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SUNNYVALE, CA--NOVEMBER 13, 1996--AMD today announced it has commenced sampling of its sixth-generation Microsoft® Windows®-compatible PC microprocessor, code-named the AMD-K6(TM) processor, to key development partners.
AMD's new processor is designed to deliver performance competitive with Pentium Pro for the Windows 95 and Windows NT(TM) operating systems. The sixth-generation AMD-K6 processor provides high performance running both 16-bit and 32-bit software, and executes multimedia extension (MMX) instructions.
The AMD-K6 processor is designed to maintain Socket 7 system bus and electrical compatibility. Socket 7 compatibility will enable PC manufacturers and resellers to speed time to market and deliver high-performance sixth-generation systems at an affordable cost by taking advantage of existing fifth-generation system designs and infrastructure.
The AMD-K6 processor uses AMD's 0.35-micron 5-layer metal process in AMD's Fab 25 wafer fabrication facility in Austin, Texas.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated
circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. A Fortune 500 company, AMD produces processors, flash memories,
programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking
applications. Founded in 1969, AMD is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has
sales and manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company had revenues of $2.5
billion in 1995 (NYSE: AMD).