EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints W. J. Sanders III and Francis P. Barton, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1998, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ W.J. Sanders III Chairman of the Board and Chief February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Executive Officer (Principal W. J. Sanders III Executive Officer) /s/ Francis P. Barton Senior Vice President and Chief February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Financial Officer (Principal Francis P. Barton Financial Officer) /s/ Friedrich Baur Director February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Friedrich Baur /s/ Charles M. Blalack Director February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Charles M. Blalack /s/ R. Gene Brown Director February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- R. Gene Brown /s/ Richard Previte Director, President and Co-Chief February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Operating Officer Richard Previte /s/ S. Atiq Raza Director, Co-Chief Operating February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Officer and Chief Technical S. Atiq Raza Officer /s/ Joe L. Roby Director February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Joe L. Roby /s/ Leonard Silverman Director February 11, 1999 - ---------------------------------------------- Leonard Silverman