10.301.2004 - AMD Celebrates 25 Years In Austin

AUSTIN, TX -- October 27, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today celebrates its first 25 years in Austin, TX. Founded in Silicon Valley in 1969, AMD began operations in Austin in the fall of 1979 with 72 employees. Today, the global technology company employs more than 3,000 employees in Austin where it designs industry-leading 64-bit microprocessors, low-power embedded processors and operates a state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility, AMD Fab 25, which produces Flash memory - a pervasive technology that is powering the rapid growth in digital devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and DVD players. - View Press Release - Visit AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)