ADVANCED MICRO
DEVICES
One AMD Place
P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3453 USA
Tel: (408)749-4000
FAST FACTS
Classification: IC, IDM, Public
Employees
December 26, 2004: 8,300
Employees Excluding FASL 2004, March 1: 7,400
Employees FASL LLC 2004, March 1:: 6,900
Incorporated:
1969 (May)
Patents: December 26, 2004: 6,500 United States Patents, 2,000 Patent Pending
Patents: March 1, 2004, 5,900
United States Patents, 2000 Pending
Revenue Fiscal Year, $Millions
2004 : 5,001.4
2003
: 3,519.2
2002 : 2,697.0
2001 : 3,891.8
2000 : 4,644.2
1999 : 2,857.0
Advanced Micro Devices obtains the majority of its revenue from
its microprocessors, microprocessor chip sets and flash memory chip products. The company also derives revenues from
the sale of embedded microprocessor products and network products. These products are sold through its Personal Connectivity
Division.
For Fiscal 2004, Advanced Micro Devices' Computation Products Group,
which primarily offers microprocessors, had sales of $2.53 billion, up substantially from $1.96 billion
in 2003. As of December 26, 2004, sales of AMD64-based processors, its 64-bit microprocessors, represented approximately
one-half of the Computation Products Group total sales, or about $1.26 billion.
Memory products, mainly flash memory chips reached $2.34 billion
in 2004, up from $1.42 billion in 2003. Personal Connectivity Solutions revenue has continued to decline over the last three
years - from $166 million in 2002 to $131 million in 2004.
Advanced Micro Devices intends to capture 50 percent of the microprocessor
market in China. Advanced Micro Devices reported revenue of $464.4 million to China in 2004.
MAIN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCTS / TECHNOLOGY
Memory:
Flash
Microprocessors: Desktop PCs (Athlon 64, Athlon XP, Athlon 64FX, Duron), 32-Bit, 64-Bit, Single Core, Dual Core,
Mulitprocesor, SOI Based
Personal Connectivity: Embedded Microprocessors
END-MARKETS
Automotive, Communications Equipment, Desktop
PCs, Mobile PCs, Servers, Workstations
AGREEMENTS - PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
In December 2002, AMD
and IBM entered into an agreement to develop 45 and 65 nanometer process technologies for 300 mm silicon wafers. The agreement
was for the period until December 31, 2005 with an option to extend the agreement. The agreement's focus has been on process
developments, which initially included advanced structures and materials, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors, copper interconnects
and low-k dielectric insulation techniques. As part of the agreement in 2002 and 2003, AMD paid IBM $190 million for stipulations
related to the agreement and services. The agreement has resulted in the development of a strained SOI technology, which
AMD scheduled for use for the manufacture of its microprocessors in 2005. The process will reportedly enable AMD to
produce microprocessor chips with power ratings that are 24 percent lower than previous microprocessors. The microprociessors
are considered central to the advancement of AMD's market share within the laptop notebook market.
