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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):   April 7, 1999
  
  
                            ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
                            ----------------------------
               (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 April 7, 1999, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company) announced that
  shipments of AMD-K6-2 processors were substantially below plan.  The Company
  also said that severe price competition, especially in processors with
  frequencies below 400 megahertz (MHz), caused average selling prices for AMD-K6
  family processors to decline to $78.  The full text of the press release is set
  forth in Exhibit 99 attached hereto and is incorporated in this report as if
  fully set forth herein.
  
   
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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  (c)  Exhibits:
  
       99  Press release dated April 7, 1999.
  
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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.
                                                  (Registrant)
  
  
  
  Date:  April 14, 1999      By: /s/ Francis Barton
                                _____________________________
                                   Francis P. Barton
                                   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  
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                                   Exhibit Index
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  Exhibit Number     Exhibit
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       99            Press release dated April 7, 1999.
  
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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):   April 7, 1999
  
                            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 April 7, 1999, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company) announced that
  shipments of AMD-K6-2 processors were substantially below plan.  The Company
  also said that severe price competition, especially in processors with
  frequencies below 400 megahertz (MHz), caused average selling prices for AMD-K6
  family processors to decline to $78.  The full text of the press release is set
  forth in Exhibit 99 attached hereto and is incorporated in this report as if
  fully set forth herein.
  
   
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  -------  ----------------------------------
  
  (c)  Exhibits:
  
       99  Press release dated April 7, 1999.
  
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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.
                                                  (Registrant)
  
  Date:  April 14, 1999      By: /s/ Francis Barton
                                _____________________________
                                   Francis P. Barton
                                   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  
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  Exhibit Index
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  Exhibit Number     Exhibit
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       99            Press release dated April 7, 1999.
  
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