AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Processor Chosen by Tom's Hardware Guide Readers as ''Best Innovation In CPUs'' for 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 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) announced today that the AMD Athlon(TM) 64 FX-51 processor received the 2003 Readers' Choice Award as the "Best Innovation in CPUs" from Tom's Hardware Tom’s Hardware, is an online publication focused on technology that was founded in 1996 by Dr. Thomas Pabst. Tom's Hardware is owned by TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online publishers for technology in the world . Guide. The AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 processor based on AMD64 technology is the world's highest performing 32-bit PC processor and the world's only Windows(R)-compatible 64-bit PC processor. "Readers of Tom's Hardware Guide are known for their extreme passion about technical innovations and products that benefit consumers the most," said Marty Seyer, vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, AMD. "This award confirms what AMD employees have known all along -- tech-savvy consumers want the performance of 32-bit and the power of 64-bit computing at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. and AMD64 technology delivers. We thank Tom's Hardware Guide and its readers for this award." "We congratulate AMD on winning the Tom's Hardware Guide Readers' Choice Award for 'Best Innovation in CPUs' for 2003," said Omid Rahmat, general manager, Tom's Hardware Guide. "By gaining the recognition of our readers -- tech-savvy PC enthusiasts who are on the edge of technological innovations -- AMD has proven itself to be a technology leader in its field." About AMD64 Technology AMD first unleashed AMD64 technology in April 2003 with the launch of the AMD Opteron(TM) processor for servers and workstations. The AMD Athlon 64 processors are the first desktop and notebook processors based on the AMD64 architecture. The AMD64 technology follows the evolutionary path of the industry-standard x86 architecture The generic term x86 refers to the "CISC" type instruction set of the most commercially successful CPU architecture[1] in the history of personal computing, used in processors from Intel, AMD, VIA, and others. , allowing development of a unified 64-bit computing infrastructure designed to be fully compatible with the pervasive x86 architecture. AMD64 technology allows customers to protect their investments by continuing to use their 32-bit software until they decide to implement 64-bit software. About AMD Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , 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, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the U.S. and other countries. Other product and company names used in this release are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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