Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

Exhibit 99.1

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Morton L. Topfer Retires from AMD Board of Directors

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Aug. 3, 2009 —AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Morton L. Topfer, 72, has retired from the company’s board of directors effective July 30, 2009. He has been a member of the board since February 2005.

“We thank Mort for his more than four years of service on the board of directors,” said Dirk Meyer, president and CEO of AMD. “We are and will continue to be a better company as a result of the wisdom and experience he brought to our team.”

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