AMD Partners With SEMI and Industry Leaders to Develop Security Framework for Web-Based Collaboration; NIST-Funded Project to Improve Manufacturing Productivity.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2001 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) will share its expertise in developing manufacturing systems software in a joint venture effort of semiconductor industry leaders to develop, prototype and validate an Internet-based security framework. Creating this security framework will remove a significant barrier to widespread acceptance of eManufacturing models. eManufacturing allows all participants in the manufacturing process -- from customers to suppliers to fab operators Fab Operators are akin to conventional factory operators (aka Specialists or Technical Assistants). They are operations personnel running on production shift work in the shopfloor. to quality control -- to share information and automate processes. Through the use of process control technologies and factory-wide integration, eManufacturing can provide greater flexibility and responsiveness to the customer, reduce cycle times and improve quality, thereby enhancing productivity. AMD, long recognized as a leader in developing advanced process control technologies, continues to demonstrate its commitment to quality and the customer with its participation in this project. AMD will work with domainLogix, ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Technology and Oceana Sensor Technologies in a project managed by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is a trade organization of manufacturers of equipment and materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and thyristors. (SEMI) and partially funded by a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ). Companies participating in the venture will share costs in the project, which has a total budget of approximately $10.1 million. "AMD is renowned for its manufacturing excellence, which is, in part, attributable to the process and control software developed by AMD. We're excited to be able to share our expertise in this area to help develop a security framework that allows not only our company and tools to communicate with one another, but with tool manufacturers and other companies as well -- and all in an environment that is secure and protects everyone's proprietary information," said Charles Clark Charles Clark was the name of:
"Such sharing of information will allow huge improvements in manufacturing productivity. This is just another example of how AMD works with the industry to develop technologies that benefit everyone." The venture is expected to reach its goals within three years. Its approach will be validated by building eDiagnostics and eManufacturing applications, demonstrating how security problems are resolved by these applications, and by offering compelling improvements in factory effectiveness. The vendor and party-neutral framework will be developed as an open standard. The project aims to create a flexible firewall -- a distributed architecture that can protect any accessible device -- from a factory server down to an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. sensor -- and that enforces the security policies of the factories and the equipment suppliers. 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 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 Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE:AMD). AMD, the AMD logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Duron and combinations thereof are trademarks 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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