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Press Release: AMD To Announce 'Hammer' Architecture Details

Posted By Van Smith

Date: October 15, 2001

AMD's Fred Weber today will disclose architectural details of AMD's next-generation "Hammer" microprocessor architecture at Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif.

San Jose, CA-October 15, 2001 -
AMD's Vice President and Chief Technical Officer Fred Weber today will disclose architectural details of AMD's next-generation "Hammer" microprocessor architecture at Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif. Weber will also discuss how HyperTransport(tm), the innovative technology designed to accelerate internal system communications, simplifies the design and boosts the performance of multiprocessing systems. A question-and-answer session will follow his presentation.

Following his presentation, AMD plans to issue a press release and other information with highlights of the "Hammer" presentation. Information will be available at http://www.amd.com/news/spotlight.

Date: Monday, October 15, 2001
Time: 3:10 p.m. U.S. PDT

AMD will offer press and analyst briefings on "Hammer" architecture beginning Tuesday, October 16. To schedule a briefing, contact Duyen "Jen" Truong at 512-602-6781 or at duyen.truong@amd.com.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a trademark of the HyperTransport Consortium.

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Contact

Duyen "Jen" Truong
AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-6781
duyen.truong@amd.com

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