AMD Adds Toshiba America as Notebook Customer for Mobile AMD-K6-2 Processor with 3DNow! Technology; Satellite Series Powered by 333-MHz AMD-K6-2 Processor.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1999--AMD continued to expand its customer base for the Mobile AMD-K6(R)-2 processor with the introduction by the Computer Systems Division (CSD CSD Commission on Sustainable Development CSD Serbian Dinar (ISO currency code) CSD Christopher Street Day CSD Circuit Switched Data (Sprint) CSD Computer Science Department CSD Community School District ) of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS TAIS Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. TAIS Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army) TAIS Target Architecture and Implementation Strategy TAIS Texas Apiary Inspection Service ) of the Toshiba Satellite The Toshiba Satellite is Toshiba's flagship line of consumer-grade notebook computers. Models in the Satellite family vary greatly, from entry-level models to full-fledged Media center class notebooks. 2545 series. Announced today, the Satellite 2545 series is designed for business and consumer users. These systems, powered by the 333-MHz Mobile AMD-K6-2 with 3DNow!(tm) technology, are available immediately in the U.S. market. The Satellite series incorporates a 4.3-gigabyte hard drive, 24X CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. and a V.90 modem. The Satellite 2545XCDT offers a 14.1-inch active matrix display (hardware) active matrix display - A type of liquid crystal display where each display element (each pixel) includes an active component such as a transistor to maintain its state between scans. Contrast passive matrix display. and 64 MB of memory, while the Satellite 2545CDS and 2540CDS provides a 13-inch Color Bright display and 32MB of memory. "Toshiba achieved great success with similar AMD-based notebooks launched in the Japan and Asia markets earlier this year. We are pleased to add Toshiba America as a customer for our Mobile AMD-K6-2 products," said S. Atiq Raza, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. co-chief operating officer and chief technical officer. "As we continue to expand into new markets, AMD is committed to delivering powerful performance to all PC users." About the Mobile AMD-K6-2 Processor Family The Mobile AMD-K6-2 processors operate at a core voltage of 1.8 Volts and dissipate less than 8 Watts of power running typical applications. This allows system vendors to offer notebooks with longer battery life and smaller, thinner form factors while retaining excellent performance. AMD's new mobile processors are available in Socket 7-compatible, 321-pin ceramic PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. packages or BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. packages for smaller form factors. All AMD-K6-2 processors deliver leading-edge, sixth-generation performance for today's demanding Microsoft(R) Windows(R) compatible home and office applications. These 9.3-million-transistor processors are manufactures on AMD's 0.25-micron, five-layer-metal process technology at AMD's Fab 25 wafer fabrication facility in Austin, Texas. About 3DNow! Technology 3DNow! technology is the first innovation to the x86 processor architecture that significantly enhances 3D graphics, multimedia, and other floating point-intensive PC applications to enable a superior visual computing experience. AMD is the first PC processor manufacturer to offer 3D instruction enhancements for the mobile PC market. 3DNow! is a set of 21 instructions that use SIMD (Single Instruction stream Multiple Data stream) A computer that performs one operation on multiple sets of data. It is typically used to add or multiply eight or more sets of numbers at the same time for multimedia encoding and rendering as well as scientific (single instruction multiple data) and other performance enhancements that can open the performance bottleneck in the 3D graphics pipeline between the host CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and the 3D graphics accelerator. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD had revenues of $2.5 billion in 1998. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD). Cautionary Statement Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements of management's expectations involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Any forward-looking statement about AMD processors involves risks and uncertainties including whether the company will be successful in producing the processor at higher speeds; the company will produce the processors in volumes required by customers; or customer demand for AMD processors will continue at current or greater level. Investors are urged to consult the risks and uncertainties detailed in the company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. World Wide Web: Press announcements and other information about AMD are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. Type http://www.amd.com at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. prompt. Software titles supporting 3DNow! technology can be found at: http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/k623d/optimized.html Note to Editors: Readers may obtain additional information by calling 800/222-9323 or 408/749-3060. Technical Support Email: hw.support@amd.com AMD, the AMD logo, K6, 3DNow!, and combinations thereof and Super7 are trademarks, and AMD-K6 is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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