- New
AMD Duron processor features 3DNow!(tm) Professional technology for
enhanced
multimedia computing -
SUNNYVALE, CA-October 1, 2001-AMD (NYSE:
AMD) today announced a new desktop
processor for the mainstream PC market,
the 1.1GHz AMD Duron(tm) processor
with 3DNow!(tm) Professional technology,
offering an ideal combination of
performance and features.
The AMD
Duron processor enhances the everyday computing experience for home
and
small- to medium-sized business PC users by delivering practical
performance
on photo, audio and Internet applications. The 1.1GHz AMD Duron
processor,
which includes 3DNow! Professional technology and hardware data
pre-fetch
support for enhanced multimedia experience and improved
productivity, also is
compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating
system.
"In
addition to its continued success in the United States, the AMD
Duron
processor has been immensely successful around the globe. For
example,
nearly half of the value segment desktop PCs sold to home users in
Western
Europe, and more than half of the top selling retail desktop PC
systems in
Japan, are based on AMD Duron processors," said Pat Moorhead, vice
president
of desktop and mobile marketing for AMD's Computation Products
Group.
"Systems based on the 1.1GHz AMD Duron processor with Microsoft
Windows XP
will enable outstanding performance for business and home PC
users."
Like all AMD processors, the new 1.1GHz AMD Duron processor
supports AMD's
stable Socket A platform.
Systems based on AMD's new
processor are expected to be available in the
fourth quarter through a
variety of channels worldwide.
Pricing
The 1.1GHz AMD Duron
processor is priced at $103 in 1,000-unit quantities.
About
the AMD Duron(tm) Processor
The AMD Duron processor is a derivative of
the award-winning AMD Athlon
processor and is designed to provide practical
performance for everyday
computing for business and home users. Employing an
innovative design, the
AMD Duron processor features a sophisticated cache
architecture with 192KB
of total on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz
front-side bus, and a
superscalar floating point unit with 3DNow!(tm)
Professional technology, and
hardware data pre-fetch.
The AMD Duron
processor offers buyers access to technology and performance
that stands out
among other processors in its class. It reflects AMD's 30
years of design and
manufacturing expertise and sales of more than 175
million PC processors. AMD
Duron processors are manufactured on AMD's 0.18
micron process technology in
Fab 25, Austin, Texas.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of
integrated circuits for the personal and
networked computer and
communications markets with manufacturing facilities
in the United States,
Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and
Standard & Poor's 500
company, produces microprocessors, flash memory
devices, and support
circuitry for communications and networking
applications. Founded in 1969 and
based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had
revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000.
(NYSE: AMD).
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Cautionary
Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made
pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally
preceded by words such
as "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or
"intends." Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements in
this release involve risks
and uncertainty that could cause actual results to
differ materially from
current expectations. Forward-looking statements in
this release include the
risk that computer manufacturers may not offer PC
systems based on the
1.1GHz AMD Duron processor in the volumes anticipated.
We urge investors to
review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the
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