AMD To Provide Lucent Technologies With Flash Memory Devices Through 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 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. today announced a three-year strategic agreement to supply Lucent Technologies with a significant portion of Lucent's Flash memory device requirements. The Flash memory will be used in Lucent's wireless, optical, and data networking products, systems and solutions. "We are pleased to extend our relationship with AMD for these important Flash memory devices that will support products in all parts of our business," said Jose Mejia, vice president and chief supply officer at Lucent Technologies. "Throughout our long standing relationship, AMD has demonstrated the quality and responsiveness Lucent values in a supplier." "We are honored to be selected as a strategic supplier to Lucent Technologies. AMD offers an extensive portfolio of innovative Flash memory devices that perform at unparalleled levels of reliability," said Walid Maghribi, group vice president of AMD's Memory Group. "With more than ten years of experience delivering industry-leading Flash memory solutions with the highest levels of customer service, AMD has become a trusted partner to leading companies in a wide range of industries." AMD Flash Memory Awards AMD has been the recipient of numerous customer service, quality and technology awards. The most recent Flash memory awards include: Cisco Systems' highest customer satisfaction recognition -- the Cisco President's Award The President's Award may mean:
About AMD Flash Memory Devices AMD is a leader in flash memory products with devices that encompass a broad spectrum of densities and features to support a wide range of markets. AMD Flash memory customers represent leaders in the automotive, networking, telecommunications, and handheld mobile terminal markets. AMD has many innovative products such as the award winning Simultaneous Read Write (SRW SRW Super Robot Wars (video games) SRW Single Rear Wheel (truck) SRW Segmental Retaining Wall SRW Soldier Radio Waveform SRW Strategic Reconnaissance Wing SRW Search and Retrieve via the Web ) product family, Super Low Voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains 1.8V flash memory devices, and Burst and Page mode devices. AMD developed the robust Known Good Die (KGD KGD Known Good Die (semiconductor industry) KGD Kaliningrad, Russia - Kaliningrad Airport (Airport Code) KGD King's Gambit Declined (chess) KGD Komitee Für Grundrechte Und Demokratie ) program, and the patented negative gate erase technique, and refined the industry standard Fine pitch Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga ). All of AMD's flash memory products are guaranteed for a minimum of one million write cycles per sector and 20 years data retention, making them the most reliable non-volatile memory Refers to memory chips that hold their content without power being applied. It may refer to chips that are not changeable, such as ROMs and PROMs, or to chips that can be rewritten many times such as flash memory. devices offered in the industry. 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 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 $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD). Note to Editors: AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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