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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                     Form 8-K
  
                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2000
  
  
                           ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
            DELAWARE                      1-7882                   94-1692300
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  (State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)
  
  
            One AMD Place,
            P.O. Box 3453
            Sunnyvale, California                                  94088-3453
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  (address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
   including area code:                                            (408) 732-2400
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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       On October 11, 2000, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the "Company") announced
  its third quarter sales. The Company reported record net income of $408,567,000
  on record sales of $1,206,549,000 for its third quarter ended October 1, 2000.
  Net income amounted to $1.18 per diluted share. The full text of the press
  release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated in this
  report as if fully set forth herein.
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Number                    Exhibit
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           99.1       Press release dated October 11, 2000.
  
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                                    SIGNATURES
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       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
  
  
  
  Date: October 18, 2000             By: /s/ Robert J. Rivet
                                         ___________________________________
                                         Robert J. Rivet
                                         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                         Officer
  
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                                   Exhibit Index
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       Number                Exhibit
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       99.1         Press release dated October 11, 2000.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                     Form 8-K
  
                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2000
  
                           ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
                           ----------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            DELAWARE                      1-7882                   94-1692300
            --------                      ------                   ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)
  
            One AMD Place,
            P.O. Box 3453
            Sunnyvale, California                                  94088-3453
  ----------------------------------------                         ----------
  (address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
   including area code:                                            (408) 732-2400
                                                                    -------------
  
                                    Page 1 of 4
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  -------  -------------
  
       On October 11, 2000, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the "Company") announced
  its third quarter sales. The Company reported record net income of $408,567,000
  on record sales of $1,206,549,000 for its third quarter ended October 1, 2000.
  Net income amounted to $1.18 per diluted share. The full text of the press
  release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated in this
  report as if fully set forth herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  -------  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Number                    Exhibit
           ------                    -------
  
           99.1       Press release dated October 11, 2000.
  
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  SIGNATURES
                                    ----------
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
  
  Date: October 18, 2000             By: /s/ Robert J. Rivet
                                         ___________________________________
                                         Robert J. Rivet
                                         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                         Officer
  
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  Exhibit Index
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       Number                Exhibit
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       99.1         Press release dated October 11, 2000.