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To: Paul Engel who wrote (29701)	2/27/2001 2:54:34 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 275872

Tuesday February 27, 2:31 am Eastern Time Press Release AMD Breaks Ground for Singapore Test Manufacturing Facility SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001--AMD today broke ground for a new $45 million (S$80 million) semiconductor testing facility and design center in Singapore. AMD's current Singapore facilities operate as a design and manufacturing test center, handling the final packaging and testing for every AMD Athlon(TM) and AMD Duron(TM) processor manufactured by the company. The new facility is scheduled to be operational in the second half of 2002. ``The expansion of AMD's Singapore operations is an investment in the facilities and resources which will allow AMD to provide the sophisticated quality and process control systems needed to meet our customer's demand for high-volumes of AMD Athlon and AMD Duron processors,'' said Ajay Marathe, vice president of Microprocessor Operations and Logistics at AMD. ``AMD has developed a significant presence in Singapore since opening its first facility 17 years ago. With this expansion, AMD is solidifying this long term relationship with Singapore by putting in place the testing facilities, engineering workforce, and infrastructure required to expand AMD's position as an industry-leading supplier of innovative, high-performance processors for PCs, workstations and servers.'' Mr. Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of the Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) said, ``EDB is extremely delighted that AMD has decided to expand its operations in Singapore. AMD Singapore is a test facility for AMD's most sophisticated devices. Locating this critical function here is therefore a demonstration of AMD's confidence in Singapore, and a strong testimony to our test design and engineering capabilities. Singapore provides a total environment for such knowledge intensive and innovative activities. EDB will continue to help AMD produce outstanding results, and bring about technological breakthroughs for the industry.'' ``AMD's Singapore facilities and employees have played a key role in the incredible success of the AMD Athlon processor,'' said TS Tan, AMD's Singapore managing director. ``The Singapore expansion leverages the outstanding engineering, technology and infrastructure resources in the region to help AMD continue to deliver products and services that provide our customers with a compelling advantage in the marketplace.'' AMD's Singapore Operations When completed, the new seven story Singapore test plant and design center will encompass 345,000 square feet, including a 260,000 square foot production facility. The new Singapore facility expands on AMD's existing 258,000 square foot production facility, and will operate as a test center for microprocessors, engineering research and development, and integrated circuit design activities. Engineers in the Singapore design center are currently assisting with the development and introduction of AMD's next generation ``Hammer'' family of processors. AMD's Hammer family of processors will be the first AMD processors capable of 64-bit operation. The innovative design of AMD's Hammer processors is planned to deliver leading-edge performance on both the 64-bit software used by high-end workstations and servers and the 32-bit software used by the majority of desktop computers. AMD's current Singapore facilities at Bedok Industrial Estate were established in 1984 as one of AMD's primary worldwide testing facilities. AMD Singapore currently employs 1,700 employees. Visit AMD on the Web For more information, please visit AMD's virtual pressroom at amd.com 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:AMD - news). Note to Editors: AMD, the AMD logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Duron and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: AMD Drew Prairie, 512/602-4425 (PR) drew.prairie@amd.com Toni Beckham, 408/749-3127 (IR)

To: Paul Engel who wrote (29701)	2/27/2001 7:58:51 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Paul, When will the P-4 get to market? I know Intel has thrown this snivelling weak child into the fray before it is ready. What is your estimate of when, if ever, the P-4 will become an effective competitor of the Athlon(which is clearly is now not) Bill

To: Paul Engel who wrote (29701)	2/27/2001 8:46:38 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Paul, Well, you have to get the product to market first - and so far, AMD SMP products haven't got to market. Meanwhile, Tyan is doing quite well - and you don't need a plane trip to Deutschland to see these: I posted this a couple of weeks ago on the Mod thread: 1. Single processor Celeron serves no purpose whatsoever. 2. Single processor PIII serves almost no purpose. 3. P4 might be a good machine for a few scientists who run their own compiled floating point apps. 4. Duron is ideal for almost everybody on the desktop. 5. Athlon is a waste of money if it comes at a significant premium to Duron. (Except for gamers, of course.) 6. MP Celeron and PIII systems are the best buy for power users. Message 15384774 Scumbria