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Kingston Recognized by AMD as 'Outstanding Partner' For Contributions Made to AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron Processor Launches
Kingston Joins AMD Tech Tour, AMD64 Experiential Tour 2004 as Gold Sponsor
Fountain Valley, Calif. - (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 JK Tsai, director of technology,
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 Tsai.
"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 Value
RAM® 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, Inc.
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, call (800) 337-8410, or go to 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).
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights
reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc.
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