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Pressemitteilung ALi Introduces New Generation Chipset M1687/M1563 at Computex Taipei 2002 Chipset to Support Upcoming AMD OpteronTM and Eighth-generation AMD AthlonTM Processors. TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 3, 2002 - ALi Corporation, today introduces a new generation chipset - M1687 north bridge and M1563 south bridge, supporting AMD (NYSE: AMD) OpteronTM and eighth-generation AMD AthlonTM processors - the industry’s first x86-64 microprocessor technology. ALi’s M1687 equipped with AGP-8X support and HyperTransportTM bus to link to M1563 south bridge, provides the necessary capacity to fully unleash the power and performance of AMD eighth-generation platforms. "The PC market place is driven by consumers’ demand to attain enhanced performance for the graphics intensive computing experiences. AMD OpteronTM and eighth-generation AMD AthlonTM platforms offer increased CPU processing speed, and their HyperTransportTM interfaces enable AGP-8X and other system I/O peripheral to achieve optimal performance," said Dr. Chin Wu, president of ALi Corporation "ALi’s M1687/M1563 coupled with AMD’s eighth- generation processors are a high-performance, scalable solution for the mainstream PC market." ALi’s M1687 has support for AGP up to 8X, which provides system designers ample room to interface with various levels of graphics requirements. Also, by adapting the industry most innovations - HyperTransportTM technology link bus between ALi’s M1687 and M1563, ALi’s solution is the best one to complement the architecture of AMD’s new processor platform. ALi’s M1563 comes highly integrated with AC-Link Host Controller, Dual Channel ATA-133, 6 ports USB 2.0 Host controller, MAC controller for 1/10/100 fast Ethernet, memory stick and SD interface, and HyperTransportTM technology link interface. "Systems using eighth-generation AMD and ALi technologies can provide our shared customers enterprise-class computing from single processor desktops to eight processor servers running mission-critical applications," said Rich Heye, vice president platform and infrastructure, AMD. "Enterprise customers can also benefit from being able to optimize 32-bit performance, and migrate to 64-bit systems and applications within the same environment." About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor’s 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of .9 billion in 2001. (NYSE: AMD).