMD Athlon™ 64 processor technology. The “YOU + HP Experience” features custom, hands-on demonstrations that showcase the versatile power of AMD64 technology for music, photography, video, home/office computing solutions and gaming. By collaborating with HP, AMD has an opportunity to directly reach consumers as they interact with AMD Athlon 64 processor-based desktop and notebook PCs. The interactive tour will continue to participate at the largest consumer events around North America through November 2005 including SuperBowl XXXIX, NCAA Final Four and the Boston Marathon.
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SUNNYVALE, CALF. -- January 5, 2005 --Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced support for the upcoming DivX Connected Certification Program from DivXNetworks, Inc. The DivX Connected Program is a comprehensive technology initiative that connects digital media from the PC to consumer electronics products throughout the home.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- January 3, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD), First International Computer, Inc. (FIC) and Implicit Networks today announced the availability of the Vassili personal media player (PMP), a market-ready PMP reference design that utilizes the multimedia capabilities of the AMD Alchemy™ Au1200™ processor. Available to PMP Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), the FIC Vassili provides a new generation of portable multimedia conveniences and features, including a scalable DVD-quality display, effortless video content transfers directly from digital video recorders, and long-lasting battery life so consumers can stay mobile longer.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- January 3, 2005 --GoVideo®, a consumer electronics pioneer, announced today that it is collaborating with AMD (NYSE: AMD) to integrate the AMD Alchemy™ Au1200™ processor in its next line of portable video players (PVP). By selecting the low-power, high-performance Au1200 processor, GoVideo is positioning itself to be a leader in the burgeoning personal media player market by offering a mobile device that provides living-room quality entertainment for consumers on the go.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- January 3, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the AMD Alchemy™ Au1200™ processor, a low-power, high-performance, system-on-chip solution designed to provide living-room quality video entertainment for consumers on the go. The Au1200 processor has been optimized for personal media players (PMP) and enables a new generation of conveniences and features, including scalable DVD-quality displays, effortless video content transfers directly from digital video recorders, and long-lasting battery life so consumers can stay mobile longer.
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AUSTIN, TX -- December 13, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of the AMD Geode™ GX SOM-144 Reference Design Kit (RDK), a low-power, high-performance System-On-Module designed to speed development and functionality of the next generation of industrial computing products, such as embedded controllers, point-of-sale terminals, information appliances and kiosks. The RDK is a small form factor reference design tool that includes both hardware and software specifications.
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SUNNYVALE, CA and EAST FISHKILL, NY -- December 13, 2004 --AMD and IBM today announced that they have developed a new and unique strained silicon transistor technology aimed at improving processor performance and power efficiency. The breakthrough process results in up to a 24 percent transistor speed increase, at the same power levels, compared to similar transistors produced without the technology.
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Hinwil, Switzerland -- December 9, 2004 --Using technology provided by AMD (NYSE: AMD), Formula One team Sauber Petronas today launched its new supercomputer at the team’s headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland. This groundbreaking supercomputer, powered by more than 500 AMD Opteron™ processors and one of the most advanced in Formula One and the automotive industry, will act as the “brain” for the team’s Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) center.
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF -- December 6, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Opteron™ processor family will include AMD PowerNow!™ technology with Optimized Power Management (OPM) in the first half of 2005. AMD PowerNow! technology for the AMD Opteron processor is designed to allow enterprise IT and workstation customers to decrease overall power consumption by enabling them to optimize performance-on-demand.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- December 6, 2004 --AMD today announced the editors of Maximum PC magazine have named the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor “Best CPU” as part of the publication’s “Gear of the Year” awards. Maximum PC recognized the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor for its unparalleled performance and stellar gaming benchmarks. Currently in its ninth year of existence, Maximum PC's editorial board gives the “Gear of the Year” awards for products that the magazine has tested and verified as the best of breed for the year. The 2004 “Gear of the Year” awards are featured in the magazine’s December issue currently available online and on newsstands.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif -- December 2, 2004 --With 25 percent of the Fortune Global 100 now using AMD Opteron™ processor-based systems, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced broad enterprise support for the AMD Opteron processor, the world’s first 32-bit and 64-bit processor compatible with the x86 architecture. Since its introduction more than one year ago, Fortune 500 companies from industries including financial services, insurance, manufacturing, automotive, and energy have selected AMD Opteron processor-based systems to run their critical enterprise applications. The AMD Opteron processor provides investment protection by enabling enterprises to run existing 32-bit applications with outstanding performance while offering a seamless migration path to 64-bit computing.
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