AMD Wins Microprocessor Category in CRN Channel Champion Competition; System Builders Name AMD Tops in Vendor Responsiveness, Product Availability Among Other Categories.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 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) today announced it has won top honors in the CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) Channel Champions microprocessor competition. Computer system builders from throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. chose AMD over the competition in the microprocessor category. AMD scored an 82.02 overall satisfaction rating to win the competition, and took top honors in vendor responsiveness and product availability. The annual Channel Champions event is sponsored by CRN, a leading weekly trade publication for builders of technology solutions. This year, more than 4,000 solution providers rated 67 vendors in 21 high-tech categories. AMD was one of two entrants in the microprocessor category. "AMD chips are fast and reliable," said Michael Rhea rhea, in zoology rhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. , owner of Mike's Computerland in Lebanon, Va. "We do a lot of our own testing and comparisons. If you set up a system correctly, you can have a `killer' system with excellent performance." "We're extremely pleased that AMD has been recognized by system builders, one of our most important market segments, for overall excellence and for our responsiveness to their needs," said Kevin Knox, AMD's director of enterprise segment marketing and business development. "The AMD Athlon(tm) and AMD Duron(tm) processors, winners of numerous awards, offer compelling solutions for the desktop and notebook markets with their high-performance, cost-effective Socket A The motherboard receptacle for Duron and newer Athlon CPU chips from AMD. It uses a 462-pin PGA package. See Slot A. infrastructure. The newly introduced AMD Athlon(tm) MP processor offers excellent performance and stable infrastructure for the server and workstation markets." 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. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded AMD an ENERGY STAR(R) Certificate of Recognition for its energy-efficient processors, including the AMD Athlon and AMD Duron processors. These processors help manufacturers meet stringent ENERGY STAR specifications for a variety of appliances, equipment and other products. Products with the ENERGY STAR label are designed to use less energy, save money and help protect the environment. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE:AMD). Visit AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Duron and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR certification mark are registered trademarks of the U.S. Government. Other product names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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