AMD SPONSORS FERRARI FORMULA ONE TEAM

AMD SPONSORS FERRARI FORMULA ONE TEAM





-Ferrari Formula One Team to use AMD processor technology-





MILAN, ITALY- FEBRUARY 6, 2002 - AMD [NYSE: AMD], a global manufacturer of high
performance PC processors and flash memory devices, today announced it is
sponsoring the Ferrari Formula One Team.

The partnership with Ferrari is one of AMD's most significant sports sponsorship
programs ever.  AMD and the Ferrari team both share a determination to
compete, strength to innovate, and a passion to win.

The AMD Worldmark logo will appear on Ferrari Formula One cars in race events
around the world, as well as on the helmet and race suit of renowned Ferrari
driver  Rubens Barrichello.  

"Linking the AMD brand to a winning and prestigious company like Ferrari
and Formula One racing reflects our core values of excellence and
competitiveness" said Giuliano Meroni, vice president, Sales and Marketing
AMD Europe.

Additionally, the Ferrari Formula One Team has chosen powerful and reliable AMD
processor-based PC systems to provide real time performance diagnostics to
assist Ferrari drivers during Formula One races.

"People expect the best performance and reliability from a Ferrari race
car.  We expect the same from our support equipment including our
computers," said Jean Todt, Ferrari Team Principal.  "We are
pleased to have a worldwide technology leader like AMD among our official
sponsors," he continued.

Today Ferrari will unveil a new Ferrari single-seat Formula One racer
brandishing the AMD Worldmark logo for the 2002 Championships during a worldwide
press conference to be held in Maranello, Italy.





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 $3.9 billion in 2001. (NYSE:
AMD).



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