AMD Donates AMD Athlon 64 Processor-Powered Computers to Carnegie Mellon University.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Electrical and computer engineering lab to use high-performing 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. Athlon(TM) 64 processor-based systems for advanced engineering applications AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) today announced the company has donated AMD Athlon(TM) 64 processor-based high-end computer systems to a senior capstone design lab in Carnegie Mellon University's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. AMD donated the systems as part of their University Campus Team, an ongoing program to forge strong relationships and technical partnerships with select U.S. universities. Graduate and undergraduate students will use the AMD64-powered systems for advanced circuit design, mathematical simulations, data analysis and documentation of experimental results. "It was imperative that the computer systems at Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). be able to withstand near-continuous use from our student body and AMD Athlon 64 processors should meet our requirements," said Dr. Vijaya Kumar, acting head of Carnegie Mellon University's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. "AMD's donation provides us the world-class technology and performance we need to run our systems in this lab for the next several years." "Carnegie Mellon University's engineering department had very specific computing computing - computer needs -- to run intensive 32- and 64-bit applications -- and AMD was able to meet that need with our high-performance AMD Athlon 64 processors," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. "AMD64 technology will help Carnegie Mellon's researchers and students stay at the forefront of their field, preserving the university's status as one of the world's foremost schools of engineering." About AMD64 AMD64 evolves the industry-standard 32-bit 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. to support the demanding 64-bit environment that will enable future generations of computer functionality and productivity. AMD designed the AMD64 platform to allow end users to enjoy reliable, best-in-class performance on the 32-bit software they own today while preparing for a seamless transition to high-performance 64-bit applications. The AMD64 architecture is also designed to enhance the security of your computing environment by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection Enhanced Virus Protection, often abbreviated as EVP, is a proprietary technology used by AMD which attempts to prevent malicious computer code from being executed without the user's knowledge or permission. technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features in Windows(R) XP Service Pack 2 and the upcoming Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. 2003 Service Pack 1. Since the introduction of the AMD64 architecture in 2003, the AMD Opteron(TM) processor for servers and workstations and the AMD Athlon(TM) 64 processors for desktop and notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. have earned more than 60 awards for innovation and performance and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and software developers, system builders  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . , and distributors. About AMD AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries. 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