AMD Expands Successful Semiconductor Technology Alliance with IBM

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has broadened the scope of itstechnology alliance with IBM. The expanded alliance now includes earlyexploratory research of new transistor, interconnect, lithography, anddie-to-package connection technologies through 2011.

The agreement marks the first time a member of a technologydevelopment alliance will work directly with IBM's Research Divisionon R&D, electronic materials, and basic feasibility studiesthree-to-five years before commercialization. Further, the extendedduration of the alliance makes it one of the longest IBM currently haswith any of its semiconductor alliance associates.

Early exploratory research is a critical component ofmicroprocessor R&D. This collaboration will enable both companies toidentify and investigate future technology challenges earlier,allowing solutions to be found and fundamental technology choices tobe made sooner.

"The industry-leading performance, power-efficiency and functionof our AMD64 processors is made possible through a constant,uninterrupted cycle of improvements to our integrated circuit processtechnologies," said Craig Sander, corporate vice president oftechnology development at AMD.

"By expanding our successful IBM alliance, we can significantlyincrease our level of early-stage research, focusing on technologiesfor the 32nm and 22nm technology generations. By influencing andparticipating in this research, AMD can better align its processtechnologies with the needs of our products scheduled to be introducedlate in this decade and beyond."

"This agreement is a perfect example of IBM's strategy ofcollaborative innovation," said Bernie Meyerson, IBM Fellow, vicepresident and chief technologist, IBM Systems & Technology Group."Working closely with our key development associates like AMD, we areable to bring advanced technology to market faster and moreeconomically, providing added benefit to our customers."

Research and development will take place in IBM's Watson ResearchCenter in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., the newly announced Center forSemiconductor Research at Albany NanoTech, and at IBM's 300 millimeterstate-of-the-art manufacturing facility in East Fishkill.

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