AMD Sponsors The North American Solar Challenge

AMD Sponsors The North American Solar Challenge

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it is sponsoring the 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC), a competition to design, build and race solar-powered cars across the United States and Canada. Twenty teams of university students from around the world are competing in the 2,500-mile race that started in Austin, Texas on July 17, and will end in Calgary, Alberta on July 27.

As a sponsor, AMD provided the NASC race organizers with five HP Pavilion ze2000z notebook PCs powered by AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology, a world-class mobile processor. Designed to bring award-winning AMD64 performance to thinner and lighter notebook PCs, AMD Turion 64 mobile technology offers extended system battery life, enhanced security, and compatibility with the latest graphics and wireless solutions. In many ways, the features and benefits of AMD’s state-of-the-art mobile technology are representative of the race’s goal to further the development of engineering excellence and energy-efficient technology.

“AMD’s sponsorship of the North American Solar Challenge is an ideal fit with our commitment to delivering mobile performance without compromise,” said Chris Cloran, director of the Mobile Division for AMD’s Microprocessor Solutions Sector. “AMD Turion 64 mobile technology allows notebook PC manufacturers to offer new levels of performance and differentiation to break free from the competition.”

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