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SUNNYVALE, CA - August 18, 2005 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it
will present its annual "Pathfinder Award for Best Manufacturing
Materials Supplier" to Nikko Material, Inc. during an awards banquet in
Dresden, Germany, home to AMD's Fab 30 and soon-to-open AMD Fab 36
manufacturing facilities. AMD will also present the "World Class
Supplier Achievement Awards" to Tosoh SMD and Toppan Photomask, Inc. for
their excellent performance and outstanding service in 2004.

The AMD World Class Supplier Process measures and recognizes suppliers
for outstanding performance and exceptional service with two levels of
awards: the Pathfinder Award for Best Supplier within a defined
procurement area (assembly materials, wafer fab materials and indirect
support); and the Achievement Award for exceptional performance in a
Materials Commodity (e.g., silicon, lead frame, etc.).

"AMD's ability to deliver the cutting-edge technology solutions our
customers demand is closely linked to the suppliers we depend on for
materials and support," said Alex Brown, vice president of Global Supply
Management & Quality for AMD. "AMD truly values our relationships with
all these world class suppliers. Each of these companies recognized
today is setting a new standard for technical innovation, quality, and
service and AMD is pleased to honor their achievements."

Nikko Materials is receiving the Pathfinder Award for the Best Supplier
in Wafer Fab Materials in recognition of the company's world-class level
of overall support and commitment to AMD and Spansion LLC. Nikko
Materials offers a wide range of sputtering targets for all
semiconductor thin film applications including: copper and aluminum for
interconnect; titanium and tantalum for barrier; cobalt and nickel for
gate. Specialty alloys and compositions can also be developed for
research and development needs.

Tosoh SMD, Inc. is receiving an achievement award in recognition of
their consistently high level of support and responsiveness for the AMD
and Spansion LLC World Class Supplier Target team. Tosoh SMD, Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Tosoh Corporation, a diversified
international producer of chemicals and high-purity materials. Tosoh
Corporation has a long and successful history in the production of
specialty materials and sputtering targets.
Toppan Photomask, Inc. (formerly DuPont Photomasks, Inc.) is receiving
an achievement award in recognition of TPI's consistently high level of
support and responsiveness for the AMD and Spansion LLC World Class
Supplier Reticle team. Toppan Photomask, Inc. is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. In addition to operating the
industry's most advanced and largest network of manufacturing
facilities, the company offers a comprehensive range of photomasks
technologies, and research and development capabilities, to meet the
increasingly sophisticated and divergent product-and-service
requirements of the global semiconductor industry.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash
memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer,
communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to
delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions for technology
users, ranging from enterprises to government agencies and individual
consumers. For more information visit http://www.amd.com <http://www.amd.com/>
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About Spansion

Spansion, the Flash memory venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest
company in the world dedicated exclusively to developing, designing, and
manufacturing Flash memory products. In fiscal 2004, Spansion's total
net sales were approximately $2.3 billion. The company offers the
broadest NOR Flash memory portfolio in the industry, for use in the
wireless, automotive, networking, telecommunications and consumer
electronics markets. The company's portfolio is supported by a worldwide
network of advanced manufacturing facilities, system-level expertise and
dedicated design support, and an unwavering commitment to our customers'
success.
Information about Spansion Flash memory solutions is available at
http://www.spansion.com.