AMD in 2005: Coming Out of Intel's Shadow?

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·         1982--First product line (MMP) begins operation in Austin with four employees.

·         1982--AMD and Intel sign technology exchange agreement centering on the iAPX86 family of microprocessors and peripherals.

·         1983--AMD introduces INT.STD.1000, the highest quality standard in the industry.

·         1983--AMD Singapore incorporated.

·         1984--Construction begins on the Bankok facility.

·         1984--Construction begins on Bldg. 2 in Austin.

·         1984--AMD is listed in "The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America" book.

·         1985--AMD makes list of Fortune 500 for first time.

·         1985--Fabs 14 and 15 begin operation in Austin.

·         1985--AMD launches the Liberty Chip campaign.

·         1986--The 29300 family of 32-bit chips is introduced.

·         1986--AMD introduces the industry's first 1-million-bit EPROM.

·         October 1986--Weakened by the long-running recession, AMD announces its first workforce restructure in over a decade.

·         September 1986--Tony Holbrook named president of the company.

·         1987--AMD establishes a CMOS technology with Sony.

·         April 1987--AMD initiates arbitration action against Intel.

·         April 1987--AMD and Monolithic Memories Inc. agree to merge.

·         October 1988--SDC groundbreaking.

·         May 1989--AMD establishes office of the chief executive, consisting of top three company executives.

·         May 1990--Rich Previte becomes president and chief operation officer. Tony Holbrook continues as chief technical officer and becomes vice chairman of the board.

·         September 1990--Silicon starts through the SDC.

·         March 1991--AMD introduces the AM386 microprocessor family, breaking the Intel monopoly.

·         October 1991--AMD ships its millionth Am386.

·         February 1992--Five-year arbitration with Intel ends, with AMD awarded full rights to make and sell the entire Am386 family of microprocessors.

·         April 1993--AMD and Fujitsu establish joint venture to produce flash memories.

·         April 1993--First members of the Am486 microprocessor family are introduced.

·         July 1993--Groundbreaking of Fab 25 in Austin.

·         1993--Plans for the AMD-K5 project are announced.

·         January 1994--Compaq Computer Corp. and AMD form long-term alliance under which Am486 microprocessors will power Compaq computers.

·         February 1994--AMDers begin moving into One AMD Place in Sunnyvale.

·         February 1994--Digital Equipment Corp. becomes foundry for Am486 microprocessors.

·         March 10, 1994--Federal court jury confirms AMD's right to Intel microcode in 287 math coprocessor trial.

·         May 1, 1994--AMD celebrates 25th anniversary with Rod Stewart in Sunnyvale and Bruce Hornsby in Austin.

·         1995--Construction begins on the Fujitsu-AMD Semiconductor Limited (FASL) joint venture facility.

·         1995--Fab 25 is completed.

·         1996--AMD acquires NexGen.

·         1996--AMD breaks ground for Fab 30 in Dresden.

·         1997--AMD introduces AMD-K6 processor.

·         1998--AMD unveils AMD Athlon processor (formerly code-named K7) at Microprocessor Forum.

·         1998--AMD and Motorola announce long-term alliance to develop copper interconnect technology.

·         1999--AMD celebrates its 30th anniversary.

·         1999--AMD introduces AMD Athlon processor, the world's first seventh-generation processor for Microsoft Windows® computing.

·         2000--AMD announces Hector Ruiz is appointed president and COO.

·         2000--AMD Japan celebrates 25 year anniversary.

·         2000--AMD's first quarter sales surpass 1 billion dollars for first time in company history.

·         2000--AMD commences first revenue shipments from Dresden Fab 30.

·         2001—AMD introduces AMD Athlon™ XP processor.

·         2001—AMD introduces AMD Athlon MP dual processor for servers and workstations.

·         2002—AMD and UMC announce a comprehensive alliance to own and operate a 300-mm wafer fabrication facility in Singapore and collaborate on advanced process technology equipment.

·         2002— AMD forms Personal Connectivity Solutions business unit with acquisition of Alchemy Semiconductor.

·         2002—Hector Ruiz succeeds Jerry Sanders as Chief Executive Officer of AMD.

·         2002—AMD introduces first Flash memory device based on MirrorBit™ architecture.