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European Commission (EC) Charges Intel with Antitrust Violations



    Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD):

    WHO: AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz and Executive Vice President
    of Legal Affairs and CAO Tom McCoy.

    WHAT: Conference call with Hector Ruiz and Tom McCoy to respond to
    media inquiries regarding the European Commission's announcement that
    it has formally charged Intel with violating EC antitrust law and
    issued a formal "Statement of Objections" against the company. The EC
    charges underscore how Intel's illegal actions have suppressed
    competition in the IT industry and harmed millions of consumers in the
    European Union and throughout the world.

    WHEN: 11:00 AM EDT (8:00 AM PDT) on Monday, July 30, 2007

    Please dial-in by 10:45 AM EDT to ensure participation

    INFORMATION: Dial-in: (866) 259-1024 (U.S. Domestic)

    +1 (703) 639-1218 (International)

    BACKGROUND: The EC issued the Statement of Objections after a
    multi-year investigation, including raids of Intel offices. The EC's
    decision comes after the March 2005 ruling by Japan's Fair Trade
    Commission, which determined that Intel had violated the country's
    anti-monopoly laws by illegally forcing full or partial exclusivity
    with five Japanese PC makers. In addition, court documents released
    from that ruling reveal that the illegal activities were orchestrated
    by Intel's corporate management in Santa Clara, CA.

    An active antitrust investigation - with evidence seizures similar
    to those in Japan and Europe - continues in South Korea, and AMD has
    brought antitrust civil actions in Japan and the United States.

    Allegations of Intel misconduct are also echoed in a U.S.
    class-action complaint filed in January 2007, which claims that Intel
    illegally paid a large manufacturer in excess of one billion dollars a
    year to not purchase microprocessors from its competitors.

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