AMD to Power the Governing Body of World Motorsport

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced it will become the OfficialTechnology Partner of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile(FIA), the international non-profit organization concerned withautomotive, motoring and mobility issues and the governing body ofworld motor sport. Through this new relationship, AMD will lendtechnology expertise across a range of activities in the automotiveand motor sports sectors and provide technological counsel as the FIAformulates automotive public policies and regulations for motorsports.

In addition, AMD will provide computing solutions, includingserver, desktop and mobile systems based on AMD64 technology to theFIA to support race control, Web site hosting, and data management atFormula One races worldwide. AMD64 technology is the Gold standard in64-bit computing. AMD64 enables enterprise organizations to maximizethe performance of their software, and allows them to make the most oftheir current and future investments.

"In the automotive world the potential for intelligent transportsystems is almost unlimited and eventually technology will helpalleviate the major problems of congestion and safety. Technology isalso playing an increasingly important role in motor sport. The onlyway that the FIA can stay at the forefront of these issues is to haveaccess to cutting-edge technology and leading expertise in theelectronics and information technology fields," said Max Mosley,president of the FIA. "AMD is clearly at the leading-edge oftechnology and very well positioned to provide the type of support weneed. We look forward to working directly with AMD's Henri Richard ashe takes on the new role of FIA Technology Special Advisor."

"Our technology alliance with the FIA demonstrates AMD'scommitment to helping the world's leading organizations take advantageof the phenomenal impact of technology in new and creative ways," saidHenri Richard, executive vice president and chief sales and marketingofficer, AMD. "We are excited to be working with the FIA to help leadthe automotive world and improve motor sport through this uniquerelationship."

The FIA Formula One World Championship is one of the mostsuccessful and highly visible forms of motor sport in the world. AMDhas been involved in Formula One since 2002 as the Official TechnologyPartner of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team and also most recently as anOfficial Technology Partner of the Sauber Petronas F1 team.

Earlier this year, the FIA, in collaboration with AMD, launchedthe first global fan survey to gauge public opinion of the sport andhelp shape the future of Formula One regulations. The survey wascompleted by more than 90,000 respondents from 180 countries andshowed that fans respect the role of technology in F1 as a majordifferentiator for the sport. Survey participants said they believetechnology developed in F1 racing improves the design, safety andefficiency of commercial road cars and 71 percent of the respondentsindicated a desire to see more technical information in F1.Preliminary results of the FIA/AMD Formula One Survey 2005 werepublished in the August issue of F1 Racing magazine. The completesurvey results are now available from the FIA and AMD and can be foundat www.fia.com and www.amd.com.

About the FIA

Since its birth in 1904, the Federation Internationale del'Automobile, the FIA, has been dedicated to representing theinterests of motoring organizations and motor cars users throughoutthe world. It is also the governing body of motor sport worldwide.

This combination of road and track gives the FIA a uniqueresponsibility as an independent world body concerned with a widerange of automotive, motoring and mobility issues.

The FIA is a non-profit making association which brings together207 national motoring organizations from 122 countries on fivecontinents. Its member clubs represent over 100 million motorists andtheir families. This is a powerful mandate which the FIA is proud todefend. On issues such as safety, mobility, the environment andconsumer law the FIA actively promotes the interests of motorists atthe United Nations, with the European Union and other internationalbodies.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors,Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for thecomputer, communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD isdedicated to delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutionsfor technology users, ranging from enterprises to government agenciesand individual consumers. For more information visit www.amd.com.

About AMD64

The AMD64 processor platform is the gold standard for 64-bitcomputing. AMD64's Direct Connect Architecture evolves industrystandards to deliver break-through performance on single- anddual-core processors, reducing bottlenecks inherent in traditionalfront-side bus architectures. AMD64 technology is also designed toenhance the security of computing environments by integrating EnhancedVirus Protection(1) technology enabled by advanced anti-virus featuresin current versions of Linux, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Solarisoperating systems. Today, more than 75 of the top 100 companies in theForbes Global 2000 or their subsidiaries, representing the world'smost competitive industries, now rely on AMD64 technology-basedsystems to run their enterprise applications. Since their 2003introduction, AMD64 processors have earned more than 120 industryawards and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and softwaredevelopers, system builders and distributors. For more information onthe AMD64 processor platform, see www.amd.com/amd64.

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