AMD Enters Into Microprocessor Foundry Agreement With IBM Corporation.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1998--AMD today announced that it has signed a two-year foundry agreement with the International Business Machines Corporation. The agreement will somewhat augment AMD's capacity from Fab 25 in Austin, Texas, for the production of AMD-K6(tm) microprocessors. 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. said that wafer starts at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) are planned to commence during the third quarter of 1998. Cautionary Statement Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements of management's expectations involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Investors are urged to consult the risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About AMD 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. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. 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 had revenues of $2.4 billion in 1997. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) WORLD WIDE WEB: Press announcements and other information about AMD are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. Type://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. -0- Note to Editors: AMD-K6, AMD, the AMD logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. GENERAL NOTICE: Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Scott Allen (PR), 408/749-3311 |
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