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Non-Competition Agreement

Effective Date: June 30, 2003
Parties:

AMD, Fujitsu Limited

Sectors: Electronics and Miscellaneous Technology, Services
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins
Governing Law:  California
Exhibit 10.57


NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

THIS NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT (this " Agreement") is made and entered into as of June 30, 2003, by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" AMD"), AMD Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" AMD Investments ," and together with AMD, the " AMD Entities"), Fujitsu Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Japan (" Fujitsu"), Fujitsu Microelectronics Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Fujitsu Sub ," and together with Fujitsu, the " Fujitsu Entities ," and collectively with the AMD Entities, the " Entities"), and FASL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the " Joint Venture" and collectively with the Entities, the " Parties").

RECITALS:


A. Concurrently herewith, the Parties have entered into an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (the " Operating Agreement"), a Contribution and Assumption Agreement (the " Contribution Agreement") and certain related agreements.


B. One of the material conditions precedent to the willingness of the Parties to enter into the Operating Agreement and the Contribution Agreement is that the Parties have agreed to execute, deliver and be bound by this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions; Interpretation .

(a) In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings when used herein (and capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Operating Agreement):

" Affiliate" of a Person, means any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term "control" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither Fujitsu nor AMD is presently controlled by any other Person, and that the Joint Venture and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be (a) Affiliates of the AMD Entities or (b) Affiliates of the Fujitsu Entities.


" Competing Business" means any business engaged in the development, production, manufacture, marketing, distribution, promotion or sale of Stand-Alone NVM Products in any country in the world in which the Joint Venture conducts its business; provided , however , that (i) the Entities' respective Membership Interests and the conduct of the Joint Venture Business (as defined in the Contribution Agreement), (ii) Fujitsu's and its Affiliates'

Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as ****. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

development, production, manufacture, marketing, distribution, promotion and/or and sales of Ferro-electric non-volatile memory technology and products and (iii) the performance by AMD and its Affiliates and/or Fujitsu and its Affiliates of their respective obligations under agreements between AMD and/or its Affiliates and the Joint Venture and/or its Subsidiaries or between Fujitsu and/or its Affiliates and the Joint Venture and/or its Subsidiaries ( provided that any such agreement is not entered into for purposes of circumventing the intent of this Agreement), shall each be deemed not to constitute a Competing Business.


" NVM" means a non-volatile memory device wherein information stored in a memory cell is maintained without power consumption and the write time (including erase time if there is an erase operation prior to a write operation) exceeds the read time allowing the device to function primarily as a reading device.


" Stand-Alone NVM Product" means a semiconductor product (including a single chip or a multiple chip or system product) containing NVM dedicated to data storage wherein all circuitry (including logic circuitry) contained therein is solely to accept, store, retrieve or access information or instructions and cannot manipulate such information or execute instructions.

(b) The following rules of interpretation shall apply to this Agreement:


(i) The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term "including" is not limited and means "including without limitation."


(ii) Unless otherwise noted, all references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits herein are to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement. The titles, captions and headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(iii) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to a Person include its successors and permitted assigns, (b) references to agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements and other modifications thereto or supplements thereof and (c) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation.

2. Competition by AMD Entities and their Affiliates with the Joint Venture . Subject to Section 4(d), during the AMD Non-Competition Term, the AMD Entities hereby covenant and agree not to (and AMD agrees to cause its Affiliates not to), directly or indirectly, engage in a Competing Business.

3. Competition by the Fujitsu Entities and their Affiliates with the Joint Venture . Subject to Section 5(d), during the Fujitsu Non-Competition Term, the Fujitsu Entities hereby


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Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as ****. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

covenant and agree not to (and Fujitsu agrees to cause its Affiliates not to), directly or indirectly, engage in a Competing Business.

4. Divestiture of Competing Business by AMD Entities . During the AMD Non-Competition Term, the AMD Entities hereby covenant and agree that:


(a) If an AMD Entity or its Affiliates (an " AMD Acquiring Party") acquires a majority equity or other majority ownership interest of a Person whose principal line of business is not a Competing Business, but which has a division or other operations constituting a Competing Business (any such division or operations, an " AMD Acquired Interest"), AMD shall (or, if applicable, shall cause AMD Investments or its other applicable Affiliates to) (i) promptly provide the Joint Venture and the Fujitsu Entities with written notice of such acquisition (the " AMD Acquisition Notice") and (ii) provide the Joint Venture with a right of first offer to acquire the AMD Acquired Interest, such right to last for a period of sixty (60) days following the Joint Venture's receipt of the AMD Acquisition Notice (the " AMD Offer Period"). During the AMD Offer Period, AMD shall (or, if applicable, shall cause AMD Investments or its other applicable Affiliates to) (A) provide the Joint Venture with an opportunity to conduct reasonable due diligence on the AMD Acquired Interest and (B) enter into exclusive discussions with the Joint Venture concerning a sale of the AMD Acquired Interest to the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make an offer to purchase all, but not less than all, of the AMD Acquired Interest by providing written notice to AMD (" Joint Venture/AMD Offer") at any time prior to the end of the AMD Offer Period, such written notice to include in reasonable detail the terms on which the Joint Venture proposes to purchase the AMD Acquired Interest.


(b) Any determination as to whether to make a Joint Venture/AMD Offer, and the terms of such Joint Venture/AMD Offer, shall be made by the Board of Managers. If a Joint Venture/AMD Offer is made prior to the conclusion of the AMD Offer Period, the AMD Acquiring Party shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of the Joint Venture/AMD Offer in which to accept or reject the Joint Venture/AMD Offer by providing the Joint Venture with written notice of its decision within such 30-day period, such decision to be made by the AMD Acquiring Party in its sole discretion. If the AMD Acquiring Party fails to provide the Joint Venture with written notice of its decision within such 30-day period, the AMD Acquiring Party shall be deemed to have rejected the Joint Venture/AMD Offer.

(c) If the Joint Venture does not make a Joint Venture/AMD Offer prior to the conclusion of the AMD Offer Period, or if the AMD Acquiring Party rejects a Joint Venture/AMD Offer, the AMD Acquiring Party shall (and, if applicable, AMD shall cause the AMD Acquiring Party to) take all commercially reasonable steps to sell or otherwise divest the AMD Acquired Interest as soon as reasonably practicable to an unaffiliated Person following the conclusion of the AMD Offer Period or the 30-day period referenced in Section 4(b), whichever is later; provided, however , if the AMD Acquired Party rejected a Joint Venture/AMD Offer pursuant to Section 4(b), the terms of sale to the unaffiliated Person shall be no more favorable than the terms set forth in the Joint Venture/AMD Offer. ****.

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Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as ****. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(d) The Parties agree that an AMD Acquiring Party's acquisition of a majority interest in a Person whose principal line of business is not a Competing Business but which has a division or operations that constitute a Competing Business shall not be deemed to be a breach of the obligations set forth in Section 2 for so long as AMD and/or its applicable Affiliates are complying in all material respects with its obligations under this Section 4.

5. Divestiture of Competing Business by Fujitsu Entities . During the Fujitsu Non-Competition Term, the Fujitsu Entities hereby covenant and agree that:


(a) If a Fujitsu Entity or its Affiliates (a " Fujitsu Acquiring Party") acquires a majority equity or other majority ownership interest of a Person whose principal line of business is not a Competing Business, but which has a division or other operations constituting a Competing Business (any such division or operations, an " Fujitsu Acquired Interest"), Fujitsu shall (or, if applicable, shall cause Fujitsu Sub or its other applicable Affiliates to) (i) promptly provide the Joint Venture and the AMD Entities with written notice of such acquisition (the " Fujitsu Acquisition Notice") and (ii) provide the Joint Venture with a right of first offer to acquire the Fujitsu Acquired Interest, such right to last for a period of sixty (60) days following the Joint Venture's receipt of the Fujitsu Acquisition Notice (the " Fujitsu Offer Period"). During the Fujitsu Offer Period, Fujitsu shall (or, if applicable, shall cause Fujitsu Sub or its other applicable Affiliates to) (A) provide the Joint Venture with an opportunity to conduct reasonable due diligence on the Fujitsu Acquired Interest and (B) enter into exclusive discussions with the Joint Venture concerning a sale of the Fujitsu Acquired Interest to the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make an offer to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Fujitsu Acquired Interest by providing written notice to Fujitsu (" Joint Venture/Fujitsu Offer") at any time prior to the end of the Fujitsu Offer Period, such written notice to include in reasonable detail the terms on which the Joint Venture proposes to purchase the Fujitsu Acquired Interest.

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