AMD Purchases Yield Dynamics Software for Worldwide Yield Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002 Yield Dynamics, Inc. announced today that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("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) has purchased its Genesis yield management software for deployment across all of AMD's integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. sites worldwide. The multi-million dollar order encompasses 100 enterprise software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. that have been installed and integrated at AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany, Fab 25 in Austin, Texas and the Sub-Micron Development Center 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. . Charles Clark Charles Clark was the name of:
The Genesis system will add several important new methodologies to AMD's manufacturing processes. These include data mining algorithms to automatically identify causes of difficult classes of yield issues, spatial signature analysis software to detect spatial patterns on wafers and correlate these signatures to the process equipment and operating conditions that may have caused them, and the complete integration and cross-correlation of defect and process data. "We are pleased to collaborate with AMD on yield management issues," stated Dr. Jonathan Buckheit, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of Yield Dynamics. "AMD has been a pioneer in this area, and the mutual effort of the two companies to stay at the leading edge of this technology has resulted in stronger Genesis product capabilities and increased customer value." Trademarks Yield Dynamics and Genesis are trademarks of Yield Dynamics, Inc. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, 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, California, AMD had revenues of $3.9 billion in 2001. About Yield Dynamics Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Yield Dynamics, Inc. is the technology leader in yield management and advanced process control for the semiconductor industry. Yield Dynamics provides the most comprehensive set of software tools available, enabling users to convert large amounts of data into useful information. This allows users to bring products to market rapidly, achieve higher yields, and improve manufacturing productivity and profitability. Additional information about Yield Dynamics can be found at http://www.ydyn.com or by calling 408/330-9320. |
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