AMD and Steinberg Media Technologies AG
Collaborate to Optimize
Entire Line of Software for AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
AMD Athlon(tm) processor-based workstations provide excellent performance
for audio and other processor-intensive applications
SUNNYVALE, CA - July 16, 2001. AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an alliance
with Steinberg Media Technologies AG to fully optimize Steinberg's complete
range of professional audio software for the AMD Athlon(tm) processor.
Cubase VST 5.0 R5, released in June, is the first Steinberg product that
takes advantage of the AMD Athlon processor optimization. Other Steinberg
products optimized for the AMD Athlon processor are planned to be available
later in the year. This joint effort will help ensure that the complete line
of Steinberg professional audio software runs smoothly and reliably on AMD
Athlon processor-based computers.
"Software for professional music production is extremely power hungry. To
offer our customers - among them world-famous composers like Hans Zimmer and
Moby - a fast and reliable working environment, we closely cooperate with
our most important infrastructure partners, such as AMD," said Karl
Steinberg, CEO of Research and Development at Steinberg Media Technologies
AG. "These strategic alliances are the key for developing sophisticated
audio tools and powerful software for music production."
"Steinberg is well known for delivering sophisticated and successful
software tools for professional musicians," said Richard Heye, vice
president of Platform Engineering & Infrastructure for AMD's Computation
Products Group. "Steinberg's software and the high-performance AMD Athlon
processor offer a stable, reliable and ultimately fast platform that audio
professionals demand. The collaboration between Steinberg and AMD is both
natural and beneficial, and provides the two companies with a solution that
enables audio enthusiasts to be both creative and efficient."
The AMD Athlon processor optimization is only
the first step in the alliance
between German-based Steinberg Media Technologies AG and AMD. The two
companies also plan to collaborate on sales and marketing plans.
About the AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
The AMD Athlon processor is an x86-compatible, seventh-generation design
featuring a superpipelined, nine-issue superscalar microarchitecture
optimized for high clock frequency; the industry's first fully pipelined,
superscalar floating point unit for x86 platforms; high-performance cache
architecture, now featuring 384KB of total on-chip cache (256KB of on-chip
level level two (L2) cache and 128KB of on-chip level one (L1) cache);
enhanced 3DNow!(tm) technology with 24 additional instructions designed to
improve integer math calculations, data movement for Internet streaming, and
DSP communications. The AMD Athlon processor features either a 266MHz Front
Side Bus (FSB) or a 200MHz FSB based on the Alpha(tm) EV6 bus protocol. AMD
Athlon processors are manufactured using AMD's 0.18-micron process
technology in Fab 25 in Austin, Texas and AMD's 0.18 micron technology in
Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.
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, 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 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 processor. 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, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6
billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).
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