Press Release: New 1.3GHz AMD
Duron(tm) Processor Ups the Performance Ante for Everyday PC Computing
Posted By Kathy Smith
Date: January 21, 2002
SUNNYVALE,
CA-JANUARY 21, 2002-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a new desktop
processor for the mainstream PC market, the 1.3GHz AMD Duron(tm) processor,
offering best-in-class performance on digital photo, audio and Internet
applications.
As with all AMD processors, the 1.3GHz AMD Duron processor is optimized for the
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home and Professional operating systems and supports
Double Data Rate, or DDR, memory.
"With the 1.3GHz AMD Duron processor, AMD delivers tremendous performance to
mainstream PC users. DDR memory taps into the processor's performance potential
even further. In tandem, AMD Duron processor-based systems with DDR memory can
offer cost-conscious purchasers better performing, more cost-effective PCs than
widely available competitive products," said Ed Ellett, vice president of
Marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group.
Currently, more than 100 motherboard solutions are available on the market
supporting the AMD Duron processor and DDR memory, offering purchasers
flexibility of choice. These include offerings by Asus, Gigabyte and MSI. These
motherboards are all based on our Socket A infrastructure, and offer unmatched
platform stability for our AMD Duron processor commercial customers.
AMD expects worldwide availability of the 1.3GHz AMD Duron processor through the
system builder and direct channels.
Pricing
The 1.3GHz AMD Duron processor is priced at $118 in 1,000-unit
quantities. For more information on pricing, please visit:
http://www.amd.com/pricing.
About the AMD Duron(tm) Processor
The AMD Duron processor is a derivative of the award-winning AMD Athlon*
processor and is designed to provide practical performance for everyday
computing for business and home users. Employing an innovative design, the AMD
Duron processor features a sophisticated cache architecture with 192KB of total
on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz front-side bus, and a superscalar floating
point unit with 3DNow!(tm) Professional technology, and hardware data pre-fetch.
The AMD Duron processor offers buyers access to technology and performance that
stands out among other processors in its class. It reflects AMD's 30 years of
design and manufacturing expertise and sales of more than 175 million PC
processors. AMD Duron processors are manufactured on AMD's 0.18 micron process
technology in Fab 25, Austin, Texas.
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. Founded in 1969 and
based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $3.9 billion in 2001. (NYSE:
AMD).
AMD on the Web
For more information about today's announcement, please visit our virtual
pressroom at
http://www.amd.com/news/spotlight. Additional press releases are available
at www.amd.com/news/news.html.
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AMD PR Contacts
Catherine Abbinanti
AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-2292
cathy.abbinanti@amd.com
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