AMD Turion 64 Mobile CPUs

AMD today introduced AMD Turion(tm) 64 mobile technology, the latest in asuccession of computing innovations based on the industry-leading AMD64architecture. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is uniquely optimised to bringaward-winning AMD64 performance to thinner and lighter notebook PCs with longerbattery life, enhanced security, and compatibility with the latest graphics andwireless solutions, both today and tomorrow.

Together with industry-leading partners, AMD enables a best-in-class ecosystemof open industry-standard technologies, helping PC manufacturers to deliverfeature-rich systems that satisfy the variety of ways in which people use theirnotebooks.

"By embracing a broad partner community and industry standards, AMD is bothproviding choice and stimulating innovation," said Roger Kay, vice president ofClient Computing at IDC.

"We have unleashed 64-bit mobile performance, allowing business professionalsand on-the-go consumers to explore the freedom of mobile productivity with AMDTurion 64 mobile technology," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president andgeneral manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD."This is just the first of many innovations that we are planning to pioneer withthis new product family made for mobility, choice and best-in-class notebookdesigns."

Leading global manufacturers, hardware vendors and software suppliers haveexpressed support for AMD Turion 64 mobile technology. "Fujitsu welcomes AMDTurion 64 mobile technology innovation, and we congratulate AMD on theirsuccess," said Mr. Kazuhiro Igarashi, general manager, Mobile PC Division,Personal Business Group for Fujitsu Limited.

Business professionals and consumers worldwide can expect to see notebooks basedon AMD Turion 64 mobile technology starting later this month in retail storesand through commercial distribution channels. The first systems are expectedfrom Acer worldwide and Fujitsu Siemens Computers throughout Europe.

"We have had a great deal of success with our Ferrari branded notebooks based onAMD64 technology," said Walter Deppeler, senior corporate vice president, AcerInc. "We look forward to continued success with our forthcoming notebook designsbased on AMD Turion 64 mobile technology."

"As the leading European IT provider, we offer our customers world-classcomputing technology," said Herbert Schönebeck, Vice President Business UnitConsumer, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "We are introducing innovative consumernotebook PCs based on AMD Turion 64 mobile technology to provide our customersefficient platforms to connect from virtually anywhere."

In addition, ASUS, Averatec, BenQ, MSI and Packard Bell are among the leading,global computer manufacturers who have indicated they will support AMD Turion 64mobile technology.

Availability

AMD Turion 64 mobile technology models ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30, MT-34, MT-32,and MT-30 are available immediately worldwide.

In order to help consumers and business professionals simplify their notebookpurchasing decisions, AMD Turion 64 mobile technology uses a new series of modelnumbers designed to provide a simple designation of both relative performanceand degree of mobility within the processor family. The two letters of thismodel number indicate processor class, with the second letter designatingincreasing degree of mobility, as measured by power consumption.* As the secondletter approaches the end of the alphabet, "higher" letters indicate greatermobility. The numbers indicate relative performance within the processor class.Higher numbers indicate higher relative performance among the AMD Turion 64mobile technology family.

Pricing

AMD Turion 64 mobile technology models ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30, MT-34, MT-32,and MT-30 are priced at $ 354, $ 263, $ 220, $ 184, $ 268, $ 225 and $ 189respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities. For pricing details please visit:http://www.amd.com/pricing