Spansion
Master-McNeil created Spansion as the global brand for FASL LLC, a joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu. "The Spansion brand symbolizes new horizons and possibilities for our customers, helping them to create products with greater value and differentiation," said Dr. Bertrand Cambou, president and CEO of FASL LLC. "We are pleased to announce the inauguration of this new company that increases Fujitsu's and AMD's focus and commitment to the Flash memory market," said Toshihiko Ono, Chairman of the Board, FASL LLC, and Fujitsu Limited Senior Vice President and Group President of Fujitsu's Electronic Devices Business Group.
Previous names created by Master-McNeil for AMD include Athlon, Duron, and Opteron.