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Production controll technican Anett Keiler presents a dummie of a 1,1 Gigahertz MD Athlon TM-processor during a press conference at the AMD working area in Dresden, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2001. AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, a global supplier of integrated circuits, based in Sunnyvale, California, established their greatest manufactory abroad of USA in Dresden. Based upon a innovative copper interconnect technology, FAB 30, the new facility, produces the AMD Athlon TM microprocessors, performing at a speed grades of one Gigahertz or faster. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)