AMD WINS MAJOR AWARDS AT CeBIT
--Prestigious honors for AMD's next-generation "Hammer"
processor, the AMD Athlon(tm) XP processor, and the company's manufacturing
excellence--
HANOVER, GERMANY-MARCH 18, 2002-AMD (NYSE: AMD)
announced today that it has captured top European press awards presented at
CeBIT, the world's largest IT tradeshow. They include:
*"CeBIT Highlights 2002" in the hardware category for
AMD's upcoming "Hammer" processor from CHIP magazine
*"Innovation of the Year 2001/2002" for the AMD
Athlon(tm) XP processor from PC Professionell
*"Manufacturer of the Year 2001/2002" from PC Direkt
"These awards attest to AMD's leadership in product
innovation and manufacturing excellence. With our superior products, we are
determined to make our customers even more successful," said Giuliano Meroni,
vice president, Sales & Marketing, AMD Europe.
This is the second time AMD has received the top award
in the hardware category of CHIP magazine. This year's "CeBIT Highlights 2002"
award -- better known as the "CeBIT Oscar"-- was given to AMD for its
next-generation processor codenamed "Hammer," which outclassed 500 contenders in
the hardware category. First shipments of the AMD "Hammer" processor are
expected at the end of 2002.
Previously, AMD won the same prize for the first AMD
Athlon processor based on copper interconnect technology produced at AMD's
leading-edge Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany. Fab 30 will also be producing "Hammer"
processors, incorporating advanced silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology and
0.13 micron interconnects.
"Hammer" processors are designed to offer a seamless migration path from
32-bit to 64-bit computing as well as unparalleled performance on both 32-bit
and 64-bit software. They will be AMD's first x86 processors to have a
fully-integrated DDR memory controller and "Hammer" processor-based solutions
are expected to be the first to incorporate a full HyperTransport(tm)
technology-based chipset. Both technology advancements help remove bottlenecks
and speed the flow of information through the PC. The "Hammer" processor family
will be extremely versatile, with processor versions planned to power systems
from thin-and-light notebooks to 8-way enterprise servers.
