Overview
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company that designs high-performance CPUs, GPUs, adaptive SoCs and accelerators for consumer, enterprise and embedded markets. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, AMD operates as a fabless semiconductor designer and competes directly with firms such as Intel and NvIdia.
Key facts
- Founded: 1969 (Jerry Sanders and co-founders)
- Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
- CEO / Chair: Dr. Lisa Su
- Business model: Fabless semiconductor design (manufacturing outsourced)
- Notable acquisition: Xilinx (completed Feb 2022)
Leadership
Dr. Lisa Su (Chair & CEO) has led AMD through multi-year product, financial and market-share gains. Under her tenure AMD has launched successive CPU architectures (Zen family), expanded its data-center and AI product lines, and completed strategic acquisitions.
Product lines
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EPYC — server processors (data-center, cloud and enterprise workloads)
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Ryzen — consumer and mobile CPUs (desktops, laptops)
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Radeon — discrete GPUs for gaming and some professional graphics workloads
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Instinct — data-center AI/accelerator GPUs (MI series)
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Adaptive/FPGAs (from the Xilinx acquisition) — programmable logic and adaptive compute
Market position & competition
- Server CPUs: AMD has materially grown EPYC share versus Intel; estimates in mid-2025 put AMD at roughly mid-30s percent share in many server CPU metrics while Intel still retains the largest share.
- GPUs & AI accelerators: AMD is a major competitor to NvIdia in GPUs. The AI accelerator market is rapidly evolving; AMD is expanding its Instinct line and planning Helios-class platforms for future datacenter AI deployments.
- Consoles & gaming: AMD supplies custom SoCs for major consoles and remains a significant player in gaming CPUs/GPUs through Radeon and semi-custom designs, though gaming revenue can be cyclical around console lifecycles.
Strategic moves & acquisitions
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Xilinx (2022): Acquired the FPGA leader Xilinx to add adaptive computing and expand into networking, communications and embedded markets.
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AI software & infrastructure deals: AMD has pursued acquisitions and partnerships to strengthen AI software and system capabilities (examples reported in 2023–2024 include Nod.ai and other AI infrastructure investments).
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Partnerships: AMD has announced and pursued strategic partnerships across cloud providers, hyperscalers and AI labs as it competes for datacenter AI deployments.
Recent & notable developments (2024–2025)
- Continued rollouts of Zen 4/Zen 5 architectures in client and server CPUs.
- Expansion of Instinct GPU family and roadmap for MI350/MI400 / Helios-class datacenter platforms.
- Strategic deals and reported discussions with large AI customers and cloud providers.
References & further reading
- Official: AMD — https://www.amd.com
- Investor relations: https://ir.amd.com
- AMD press release — acquisition of Xilinx (Feb 2022): https://www.amd.com/en/press-releases/2022-02-14-amd-completes-acquisition-of-xilinx
- For recent earnings/financial details and quarter-specific disclosures, see AMD investor-relations press releases and SEC filings on https://ir.amd.com
- News coverage and market analysis: Reuters, CNBC, and other major outlets covering 2024–2025 financial results and market-share reporting.