Halo Industries, Inc, 3270 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054, US

Advanced Micro Devices is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for the computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD delivers superior computing solutions to customers that empower users worldwide. With corporate locations in Sunnyvale, Calif. and Austin, Texas and global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia, AMD is one of the world s leading integrated circuit manufacturers. It is among the world s market leaders in microprocessors, flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions. During 2005, AMD achieved record sales of $5.85 billion. Hector de J. Ruiz has been the chief executive officer of Advanced Micro for more than four years. He has been with the semiconductor company for over six years. Ruiz earned a BSEE degree from the University of Texas-Austin, and a PhD from Rice University. Fortune magazine ranked AMD as a Top 10 Most Admired Company for Innovation as well as the No.1 Most Admired Company in the semiconductor industry for both Innovation and Quality of Products/Services in 2006.