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To: StockMan who wrote (38802)	10/8/1998 1:07:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1578339

Needham & Co upgrades AMD to Strong Buy from Buy today biz.yahoo.com

To: StockMan who wrote (38802)	10/8/1998 1:08:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1578339

AMD Chooses Direct Rambus Interface Technology for Processor Chipsets First Test Chips Are Already Functional at Full Speed SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998--AMD (NYSE:AMD - news) announced today it has licensed the Direct Rambus(tm) high-bandwidth memory interface for use in forthcoming logic chips, and that the technology will be the main memory interface for future personal computer products. Test chips for the company's initial program are functional at full-speed, 800 MHz operation. ''Direct Rambus interface technology provides AMD with a high-performance, mainstream, low-risk solution that adds value across AMD's processor product line,'' said S. Atiq Raza, AMD executive vice president and chief technical officer. ''In addition, this technology offers scalable configurations from low-end consumer products to high-end enterprise computing systems and economies of scale due to worldwide supply and broad industry support.'' Direct Rambus technology will enable the DRAM industry's highest level of performance to date -- 1.6 gigabytes per second of peak bandwidth from a single device -- and will span multiple generations of DRAM devices (through 1-gigabit densities). Planned applications include computer system memory, multimedia and graphics memory, communications system memory and consumer electronics memory.