AMD To Provide Lucent Technologies With Flash Memory Devices Through 2003

AMD To Provide Lucent Technologies With Flash Memory Devices Through 2003

SUNNYVALE, CA -- 1/30/2001 -- AMD today announced a three-year strategic agreement to supply Lucent Technologies with a significant portion of Lucent's Flash memory device requirements. The Flash memory will be used in Lucent's wireless, optical, and data networking products, systems and solutions.

"We are pleased to extend our relationship with AMD for these important Flash memory devices that will support products in all parts of our business," said Jose Mejia, vice president and chief supply officer at Lucent Technologies. "Throughout our long standing relationship, AMD has demonstrated the quality and responsiveness Lucent values in a supplier."

"We are honored to be selected as a strategic supplier to Lucent Technologies. AMD offers an extensive portfolio of innovative Flash memory devices that perform at unparalleled levels of reliability," said Walid Maghribi, group vice president of AMD's Memory Group. "With more than ten years of experience delivering industry-leading Flash memory solutions with the highest levels of customer service, AMD has become a trusted partner to leading companies in a wide range of industries."

AMD Flash Memory Awards
AMD has been the recipient of numerous customer service, quality and technology awards. The most recent Flash memory awards include: Cisco Systems' highest customer satisfaction recognition - the Cisco President's Award, the Nortel 2000 "Supplier of the Year" award, the Samsung 2000 "Best Supplier" award, the Volkswagen 1999 "Leading Edge" award and the Cisco 1999 "Semiconductor Supplier of the Year" award.

About AMD Flash Memory Devices
AMD is a leader in flash memory products with devices that encompass a broad spectrum of densities and features to support a wide range of markets. AMD Flash memory customers represent leaders in the automotive, networking, telecommunications, and handheld mobile terminal markets. AMD has many innovative products such as the award winning Simultaneous Read Write (SRW) product family, Super Low Voltage 1.8V flash memory devices, and Burst and Page mode devices. AMD developed the robust Known Good Die (KGD) program, and the patented negative gate erase technique, and refined the industry standard Fine pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA).

All of AMD's flash memory products are guaranteed for a minimum of one million write cycles per sector and 20 years data retention, making them the most reliable non-volatile memory devices offered in the industry.