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Written by Dragana Dimitrijevic
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Thursday, 30 April 2009 |
AMD today kicked off activities to recognize 40 years of innovation in the semiconductor industry and its important role as a catalyst for enabling next-generation solutions. May 1, 2009 will mark the official 40-year anniversary of AMD’s founding by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders in 1969. During the past 40 years, AMD transformed itself from a second-source supplier that worked within the confines of other companies’ designs to a widely recognized innovation leader that has driven the market.
As a central hub for the contests and information about AMD’s history, the company also launched a site dedicated to the 40th anniversary , with a complete timeline of AMD milestones and full details about the upcoming contests. In coming weeks the site is also expected to feature employee and customer-generated anniversary content.
“Forty years in any industry is a major achievement, but doing so in the rapidly changing, competitive semiconductor business is an enduring testament to the dedication and talent of AMD employees and alumni,” said Dirk Meyer, AMD president and CEO. “As the world and technology markets have changed through the years, AMD has remained focused on enabling the next wave of applications that we expect to drive the industry. We mark our 40th year as a much different company; a company intensely focused on designing and developing new products and platforms that combine our unique graphics and microprocessor technologies to create compelling user experiences.”
As part of the year-long anniversary celebration, the company is holding a series of contests in the U.S. and Canada as a gesture of thanks to the dedicated customers who have been, and continue to be, key to AMD’s critical presence in the processor industry. In total, the contests will give away 80 prizes, and the lucky winners will take home some of the most innovative AMD products on the market today.
The first contest, beginning today, is aimed at the AMD enthusiast community who rely on AMD products for their graphics and processing needs. For this contest, participants who submit brief, creative videos wishing AMD a happy birthday can be entered for a chance to win one of AMD’s graphics cards. The qualified entrants who submit the three best videos will be eligible to receive an ATI Radeon HD 4890 graphics card and 40 additional runners up will be eligible to receive an ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card.
Alternatively, fans can submit photos to show off how much they love AMD products. The top five submissions from eligible participants will win the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor. In addition, eight other qualified participants will be eligible to receive an AMD Athlon 7850 processor.
AMD will kick off two additional contests later this year, which are planned to give fans the opportunity to win AMD-powered notebook computers as well as gaming consoles like the ATI graphics-equipped Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 .
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