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Advanced Micro Devices was formally incorporated by Jerry Sanders, along with seven of his colleagues from Fairchild Semiconductor, on May 1, 1969.The other founding members were Ed Turney, John Carey, Sven Simonsen, Jack Gifford and three members from Gifford's team: Frank Botte, Jim Giles, and Larry Stenger.Rodengen, p. 30. Sanders, an electrical engineer who was the director of marketing at Fairchild, had, like many Fairchild executives, grown frustrated with the increasing lack of support, opportunity, and flexibility within the company. He later decided to leave to start his own semiconductor company,[https://web.archive.org/web/20030501040300/http://www.businessweek.com/pdfs/fairkid.pdf "Fairchild's Offspring"]. Business Week. August 25, 1997. p. 84. following the footsteps of Robert Noyce (developer of the first silicon integrated circuit at Fairchild in 1959)Mueller, Scott. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gXaRdKyD4PsC&pg=PA6 Upgrading and Repairing PCs]. Que Publishing, 2013. p. 6. and Gordon Moore, who together founded the semiconductor company Intel in July 1968.Malone, Michael S. [https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=86632&page=1&singlePage=true "Silicon Insider: AMD-Intel Feud Continues"]. ABC News. April 24, 2003.

In September 1969, AMD moved from its temporary location in Santa Clara to Sunnyvale, California.Rodengen, p. 36. To immediately secure a customer base, AMD initially became a second source supplier of microchips designed by Fairchild and National Semiconductor.Pederson, Jay P. [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/advanced-micro-devices-inc-history/ International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 30] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719091859/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/advanced-micro-devices-inc-history/ |date=July 19, 2014 }}. St. James Press, 2000.Rodengen, p. 35. AMD first focused on producing logic chips.Rodengen, pp. 37–38. The company guaranteed quality control to United States Military Standard, an advantage in the early computer industry since unreliability in microchips was a distinct problem that customers – including computer manufacturers, the telecommunications industry, and instrument manufacturers – wanted to avoid.Singer, Graham. [http://www.techspot.com/article/599-amd-rise-and-fall/ "The Rise and Fall of AMD"]. TechSpot. November 21, 2012.Rodengen, pp. 35, 38, 41, 42.[http://www.siliconvalleyhistorical.org/#!amd-company-history/csut AMD Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025526/https://www.siliconvalleyhistorical.org/#!amd-company-history/csut |date=November 12, 2020 }}. Silicon Valley Historical Association. 2008.

In November 1969, the company manufactured its first product: the Am9300, a 4-bit MSI shift register, which began selling in 1970.Rodengen, pp. 36, 38. Also in 1970, AMD produced its first proprietary product, the Am2501 logic counter, which was highly successful.Lojek, Bo. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2cu1Oh_COv8C&pg=PA220 History of Semiconductor Engineering].

Springer Science & Business Media, 2007. p. 220.[https://www.amd.com/en-us/who-we-are/corporate-information/history Our History]. AMD.com. Its bestselling product in 1971 was the Am2505, the fastest multiplier available.Rodengen, p. 41.

In 1971, AMD entered the RAM chip market, beginning with the Am3101, a 64-bit bipolar RAM.[https://books.google.com/books?id=UmZJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22am3101%22+%22ram%22 Electronic Design, Volume 19, Part 3]. Hayden Publishing Company, 1971. p. 227. That year AMD also greatly increased the sales volume of its linear integrated circuits, and by year-end the company's total annual sales reached US$4.6 million.Rodengen, pp. 42, 43.

AMD went public in September 1972.Rodengen, p. 45.Walker, Rob. [http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/sanders.htm "Interview with W. Jerry Sanders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192309/http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/sanders.htm |date=January 2, 2014 }}. Silicon Genesis. Stanford University. October 18, 2002. The company was a second source for Intel MOS/LSI circuits by 1973, with products such as Am14/1506 and Am14/1507, dual 100-bit dynamic shift registers.Rodengen, p. 46.[https://books.google.com/books?id=qVRNAAAAYAAJ&q=%22am14/1506%22/1506%22 MOS/LSI Data Book]. Advanced Micro Devices, 1980. pp. 5–1, 5–2, B-8. By 1975, AMD was producing 212 products – of which 49 were proprietary, including the Am9102 (a static N-channel 1024-bit RAM)[https://books.google.com/books?id=RHFJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22am9102%22+AMD Electrical Design News, Volume 19, Issues 13–24]. Rogers Publishing Company, 1974. p. 86. and three low-power Schottky MSI circuits: Am25LS07, Am25LS08, and Am25LS09.Rodengen, p. 55.

Intel had created the first microprocessor, its 4-bit 4004, in 1971.Venkata Ram, S.K. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MUI1ioZrnzcC&pg=PA3 Advanced Microprocessor & Microcontrollers]. Firewall Media, 2004. p. 3.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130207174740/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/transcript/silicon-transcript/ Transcript: Silicon Valley (documentary)]. American Experience. PBS. 2013. By 1975, AMD entered the microprocessor market with the Am9080, a reverse-engineered clone of the Intel 8080,{{cite web |date=December 29, 1997 |title=Interview with Shawn and Kim Hailey |url=http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/hailey.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111155525/http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/hailey.htm |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=Stanford University Libraries}}Rodengen, p. 50.Hitt, Michael; Ireland, R. Duane; Hoskisson, Robert. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hxj4qCuHNPQC&pg=PA41 Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Cases, Volume 2]. Cengage Learning, 2008. p. 41. and the Am2900 bit-slice microprocessor family. When Intel began installing microcode in its microprocessors in 1976, it entered into a cross-licensing agreement with AMD, which was granted a copyright license to the microcode in its microprocessors and peripherals, effective October 1976.Lennon, Michael J. [https://books.google.com/books?id=i3MLYUjRWisC&pg=SA4-PA36 Drafting Technology Patent License Agreements]. Aspen Publishers Online, 2007. p. 4-36.Pane, Patricia J. and Barbara Darrow. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VTwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT6 "AMD Asserts Right to Distribute Intel Code"]. InfoWorld. October 1, 1990. p. 5.[http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/9/362.html Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp. (1994)]. No. S033874. December 30, 1994. Justia.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.[https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/3437730.txt SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934: RELEASE No. 37730]. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sec.gov. September 26, 1996. (Accessed October 25, 2014.)

{{anchor|AMC}}In 1977, AMD entered into a joint venture with Siemens, a German engineering conglomerate wishing to enhance its technology expertise and enter the American market.Malerba, Franco. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pC1oHOTnaLAC&pg=PA166 The Semiconductor Business: The Economics of Rapid Growth and Decline]. University of Wisconsin Press, 1985. p. 166. Siemens purchased 20% of AMD's stock, giving the company an infusion of cash to increase its product lines.Rodengen, pp. 59–60.[https://books.google.com/books?id=liUrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA53 Reindustrialization Or New Industrialization: Minutes of a Symposium, January 13, 1981, Part 3]. National Academies, 1981. p. 53. The two companies also jointly established Advanced Micro Computers (AMC), located in Silicon Valley and in Germany, allowing AMD to enter the microcomputer development and manufacturing field,Rodengen, p. 60.[http://californiafirm.us/advanced-micro-computers-inc.nhd7.california-company-profile.html ADVANCED MICRO COMPUTERS, INC.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104070612/http://californiafirm.us/advanced-micro-computers-inc.nhd7.california-company-profile.html |date=November 4, 2014 }}. CaliforniaFirm.us.[http://www.californiacompanieslist.com/advanced-micro-computers-inc-cje0/ ADVANCED MICRO COMPUTERS, INC.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095752/http://www.californiacompanieslist.com/advanced-micro-computers-inc-cje0/ |date=November 4, 2014 }}. CaliforniaCompaniesList.com. in particular based on AMD's second-source Zilog Z8000 microprocessors.[https://books.google.com/books?id=4W1VAAAAMAAJ&q=%22advanced+micro+computers%22+z8000+OR+zilog Mini-micro Systems, Volume 15]. Cahners Publishing Company, 1982. p. 286. When the two companies' vision for Advanced Micro Computers diverged, AMD bought out Siemens' stake in the American division in 1979.Rodengen, p. 62."Siemens and Advanced Micro Devices Agree to Split Joint Venture". The Wall Street Journal. February 14, 1979. p. 38. AMD closed Advanced Micro Computers in late 1981 after switching focus to manufacturing second-source Intel x86 microprocessors.Freiberger, Paul. [https://books.google.com/books?id=zC8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 "AMD sued for alleged misuse of subsidiary's secrets"]. InfoWorld. June 20, 1983. p. 28.Swaine, Michael. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SD0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78 "Eight Companies to produce the 8086 chip"]. InfoWorld. November 30, 1981. p. 78.Rodengen, p. 73.

Total sales in fiscal year 1978 topped $100 million, and in 1979, AMD debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1979, production also began on AMD's new semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, Texas; the company already had overseas assembly facilities in Penang and Manila,Rodengen, p. 59. and began construction on a fabrication plant in San Antonio in 1981.Hitt, Michael; Ireland, R. Duane; Hoskisson, Robert. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gZ60WQm54CoC&pg=PT498 Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases]. Cengage Learning, 2006. p. C-26. In 1980, AMD began supplying semiconductor products for telecommunications, an industry undergoing rapid expansion and innovation.Rodengen, pp. 65, 71–72, 79–80.

Intel had introduced the first x86 microprocessors in 1978.Sanchez, Julio, and Maria P. Canton. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jtKc0k5BWA8C&pg=PA95 Software Solutions for Engineers and Scientists].

CRC Press, 2007. p. 95. In 1981, IBM created its PC, and wanted Intel's x86 processors, but only under the condition that Intel would also provide a second-source manufacturer for its patented x86 microprocessors. Intel and AMD entered into a 10-year technology exchange agreement, first signed in October 1981[http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/8086/MANUF-AMD.html AMD 8086 microprocessor family], CPU World. (Accessed November 3, 2014.) and formally executed in February 1982. The terms of the agreement were that each company could acquire the right to become a second-source manufacturer of semiconductor products developed by the other; that is, each party could "earn" the right to manufacture and sell a product developed by the other, if agreed to, by exchanging the manufacturing rights to a product of equivalent technical complexity. The technical information and licenses needed to make and sell a part would be exchanged for a royalty to the developing company. The 1982 agreement also extended the 1976 AMD–Intel cross-licensing agreement through 1995. The agreement included the right to invoke arbitration of disagreements, and after five years the right of either party to end the agreement with one year's notice. The main result of the 1982 agreement was that AMD became a second-source manufacturer of Intel's x86 microprocessors and related chips, and Intel provided AMD with database tapes for its 8086, 80186, and 80286 chips. However, in the event of a bankruptcy or takeover of AMD, the cross-licensing agreement would be effectively canceled.{{cite web|title=Patent Cross License Agreement|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000119312509236705/dex102.htm|date=November 11, 2009|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}

Beginning in 1982, AMD began volume-producing second-source Intel-licensed 8086, 8088, 80186, and 80188 processors, and by 1984, its own Am286 clone of Intel's 80286 processor, for the rapidly growing market of IBM PCs and IBM clones.Ziberg, Christian. [http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/39628-timeline-how-amd-changed-over-the-past-39-years "Timeline: How AMD changed over the past 39 years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113081521/http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/39628-timeline-how-amd-changed-over-the-past-39-years |date=November 13, 2014 }}. TGDaily. October 7, 2008. It also continued its successful concentration on proprietary bipolar chips.[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Advanced_Micro_Devices_Inc.aspx International Directory of Company Histories]. 1992.

The company continued to spend greatly on research and development,Rodengen, pp. 73, 78–80. and created the world's first 512K EPROM in 1984.Rodengen, p. 80. That year, AMD was listed in the book The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America,Levering, Robert; Moskowitz, Milton; Katz, Michael. The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. Addison-Wesley, 1984. and later made the Fortune 500 list for the first time in 1985.[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500_archive/full/1985/401.html 1985 Full list] . Fortune 500. Fortune archive.Rodengen, p. 85.

By mid-1985, the microchip market experienced a severe downturn, mainly due to long-term aggressive trade practices (dumping) from Japan, but also due to a crowded and non-innovative chip market in the United States.Rodengen, pp. 85–87. AMD rode out the mid-1980s crisis by aggressively innovating and modernizing,Rodengen, pp. 86, 90, 95, 99. devising the Liberty Chip program of designing and manufacturing one new chip or chipset per week for 52 weeks in fiscal year 1986,Rodengen, pp. 90–91. and by heavily lobbying the U.S. government until sanctions and restrictions were put in place to prevent predatory Japanese pricing.Rodengen, pp. 87–88, 97–99. During this time, AMD withdrew from the DRAM market,Rodengen, p. 97. and made some headway into the CMOS market, which it had lagged in entering, having focused instead on bipolar chips.Rodengen, p. 91.

AMD had some success in the mid-1980s with the AMD7910 and AMD7911 "World Chip" FSK modem, one of the first multi-standard devices that covered both Bell and CCITT tones at up to 1200 baud half duplex or 300/300 full duplex.[https://books.google.com/books?id=-Yo_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22amd%22+%22world+chip%22 Computer Design, Volume 25, Issues 13–22]. Computer Design Publishing Corporation, 1986. p. 14. Beginning in 1986, AMD embraced the perceived shift toward RISC with their own AMD Am29000 (29k) processor;Rodengen, p. 100. the 29k survived as an embedded processor.{{Citation |last=Mann |first=Daniel |title=Evaluating and Programming the 29K RISC Family |url=http://datasheets.chipdb.org/AMD/29K/29kprog.pdf |year=1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927060927/http://www.amd.com/epd/29k/29kprog/29kprog.pdf |publisher=Advanced Micro Devices |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}Pflanz, Matthias. [https://books.google.com/books?id=FXWJ61To3iYC&pg=PA23 On-line Error Detection and Fast Recover Techniques for Dependable Embedded Processors]. Springer Science & Business Media, 2002. p. 23. The company also increased its EPROM memory market share in the late 1980s.Rodengen, pp. 121–122. Throughout the 1980s, AMD was a second-source supplier of Intel x86 processors. In 1991, it introduced its 386-compatible Am386, an AMD-designed chip. Creating its own chips, AMD began to compete directly with Intel.[https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/37710/amd AMD]. PC Encyclopedia. PC Magazine.

AMD had a large, successful flash memory business, even during the dotcom bust.Ruiz. p. 20. In 2003, to divest some manufacturing and aid its overall cash flow, which was under duress from aggressive microprocessor competition from Intel, AMD spun off its flash memory business and manufacturing into Spansion, a joint venture with Fujitsu, which had been co-manufacturing flash memory with AMD since 1993.Ruiz, pp. 54–55.Spooner, John G. [http://news.cnet.com/AMD,-Fujitsu-merge-on-flash-memory/2100-1041_3-1025477.html "AMD, Fujitsu merge on flash memory"]. CNET. July 14, 2003. In December 2005, AMD divested itself of Spansion to focus on the microprocessor market, and Spansion went public in an IPO.Yi, Matthew. [http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Spansion-spun-off-by-AMD-Money-losing-flash-2556614.php "Spansion spun off by AMD"]. San Francisco Chronicle. December 17, 2005.

On July 24, 2006, AMD announced its acquisition of the Canadian 3D graphics card company ATI Technologies. AMD paid $4.3 billion and 58 million shares of its capital stock, for approximately $5.4 billion. The transaction was completed on October 25, 2006.{{cite web |date=October 25, 2006 |title=AMD Completes ATI Acquisition and Creates Processing Powerhouse |url=http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/25/c4187.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012221335/http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/25/c4187.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |publisher=NewsWire}} On August 30, 2010, AMD announced that it would retire the ATI brand name for its graphics chipsets in favor of the AMD brand name.{{cite web |title=AMD Decides to Drop the ATI Brand – Softpedia |date=August 30, 2010 |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Really-Dropping-the-ATI-Brand-154168.shtml |access-date=February 19, 2011 |publisher=News.softpedia.com |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817173249/https://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Really-Dropping-the-ATI-Brand-154168.shtml |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |date=August 30, 2010 |title=ATI to be re-branded as AMD – branding, ATI Radeon, ati, amd – ARN |url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/358774/ati_re-branded_amd/ |access-date=February 19, 2011 |publisher=Arnnet.com.au}}

In October 2008, AMD announced plans to spin off manufacturing operations in the form of GlobalFoundries Inc., a multibillion-dollar joint venture with Advanced Technology Investment Co., an investment company formed by the government of Abu Dhabi. The partnership and spin-off gave AMD an infusion of cash and allowed it to focus solely on chip design.{{Cite news |last=Vance |first=Ashlee |author-link=Ashlee Vance |date=October 7, 2008 |title=A.M.D. to Split Into Two Operations |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/technology/07chip.html |access-date=March 26, 2010}} To assure the Abu Dhabi investors of the new venture's success, AMD's CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down in July 2008, while remaining executive chairman, in preparation for becoming chairman of GlobalFoundries in March 2009.Ruiz, 159–162.Gruener, Wolfgang. [http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-features/41615-amd%E2%80%99s-fabs-now-on-their-own-globalfoundries "AMD's fabs now on their own: GlobalFoundries"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221020940/http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-features/41615-amd%E2%80%99s-fabs-now-on-their-own-globalfoundries |date=December 21, 2014 }}. TG Daily. March 4, 2009. President and COO Dirk Meyer became AMD's CEO.[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-07-17-4237049458_x.htm "At a glance: AMD's new CEO Dirk Meyer"]. Associated Press. July 17, 2008. Recessionary losses necessitated AMD cutting 1,100 jobs in 2009.Kawamoto, Dawn. [http://www.cnet.com/news/amd-to-trim-1100-jobs-initiate-temporary-pay-cuts/ "AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts"]. CNET. January 16, 2009.

In August 2011, AMD announced that former Lenovo executive Rory Read would be joining the company as CEO, replacing Meyer.{{cite news|author=Dylan McGrath|work= EE Times|url=http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4219307/AMD-appoints-former-Lenovo-exec-CEO |title=AMD appoints former Lenovo exec CEO|date= August 25, 2011|accessdate=August 25, 2011}} In November 2011, AMD announced plans to lay off more than 10% (1,400) of its employees from across all divisions worldwide.O'Gara. Maureen. [http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/2050701 "AMD to Fire 1,400"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221021304/http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/2050701 |date=December 21, 2014 }}. Virtualization Journal. November 7, 2011. In October 2012, it announced plans to lay off an additional 15% of its workforce to reduce costs in the face of declining sales revenue.{{Citation |last=Ian King |title=AMD Forecast Misses Estimates; to Cut 15 Percent of Staff |date=October 18, 2012 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/amd-sales-forecast-misses-estimates-to-cut-15-percent-of-staff.html |editor-last=Tom Giles |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=October 31, 2012}} The inclusion of AMD chips into the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were later seen as saving AMD from bankruptcy.{{Cite web |last=Tyson |first=Mark |date=2024-07-05 |title=Sony PlayStation 4 chip helped AMD avoid bankruptcy – exec recounts how 'Jaguar' chips fueled company's historic turnaround |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/sony-playstation-4-chip-helped-amd-avoid-bankruptcy-exec-recounts-how-jaguar-chips-fueled-companys-historic-turnaround |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Jacob |date=2024-07-05 |title=Here's your reminder how close AMD came to financial collapse and just how much we owe to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/heres-your-reminder-how-close-amd-came-to-financial-collapse-and-just-how-much-we-owe-to-the-playstation-4-and-xbox-one/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}

AMD acquired the low-power server manufacturer SeaMicro in early 2012, with an eye to bringing out an Arm64 server chip.{{cite web |last=Vance |first=Ashlee |date=October 30, 2012 |title=AMD Finds the Courage for Another Server Chip Gambit |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-30/amd-finds-the-courage-for-another-server-chip-gambit |access-date=July 29, 2020 |website=Bloomberg Businessweek |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}}

On October 8, 2014, AMD announced that Rory Read had stepped down after three years as president and chief executive officer.{{cite web |date=October 8, 2014 |title=Advanced Micro Devices CEO Rory Read Steps Down |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/advanced-micro-devices-ceo-rory-read-steps-down-1412800319 |access-date=October 8, 2014 |work=The Wall Street Journal}} He was succeeded by Lisa Su, a key lieutenant who had been chief operating officer since June.[http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/a-m-d-names-lisa-su-as-chief-executive/ A.M.D names Lisa Su as chief executive], Bits-Blogs, NYTimes October 8, 2014.

On October 16, 2014, AMD announced a new restructuring plan along with its Q3 results. Effective July 1, 2014, AMD reorganized into two business groups: Computing and Graphics, which primarily includes desktop and notebook processors and chipsets, discrete GPUs, and professional graphics; and Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom, which primarily includes server and embedded processors, dense servers, semi-custom SoC products (including solutions for gaming consoles), engineering services, and royalties. As part of this restructuring, AMD announced that 7% of its global workforce would be laid off by the end of 2014.[https://www.amd.com/en-us/press-releases/Pages/press-release-2014oct16.aspx AMD Reports 2014 Third Quarter Results]. AMD. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

After the GlobalFoundries spin-off and subsequent layoffs, AMD was left with significant vacant space at 1 AMD Place, its aging Sunnyvale headquarters office complex. In August 2016, AMD's 47 years in Sunnyvale came to a close when it signed a lease with the Irvine Company for a new 220,000 sq. ft. headquarters building in Santa Clara.{{Cite news |last=Donato-Weinstein |first=Nathan |date=August 19, 2016 |title=AMD moving headquarters to Santa Clara, ending 47-year history in Sunnyvale |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/08/19/amd-moving-headquarters-to-santa-clara-ending-47.html |access-date=June 22, 2020}} AMD's new location at Santa Clara Square faces the headquarters of archrival Intel across the Bayshore Freeway and San Tomas Aquino Creek. Around the same time, AMD also agreed to sell 1 AMD Place to the Irvine Company.{{Cite news |last=SVBJ Staff |date=June 17, 2020 |title=Developer buys townhome portion of under-construction project on former AMD campus in Sunnyvale |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/06/17/irvine-co-amd-sunnyvale-homes-taylor-morrison.html |access-date=June 22, 2020}} In April 2019, the Irvine Company secured approval from the Sunnyvale City Council of its plans to demolish 1 AMD Place and redevelop the entire 32-acre site into townhomes and apartments.

In October 2020, AMD announced that it was acquiring Xilinx, one of the market leaders in field programmable gate arrays and complex programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs) in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition was completed in February 2022, with an estimated acquisition price of $50 billion.{{cite web|title=AMD to Acquire Xilinx, Creating the Industry's High-Performance Computing Leader|url=https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/977/amd-to-acquire-xilinx-creating-the-industrys-high?sf239269550=1|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Jane Lanhee|date=February 14, 2022|title=AMD closes record chip industry deal with estimated $50 billion purchase of Xilinx|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/amd-closes-biggest-chip-acquisition-with-498-bln-purchase-xilinx-2022-02-14/|access-date=February 14, 2022}}

In October 2023, AMD acquired an open-source AI software provider, Nod.ai, to bolster its AI software ecosystem.{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2023-10-11 |title=AMD acquires Nod.ai to bolsters its AI software ecosystem |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/amd-acquires-nod-ai-to-bolsters-its-ai-software-ecosystem/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}

In January 2024, AMD announced it was discontinuing the production of all complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) acquired through Xilinx.{{cite web|title=XCN23009 Product Discontinuation Notice (v1.0)|date=January 1, 2024|url=https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/5783/XCN23009.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2024}}

In March 2024, a rally in semiconductor stocks pushed AMD's valuation above $300B for the first time.{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Charlie |date=1 March 2024 |title=AMD Surpasses $300 Billion Valuation |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-02-29-2024/card/amd-charges-toward-300-billion-valuation-Swj2Q5u165U2JRDY4sIR?mod |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Wall Street Journal}}

In July 2024, AMD announced that it would acquire the Finnish-based artificial intelligence startup company Silo AI in a $665 million all-cash deal in an attempt to better compete with AI chip market leader Nvidia.{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Financial |date=2024-07-10 |title=In bid to loosen Nvidia's grip on AI, AMD to buy Finnish startup for $665M |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/in-bid-to-loosen-nvidias-grip-on-ai-amd-to-buy-finnish-startup-for-665-million/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}

In August 2024, AMD sign a deal to acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 billion. The company creates custom computing infrastructure that is used for AI tasks.{{cite web |last1=Acton |first1=Michael |title=AMD signs $4.9 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s AI infrastructure lead |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-signs-4-9-billion-deal-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-infrastructure-lead/ |website=Ars Technica |publisher=Financial Times |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en |date=19 August 2024}}

{{See also|List of AMD processors}}

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In February 1982, AMD signed a contract with Intel, becoming a licensed second-source manufacturer of 8086 and 8088 processors. IBM wanted to use the Intel 8088 in its IBM PC, but its policy at the time was to require at least two sources for its chips. AMD later produced the Am286 under the same arrangement. In 1984, Intel internally decided to no longer cooperate with AMD in supplying product information to shore up its advantage in the marketplace, and delayed and eventually refused to convey the technical details of the Intel 80386.Ruiz, p. 86–87. In 1987, AMD invoked arbitration over the issue, and Intel reacted by canceling the 1982 technological-exchange agreement altogether.Rodengen, p. 102.Ruiz, p. 87. After three years of testimony, AMD eventually won in arbitration in 1992, but Intel disputed this decision. Another long legal dispute followed, ending in 1994 when the Supreme Court of California sided with the arbitrator and AMD.{{cite web |last=Greg Tang |date=February 13, 2011 |title=Intel and the x86 Architecture: A Legal Perspective |url=http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/intel-and-the-x86-architecture-a-legal-perspective-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607113904/http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/intel-and-the-x86-architecture-a-legal-perspective-2 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=JOLT Digest}}{{cite web |title=Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp. (1994) |url=http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/9/362.html |access-date=August 6, 2015 |website=Justia Law}}

In 1990, Intel countersued AMD, renegotiating AMD's right to use derivatives of Intel's microcode for its cloned processors.Rodengen, p. 116. In the face of uncertainty during the legal dispute, AMD was forced to develop clean room designed versions of Intel code for its x386 and x486 processors, the former long after Intel had released its own x386 in 1985.Rodengen, pp. 116–199. In March 1991, AMD released the Am386, its clone of the Intel 386 processor. By October of the same year it had sold one million units.

In 1993, AMD introduced the first of the Am486 family of processors, which proved popular with a large number of original equipment manufacturers, including Compaq, which signed an exclusive agreement using the Am486.{{Cite book |last1=Hitt |first1=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JaQFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT499 |title=Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases |last2=Duane Ireland |first2=R. |last3=Hoskisson |first3=Robert |date=March 2, 2006 |publisher=Cengage Learning |isbn=9781111796372 |access-date=August 6, 2015}}{{cite web |title=cpu-collection.de >> AMD >> 486 DX |url=http://www.cpu-collection.de/?l0=co&l1=AMD&l2=486%20DX |access-date=August 6, 2015}} The Am5x86, another Am486-based processor, was released in November 1995, and continued AMD's success as a fast, cost-effective processor.{{Cite book |last=Mueller |first=Scott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eV1_LjW3pTkC&pg=PA132 |title=Upgrading and Repairing PCs |year=2003 |publisher=Que |isbn=9780789727459 |access-date=August 6, 2015}}{{cite web |date=November 6, 1995 |title=InfoWorld |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YTgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44-IA4 |access-date=August 6, 2015}}

Finally, in an agreement effective 1996, AMD received the rights to the microcode in Intel's x386 and x486 processor families, but not the rights to the microcode in the following generations of processors.{{Cite book |last=Lennon |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i3MLYUjRWisC&pg=SA4-PA36 |title=Drafting Technology Patent License Agreements |date=January 1, 2007 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer |isbn=978-0-7355-6748-1 |pages=4-36–4-38 |language=en}}{{cite web |date=January 8, 1996 |title=InfoWorld |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zz4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3 |access-date=August 6, 2015}}

{{Main|AMD K5|AMD K6|Athlon|Duron|Sempron}}

AMD's first in-house x86 processor was the K5, launched in 1996.{{cite web |title=AMD K5 |url=http://www.cpu-info.com/index2.php?mainid=html/cpu/amdk5.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818021000/http://www.cpu-info.com/index2.php?mainid=html%2Fcpu%2Famdk5.php |archive-date=August 18, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2007 |publisher=CPU-INFO.COM}} The "K" in its name was a reference to Kryptonite, the only substance known to harm comic book character Superman. This itself was a reference to Intel's hegemony over the market, i.e., an anthropomorphization of them as Superman.{{Cite news |last=Hesseldahl |first=Arik |date=July 6, 2000 |title=Why Cool Chip Code Names Die |work=Forbes Inc |url=https://www.forbes.com/2000/07/06/mu2.html |access-date=July 14, 2007}} The number "5" was a reference to the fifth generation of x86 processors; rival Intel had previously introduced its line of fifth-generation x86 processors as Pentium because the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office had ruled that mere numbers could not be trademarked.{{Cite news |last=Colapinto |first=John|author-link=John Colapinto |date=October 3, 2011 |title=Famous names |pages=38–43 |magazine=The New Yorker |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_colapinto |access-date=October 12, 2011}}

In 1996, AMD purchased NexGen, specifically for the rights to their Nx series of x86-compatible processors. AMD gave the NexGen design team their own building, left them alone, and gave them time and money to rework the Nx686. The result was the K6 processor, introduced in 1997. Although it was based on Socket 7, variants such as K6-III/450 were faster than Intel's Pentium II (sixth-generation processor).

The K7 was AMD's seventh-generation x86 processor, making its debut under the brand name Athlon on June 23, 1999. Unlike previous AMD processors, it could not be used on the same motherboards as Intel's, due to licensing issues surrounding Intel's Slot 1 connector, and instead used a Slot A connector, referenced to the Alpha processor bus. The Duron was a lower-cost and limited version of the Athlon (64 KB instead of 256 KB L2 cache) in a 462-pin socketed PGA (socket A) or soldered directly onto the motherboard. Sempron was released as a lower-cost Athlon XP, replacing Duron in the socket A PGA era. It has since been migrated upward to all new sockets, up to AM3.

On October 9, 2001, the Athlon XP was released. On February 10, 2003, the Athlon XP with 512 KB L2 Cache was released.{{Cite news |last=Huynh |first=Jack |date=February 10, 2003 |title=The AMD Athlon XP Processor with 512KB L2 Cache |work=amd.com |publisher=AMD |url=https://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26485A_AthlXPwp_2-20.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=October 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026182602/http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26485A_AthlXPwp_2-20.pdf |archive-date=October 26, 2007}}

{{Main|Athlon 64|Opteron|AMD Phenom|l3=Phenom}}

The K8 was a major revision of the K7 architecture, with the most notable features being the addition of a 64-bit extension to the x86 instruction set (called x86-64, AMD64, or x64), the incorporation of an on-chip memory controller, and the implementation of an extremely high-performance point-to-point interconnect called HyperTransport, as part of the Direct Connect Architecture. The technology was initially launched as the Opteron server-oriented processor on April 22, 2003.Scott Wasson. "[http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/workstation/index.x?pg=1 Workstation platforms compared] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127144618/http://techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/workstation/index.x?pg=1 |date=November 27, 2006 }}", techreport.com, The Tech Report, LLC., September 15, 2003. Retrieved July 29, 2007. Shortly thereafter, it was incorporated into a product for desktop PCs, branded Athlon 64.Scott Wasson. "[http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/athlon64/index.x?pg=1 AMD's Athlon 64 processor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127141205/http://techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/athlon64/index.x?pg=1 |date=November 27, 2006 }}", techreport.com, The Tech Report, LLC., September 23, 2003. Retrieved July 29, 2007.

On April 21, 2005, AMD released the first dual-core Opteron, an x86-based server CPU.Scott Wasson. "[http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/opteron-x75/index.x?pg=1 AMD's dual-core Opteron processors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702163921/http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/opteron-x75/index.x?pg=1 |date=July 2, 2007 }}", techreport.com, The Tech Report, LLC., April 21, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2007. A month later, it released the Athlon 64 X2, the first desktop-based dual-core processor family.Scott Wasson. "[http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-x2/index.x?pg=1 AMD's Athlon 64 X2 processors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708074121/http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-x2/index.x?pg=1 |date=July 8, 2007 }}", techreport.com, The Tech Report, LLC., May 9, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2007. In May 2007, AMD abandoned the string "64" in its dual-core desktop product branding, becoming Athlon X2, downplaying the significance of 64-bit computing in its processors. Further updates involved improvements to the microarchitecture, and a shift of the target market from mainstream desktop systems to value dual-core desktop systems. In 2008, AMD started to release dual-core Sempron processors exclusively in China, branded as the Sempron 2000 series, with lower HyperTransport speed and smaller L2 cache. AMD completed its dual-core product portfolio for each market segment.

In September 2007, AMD released the first server Opteron K10 processors,{{Cite news |date=August 13, 2007 |title=AMD to launch two Barcelona-based processors in September |publisher=tgdaily.com |url=http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33338/139/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016184512/http://tgdaily.com/content/view/33338/139/ |archive-date=October 16, 2007}} followed in November by the Phenom processor for desktop. K10 processors came in dual-core, triple-core,[https://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~120741,00.html AMD announcement]. Retrieved September 17, 2007. and quad-core versions, with all cores on a single die. AMD released a new platform codenamed "Spider", which used the new Phenom processor, and an R770 GPU and a 790 GX/FX chipset from the AMD 700 chipset series.{{cite web |last=Marco Chiappetta |date=November 19, 2007 |title=AMD Spider Platform – Phenom, 790FX, RV670 |url=http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/AMD_Spider_Platform__Phenom_790FX_RV670/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415171225/http://hothardware.com/Articles/AMD%5FSpider%5FPlatform%5F%5FPhenom%5F790FX%5FRV670/ |archive-date=April 15, 2012 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |publisher=HotHardware}} However, AMD built the Spider at 65nm, which was uncompetitive with Intel's smaller and more power-efficient 45nm.

In January 2009, AMD released a new processor line dubbed Phenom II, a refresh of the original Phenom built using the 45 nm process.{{Citation |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |title=The Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720: AMD Gets DDR3 But Doesn't Need It |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/2721 |publisher=AnandTech |access-date=January 23, 2012}} AMD's new platform, codenamed "Dragon", used the new Phenom II processor, and an ATI R770 GPU from the R700 GPU family, and a 790 GX/FX chipset from the AMD 700 chipset series.{{Citation |last=Parrish |first=Kevin |title=AMD Unleashes the Dragon |date=January 8, 2009 |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Dragon-Phenom-II,6781.html |work=Tom's Hardware |access-date=July 6, 2014}} The Phenom II came in dual-core, triple-core and quad-core variants, all using the same die, with cores disabled for the triple-core and dual-core versions. The Phenom II resolved issues that the original Phenom had, including a low clock speed, a small L3 cache, and a Cool'n'Quiet bug that decreased performance. The Phenom II cost less but was not performance-competitive with Intel's mid-to-high-range Core 2 Quads. The Phenom II also enhanced its predecessor's memory controller, allowing it to use DDR3 in a new native socket AM3, while maintaining backward compatibility with AM2+, the socket used for the Phenom, and allowing the use of the DDR2 memory that was used with the platform.

In April 2010, AMD released a new Phenom II Hexa-core (6-core) processor codenamed "Thuban".{{Cite news |last=Walrath |first=Josh |date=April 27, 2010 |title=AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6-core Thuban Processor Review |publisher=PC Perspective |url=https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-1090T-6-core-Thuban-Processor-Review |access-date=July 11, 2017}} This was a totally new die based on the hexa-core "Istanbul" Opteron processor. It included AMD's "turbo core" technology, which allows the processor to automatically switch from 6 cores to 3 faster cores when more pure speed is needed.

The Magny Cours and Lisbon server parts were released in 2010.{{cite web |date=April 22, 2009 |title=AMD announces 16-core chips |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1051877/amd-announces-core-chips |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506110053/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1051877/amd-announces-core-chips |url-status=unfit |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |access-date=March 31, 2010}} The Magny Cours part came in 8 to 12 cores and the Lisbon part in 4 and 6 core parts. Magny Cours is focused on performance while the Lisbon part is focused on high performance per watt. Magny Cours is an MCM (multi-chip module) with two hexa-core "Istanbul" Opteron parts. This will use a new socket G34 for dual and quad-socket processors and thus will be marketed as Opteron 61xx series processors. Lisbon uses socket C32 certified for dual-socket use or single socket use only and thus will be marketed as Opteron 41xx processors. Both will be built on a 45 nm SOI process.

{{Main|AMD APU|AMD mobile platform}}

Following AMD's 2006 acquisition of Canadian graphics company ATI Technologies, an initiative codenamed Fusion was announced to integrate a CPU and GPU together on some of AMD's microprocessors, including a built in PCI Express link to accommodate separate PCI Express peripherals, eliminating the northbridge chip from the motherboard. The initiative intended to move some of the processing originally done on the CPU (e.g. floating-point unit operations) to the GPU, which is better optimized for some calculations. The Fusion was later renamed the AMD APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).{{cite web |last=Stokes |first=Jon |date=February 8, 2010 |title=AMD reveals Fusion CPU+GPU, to challenge Intel in laptops |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/02/amd-reveals-fusion-cpugpu-to-challege-intel-in-laptops.ars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210011231/http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/02/amd-reveals-fusion-cpugpu-to-challege-intel-in-laptops.ars |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |website=Ars Technica}}

Llano was AMD's first APU built for laptops. Llano was the second APU released,{{cite web |last=Hruska |first=Joel |date=July 16, 2010 |title=AMD Flip-Flops: Llano Later, Bobcat Bounding Forward |url=http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-FlipFlops-Llano-Later-Bobcat-Bounding-Forward/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721024445/http://hothardware.com/News/AMD%2DFlipFlops%2DLlano%2DLater%2DBobcat%2DBounding%2DForward/ |archive-date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=July 17, 2010 |publisher=HotHardware}} targeted at the mainstream market. It incorporated a CPU and GPU on the same die, and northbridge functions, and used "Socket FM1" with DDR3 memory. The CPU part of the processor was based on the Phenom II "Deneb" processor. AMD suffered an unexpected decrease in revenue based on production problems for the Llano.[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/AMD-Cuts-Q3-Forecast-Due-to-Chip-Manufacturing-Problems-581901/] {{Dead link|date=December 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} More AMD APUs for laptops running Windows 7 and Windows 8 OS are being used commonly. These include AMD's price-point APUs, the E1 and E2, and their mainstream competitors with Intel's Core i-series: The Vision A- series, the A standing for accelerated. These range from the lower-performance A4 chipset to the A6, A8, and A10. These all incorporate next-generation Radeon graphics cards, with the A4 utilizing the base Radeon HD chip and the rest using a Radeon R4 graphics card, with the exception of the highest-model A10 (A10-7300) which uses an R6 graphics card.

{{Main|Bulldozer (microarchitecture)|l1=Bulldozer microarchitecture|Piledriver (microarchitecture)|l2=Piledriver microarchitecture|Steamroller (microarchitecture)|l3=Steamroller microarchitecture|Excavator (microarchitecture)|l4=Excavator microarchitecture}}

Bulldozer was AMD's microarchitecture codename for server and desktop AMD FX processors, first released on October 12, 2011. This family 15h microarchitecture is the successor to the family 10h (K10) microarchitecture design. Bulldozer was a clean-sheet design, not a development of earlier processors.{{Citation |title=Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II |date=January 13, 2011 |url=http://www.techpowerup.com/138328/Bulldozer-50-Faster-than-Core-i7-and-Phenom-II.html |publisher=techPowerUp |access-date=January 23, 2012}} The core was specifically aimed at 10–125 W TDP computing products. AMD claimed dramatic performance-per-watt efficiency improvements in high-performance computing (HPC) applications with Bulldozer cores. While hopes were high that Bulldozer would bring AMD to be performance-competitive with Intel once more, most benchmarks were disappointing. In some cases the new Bulldozer products were slower than the K10 models they were built to replace.{{Citation |title=Analyzing Bulldozer: Why AMD's chip is so disappointing |newspaper=Extremetech |date=October 24, 2011 |url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/100583-analyzing-bulldozers-scaling-single-thread-performance |publisher=extremetech.com |access-date=November 30, 2013|last1=Hruska |first1=Joel }}{{Citation |title=Lab Tested: AMD's Bulldozer Packs Plenty Of Cores, But Not Enough Power |date=October 12, 2011 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/241812/lab_tested_amds_bulldozer_packs_plenty_of_cores_but_not_enough_power.html |work=PC World |access-date=November 30, 2013}}{{cite web |date=October 20, 2011 |title=Can AMD survive Bulldozer's disappointing debut? |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/10/can-amd-survive-bulldozers-disappointing-debut/ |access-date=November 30, 2013 |publisher=ars technica}}

The Piledriver microarchitecture was the 2012 successor to Bulldozer, increasing clock speeds and performance relative to its predecessor.{{cite news |last=Hruska |first=Joel |title=AMD's FX-8350 analyzed: Does Piledriver deliver where Bulldozer fell short? |url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/138394-amds-fx-8350-analyzed-does-piledriver-deliver-where-bulldozer-fell-short |access-date=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=ExtremeTech|date=October 23, 2012 }} Piledriver would be released in AMD FX, APU, and Opteron product lines.{{cite web |date=May 15, 2012 |title=AMD launches widely anticipated "Trinity" APU |url=https://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/second-generation-amd-a-series-2012may15.aspx |access-date=January 16, 2014 |website=Press release |publisher=AMD}}{{cite web |title=New AMD A-Series Processors Bring Faster Speeds, High Core Count and AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series Graphics to Do-It-Yourself PC Enthusiasts and Gamers |url=https://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/press-release-2012oct2.aspx |access-date=March 22, 2013 |publisher=AMD}}{{cite web |title=New AMD FX Line-Up Brings Faster Speeds and Higher Performance Core over Previous Generation to PC Enthusiasts and Gamers |url=https://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-fx-line-2012oct23.aspx |access-date=March 22, 2013 |publisher=AMD}}{{cite web |date=December 4, 2012 |title=New AMD Opteron 4300 and 3300 Series Processors Deliver Ideal Performance, Power and Price for Cloud Applications |url=https://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-opteron-2012dec04.aspx |access-date=January 16, 2014 |website=Press release |publisher=AMD}} Piledriver was subsequently followed by the Steamroller microarchitecture in 2013. Used exclusively in AMD's APUs, Steamroller focused on greater parallelism.{{cite web |date=January 14, 2014 |title=AMD Kaveri Review: A8-7600 and A10-7850K Tested |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7677/amd-kaveri-review-a8-7600-a10-7850k |access-date=February 8, 2014 |publisher=Anandtech.com}}{{cite web |last=Su |first=Lisa |date=February 2, 2012 |title=Consumerization, Cloud, Convergence. |url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MTI1MTM5fENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1 |access-date=February 4, 2012 |website=AMD 2012 Financial Analyst Day |publisher=Advanced Micro Devices |location=Sunnyvale, California |page=26 |format=PDF}}

In 2015, the Excavator microarchitecture replaced Piledriver.{{Cite magazine |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=November 21, 2014 |title=AMD reveals high-end 'Carrizo' APU, the first chip to fully embrace audacious HSA tech |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2850853/amd-reveals-high-end-carrizo-apu-its-first-fully-hsa-compliant-chip.html |magazine=PC World |access-date=January 15, 2015}} Expected to be the last microarchitecture of the Bulldozer series,{{Cite web|url=https://bit-tech.net/news/tech/cpus/amd-zen/1/|title=AMD hints at high-performance Zen x86 architecture | bit-tech.net|website=bit-tech.net}}{{Cite news |last=Shilov |first=Anton |date=May 10, 2014 |title=AMD to Introduce New High-Performance Micro-Architecture in 2015 – Report. |url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20140510165441_AMD_to_Introduce_New_High_Performance_Micro_Architecture_in_2015_Report.html |url-status=dead |access-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513224717/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20140510165441_AMD_to_Introduce_New_High_Performance_Micro_Architecture_in_2015_Report.html |archive-date=May 13, 2014}} Excavator focused on improved power efficiency.{{cite web |date=August 28, 2012 |title=AMD Explains Advantages of High Density (Thin) Libraries |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Steamroller-High_Density_Libraries-hot-chips-cpu-gpu,17218.html}}

{{Main|Bobcat (microarchitecture)|l1=Bobcat microarchitecture|Jaguar (microarchitecture)|l2=Jaguar microarchitecture|Puma (microarchitecture)|l3=Puma microarchitecture}}

The Bobcat microarchitecture was revealed during a speech from AMD executive vice-president Henri Richard in Computex 2007 and was put into production during the first quarter of 2011. Based on the difficulty competing in the x86 market with a single core optimized for the 10–100 W range, AMD had developed a simpler core with a target range of 1–10 watts.{{cite web |last=Stokes |first=Jon |date=August 26, 2010 |title=AMD's Bobcat mobile architecture will play it straight |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2010/08/amds-bobcat-plays-it-straight/ |access-date=July 11, 2017 |website=Ars Technica}} In addition, it was believed that the core could migrate into the hand-held space if the power consumption can be reduced to less than 1 W.{{Cite news |last=Kirsch |first=Nathan |date=August 6, 2007 |title=AMD and Intel Rivalry Moves to Hand-Held Market |publisher=Legit Reviews |url=https://www.legitreviews.com/amd-and-intel-rivalry-moves-to-hand-held-market_3781 |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

Jaguar is a microarchitecture codename for Bobcat's successor, released in 2013, that is used in various APUs from AMD aimed at the low-power/low-cost market.{{Cite news |last=Woligroski |first=Don |date=May 23, 2013 |title=AMD's Kabini: Jaguar And GCN Come Together In A 15 W APU |publisher=Tom's Hardware |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kabini-a4-5000-review,3518.html |access-date=July 11, 2017}} Jaguar and its derivates would go on to be used in the custom APUs of the PlayStation 4,{{cite web |date=November 15, 2013 |title=A Look at Sony's Playstation 4 Core Processor |url=http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/a-look-at-sonys-playstation-4-core-processor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116053120/http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/a-look-at-sonys-playstation-4-core-processor/ |archive-date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |website=ChipWorks}}{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=John |date=February 21, 2013 |title=AMD and The Sony PS4. Allow Me To Elaborate. |url=http://community.amd.com/community/amd-blogs/amd-unprocessed/blog/2013/02/21/amd-and-the-sony-ps4-allow-me-to-elaborate |url-status=dead |access-date=February 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526191443/http://community.amd.com/community/amd-blogs/amd-unprocessed/blog/2013/02/21/amd-and-the-sony-ps4-allow-me-to-elaborate |archive-date=May 26, 2013}} Xbox One,{{cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=September 3, 2013 |title=Xbox One gets a CPU speed boost to go with its faster GPU |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/xbox-one-gets-a-cpu-speed-boost-to-go-with-its-faster-gpu/ |access-date=September 4, 2013 |website=Ars Technica }}{{cite web |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |author-link=Anand Lal Shimpi |date=May 23, 2013 |title=AMD's Jaguar Architecture: The CPU Powering Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Kabini & Temash |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6976/amds-jaguar-architecture-the-cpu-powering-xbox-one-playstation-4-kabini-temash/4 |access-date=June 24, 2013 |website=AnandTech |publisher=Purch Group}} PlayStation 4 Pro,{{cite web |last=Walton |first=Mark |date=August 10, 2016 |title=PS4 Neo: Sony confirms PlayStation event for September 7 |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/sony-ps4-neo-event-details/ |access-date=August 10, 2016 |website=Ars Technica}}{{cite web |last=Walton |first=Mark |date=April 19, 2016 |title=Sony PS4K is codenamed NEO, features upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM—report |url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2016/04/ps4k-neo-details-specs-revealed-rumours/ |access-date=August 10, 2016 |website=Ars Technica}}{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=September 8, 2016 |title=Analyzing Sony's Playstation 4 Pro Hardware Reveal: What Lies Beneath |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10663/analyzing-sonys-playstation-4-pro-announcement |access-date=September 8, 2016}} Xbox One S,{{cite web |last=Machkovech|first=Sam|date=August 2, 2016 |title=Microsoft hid performance boosts for old games in Xbox One S, told no one |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/surprise-new-xbox-one-s-gpu-smooths-out-some-older-games/ |access-date=August 2, 2016 |website=Ars Technica}} and Xbox One X.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |title=Microsoft's Project Scorpio Gets a Launch Date: Xbox One X, $499, November 7th |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11536/microsofts-project-scorpio-get-a-launch-date-xbox-one-x-499-november-7th|work=Anandtech|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Xbox One Project Scorpio specs: 12GB GDDR5, 6 teraflops, native 4K at 60FPS |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/04/xbox-scorpio-hardware-specs/|work=Ars Technica|last=Walton|first=Mark|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2021}} Jaguar would be later followed by the Puma microarchitecture in 2014.{{Cite news |last=Lal Shimpi |first=Anand |date=April 29, 2014 |title=AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preveiw |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7974/amd-beema-mullins-architecture-a10-micro-6700t-performance-preview |access-date=April 17, 2017}}

In 2012, AMD announced it was working on ARM products, both as a semi-custom product and server product.{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=February 2, 2012 |title=AMD is Ambidextrous, Not Married to Any One Architecture, ARM in the Datacenter |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5501/amd-is-ambidextrous-not-married-to-any-one-architecture-arm-in-the-datacenter |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=February 2, 2012 |title=AMD: Flexible Around ISA |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5495/amd-flexible-around-isa |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=October 29, 2012 |title=AMD will build 64-bit ARM based Opteron CPUs for Servers, Production in 2014 |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6418/amd-will-build-64bit-arm-based-opteron-cpus-for-servers-production-in-2014 |access-date=July 11, 2017}} The initial server product was announced as the Opteron A1100 in 2014, an 8-core Cortex-A57-based ARMv8-A SoC,{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=January 28, 2014 |title=It Begins: AMD Announces Its First ARM Based Server SoC, 64-bit/8-core Opteron A1100 |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7724/it-begins-amd-announces-its-first-arm-based-server-soc-64bit8core-opteron-a1100 |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Stephen |date=August 11, 2014 |title=AMD's Big Bet on ARM Powered Servers: Opteron A1100 Revealed |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/8362/amds-big-bet-on-arm-powered-servers-a1100-revealed |access-date=July 11, 2017}} and was expected to be followed by an APU incorporating a Graphics Core Next GPU.{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=May 5, 2014 |title=AMD Announces Project Skybridge |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7989/amd-announces-project-skybridge-pincompatible-arm-and-x86-socs-in-2015 |access-date=July 11, 2017}} However, the Opteron A1100 was not released until 2016, with the delay attributed to adding software support.{{Cite news |last=De Gelas |first=Johan |date=January 14, 2016 |title=The Silver Lining of the Late AMD Opteron A1100 Arrival |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9956/the-silver-lining-of-the-late-amd-opteron-a1100-arrival |access-date=July 11, 2017}} The A1100 was also criticized for not having support from major vendors upon its release.{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Patrick |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Most Impressive Part of the AMD EPYC Launch: The Ecosystem |publisher=Serve The Home |url=https://www.servethehome.com/impressive-part-amd-epyc-launch-ecosystem/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Patrick |date=January 14, 2016 |title=The AMD Opteron A1100 – An Editorial |publisher=Serve the Home |url=https://www.servethehome.com/the-amd-opteron-a1100-an-editorial/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

In 2014, AMD also announced the K12 custom core for release in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=May 5, 2014 |title=AMD Announces K12 Core |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7990/amd-announces-k12-core-custom-64bit-arm-design-in-2016 |access-date=July 11, 2017}} While being ARMv8-A instruction set architecture compliant, the K12 was expected to be entirely custom-designed, targeting the server, embedded, and semi-custom markets. While ARM architecture development continued, products based on K12 were subsequently delayed with no release planned. Development of AMD's x86-based Zen microarchitecture was preferred.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=May 5, 2015 |title=AMD's K12 ARM CPU Now In 2017 |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9232/amds-k12-arm-cpu-now-in-2017 |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |date=January 24, 2018 |title=Getting Radeon Vega Everywhere |publisher=Anandtech |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/12312/getting-radeon-vega-everywhere-an-exclusive-interview-with-dr-lisa-su-amd-ceo |access-date=January 31, 2018}}

{{Main|Zen (microarchitecture)|l1=Zen microarchitecture}}

Zen is an architecture for x86-64 based Ryzen series of CPUs and APUs, introduced in 2017 by AMD and built from the ground up by a team led by Jim Keller, beginning with his arrival in 2012, and taping out before his departure in September 2015.

One of AMD's primary goals with Zen was an IPC increase of at least 40%, however in February 2017 AMD announced that they had actually achieved a 52% increase.{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |title=AMD Launches Ryzen: 52% More IPC, Eight Cores for Under $330, Pre-order Today, On Sale March 2nd |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11143/amd-launch-ryzen-52-more-ipc-eight-cores-for-under-330-preorder-today-on-sale-march-2nd |url-status=dead |access-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227094912/http://www.anandtech.com/show/11143/amd-launch-ryzen-52-more-ipc-eight-cores-for-under-330-preorder-today-on-sale-march-2nd |archive-date=February 27, 2017}} Processors made on the Zen architecture are built on the 14 nm FinFET node and have a renewed focus on single-core performance and HSA compatibility.{{cite web |title=AMD's Next Gen x86 High Performance Core is Ryzen – Will Debut Alongside K12 in 2016 |url=http://wccftech.com/breaking-amds-gen-x86-high-performance-core-code-named-zen-debut-k12/ |access-date=August 6, 2015 |website=WCCFtech|date=September 9, 2014 }} Previous processors from AMD were either built in the 32 nm process ("Bulldozer" and "Piledriver" CPUs) or the 28 nm process ("Steamroller" and "Excavator" APUs). Because of this, Zen is much more energy efficient.

The Zen architecture is the first to encompass CPUs and APUs from AMD built for a single socket (Socket AM4). Also new for this architecture is the implementation of simultaneous multithreading (SMT) technology, something Intel has had for years on some of their processors with their proprietary hyper-threading implementation of SMT. This is a departure from the "Clustered MultiThreading" design introduced with the Bulldozer architecture. Zen also has support for DDR4 memory.

AMD released the Zen-based high-end Ryzen 7 "Summit Ridge" series CPUs on March 2, 2017,{{cite web |title=Ryzen |url=https://www.amd.com/en/ryzen |access-date=March 3, 2017 |website=AMD |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123117/https://www.amd.com/en/ryzen|archive-date= Mar 3, 2017 }} mid-range Ryzen 5 series CPUs on April 11, 2017, and entry level Ryzen 3 series CPUs on July 27, 2017.{{Cite magazine |date=February 1, 2017 |title=AMD confirms Ryzen and Vega launch windows |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/amd-confirms-ryzen-and-vega-launch-windows/ |magazine=PC Gamer |access-date=February 4, 2017}} AMD later released the Epyc line of Zen derived server processors for 1P and 2P systems.{{Cite news |last=Kampman |first=Jeff |date=May 16, 2017 |title=AMD's Naples datacenter CPUs will make an Epyc splash |publisher=Tech Report |url=https://techreport.com/news/31916/amd-naples-datacenter-cpus-will-make-an-epyc-splash |access-date=May 16, 2017}} In October 2017, AMD released Zen-based APUs as Ryzen Mobile, incorporating Vega graphics cores.{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Ryzen Mobile is Launched |publisher=Anandtech |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/11964/ryzen-mobile-is-launched-amd-apus-for-laptops-with-vega-and-updated-zen |access-date=October 26, 2017}} In January 2018 AMD has announced their new lineup plans, with Ryzen 2.{{cite web |last=Moammer |first=Khalid |date=December 9, 2017 |title=AMD Ryzen 2 Set For March 2018 Launch On 12nm – To Support Higher Core & Memory Clock Speeds |url=https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-2-set-march-2018-launch-12nm-support-higher-core-memory-clock-speeds/}} AMD launched CPUs with the 12nm Zen+{{cite web |title=2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors Deliver Best-in-Class Compute Performance and Even Faster Gaming Framerates than Previous Generation |url=http://ir.amd.com/news-releases/news-release-details/2nd-generation-amd-ryzentm-desktop-processors-deliver-best-class |access-date=February 11, 2019 |website=Advanced Micro Devices |language=en}} microarchitecture in April 2018, following up with the 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture in June 2019, including an update to the Epyc line with new processors using the Zen 2 microarchitecture in August 2019, and Zen 3 slated for release in Q3 2020.

As of 2019, AMD's Ryzen processors were reported to outsell Intel's consumer desktop processors.{{cite web |last=Allan |first=Darren |title=AMD Ryzen CPUs are crushing Intel's processors going by Amazon sales |url=https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/amd-ryzen-cpus-are-crushing-intels-processors-going-by-amazon-sales |website=TechRadar|date=November 28, 2019 }} At CES 2020 AMD announced their Ryzen Mobile 4000, as the first 7 nm x86 mobile processor,{{Vague|date=October 2020|reason=Ice Lake's 10nm density could be comparable}} the first 7 nm 8-core (also 16-thread) high-performance mobile processor, and the first 8-core (also 16-thread) processor for ultrathin laptops.{{cite web |last=Salter |date=March 3, 2020 |title=AMD's 7nm Ryzen 4000 laptop processors are finally here |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03/amds-7nm-ryzen-4000-laptop-processors-are-finally-here |website=ArsTechnica}} This generation is still based on the Zen 2 architecture. In October 2020, AMD announced new processors based on the Zen 3 architecture.{{cite web |title=Where Gaming Begins {{!}} AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors – YouTube | date=October 8, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuiO6rqYV4o |access-date=November 1, 2020 |via=YouTube}} On PassMark's Single thread performance test the Ryzen 5 5600x bested all other CPUs besides the Ryzen 9 5950X.{{cite web |title=PassMark CPU Benchmarks – Single Thread Performance |url=https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html |access-date=November 1, 2020 |website=cpubenchmark.net |language=en}}

In April 2020, AMD launched three new SKUs which target commercial HPC workloads & hyperconverged infrastructure applications. The launch was based on Epyc’s 7 nm second-generation Rome platform and supported by Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo, Supermicro, and Nutanix. IBM Cloud was its first public cloud partner.{{cite web |last1=Trader |first1=Tiffany |title=AMD Launches Three New High-Frequency Epyc SKUs Aimed at Commercial HPC |url=https://www.hpcwire.com/2020/04/14/amd-targets-commercial-hpc-with-high-frequency-epyc-7f-series-skus/ |website=www.hpcwire.com |date=April 14, 2020}} In August 2022, AMD announced their initial lineup of CPUs based on the new Zen 4 architecture.{{Cite web |title=AMD Announces Ryzen 7000 Series "Zen 4" Desktop Processors |url=https://www.techpowerup.com/298318/amd-announces-ryzen-7000-series-zen-4-desktop-processors |date=August 29, 2022 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=TechPowerUp |language=en}}

The Steam Deck,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/22779252/steam-deck-things-we-learned-from-valve-developer-summit|title=Steam Deck: Five big things we learned from Valve's developer summit|first=Sean|last=Hollister|date=November 13, 2021|website=The Verge}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech|title=Steam Deck :: Tech Specs|website=Steam Deck}} PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S all use chips based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture, with proprietary tweaks and different configurations in each system's implementation than AMD sells in its own commercially available APUs.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/24/21150578/microsoft-xbox-series-x-specs-performance-12-teraflops-gpu-details-features|title=Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X specs, confirms 12 teraflops GPU|last=Warren|first=Tom|work=The Verge|date=February 24, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-playstation-5-specs-and-tech-that-deliver-sonys-next-gen-vision|title=Inside PlayStation 5: the specs and the tech that deliver Sony's next-gen vision|last=Leadbetter|first=Richard|work=Eurogamer|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020}}

In March 2025 AMD announced Instella an open source large language model.{{cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Intella-Open-Source-LM |title=AMD Announces "Instella" Fully Open-Source 3B Language Models |website=Phoronix |last=Larabel |first=Michael |date=March 5, 2025 |access-date=April 10, 2025}}

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{{Main|Radeon}}

In 2007, the ATI division of AMD released the TeraScale microarchitecture implementing a unified shader model. This design replaced the previous fixed-function hardware of previous graphics cards with multipurpose, programmable shaders. Initially released as part of the GPU for the Xbox 360, this technology would go on to be used in Radeon branded HD 2000 parts. Three generations of TeraScale would be designed and used in parts from 2007 to 2015.

In a 2009 restructuring, AMD merged the CPU and GPU divisions to support the company's APUs, which fused both graphics and general purpose processing.{{Cite news |last=Duncan |first=Geoff |date=May 7, 2009 |title=AMD RESTRUCTURES TO COMBINE GRAPHICS AND CHIP UNITS |publisher=Digital Trends |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-restructures-to-combine-graphics-and-chip-units/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Musil |first=Steven |date=May 7, 2009 |title=AMD reorg merges microprocessor, graphics units |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/amd-reorg-merges-microprocessor-graphics-units/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}} In 2011, AMD released the successor to TeraScale, Graphics Core Next (GCN).{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=December 21, 2011 |title=AMD's Graphics Core Next Preview |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4455/amds-graphics-core-next-preview-amd-architects-for-compute |access-date=July 11, 2017}} This new microarchitecture emphasized GPGPU compute capability in addition to graphics processing, with a particular aim of supporting heterogeneous computing on AMD's APUs. GCN's reduced instruction set ISA allowed for significantly increased compute capability over TeraScale's very long instruction word ISA. Since GCN's introduction with the HD 7970, five generations of the GCN architecture have been produced from 2011 through at least 2018.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=December 22, 2011 |title=AMD Radeon HD 7970 Review |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

In September 2015, AMD separated the graphics technology division of the company into an independent internal unit called the Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) headed by Raja Koduri.{{Cite news |last=Higginbotham |first=Stacey |date=September 9, 2015 |title=AMD splits out its graphics chips into the Radeon Technology Group |work=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2015/09/09/amd-graphics-chip-split/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}} This gave the graphics division of AMD autonomy in product design and marketing.{{Cite news |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=September 14, 2016 |title=AMD celebrates a year of its revamped Radeon Technologies Group |work=VentureBeat |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/09/14/amd-celebrates-a-year-of-its-revamped-radeon-technologies-group/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite magazine |last=Moorehead |first=Patrich |date=November 12, 2015 |title=Advanced Micro Devices's Head Of Radeon Technologies Group, Raja Koduri, Talks About Their Future |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2015/11/12/advanced-micro-devicess-head-of-radeon-technologies-group-raja-koduri-talks-about-the-future/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=July 10, 2017}} The RTG then went on to create and release the Polaris and Vega microarchitectures released in 2016 and 2017, respectively.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=June 29, 2016 |title=The AMD Radeon RX 480 Preview |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10446/the-amd-radeon-rx-480-preview |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=January 5, 2017 |title=The AMD Vega GPU Architecture Preview |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11002/the-amd-vega-gpu-architecture-teaser |access-date=July 10, 2017}} In particular the Vega, or fifth-generation GCN, microarchitecture includes a number of major revisions to improve performance and compute capabilities.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=January 5, 2017 |title=The AMD Vega GPU Architecture Preview |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11002/the-amd-vega-gpu-architecture-teaser |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Ryan |last2=Oh |first2=Nate |date=August 14, 2017 |title=The AMD RX Vega 64 & RX Vega 56 Review: Vega Burning Bright |publisher=Anandtech.com |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11717/the-amd-radeon-rx-vega-64-and-56-review |access-date=August 16, 2017}}

In November 2017, Raja Koduri left RTG{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Raja Koduri, Radeon Technologies Boss, leaves AMD |url=https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/111926-exclusive-raja-koduri-radeon-technologies-boss-leaves-amd/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=hexus.net |date=November 7, 2017 |publisher=Hexus}} and CEO and President Lisa Su took his position. In January 2018, it was reported that two industry veterans joined RTG, namely Mike Rayfield as senior vice president and general manager of RTG, and David Wang as senior vice president of engineering for RTG.{{cite web |title=Two industry veterans join AMD Radeon Technologies Group |url=https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/114608-two-industry-veterans-join-amd-radeon-technologies-group/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=hexus.net |date=January 24, 2018 |publisher=Hexus Net}} In January 2020, AMD announced that its second-generation RDNA graphics architecture was in development, with the aim of competing with the Nvidia RTX graphics products for performance leadership. In October 2020, AMD announced their new RX 6000 series{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |title=AMD Reveals The Radeon RX 6000 Series: RDNA2 Starts At The High-End, Coming November 18th |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/16202/amd-reveals-the-radeon-rx-6000-series-rdna2-starts-at-the-highend-coming-november-18th |access-date=November 1, 2020 |website=anandtech.com}} series GPUs, their first high-end product based on RDNA2 and capable of handling ray-tracing natively, aiming to challenge Nvidia's RTX 3000 GPUs.

In 2012, AMD's then CEO Rory Read began a program to offer semi-custom designs.{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=February 2, 2012 |title=Understand AMD's Roadmap & New Direction |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5503/understanding-amds-roadmap-new-direction |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=September 5, 2013 |title=Understanding AMD's Semi-Custom Strategy |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7281/understanding-amd-semi-custom-strategy |access-date=July 10, 2017}} Rather than AMD simply designing and offering a single product, potential customers could work with AMD to design a custom chip based on AMD's intellectual property. Customers pay a non-recurring engineering fee for design and development, and a purchase price for the resulting semi-custom products. In particular, AMD noted their unique position of offering both x86 and graphics intellectual property. These semi-custom designs would have design wins as the APUs in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and the subsequent PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.{{cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/09/introducing-xbox-series-s/|title=Introducing Xbox Series S, Delivering Next-Gen Performance in Our Smallest Xbox Ever, Available November 10 at $299|work=Xbox News|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 9, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/15546/microsoft-drops-more-xbox-series-x-tech-specs-zen-2-rdna-2-12-tflops-gpu-hdmi-21-a-custom-ssd|title=Microsoft Drops More Xbox Series X Tech Specs: Zen 2 + RDNA 2, 12 TFLOPs GPU, HDMI 2.1, & a Custom SSD|last=Smith|first=Ryan|work=AnandTech|access-date=March 19, 2020|date=February 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/18/21183181/sony-ps5-playstation-5-specs-details-hardware-processor-8k-ray-tracing|title=Sony reveals full PS5 hardware specifications|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim|work=The Verge|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=January 3, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=May 21, 2013 |title=The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to PlayStation 4 |publisher=AnandTech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6972/xbox-one-hardware-compared-to-playstation-4/2 |access-date=May 22, 2013}} Financially, these semi-custom products would represent a majority of the company's revenue in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Howse |first=Brett |date=October 20, 2016 |title=AMD Announces Q3 2016 Financial Results |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10780/amd-announces-q3-2016-results |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite magazine |last=Team |first=Trefis |date=September 14, 2016 |title=AMD's Embedded and Semi-Custom Revenues To Generate High Growth In The Next 5 Years? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/09/14/amds-embedded-and-semi-custom-revenues-to-generate-high-growth-in-the-next-5-years |magazine=Forbes |access-date=July 10, 2017}} In November 2017, AMD and Intel announced that Intel would market a product combining in a single package an Intel Core CPU, a semi-custom AMD Radeon GPU, and HBM2 memory.{{Cite news |last=Kampman |first=Jeff |date=November 6, 2017 |title=Intel brings a Core CPU and Radeon GPU together on one package |publisher=Tech Report |url=https://techreport.com/news/32792/intel-brings-a-core-cpu-and-radeon-gpu-together-on-one-package |access-date=November 7, 2017}}

{{See also|Comparison of AMD chipsets}}

Before the launch of Athlon 64 processors in 2003, AMD designed chipsets for their processors spanning the K6 and K7 processor generations. The chipsets include the AMD-640, AMD-751, and the AMD-761 chipsets. The situation changed in 2003 with the release of Athlon 64 processors, and AMD chose not to further design its own chipsets for its desktop processors while opening the desktop platform to allow other firms to design chipsets. This was the "Open Platform Management Architecture" with ATI, VIA and SiS developing their own chipset for Athlon 64 processors and later Athlon 64 X2 and Athlon 64 FX processors, including the Quad FX platform chipset from Nvidia.

The initiative went further with the release of Opteron server processors as AMD stopped the design of server chipsets in 2004 after releasing the AMD-8111 chipset, and again opened the server platform for firms to develop chipsets for Opteron processors. As of today,{{When|date=March 2021}} Nvidia and Broadcom are the sole designing firms of server chipsets for Opteron processors.

As the company completed the acquisition of ATI Technologies in 2006, the firm gained the ATI design team for chipsets which previously designed the Radeon Xpress 200 and the Radeon Xpress 3200 chipsets. AMD then renamed the chipsets for AMD processors under AMD branding (for instance, the CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset was renamed as AMD 580X CrossFire chipset). In February 2007, AMD announced the first AMD-branded chipset since 2004 with the release of the AMD 690G chipset (previously under the development codename RS690), targeted at mainstream IGP computing. It was the industry's first to implement a HDMI 1.2 port on motherboards, shipping for more than a million units. While ATI had aimed at releasing an Intel IGP chipset, the plan was scrapped and the inventories of Radeon Xpress 1250 (codenamed RS600, sold under ATI brand) was sold to two OEMs, Abit and ASRock. Although AMD stated the firm would still produce Intel chipsets, Intel had not granted the license of {{nowrap|1333 MHz}} FSB to ATI.

On November 15, 2007, AMD announced a new chipset series portfolio, the AMD 7-Series chipsets, covering from the enthusiast multi-graphics segment to the value IGP segment, to replace the AMD 480/570/580 chipsets and AMD 690 series chipsets, marking AMD's first enthusiast multi-graphics chipset. Discrete graphics chipsets were launched on November 15, 2007, as part of the codenamed Spider desktop platform, and IGP chipsets were launched at a later time in spring 2008 as part of the codenamed Cartwheel platform.

AMD returned to the server chipsets market with the AMD 800S series server chipsets. It includes support for up to six SATA 6.0 Gbit/s ports, the C6 power state, which is featured in Fusion processors and AHCI 1.2 with SATA FIS-based switching support. This is a chipset family supporting Phenom processors and Quad FX enthusiast platform (890FX), IGP (890GX).

With the advent of AMD's APUs in 2011, traditional northbridge features such as the connection to graphics and the PCI Express controller were incorporated into the APU die. Accordingly, APUs were connected to a single chip chipset, renamed the Fusion Controller Hub (FCH), which primarily provided southbridge functionality.{{Cite news |last=Wasson |first=Scott |date=June 22, 2011 |title=AMD's A8-3500M Fusion APU |publisher=Tech Report |url=https://techreport.com/review/21099/amd-a8-3500m-fusion-apu |access-date=July 10, 2017}}

AMD released new chipsets in 2017 to support the release of their new Ryzen products. As the Zen microarchitecture already includes much of the northbridge connectivity, the AM4-based chipsets primarily varied in the number of additional PCI Express lanes, USB connections, and SATA connections available.{{Cite news |last1=Justin |first1=Michael |last2=Sexton |first2=Allen |date=March 3, 2017 |title=AMD's AM4 Ryzen Chipsets |publisher=Tom's Hardware |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-am4-ryzen-chipsets,33806.html |access-date=March 3, 2017}} These AM4 chipsets were designed in conjunction with ASMedia.{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Making AMD Tick: A Very Zen Interview it Dr. Lisa Su, CEO |publisher=Anandtech.com |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11177/making-amd-tick-a-very-zen-interview-with-dr-lisa-su-ceo |access-date=March 2, 2017}}

{{Main|AMD Élan|Alchemy (microarchitecture)|l2=Alchemy|Geode (processor)|l3=Geode}}

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In the early 1990s, AMD began marketing a series of embedded system-on-a-chips (SoCs) called AMD Élan, starting with the SC300 and SC310. Both combines a 32-Bit, Am386SX, low-voltage 25 MHz or 33 MHz CPU with memory controller, PC/AT peripheral controllers, real-time clock, PLL clock generators and ISA bus interface. The SC300 integrates in addition two PC card slots and a CGA-compatible LCD controller. They were followed in 1996 by the SC4xx types. Now supporting VESA Local Bus and using the Am486 with up to 100 MHz clock speed. A SC450 with 33 MHz, for example, was used in the Nokia 9000 Communicator. In 1999 the SC520 was announced. Using an Am586 with 100 MHz or 133 MHz and supporting SDRAM and PCI it was the latest member of the series.{{cite web |url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/648/648702/ |author=文● 大原雄介 |title=CPU黒歴史 組み込みへの無理解に翻弄されたElan＆Geode |publisher=ascii.jp |date=2011-11-14 |access-date=2022-11-15 |language=ja}}{{cite web |url=https://jhalfmoon.com/dbc/2019/03/14/%E9%BB%84%E6%98%8F%E3%81%AEsoc4-amd%E3%80%81elan-sc300-400-single-chip-pc-at/ |title=冥界のLSI(4) AMD、Elan SC300/400 Single Chip PC/AT |publisher=AMD |access-date=2022-11-15 |language=ja}}

In February 2002, AMD acquired Alchemy Semiconductor for its Alchemy line of MIPS processors for the hand-held and portable media player markets.{{Cite magazine |last=Lammers |first=David |date=January 29, 2002 |title=AMD to buy MIPS processor startup Alchemy |url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1134862 |magazine=EE Times |access-date=July 11, 2017}} On June 13, 2006, AMD officially announced that the line was to be transferred to Raza Microelectronics, Inc., a designer of MIPS processors for embedded applications.{{Cite news |date=June 14, 2006 |title=AMD Alchemy processor product line acquired by Raza Microelectronics |work=TechNews |publisher=technologynewsdaily.com |url=http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3336 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102020841/http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3336 |archive-date=January 2, 2007}}

In August 2003, AMD also purchased the Geode business which was originally the Cyrix MediaGX from National Semiconductor to augment its existing line of embedded x86 processor products.{{Cite magazine |last=Shah |first=Agam |date=January 26, 2009 |title=AMD Sees No Geode Chip Replacement in Sight |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/158363/article.html |magazine=PC World |access-date=July 11, 2017}} During the second quarter of 2004, it launched new low-power Geode NX processors based on the K7 Thoroughbred architecture with speeds of fanless processors {{nowrap|667 MHz}} and {{nowrap|1 GHz}}, and {{nowrap|1.4 GHz}} processor with fan, of TDP 25 W. This technology is used in a variety of embedded systems (Casino slot machines and customer kiosks for instance), several UMPC designs in Asia markets, and the OLPC XO-1 computer, an inexpensive laptop computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world.{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=March 5, 2007 |title=A comparison of OLPC's XO laptop and Intel's Classmate PC |url=https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2007/03/acomparison-of-olpcs-xo-laptop-and-intels-classmate-pc/ |access-date=July 11, 2017 |website=Ars Technica}} The Geode LX processor was announced in 2005 and is said will continue to be available through 2015.{{Update inline|date=March 2021}}

AMD has also introduced 64-bit processors into its embedded product line starting with the AMD Opteron processor. Leveraging the high throughput enabled through HyperTransport and the Direct Connect Architecture these server-class processors have been targeted at high-end telecom and storage applications. In 2007, AMD added the AMD Athlon, AMD Turion, and Mobile AMD Sempron processors to its embedded product line. Leveraging the same 64-bit instruction set and Direct Connect Architecture as the AMD Opteron but at lower power levels, these processors were well suited to a variety of traditional embedded applications. Throughout 2007 and into 2008, AMD has continued to add both single-core Mobile AMD Sempron and AMD Athlon processors and dual-core AMD Athlon X2 and AMD Turion processors to its embedded product line and now offers embedded 64-bit solutions starting with 8 W TDP Mobile AMD Sempron and AMD Athlon processors for fan-less designs up to multi-processor systems leveraging multi-core AMD Opteron processors all supporting longer than standard availability.{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2010 |work=Amd.com |title=AMD Embedded Solutions that are scalable, x86- based, low-power and feature-rich products |url=https://www.amd.com/us/products/embedded/Pages/embedded.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126232903/https://www.amd.com/us/products/embedded/Pages/embedded.aspx |archive-date=November 26, 2010}}

The ATI acquisition in 2006 included the Imageon and Xilleon product lines. In late 2008, the entire handheld division was sold off to Qualcomm, who have since produced the Adreno series.{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Scott |date=January 20, 2009 |title=AMD Sells Handset Division to Qualcomm for $65 million |work=eWeek |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/AMD-Sells-Handset-Division-to-Qualcomm-for-65-Million/ |access-date=June 6, 2014}} Also in 2008, the Xilleon division was sold to Broadcom.{{cite web | url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10024509-92.html?hhTest=1&tag=xlr8yourmac | title=Broadcom to buy AMD's digital TV business | Business Tech - CNET News | access-date=July 11, 2017 | archive-date=July 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716025226/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10024509-92.html?hhTest=1&tag=xlr8yourmac | url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=News Room |url=http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=1190026 |website=Broadcom.com}}

In April 2007, AMD announced the release of the M690T integrated graphics chipset for embedded designs. This enabled AMD to offer complete processor and chipset solutions targeted at embedded applications requiring high-performance 3D and video such as emerging digital signage, kiosk, and Point of Sale applications. The M690T was followed by the M690E specifically for embedded applications which removed the TV output, which required Macrovision licensing for OEMs, and enabled native support for dual TMDS outputs, enabling dual independent DVI interfaces.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}{{cite web|title=AMD M690T/E Databook|url=https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/42437.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/42437.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Amd.com}}

In January 2011, AMD announced the AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit.{{Cite news |last=Ganesh |first=TS |date=January 19, 2011 |title=AMD G-Series Brings x86 to the Embedded Market |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4133/amd-gseries-brings-apus-to-the-x86-embedded-market |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Melanson |first=Donald |date=January 19, 2011 |title=AMD announces Fusion-based Embedded G-Series platform |work=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/amd-announces-fusion-based-embedded-g-series-platform/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}} This was the first APU for embedded applications. These were followed by updates in 2013 and 2016.{{Cite news |last=Sakr |first=Sarif |date=April 23, 2013 |title=AMD reveals G-Series X embedded chips, drops a little ARM-powered bombshell |work=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/amd-reveals-g-series-x-embedded-chips/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Thomas |date=February 23, 2016 |title=AMD Launches Three New Embedded G-Series SoC Families |publisher=SemiAccurate |url=https://www.semiaccurate.com/2016/02/23/amd-launches-three-new-embedded-g-series-soc-families/ |access-date=September 6, 2024}}

In May 2012, AMD Announced the AMD Embedded R-Series Accelerated Processing Unit.{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2012 |title=AMD Embedded R-Series Platform |work=AMD |publisher=amd.com |url=https://www.amd.com/us/products/embedded/processors/Pages/r-series.aspx |access-date=July 10, 2012}} This family of products incorporates the Bulldozer CPU architecture, and Discrete-class Radeon HD 7000G Series graphics. This was followed by a system-on-a-chip (SoC) version in 2015 which offered a faster CPU and faster graphics, with support for DDR4 SDRAM memory.{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |date=October 21, 2015 |title=AMD Launches Excavator Based R-Series APUs for Embedded with DDR4 |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9726/amd-launches-excavator-based-rseries-apus-for-embedded-with-ddr4-support |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Eric |date=October 21, 2015 |title=AMD R-Series system-on-chips dip to 12 Watts, support DDR4 |publisher=Linux Gizmos |url=http://linuxgizmos.com/amd-r-series-system-on-chips-dip-to-12-watts-support-ddr4/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

AMD builds graphic processors for use in embedded systems. They can be found in anything from casinos to healthcare, with a large portion of products being used in industrial machines.[https://www.amd.com/de/products/embedded/graphics-processors/Pages/embedded-display-graphics.asp] {{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} These products include a complete graphics processing device in a compact multi-chip module including RAM and the GPU.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=May 2, 2011 |title=AMD Launches E6760: The Next Embedded Radeon |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4307/amd-launches-radeon-e6760 |access-date=July 11, 2017}} ATI began offering embedded GPUs with the E2400 in 2008. Since that time AMD has released regular updates to their embedded GPU lineup in 2009, 2011, 2015, and 2016; reflecting improvements in their GPU technology.{{Cite news |last=Hodgin |first=Rick |date=July 1, 2009 |title=AMD releases ATI Radeon E4690 embedded GPU with 3x better performance |publisher=Geek.com |url=https://www.geek.com/games/amd-releases-ati-radeon-e4690-embedded-gpu-with-3x-better-performance-792271/ |access-date=July 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023065003/https://www.geek.com/games/amd-releases-ati-radeon-e4690-embedded-gpu-with-3x-better-performance-792271/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=October 1, 2015 |title=AMD Updates Embedded Radeon GPU Line |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9682/amd-updates-embedded-radeon-gpu-line-releases-radeon-e8950-e8870-e6465 |access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=September 27, 2016 |title=AMD Announces Embedded Radeon EE9260 & E9550 – Polaris for Embedded Markets |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10710/amd-announces-embedded-radeon-e9260-e9550 |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

AMD's portfolio of CPUs and APUs {{as of | 2020 | lc = on}}

• Athlon – brand of entry level CPUs (Excavator) and APUs (Ryzen)
• A-series – Excavator-class consumer desktop and laptop APUs
• G-series – Excavator- and Jaguar-class low-power embedded APUs
• Ryzen – brand of consumer CPUs and APUs
• Ryzen Threadripper – brand of prosumer/professional CPUs
• R-series – Excavator class high-performance embedded APUs
• Epyc – brand of server CPUs
• Opteron – brand of microserver APUs{{cite web |title=Opteron X and A-Series Processors |url=https://www.amd.com/en/opteron |access-date=April 30, 2020 |website=amd.com}}

AMD's portfolio of dedicated graphics processors {{as of | 2017 | lc = on}}

• Radeon – brand for consumer line of graphics cards; the brand name originated with ATI.
• Mobility Radeon offers power-optimized versions of Radeon graphics chips for use in laptops.
• Radeon Pro – Workstation graphics card brand. Successor to the FirePro brand.
• Radeon Instinct – brand of server and workstation targeted machine learning and GPGPU products

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In 2011, AMD began selling Radeon branded DDR3 SDRAM to support the higher bandwidth needs of AMD's APUs.{{Cite news |last=Walton |first=Jarred |date=November 28, 2011 |title=Introducing AMD's Brand Memory |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5156/introducing-amds-memory-brand |access-date=July 11, 2017}} While the RAM is sold by AMD, it was manufactured by Patriot Memory and VisionTek. This was later followed by higher speeds of gaming oriented DDR3 memory in 2013.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=May 8, 2013 |title=AMD Releases New Radeon Memory SKU |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6940/amd-releases-new-radeon-memory-sku-rg2133-gamer-series |access-date=July 11, 2017}} Radeon branded DDR4 SDRAM memory was released in 2015, despite no AMD CPUs or APUs supporting DDR4 at the time.{{Cite news |last=Shilov |first=Anton |date=October 5, 2015 |title=AMD begins to sell DDR4 memory modules for Intel and next-gen platforms |publisher=KitGuru |url=https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/anton-shilov/amd-quietly-begins-to-sell-ddr4-memory-modules-for-intel-and-next-gen-platforms/ |access-date=July 11, 2017}} AMD noted in 2017 that these products are "mostly distributed in Eastern Europe" and that it continues to be active in the business.{{Cite magazine |last=Shah |first=Agam |date=March 16, 2017 |title=AMD's Radeon memory business is slowing down |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3181787/components/amds-radeon-memory-business-is-slowing-down.html |magazine=PC World |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

AMD announced in 2014 it would sell Radeon branded solid-state drives manufactured by OCZ with capacities up to 480 GB and using the SATA interface.{{Cite magazine |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=August 28, 2014 |title=AMD announces Radeon R7 SSD product line, made by enthusiast manufacturer OCZ |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2465944/amd-announces-radeon-r7-ssd-product-line-made-by-enthusiast-manufacturer-ocz.html |magazine=PC World |access-date=July 11, 2017}}

{{As of | 2017}} technologies found in AMD CPU/APU and other products include:

• HyperTransport – a high-bandwidth, low-latency system bus used in AMD's CPU and APU products
• Infinity Fabric – a derivative of HyperTransport used as the communication bus in AMD's Zen microarchitecture

{{As of | 2017}} technologies found in AMD GPU products include:

• AMD Eyefinity – facilitates multi-monitor setup of up to 6 monitors per graphics card
• AMD FreeSync – display synchronization based on the VESA Adaptive Sync standard
• AMD TrueAudio – acceleration of audio calculations
• AMD XConnect – allows the use of External GPU enclosures through Thunderbolt 3
• AMD CrossFire – multi-GPU technology allowing the simultaneous use of multiple GPUs
• Unified Video Decoder (UVD) – acceleration of video decompression (decoding)
• Video Coding Engine (VCE) – acceleration of video compression (encoding)

AMD has made considerable efforts towards opening its software tools above the firmware level in the past decade.{{cite web|url=https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2015-April/081501.html |title=Initial amdgpu driver release |publisher=Lists.freedesktop.org |access-date=February 20, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Radeon-Rays-4.0-Going-Open|title=AMD Rethinks Decision And Will Open-Source Most Of Radeon Rays 4.0|website=phoronix.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/heterogeneous-system-architecture/everything-you-need-to-know-about-why-amd-open-sourced-the-opencl-driver-stack-for-rocm |title=Everything You Need to Know About Why AMD Open Sourced the OpenCL Driver Stack for ROCm | IEEE Computer Society |publisher=Computer.org |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123163432/https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/heterogeneous-system-architecture/everything-you-need-to-know-about-why-amd-open-sourced-the-opencl-driver-stack-for-rocm/ |url-status=dead }}

For the following mentions, software not expressely stated as being free can be assumed to be proprietary.

AMD Radeon Software is the default channel for official software distribution from AMD. It includes both free and proprietary software components, and supports both Microsoft Windows and Linux.

• AOCC is AMD's optimizing proprietary C/C++ compiler based on LLVM and available for Linux.{{cite web|url=https://developer.amd.com/amd-aocc/ |title=AMD Optimizing C/C++ and Fortran Compilers (AOCC) – AMD |publisher=Developer.amd.com |access-date=February 20, 2022}}
• AMDuProf is AMD's CPU performance and Power profiling tool suite, available for Linux and Windows.{{cite web |title=NEW, AMD uProf 4.2 is now available|url=https://www.amd.com/en/developer/uprof.html|publisher=amd.com |access-date=June 19, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024}}
• AMD has also taken an active part in developing coreboot, an open-source project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware. This cooperation ceased in 2013, but AMD has indicated recently{{When|date=March 2021}} that it is considering releasing source code so that Ryzen can be compatible with coreboot in the future.{{Cite web|url=https://www.golem.de/news/freie-firmware-amd-prueft-coreboot-support-fuer-ryzen-1703-126524.html|title=AMD prüft Coreboot-Support für Ryzen|website=golem.de}}

{{See also|AMD Radeon Software}}

Most notable public AMD software is on the GPU side.

AMD has opened both its graphic and compute stacks:

• GPUOpen is AMD's graphics stack, which includes for example FidelityFX Super Resolution.
• ROCm (Radeon Open Compute platform) is AMD's compute stack for machine learning and high-performance computing, based on the LLVM compiler technologies. Under the ROCm project, AMDgpu is AMD's open-source device driver supporting the GCN and following architectures, available for Linux. This latter driver component is used both by the graphics and compute stacks.

• AMD conducts open research on heterogeneous computing.{{cite web|url=https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/research-opensource|title=AMD research Open-Source Projects|website=Amd.com|access-date=February 21, 2022}}
• Other AMD software includes the AMD Core Math Library, and open-source software including the AMD Performance Library.
• AMD contributes to open-source projects, including working with Sun Microsystems to enhance OpenSolaris and Sun xVM on the AMD platform.{{Cite press release |title=AMD Expands Charter for the OpenSolaris OS and Sun xVM at the AMD Operating System Research Center |date=May 5, 2008 |publisher=AMD |url=https://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~125446,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116054951/http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0%2C%2C51_104_543~125446%2C00.html |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |url-status=dead }} AMD also maintains its own Open64 compiler distribution and contributes its changes back to the community.{{cite web |date=July 28, 2015 |title=x86 Open64 Compiler Suite |url=http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/cpu-development/x86-open64-compiler-suite/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113100944/http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/cpu-development/x86-open64-compiler-suite/ |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |publisher=AMD }}
• In 2008, AMD released the low-level programming specifications for its GPUs, and works with the X.Org Foundation to develop drivers for AMD graphics cards.{{Cite press release |title=AMD Details Strategic Open Source Graphics Driver Development Initiative |date=September 7, 2007 |publisher=AMD |url=https://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~119372,00.html}}{{cite web |title=Index of /docs/AMD |url=http://www.x.org/docs/AMD/ |publisher=x.org}}
• Extensions for software parallelism (xSP), aimed at speeding up programs to enable multi-threaded and multi-core processing, announced in Technology Analyst Day 2007. One of the initiatives being discussed since August 2007 is the Light Weight Profiling (LWP), providing internal hardware monitor with runtimes, to observe information about executing process and help the re-design of software to be optimized with multi-core and even multi-threaded programs. Another one is the extension of Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) instruction set, the SSE5.
• Codenamed SIMFIRE – interoperability testing tool for the Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) open architecture.

{{Main|GlobalFoundries}}

Previously, AMD produced its chips at company-owned semiconductor foundries. AMD pursued a strategy of collaboration with other semiconductor manufacturers IBM and Motorola to co-develop production technologies.{{Cite news |last=Kanellos |first=Michael |date=July 30, 1998 |title=Motorola Ready to Make AMD Chips |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/motorola-ready-to-make-amd-chips/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=September 9, 2003 |title=IBM, AMD team up in microprocessor market |publisher=IT Web |url=http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83077 |access-date=July 10, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} AMD's founder Jerry Sanders termed this the "Virtual Gorilla" strategy to compete with Intel's significantly greater investments in fabrication.{{cite web |last=Magee |first=Mike |date=May 4, 2000 |title=AMD now a virtual gorilla – Sanders |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/05/04/amd_now_a_virtual_gorilla/ |access-date=July 10, 2017 |website=The Register}}

In 2008, AMD spun off its chip foundries into an independent company named GlobalFoundries.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=October 7, 2008 |title=The Business of Tech: Breaking Up is Hard to do- AMD goes Fabless |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/2635 |access-date=July 10, 2017}} This breakup of the company was attributed to the increasing costs of each process node. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi purchased the newly created company through its subsidiary Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), purchasing the final stake from AMD in 2009.{{cite web |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |title=GlobalFoundries Granted Independence, Acquires Remaining Stake from AMD |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5627/globalfoundries-granted-independence-acquires-remaining-stake-from-amd |access-date=December 8, 2012 |website=AnandTech}}

With the spin-off of its foundries, AMD became a fabless semiconductor manufacturer, designing products to be produced at for-hire foundries. Part of the GlobalFoundries spin-off included an agreement with AMD to produce some number of products at GlobalFoundries.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=September 1, 2016 |title=AMD Amends GlobalFoundries Wafter Supply Agreement Through 2020, Gaining New Flexibility and New Costs |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10631/amd-amends-globalfoundries-wafer-supply-agreement-through-2020 |access-date=July 10, 2017}} Both prior to the spin-off and after AMD has pursued production with other foundries including TSMC and Samsung.{{Cite news |last=Nystedt |first=Dan |date=May 22, 2007 |title=AMD Cozies up to Contract Chip Maker TSMC |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3200207 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{Cite magazine |last=Moorhead |first=Patrick |date=July 25, 2016 |title=AMD Officially Diversifies 14nm Manufacturing With Samsung |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2016/07/25/amd-diversifies-14nm-manufacturing-with-samsung/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=July 26, 2016}} It has been argued that this would reduce risk for AMD by decreasing dependence on any one foundry which has caused issues in the past.{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Agam |date=October 28, 2011 |title=AMD records profit in Q3 despite manufacturing issues |publisher=ARN |url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/405600/amd_records_profit_q3_despite_manufacturing_issues/ |access-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730201537/https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/405600/amd_records_profit_q3_despite_manufacturing_issues/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2018, AMD started shifting the production of their CPUs and GPUs to TSMC, following GlobalFoundries' announcement that they were halting development of their 7 nm process.{{cite web |last1=Shilov |first1=Anton |last2=Smith |first2=Ryan |date=August 27, 2018 |title=AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GlobalFoundries: 7nm Freed, 12nm+ Targets Set Through 2021 |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13915/amd-amends-agreement-with-globalfoudries-set-to-buy-wafers-till-2021 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |website=AnandTech}} AMD revised their wafer purchase requirement with GlobalFoundries in 2019, allowing AMD to freely choose foundries for 7 nm nodes and below, while maintaining purchase agreements for 12 nm and above through 2021.{{cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |date=January 29, 2019 |title=AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GlobalFoundries: 7nm Freed, 12nm+ Targets Set Through 2021 |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13915/amd-amends-agreement-with-globalfoudries-set-to-buy-wafers-till-2021 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |website=AnandTech}}

The key trends for AMD are (as of the financial year ending in late December):{{Cite web |title=AMD Fundamentalanalyse {{!}} KGV {{!}} Kennzahlen |url=https://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/AMD-Aktie/US0079031078 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=boerse.de |language=de}}

AMD uses strategic industry partnerships to further its business interests and to rival Intel's dominance and resources:

• A partnership between AMD and Alpha Processor Inc. developed HyperTransport, a point-to-point interconnect standard which was turned over to an industry standards body for finalization.{{Cite news |last=Spooner |first=John G |date=March 2, 2002 |title=Promoter of storied Alpha to shut doors |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/promoter-of-storied-alpha-to-shut-doors/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}} It is now used in modern motherboards that are compatible with AMD processors.
• AMD also formed a strategic partnership with IBM, under which AMD gained silicon on insulator (SOI) manufacturing technology, and detailed advice on 90 nm implementation. AMD announced that the partnership would extend to 2011 for 32 nm and 22 nm fabrication-related technologies.[https://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/DarylOstranderAMDAnalystDay.pdf AMD Analyst Day June 2006 Presentation], slide 10. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326033318/http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/DarylOstranderAMDAnalystDay.pdf|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/DarylOstranderAMDAnalystDay.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2022|url-status=live|date=March 26, 2009}}.
• To facilitate processor distribution and sales, AMD is loosely partnered with end-user companies, such as HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Microsoft.{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Patrick |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Most Impressive Part of the AMD EPYC Launch: The Ecosystem |publisher=Serve the Home |url=https://www.servethehome.com/impressive-part-amd-epyc-launch-ecosystem |access-date=July 10, 2017}}
• In 1993, AMD established a 50–50 partnership with Fujitsu called FASL, and merged into a new company called FASL LLC in 2003. The joint venture went public under the name Spansion and ticker symbol SPSN in December 2005, with AMD shares dropping 37%. AMD no longer directly participates in the Flash memory devices market now as AMD entered into a non-competition agreement on December 21, 2005, with Fujitsu and Spansion, pursuant to which it agreed not to directly or indirectly engage in a business that manufactures or supplies standalone semiconductor devices (including single-chip, multiple-chip or system devices) containing only Flash memory.[http://apps.shareholder.com/s/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=SPSN&docid=4095716] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• On May 18, 2006, Dell announced that it would roll out new servers based on AMD's Opteron chips by year's end, thus ending an exclusive relationship with Intel.{{cite web |last=Vance |first=Ashlee |date=May 18, 2006 |title=Dell hooks up with AMD |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/18/dell_picks_amd/ |access-date=July 10, 2017 |website=The Register}} In September 2006, Dell began offering AMD Athlon X2 chips in their desktop lineup.
• In June 2011, HP announced new business and consumer notebooks equipped with the latest versions of AMD APUs{{spaced ndash}}accelerated processing units. AMD will power HP's Intel-based business notebooks as well.Rik Myslewski, ChannelRegister. "[http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/amd_hp_notebooks/ Intel, AMD in HP notebook smackdown Which is faster? 'You tell me' says AMD]". June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
• In the spring of 2013, AMD announced that it would be powering all three major next-generation consoles.{{cite web |last=Poeter |first=Damon |date=May 21, 2013 |title=AMD Hits Game Console Trifecta With Xbox One & Opinion |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419289,00.asp |access-date=June 14, 2013 |work=PC Magazine}} The Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 are both powered by a custom-built AMD APU, and the Nintendo Wii U is powered by an AMD GPU.{{cite web |title=AMD Game Console Triple Crown: Will There Be Profits? |url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/1446501-amd-game-console-triple-crown-will-there-be-profits |access-date=June 14, 2013 |publisher=Seeking Alpha}} According to AMD, having their processors in all three of these consoles will greatly assist developers with cross-platform development to competing consoles and PCs and increased support for their products across the board.{{Cite magazine |date=June 7, 2013 |title=AMD say "PC ports of next-generation console titles are likely to struggle" on Intel tech | News, Tech, Tech News |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/06/07/amd-say-pc-ports-of-next-generation-console-titles-are-likely-to-struggle-on-intel-tech/ |magazine=PC Gamer |access-date=June 14, 2013}}
• AMD has entered into an agreement with Hindustan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (HSMC) for the production of AMD products in India.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=April 13, 2016 |title=AMD plans to enter India in a big way, ties up with HSMC for chip manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/amd-plans-to-enter-india-in-a-big-way-ties-up-with-hsmc-for-chip-manufacturing-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/51795523.cms |access-date=July 10, 2017}}
• AMD is a founding member of the HSA Foundation which aims to ease the use of a Heterogeneous System Architecture. A Heterogeneous System Architecture is intended to use both central processing units and graphics processors to complete computational tasks.{{Cite news |last=Cutress |first=Ian |date=March 16, 2015 |title=HSA Foundation Launches 'HSA 1.0 Final' |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9066/hsa-foundation-launches-hsa-10-final-architecture-programmers-reference-and-runtime-specifications |access-date=July 11, 2017}}
• AMD announced in 2016 that it was creating a joint venture to produce x86 server chips for the Chinese market.{{Cite news |last=Alcorn |first=Paul |date=July 6, 2018 |title=China Finds Zen: Begins Production Of x86 Processors Based On AMD's IP |publisher=Tom's Hardware |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-zen-x86-processor-dryhana,37417.html |access-date=July 9, 2018}}
• On May 7, 2019, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Cray Inc., are working in collaboration with AMD to develop the Frontier exascale supercomputer. Featuring the AMD Epyc CPUs and Radeon GPUs, the supercomputer is set to produce more than 1.5 exaflops (peak double-precision) in computing performance. It is expected to debut sometime in 2021.{{cite web |title=U.S. Department of Energy and Cray to Deliver Record-Setting Frontier Supercomputer at ORNL |url=https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-and-cray-deliver-record-setting-frontier-supercomputer-ornl |access-date=November 17, 2020 |website=Energy.gov |language=en}}
• On March 5, 2020, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and HPE are working in collaboration with AMD to develop the El Capitan exascale supercomputer. Featuring the AMD Epyc CPUs and Radeon GPUs, the supercomputer is set to produce more than 2 exaflops (peak double-precision) in computing performance. It is expected to debut in 2023.{{cite web |title=LLNL and HPE to partner with AMD on El Capitan, projected as world's fastest supercomputer {{!}} Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |url=https://www.llnl.gov/news/llnl-and-hpe-partner-amd-el-capitan-projected-worlds-fastest-supercomputer |access-date=November 17, 2020 |website=www.llnl.gov}}
• In the summer of 2020, it was reported that AMD would be powering the next-generation console offerings from Microsoft and Sony.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/28/21344881/amd-ps5-xbox-series-x-zen-3-cpu-rdna-2-gpu-2020-release-q2-earnings|title=AMD says its PS5 and Xbox Series X chips, Zen 3 CPUs, and RDNA 2 GPUs will ship on time|last=Faulkner|first=Cameron|work=The Verge|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}
• On November 8, 2021, AMD announced a partnership with Meta to make the chips used in the Metaverse.{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2022 |title=AMD Partnership With Facebook (Meta) Company - Totoseek |url=https://totoseek.com/amd-partnership-with-facebook-meta-company/ |access-date=November 29, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129205746/https://totoseek.com/amd-partnership-with-facebook-meta-company/ |url-status=dead }}
• In January 2022, AMD partnered with Samsung to develop a mobile processor to be used in future products. The processor was named Exynos 2022 and works with the AMD RDNA 2 architecture.{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Samsung Partners With AMD to Power Up Mobile Chips |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/samsung-partners-with-amd-to-power-up-mobile-chips |access-date=November 29, 2022}}

{{See also|Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp.}}

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AMD has a long history of litigation with former (and current) partner and x86 creator Intel.{{cite web |title=Ryzen 7 2700X vs i7 8700K |url=https://thesoftbest.com/ryzen-7-2700x-vs-i7-8700k/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108093846/http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/AMD_-_Intel_Litigation_History.pdf |archive-date=January 8, 2007 |access-date=January 12, 2007 |publisher=AMD}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.amd.com/us/Documents/Complaint_summary.pdf |title=Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Intel Corporation Executive Summary of AMD Complaint |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110213450/http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/Complaint_summary.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD-Intel_Full_Complaint.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110213342/http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD-Intel_Full_Complaint.pdf |url-status=dead }}

• In 1986, Intel broke an agreement it had with AMD to allow them to produce Intel's microchips for IBM; AMD filed for arbitration in 1987 and the arbitrator decided in AMD's favor in 1992. Intel disputed this, and the case ended up in the Supreme Court of California. In 1994, that court upheld the arbitrator's decision and awarded damages for breach of contract.
• In 1990, Intel brought a copyright infringement action alleging illegal use of its 287 microcode. The case ended in 1994 with a jury finding for AMD and its right to use Intel's microcode in its microprocessors through the 486 generation.
• In 1997, Intel filed suit against AMD and Cyrix Corp. for misuse of the term MMX. AMD and Intel settled, with AMD acknowledging MMX as a trademark owned by Intel, and with Intel granting AMD rights to market the AMD K6 MMX processor.
• In 2005, following an investigation, the Japan Federal Trade Commission found Intel guilty of a number of violations. On June 27, 2005, AMD won an antitrust suit against Intel in Japan, and on the same day, AMD filed a broad antitrust complaint against Intel in the U.S. Federal District Court in Delaware. The complaint alleges systematic use of secret rebates, special discounts, threats, and other means used by Intel to lock AMD processors out of the global market. Since the start of this action, the court has issued subpoenas to major computer manufacturers including Acer, Dell, Lenovo, HP and Toshiba.
• In November 2009, Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion and renew a five-year patent cross-licensing agreement as part of a deal to settle all outstanding legal disputes between them.[http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/amd-intel-settle-legal-disputes/] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

• On August 31, 2011, in Austin, Texas, AMD achieved a Guinness World Record for the "Highest frequency of a computer processor": 8.429 GHz.Peter Clarke, EE Times. "[http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4226949/AMD-clocks-FX-processor AMD 'clocks' FX processor at 8.429-GHz]". September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011. The company ran an 8-core FX-8150 processor with only one active module (two cores), and cooled with liquid helium.{{Citation |title=Maximum Speed AMD FX Processor Takes Guinness World Record |date=September 12, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKN4VMOenNM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/UKN4VMOenNM| archive-date=November 22, 2021 | url-status=live|via=YouTube |format=video |access-date=November 7, 2012}}{{cbignore}}
  During the video, cooling transitions from air to water to liquid nitrogen and finally to liquid helium. The previous record was 8.308 GHz, with an Intel Celeron 352 (one core).
• On November 1, 2011, geek.com reported that Andre Yang, an overclocker from Taiwan, used an FX-8150 to set another record: 8.461 GHz.Matthew Humprhires, Geek.com. "[http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/amd-bulldozer-cpu-beats-world-record-again-achieving-8-461ghz-2011111/ AMD clocks FX-8150 at 8.461-GHz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428193028/http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/amd-bulldozer-cpu-beats-world-record-again-achieving-8-461ghz-2011111 |date=April 28, 2012 }}". November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
• On November 19, 2012, Andre Yang used an FX-8350 to set another record: 8.794 GHz.{{cite web |title=CPU-Z Validator |url=http://valid.canardpc.com/lpza4n |publisher=CPU-Z}}

• In its 2022 report, AMD stated that it aimed to embed environmental sustainability across its business, promote safe and responsible workplaces in its global supply chain and advance stronger communities.{{cite web |url=https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/corporate/cr/2022-23-amd-cr-report.pdf |title=2022–23 Corporate Responsibility Report |publisher=AMD |access-date=January 14, 2025}}
• In 2022, AMD achieved a 19 percent reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions compared to 2020. Based on AMD calculations that are third-party verified (limited level assurance).{{Cite web |date=August 2023 |title=AMD Environmental Sustainability |url=https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility/environmental-sustainability.html#goals |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=AMD Environmental Sustainability}}

• The Green Grid,{{cite web |title=The Green Grid |url=https://www.thegreengrid.org/ |website=Thegreengrid.org}} founded by AMD together with other founders, such as IBM, Sun and Microsoft, to seek lower power consumption for grids.

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AMD's sponsorship of Formula 1 racing began in 2002 and since 2020 has sponsored the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team.{{Cite web |last=Ellett |first=John |title=Why Tech Marketing Leaders Are Racing To Sponsor Formula 1 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnellett/2022/03/01/why-tech-marketing-leaders-are-racing-to-sponsor-formula-1/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} AMD was also a sponsor of the BMW Sauber and Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 teams together with Intel, Vodafone, AT&T, Pernod Ricard and Diageo.{{Cite web |title=Sponsorship, the big business behind F1 - CNN.com |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/18/behind.sponsorship/index.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=CNN |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828100530/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/18/behind.sponsorship/index.html |url-status=dead }} On 18 April 2018, AMD began a multi-year sponsorship with Scuderia Ferrari.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-14 |title=AMD is Proud to Present a Multi-Year Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari |url=https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/824/amd-is-proud-to-present-a-multi-year-partnership-with |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |language=en}} In February 2020, just prior to the start of the 2020 race season, the Mercedes Formula 1 team announced it was adding AMD to its sponsorship portfolio.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-05 |title=Mercedes signs innovation-focused deal with AMD, McLaren signs with AI brand Darktrace |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/mercedes-f1-team-signs-innovation-focused-deal-with-amd/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=SportBusiness |language=en-US}}

AMD began a sponsorship deal with Victory Five (V5) for the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=AMD Ryzen sponsors Victory Five League of Legends team in China |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Esports/Sections/Franchises/2022/09/AMD-Ryzen-Victory-Five-sponsorship-China.aspx |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}} AMD was a sponsor of the Chinese Dota Pro Circuit together with Perfect World.{{Cite web |title=AMD Becomes a Sponsor of the Victory Five League of Legends Roster |url=https://egw.news/esports/news/19123/amd-becomes-a-sponsor-of-the-victory-five-league-o-GT3fVrKOk |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=egw.news}}

In February 2024, AMD was a Diamond sponsor for the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival (WAICF).{{Cite web |title=Sponsors {{!}} World AI Cannes Festival 2024 |url=https://www.worldaicannes.com/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.worldaicannes.com |language=en}}

AMD was a Platinum sponsor for the HPE Discover 2024, an event hosted by Hewlett Packard Enterprise to showcase technology for government and business customers. The event was held from 17 to 20 June 2024 in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |title=HPE Discover 2024 Sponsors |url=https://www.hpe.com/us/en/discover/sponsors/event-2024.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=hpe.com}}{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Kelly |title=HPE Discover 2024 news and conference guide {{!}} TechTarget |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/conference/HPE-Discover-news-and-conference-guide |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Storage |language=en}}

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• Ruiz, Hector (2013). [https://books.google.com/books?id=x01Ho5Y_dnoC Slingshot: AMD's Fight to Free an Industry from the Ruthless Grip of Intel]. Greenleaf Book Group.

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