AMD Expands China Operations with Opening of New Shanghai Research and Development Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Aug. 22, 2006 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today officially
opened the Shanghai Research and Development Center (SRDC), a
multi-million dollar research and development facility driving
next-generation AMD processor-powered platform innovation through
increased technology partner and customer collaboration. Initially, the
SRDC’s engineering staff will focus on the development of AMD’s
next-generation mobile platforms, but will also provide an important
role in the validation and testing of AMD’s broad range of current and
future microprocessors.

“This opening, which is the largest single expansion of system design
and customer support resources in AMD’s history, represents both our
deep commitment to China and to moving more of our center of gravity
closer to customers and technology end-users,” said Dirk Meyer,
president and chief operating officer of AMD. “The SRDC will
dramatically improve our ability to help our customers create highly
advanced, next-generation platform designs and help accelerate time to
market.”

“Shanghai is fast becoming one of the world’s top centers for computer
system design excellence and we are pleased to see industry leaders like
AMD increasing their investment in the region,” said Hu Wei, Vice
Chairman of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress. “With the tremendous
technology infrastructure and talent in Shanghai to draw
from, we look forward to seeing the research and development innovation
that comes out of the SRDC.”

Located in the state-of-the-art Zhang Jiang technology complex, AMD
plans to employ hundreds of staff at the newly constructed facility,
making it AMD’s largest system design hub outside of the U.S. Shanghai
has become one of the worldwide centers for PC system design excellence
which made it the perfect choice for AMD’s latest center for platform
innovation. The opening of SRDC will benefit key AMD Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) customers in
the region including such as Lenovo, Tongfang, Flocity, HP, IBM, Sun,
Acer, Asus, BenQ, Fujitsu and many others. With strong local government
support, exceptional people and close proximity to customers and
ecosystem partners, SRDC will help drive continued system-level
innovation for AMD customers worldwide.

“As one of the fastest growing IT markets in the world, China plays a
key role in the long-term growth and success of AMD,” said Karen Guo,
corporate vice president and president of AMD Greater China. “The
opening of SRDC further expands our footprint in the region while
enhancing our ability to serve customers and partners in China and
around the world.”

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