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AMD

US company that produces central processing units (CPUs, the main component of a computer). They are the main competitor to Intel in the computer production market place. They produce the Athlon and Duron series of microprocessors, the latest of which, the 1.2 GHz Athlon, was launched in 2000.

In 2000 AMD had about a 10% share of the CPU market. AMD Flash Memory devices are also used widely in mobile phones and laptop computers.
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