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AMD Recognized Kingston as 'Outstanding Partner' for Contributions Made to AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Opteron Processor Launches
Fountain Valley, CA - (October 19, 2004), -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent memory module manufacturer, today announced it has been named "Outstanding Partner" by AMD in recognition of Kingston's key contributions to the AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ product launches. In continuing support of AMD, Kingston® will be a Gold Sponsor of AMD's Tech Tour and AMD64 Experiential Tour 2004, in 20 top North American markets.

"Kingston is honored to receive this outstanding recognition from AMD," said Scott Chen, vice president, APAC business development, Kingston. "In 2003, we were selected as AMD's memory partner in the launch of their industry-leading 64-bit processor, the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor, and today we are working together on the validation and testing of next-generation AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processor technologies," added Chen.

"Each year, AMD honors companies that help us make significant strides in technology delivery and advancement," said Daryl Sartain, director, Desktop Business Segment, AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit, CPG. "Based on Kingston's engineering strengths, flexibility and global support, combined with our mutual dedication to exceptional product quality, we selected Kingston as our 'Outstanding Partner' this year."

Kingston was invited as a Gold Sponsor for AMD's upcoming Tech Tour and AMD64 Experiential Tour 2004, which debuted in Las Vegas. Kingston's HyperX™ high-performance gaming memory and ValueRAM® memory will be powering all AMD64 systems at each Tech Tour location. Kingston representatives will be present to communicate the advantages of Kingston products as they relate to AMD64 technology.

In conjunction with the Tech Tour, the AMD64 Experience Tour 2004 will be an exciting, high energy, interactive event showcasing digital music, movies, gaming, home entertainment and SMB/home office systems. More information on the AMD Tech Tour and AMD64 Experiential Tour 2004 is available at AMD.com.

Since 1994, Kingston has been working with AMD in the areas of design engineering, R&D testing global sales and marketing. For detailed information on Kingston memory products, please visit the Kingston Technology Web site at Kingston.com.

About Kingston Technology Company
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, go to www.kingston.com.

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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, (714) 438-1817 (Voice), (714) 438-2720 (Fax).

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