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AMD Reports Third Quarter Results



    AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported sales of $1.33 billion, operating
    income of $119 million, and net income of $134 million, or $0.27 per
    share, for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. These results include
    $16.5 million of employee stock-based compensation expense.

    In the third quarter of 2005, excluding the Memory Products
    segment(1), AMD reported sales of $1.01 billion and operating income
    of $129 million. In the second quarter of 2006, AMD reported sales of
    $1.22 billion and operating income of $102 million.

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    Change
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    Q3-06 vs Q3-06 vs
    Q3-06 Q2-06 Q3-05(1) Q2-06 Q3-05
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    Net Sales
    (billions) $1.33 $1.22 $1.01 9% 32%
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    Operating
    Income
    (millions) $119 $102 $129 17% (8)%
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    Gross Margin (5.4)% (4.0)%
    51.4% 56.8% 55.4% points points
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    "Third quarter sales increased nine percent from the prior
    quarter, and 32 percent year-over-year, due to strong demand for all
    AMD processor brands," said Robert J. Rivet, AMD's chief financial
    officer. "Microprocessor unit shipments grew 18 percent sequentially
    as customers continued leveraging AMD's open platform approach. Demand
    for AMD Turion(TM) 64 mobile processors was especially strong,
    resulting in record mobile processor sales and unit shipments coupled
    with increased average selling prices (ASPs). Record AMD Opteron(TM)
    processor sales resulted from continued adoption of dual core
    processors, record unit shipments and improved ASPs."

    Desktop processor sales were flat sequentially with increased unit
    shipments offset by decreased ASPs.

    AMD continued to successfully ramp production in both Fab 36 and
    Chartered Semiconductor. The conversion to 65 nanometer production in
    Fab 36 is on track, with revenue shipments planned for the fourth
    quarter.

    Third quarter gross margin was 51.4 percent, compared to 56.8
    percent in the second quarter of 2006 and 55.4 percent in the third
    quarter of 2005. The gross margin decrease was largely due to lower
    desktop processor ASPs which caused a decline in overall processor
    ASPs.

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    ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

    -- AMD and ATI announced plans to join forces to create a processing
    powerhouse. The transaction has received all of the required
    regulatory and shareholder approvals necessary for close and is
    expected to be completed the week of October 23rd.

    -- Customer highlights in the third quarter included:

    -- Dell launched its first AMD64 processor-based Dimension desktop
    systems for consumers and small businesses.

    -- Founder, China's second largest PC provider and the seventh
    largest global desktop PC provider, announced plans to launch a
    full range of AMD64-based desktop, notebook and server systems
    throughout China.

    -- IBM unveiled five new AMD Opteron-based mainstream server
    platforms that are quad-core ready.

    -- Commercial adoption of AMD Athlon(TM) 64 processor-based desktop
    systems continued, with Acer, HP, Lenovo, and NEC Computers
    announcing new AMD-powered platforms. The HP and Lenovo
    solutions are their first AMD client systems targeted at large
    enterprise customers.

    -- More than 150 AMD Turion 64 platforms are shipping or in
    development worldwide from the leading PC manufacturers.

    -- AMD announced broad support for its Torrenza Initiative by leading
    server manufacturers including Cray, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens
    Computers, HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems. Torrenza is the
    industry's first open x86 innovation platform, capitalizing on the
    unique advantages of the AMD's Direct Connect Architecture and
    HyperTransport(TM) technology to enable partners to innovate
    within a common ecosystem.

    -- AMD introduced its next-generation AMD Opteron processor family,
    the only x86 server processor with planned upgradeability to
    native quad-core within the same thermal design power envelope.

    -- More than 60 percent of the top 500 of the Forbes Global 2000
    companies or their subsidiaries are using AMD64 technology.
    Companies that have recently joined these growing ranks include
    Allianz Group, Linde Group, Merck KGAA, Schering AG, and Quest
    Diagnostics. Additionally, government organizations that adopted
    AMD64 technology in the quarter include the U.S. Air Force, the
    U.S. Department of Census, the U.S. Navy SPAWAR, the Defense
    Contract Management Agency, the National Institute of Health, and
    the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

    -- AMD expanded its global research and development operations,
    opening the Shanghai Research and Development Center to drive
    next-generation platform innovation and an advanced microprocessor
    development facility in Fort Collins, CO named the "Mile High
    Design Center."
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    CURRENT OUTLOOK

    AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations and
    exclude ATI operations and ATI acquisition-related charges. The
    following statements are forward looking, and actual results could
    differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set
    forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.

    AMD expects demand for its products to be seasonally strong in the
    fourth quarter and sales to increase sequentially.

    AMD TELECONFERENCE

    AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at
    2:30 p.m. PDT today to discuss third quarter financial results. AMD
    will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the
    Investor Relations page of its Web site at www.amd.com. The webcast
    will be available for 10 days after the conference call.

    ABOUT AMD

    Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is a leading global provider of
    innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and
    consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to
    delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that
    empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.

    CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

    This release contains forward-looking statements concerning sales
    for the fourth quarter of 2006, AMD's technology and capacity
    introduction schedule and the timing of the completion of the planned
    acquisition of ATI Technologies, Inc, which are made pursuant to the
    safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
    of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements in
    this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
    results to differ materially from the company's current expectations.
    Risks include the possibility that competitors, customers and
    suppliers of AMD or ATI may take actions that may negate the impact of
    the anticipated benefits of AMD's acquisition of ATI; revenue, cost
    savings, growth prospects and any or other synergies expected from the
    planned acquisition will not be fully realized or will take longer to
    realize than expected; the planned acquisition will not be accretive
    as expected; the company will not achieve any year-end or longer-term
    targeted gross margins, research and development expenses, selling,
    general or administrative expenses, operating margins, capital
    structure or debt-to-capitalization ratio; there will be delays
    associated with integrating the companies, including employees and
    operations, after the planned acquisition is completed; goodwill and
    other long-lived assets resulting from the planned acquisition and the
    resulting impact on the company's assets and earnings will be
    impaired; global business and economic conditions will worsen,
    resulting in lower than currently expected sales in the fourth quarter
    of 2006 and beyond; Intel Corporation's pricing, marketing programs,
    product bundling, new product introductions or other activities
    targeting the company's business will prevent attainment of the
    company's current sales plans; demand for computers and, in turn,
    demand for the company's products will be lower than currently
    expected; the company will not achieve its current product and
    technology introduction schedules; the company will require additional
    capital and will not be able to raise sufficient capital, on favorable
    terms or at all; the company will not be able to obtain sufficient
    manufacturing capacity or components to meet demand for its products;
    solutions providers will not provide the infrastructure to support the
    company's AMD64 technology in a timely fashion; and unfavorable
    results of operations of Spansion will adversely impact the company's
    results of operations. We urge investors to review in detail the risks
    and uncertainties in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission
    filings, including but not limited to the Annual Report on From 10-K
    for the year ended December 25, 2005 and AMD's quarterly report on
    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2006.

    AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron, AMD Turion, and
    combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Spansion is a trademark of Spansion, Inc. Other names used are for
    identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
    owners.

    (1) As a result of Spansion Inc.'s initial public offering (IPO)
    in December 2005, financial results for periods in 2006 compared to
    periods in 2005 do not correlate directly. In this press release, all
    references to and comparisons with periods in 2005 exclude the results
    of the company's former Memory Products segment.

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    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (Thousands except per share amounts)

    Quarter Ended
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    Oct. 1, Jul. 2, Sept. 25,
    2006 2006 2005
    (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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    Net sales $1,327,622 $1,216,367 $1,522,755

    Cost of sales (includes stock-
    based compensation expense of
    $1,932 for Q3 FY'06; $2,200 for
    Q2 FY'06 and $0 for Q3 FY'05;
    $5,920 for nine months ended
    Oct. 1, 2006 and $0 for nine
    months ended Sept. 25, 2005) 645,264 526,059 896,261

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    Gross margin 682,358 690,308 626,494

    Gross margin % 51.4% 56.8% 41.1%

    Research and development
    (includes stock-based
    compensation expense of $6,110
    for Q3 FY'06; $6,834 for Q2
    FY'06 and $0 for Q3 FY'05;
    $17,039 for nine months ended
    Oct. 1, 2006 and $0 for nine
    months ended Sept. 25, 2005) 277,380 278,674 289,018

    Marketing, general and
    administrative (includes stock-
    based compensation expense of
    $8,468 for Q3 FY'06; $9,020 for
    Q2 FY'06; $ 277 for Q3 FY'05;
    $26,650 for nine months ended
    Oct. 1, 2006 and $743 for nine
    months ended Sept. 25, 2005) 285,806 309,525 258,748

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    Operating income 119,172 102,109 78,728

    Interest income 31,188 35,308 9,510
    Interest expense (17,637) (17,859) (30,615)
    Other income (expense), net (1,975) 7,240 (3,456)

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    Income (loss) before minority
    interest, equity in net loss of
    Spansion Inc. and income taxes 130,748 126,798 54,167

    Minority interest of consolidated
    subsidiaries (6,941) (7,183) 21,227

    Equity in net loss of Spansion
    Inc. (10,204) (12,467) -

    Provision (benefit) for income
    taxes (20,852) 18,301 (606)

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    Net income $ 134,455 $ 88,847 $ 76,000

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    Net income per common share

    Basic $ 0.28 $ 0.18 $ 0.19

    Diluted $ 0.27 $ 0.18 $ 0.18

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    Shares used in per share
    calculation

    Basic 486,331 484,541 399,025
    Diluted 496,772 500,176 443,681

    Nine Months Ended
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    Oct. 1, Sept. 25,
    2006 2005
    (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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    Net sales $3,876,147 $4,009,301

    Cost of sales (includes stock-based
    compensation expense of $1,932 for Q3 FY'06;
    $2,200 for Q2 FY'06 and $0 for Q3 FY'05;
    $5,920 for nine months ended Oct. 1, 2006 and
    $0 for nine months ended Sept. 25, 2005) 1,724,663 2,469,663

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    Gross margin 2,151,484 1,539,638

    Gross margin % 55.5% 38.4%

    Research and development (includes stock-based
    compensation expense of $6,110 for Q3 FY'06;
    $6,834 for Q2 FY'06 and $0 for Q3 FY'05;
    $17,039 for nine months ended Oct. 1, 2006
    and $0 for nine months ended Sept. 25, 2005) 820,230 814,724

    Marketing, general and administrative
    (includes stock-based compensation expense of
    $8,468 for Q3 FY'06; $9,020 for Q2 FY'06; $
    277 for Q3 FY'05; $26,650 for nine months
    ended Oct. 1, 2006 and $743 for nine months
    ended Sept. 25, 2005) 851,373 698,974

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    Operating income 479,881 25,940

    Interest income 94,658 23,589
    Interest expense (58,743) (80,513)
    Other income (expense), net (13,863) (10,463)

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    Income (loss) before minority interest, equity
    in net loss of Spansion Inc. and income taxes 501,933 (41,447)

    Minority interest of consolidated subsidiaries (20,471) 105,985

    Equity in net loss of Spansion Inc. (40,914) -

    Provision (benefit) for income taxes 32,722 (5,358)

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    Net income $ 407,826 $ 69,896

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    Net income per common share

    Basic $ 0.85 $ 0.18

    Diluted $ 0.82 $ 0.17

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    Shares used in per share calculation

    Basic 478,318 395,839
    Diluted 497,332 409,586
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    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Thousands)
    Oct. 1, Jul. 2, Dec. 25,
    2006 2006 2005(a)
    (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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    Assets

    Current assets:
    Cash, cash equivalents and
    marketable securities $2,356,903 $2,530,062 $1,794,766
    Accounts receivable, net 688,023 571,539 805,531
    Inventories 465,716 405,285 388,631
    Prepaid expenses and other
    current assets 326,238 308,323 477,302
    Deferred income taxes 74,981 90,323 92,606

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    Total current assets 3,911,861 3,905,532 3,558,836

    Property, plant and equipment, net 3,403,878 3,163,181 2,701,000

    Net investment in Spansion Inc. 671,249 686,984 721,342

    Other assets 392,255 306,198 306,601

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    Total Assets $8,379,243 $8,061,895 $7,287,779
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    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable 901,349 706,454 855,834
    Accrued compensation and benefits 147,250 161,547 226,874
    Accrued liabilities 473,477 429,843 388,998
    Income taxes payable 17,790 45,567 3,326
    Deferred income on shipments to
    distributors 115,571 189,992 141,898
    Current portion of long-term debt
    and capital lease obligations 44,950 45,139 43,224
    Other current liabilities 191,824 175,947 161,807
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    Total current liabilities 1,892,211 1,754,489 1,821,961

    Deferred income taxes 75,861 90,323 92,606
    Long-term debt and capital lease
    obligations 644,357 647,109 1,327,065
    Other long-term liabilities 482,204 450,289 459,322
    Minority interest in consolidated
    subsidiaries 272,116 267,095 234,988

    Stockholders' equity:
    Capital stock:
    Common stock, par value 4,870 4,856 4,355
    Capital in excess of par value 3,958,680 3,921,784 2,710,168
    Retained earnings 881,631 747,160 473,678
    Accumulated other comprehensive
    income 167,313 178,790 163,636
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    Total stockholders' equity 5,012,494 4,852,590 3,351,837

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    Total Liabilities and
    Stockholders' Equity $8,379,243 $8,061,895 $7,287,779
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    (a)Derived from the December 25, 2005 audited financial statements of
    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    SELECTED CORPORATE DATA
    (Unaudited)
    (Millions except headcount and percentages)

    Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
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    Oct. 1, Jul. 2, Sept. 25, Oct. 1, Sept. 25,
    Segment Information (6) 2006 2006 2005 2006 2005
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    Computation Products
    (2)
    Net sales $ 1,290 $ 1,172 $ 969 $ 3,761 $ 2,486
    Operating income 133 113 149 531 331

    Embedded Products (3)
    Net sales 38 44 35 120 95
    Operating loss (1) (6) (14) (18) (40)

    All Other (4)
    Net sales - - 3 (5) 3
    Operating loss (13) (5) (6) (33) (16)

    Subtotal (excluding
    Memory Products
    segment)
    Net sales 1,328 1,216 1,007 3,876 2,584
    Operating income 119 102 129 480 275

    Memory Products (5)
    Net sales - - 516 - 1,425
    Operating loss - - (50) - (249)

    Total AMD
    Net sales 1,328 1,216 1,523 3,876 4,009
    Operating income 119 102 79 480 26

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    Other Data (AMD excluding Memory
    Products segment)
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    Gross margin % 51.4% 56.8% 55.4% 55.5% 55.4%

    Research and
    development expenses $ 277 $ 279 $ 216 $ 820 $ 598

    Marketing, general and
    administrative
    expenses $ 286 $ 310 $ 214 $ 851 $ 559

    Depreciation &
    amortization $ 200 $ 193 $ 154 $ 567 $ 515

    Capital additions $ 425 $ 455 $ 177 $ 1,190 $ 859

    Headcount 11,609 10,967 9,530 11,609 9,530

    International sales % 70.9% 70.2% 72.5% 70.2% 70.7%

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    EBITDA (1) $ 331 $ 318 $ 397 $ 1,066 $ 1,087
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    (1)RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA(a)

    Net income $ 134 $ 89 $ 76 $ 408 $ 70
    Depreciation and
    amortization 200 193 291 567 942
    Interest expense 18 18 31 59 81
    Provision (benefit)
    for income taxes (21) 18 (1) 33 (5)

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    EBITDA $ 331 $ 318 $ 397 $ 1,066 $ 1,087

    (a)Starting Q106, the Company defines EBITDA as net income adjusted
    for interest expense, tax, depreciation and amortization.
    Prior period information has been restated to conform to current
    period presentation.

    (2)Computation Products segment includes PC processors and Chipsets.
    (3)Embedded Products segment, formerly known as Personal Connectivity
    Solution Products, includes Embedded Processors and Products for
    global commercial and consumer markets.
    (4)The All Other category includes certain operating expenses and
    credits that are not allocated to the operating segments and,
    starting Q305, includes Personal Internet Communicator (PIC)
    products.
    (5)Memory Products segment included Flash memory products of AMD and
    Spansion. Spansion closed its IPO on Dec 21, 2005. Since that
    time, AMD uses the equity method of accounting to reflect its
    proportionate share of Spansion's net income (loss).
    (6)Starting Q405, the Company allocates bonus and profit sharing
    expenses to the segments. Prior period information has been
    restated to conform to current period presentation.

    Note: Figures may not foot due to rounding
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