- 21 September 2006 -

AMD Recognizes SOITEC with World Class Supplier (WCS) Pathfinder Award for Best Wafer Fab Materials Supplier 2005
Air Liquide Recognized for Outstanding Performance with the WCS Achievement Award

AMD announced it will present its annual "WCS Pathfinder Award for Best Wafer Fab Materials Supplier" to SOITEC S.A. during an awards banquet in Dresden, Germany, home to AMD's Fab 30 and AMD Fab 36 manufacturing facilities. AMD will also present a "WCS Achievement Award" to Air Liquide for their outstanding performance and service in 2005.

The AMD World Class Supplier Process measures and recognizes suppliers for exceptional performance and service with two levels of awards: the Pathfinder Award for Best Supplier within a defined procurement area (e.g. wafer fab materials or assembly materials) and the Achievement Award for superior performance in a Materials Commodity (e.g. silicon, lead frames, etc.).

"AMD's continued product innovation and customer success is closely linked to the suppliers we depend on for materials and support," said Alex Brown, vice president of global supply management for AMD. "We are pleased to recognize the outstanding support of our world class suppliers for their technical innovation, quality and high levels of service."

SOITEC S.A. is receiving the Pathfinder Award for the best supplier in wafer fab materials in recognition of the company's world-class level of overall support and commitment to AMD in 2005. SOITEC S.A. offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and strained SOI (sSOI) using their proprietary Smart Cut(TM) technology.

Air Liquide is receiving an achievement award in recognition of their high level of support and responsiveness to the AMD WCS Gases team. Air Liquide is a world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services and a leading supplier of ultra-pure gases and fluids to the semiconductor industry.

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