AMD Announces Grand Prize Winner of AMD Athlon 64 Processor High-Tech Treasure Hunt.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) today announced the grand prize winner of the AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. High-Tech Treasure Hunt at COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). 2003. AMD would like to congratulate Mitch Sakaishi of Folsom, Calif., who won an AMD Athlon 64 processor-based desktop system and a new global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver. The interactive promotion sent more than 150 treasure hunters on a journey to find 15 locations in the greater Las Vegas area using only mapping coordinates and a GPS unit. The Treasure Hunt, geared towards AMD Athlon 64 processor enthusiasts, lasted for 64 hours and concluded on Nov. 19, 2003. NVIDIA supported the promotion by providing giveaways to participants. "Finding hidden treasure in the city of Las Vegas
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The AMD Athlon 64 processor, which launched on Sept. 23, 2003, is the industry's only Windows(R)-compatible 64-bit PC processor. Providing access to unprecedented software performance for current applications and designed to run next-generation software, the AMD Athlon 64 processor can enable users to experience movie-like gaming and prepare for a new world of 3-D interactive games and digital media. About AMD Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD (NYSE:AMD) is a global supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and silicon-based solutions for communications and networking applications. AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. Other product and company names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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