“La adquisición de los activos de la división de negocio de dispositivos móviles de AMD nos aporta tecnologías multimedia muy potentes, como son los núcleos de procesador grafico que hemos estado permitiendo utilizar a algunas empresas durante unos cuantos años”, ha manifestado Steve Mollenkopf, vicepresidente ejecutivo de Qualcomm y presidente de Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “Tener esta tecnología en casa nos permite aprovechar una sinergia aún mayor, puesto que podemos integrar directamente los productos de AMD, los de mejor rendimiento en el segmento de multimedia, dentro de nuestros productos SoC (system-on-chip)”.

“Con la venta de estos activos de tecnología y recursos para dispositivos móviles a Qualcomm ahora tenemos mejores posibilidades de centrarnos en nuestro negocio principal y aprovechar nuestra posición de liderazgo tanto en el sector de procesadores x86 como en los gráficos de gama alta”, afirmó Robert J. Rivet, director de operaciones y administración, y director financiero de AMD. “Creemos que el enorme talento de los empleados de AMD de la sección de Dispositivos Móviles va a aportar un gran valor a Qualcomm.”

Dentro de los términos del acuerdo, Qualcomm ha abierto ofertas de empleo a varios equipos de diseño y desarrollo de la división de dispositivos móviles de AMD. Estos equipos de trabajo desarrollan tecnologías para dispositivos móviles en áreas como gráficos en 2D y 3D, audio/video, presentación en pantalla y arquitectura.

Las dos compañías han firmado y cerrado un acuerdo vinculante el día 19 de enero de 2009, habiendo recibido ya la aprobación obligatoria de las autoridades regulatorias. La operación supone el pago de Qualcomm de 65 millones de dólares a AMD, una cantidad que puede verse alterada por los costes laborales y la provisión de fondos para las habituales indemnizaciones. Tanto AMD como Qualcomm se comprometen a transferir sus activos de negocio de la manera más fluida, y este compromiso se extiende también a los empleados.

Qualcomm espera que esta adquisición suponga unas ganancias previstas de aproximadamente 0,02 dólares por acción durante el año fiscal de 2009 y que estas ganancias se sumen a la cifra de beneficios a finales de la segunda mitad del año natural 2010.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as “would,” “may,” “will,” “expects,” and other terms with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the expected benefits of the transaction as they relate to enhancing Qualcomm's multimedia capabilities in order to deliver more advanced products; AMD’s or Qualcomm’s respective management plans relating to the transaction; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of AMD’s or Qualcomm’s management for future operations, including the execution of technology integration plans; the financial impact of the acquisition on AMD’s or Qualcomm's results of operations and financial condition; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are based on AMD’s and Qualcomm’s respective current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and speak only as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the respective results of AMD or Qualcomm could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Qualcomm in connection with the acquisition of certain AMD’s Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets include, but are not limited to risks that:

• expected benefits may not materialize as expected;
• Qualcomm is not able to successfully implement technology integration strategies;
• Qualcomm is not able to successfully employ and retain the subject design and development teams from AMD's handheld business;
• Qualcomm is not able to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA and WCDMA components on a timely and profitable basis; and
• there are adverse changes in the economic conditions of the various markets Qualcomm serves.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for AMD in connection with the sale of certain Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets include, but are not limited to:

• the ability of the parties to successfully consummate post-closing obligations contemplated by the Handheld acquisition agreement and related transaction documents;
• the possibility that the revenues, cost savings and other benefits expected from the transaction may not be fully realized by AMD or may take longer to realize than expected;
• delays associated with integrating the acquired Handheld assets, including applicable employees and operations;
• a downturn in the semiconductor industry;
• unexpected variations in market growth and demand for Handheld products and technologies specifically, and AMD products and technologies generally, and
• general economic and business conditions.

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