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AMD

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Hardware · Santa Clara, California · Est. 1969
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$190B
Valuation
$31.0B
Revenue
31k+
Employees
1969
Founded

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California that designs high-performance CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Adaptive SoCs for data centers, gaming, and embedded markets. AMD competes directly with Intel in CPUs and with Nvidia in GPUs, having achieved significant market share gains with its Ryzen, EPYC, and Instinct product families.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-03-02
AMD Gives Consumers and Businesses More AI PC Options with Expanded Ryzen AI 400 Series Portfolio at MWC 2026
At Mobile World Congress, AMD announced additional Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series desktop processors designed to deliver powerful on-device AI acceleration for consumer and business AI PC applications.
Partnership·2026-02-24
AMD and Meta Announce Expanded Strategic Partnership to Deploy AMD GPUs at Scale
AMD and Meta announced an expanded strategic partnership for Meta to deploy AMD Instinct GPUs at scale across multiple GPU generations to power Meta's next generation of AI infrastructure.
Press Release·2026-02-03
AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results; Record Revenue of $10.3 Billion in Q4
AMD reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $10.3 billion, driven by strong Data Center GPU and CPU sales, with full-year net income of $1.5 billion, reflecting sustained momentum in the AI accelerator market.
Press Release·2026-01-05
AMD Expands AI Leadership with New Ryzen AI and AMD ROCm Announcements at CES 2026
AMD announced at CES 2026 an expanded Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series portfolio, with AI PC availability beginning Q1 2026 from major OEM partners including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
Partnership·2025-10-06
AMD and OpenAI Announce Strategic Partnership for Deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs
AMD and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership for the deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs beginning in the second half of 2026, marking a major expansion of AMD's presence in large-scale AI infrastructure.
Company History
10 milestones
AMD was founded by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders, initially focusing on logic chips before pivoting to microprocessors as a second-source supplier for Intel x86 CPUs.

AMD Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
31,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
27,390 across 13 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Su
Jean Hu — Departments
· 27390 people across 13 depts

AMD Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$31.0B
+14% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+14%
From $16.4B to $31.0B
Revenue / Employee
$1.0M
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$16.4B
$23.6B
$22.7B
$25.8B
$31.0B
Market Share
x86 Server CPU
24%
share
AMD
24%
Intel
70%
Arm-based (Ampere, Graviton)
6%
$600B
TAM
$200B
SAM
$25.8B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Data Center (EPYC & Instinct)47%
Client (Ryzen)26%
Gaming (Radeon & Console)11%
Embedded (Adaptive SoC / FPGA)16%
Business Units
Data Center47%
EPYC CPU and Instinct GPU products targeting cloud, enterprise HPC, and AI training workloads across hyperscaler and on-premise data centers.
Client26%
Ryzen consumer and professional CPU products sold through OEM laptop and desktop partners globally.
Gaming11%
Radeon discrete graphics cards and semi-custom SoC designs for Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series consoles.
Embedded16%
FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs, and embedded processors from the Xilinx product portfolio serving industrial, automotive, and communications markets.

AMD Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
13 departments
Engineering (CPU/GPU Design)12000 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Quality
ISO 9001
Certified
AMD maintains ISO 9001 quality management certification across its global design centers and supply chain operations, ensuring consistent product quality in EPYC, Ryzen, and Instinct semiconductor design and manufacturing processes.
Environmental
ISO 14001
Certified
AMD holds ISO 14001 environmental management certification, reflecting its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its global operations including design centers, offices, and supply chain partnerships with TSMC and other foundries.
Security
ISO 27001
Certified
AMD maintains ISO 27001 information security management certification for its corporate IT infrastructure and product development systems, protecting sensitive semiconductor IP and customer design data.
Environmental
RoHS
Compliant
AMD designs all Ryzen, EPYC, and Radeon products to comply with EU RoHS Directive restrictions on hazardous substances including lead, mercury, and cadmium, enabling legal sale and distribution across European markets.
Environmental
ENERGY STAR
Certified
AMD designs EPYC and Ryzen processors to meet ENERGY STAR efficiency specifications, enabling OEM partners such as HP and Dell to achieve ENERGY STAR certification on AMD-powered commercial laptops and servers.
Regulatory
FedRAMP High
Certified
AMD Instinct AI accelerators deployed in US government cloud environments through authorized cloud providers maintain FedRAMP High authorization, meeting federal security requirements for sensitive AI computing workloads.
Security
FIPS 140-2
Certified
AMD Secure Processor technology embedded in EPYC and Ryzen products achieves FIPS 140-2 certification for cryptographic module validation, meeting US government requirements for secure key management in federal deployments.
Security
Common Criteria EAL4
Certified
AMD Platform Security Processor in EPYC servers achieves Common Criteria EAL4 certification, satisfying procurement requirements for defense and government agencies deploying AMD-powered servers in classified computing environments.
Environmental
REACH
Compliant
AMD complies with EU REACH regulation for chemical substance registration and disclosure across its semiconductor product portfolio, providing customers and regulators with required substance-of-very-high-concern reporting.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
AMD complies with GDPR requirements for personal data processed through its online store, AMD Rewards program, and developer community platforms, applying data minimization and consent management principles to customer data.

AMD Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering (CPU/GPU Design)· 3 roles

AMD Products & Competitors

Product Suite
7 products · select one to explore
Hardware
Hardware
AMD Versal
The first adaptive compute acceleration platform.

AMD Versal is a family of adaptive SoCs combining scalar processors, adaptable hardware engines, AI engines, and programmable logic on a single chip, inherited from the Xilinx acquisition. Versal targets applications in 5G radio, automotive ADAS, and aerospace and defense that require real-time processing with hardware reconfigurability.

Use Cases
Implementing 5G O-RAN baseband processing on AMD Versal Prime with AI engine acceleration for real-time signal processingDesigning ADAS perception and sensor fusion pipelines using Versal AI Core for automotive lidar and camera processingBuilding satellite payload processing systems using Versal HBM for high-throughput space imaging applications
AMD Versal
Key Customers
ERI
Ericsson
NOK
Nokia
QCOM
Qualcomm
Competitive Intelligence
VSIntel Agilex FPGA
THEM

Intel Agilex FPGAs are Intel's latest generation of field-programmable gate arrays for high-performance compute acceleration in networking, AI inference, and data center workloads.

EDGE

Integrated AI engines in Versal providing higher DSP throughput for 5G signal processing

VSNvidia Jetson
THEM

NVIDIA Jetson is a family of compact edge AI compute modules used in robotics, drones, and intelligent machines for running AI inference workloads at the edge with low power consumption.

EDGE

Reconfigurable hardware logic enabling design-time algorithm updates without hardware redesign

VSNXP S32G
THEM

The NXP S32G is a high-performance vehicle network processor designed for automotive service-oriented gateway and domain control applications, supporting AUTOSAR and Linux-based vehicle software platforms.

EDGE

Higher FPGA fabric density for complex automotive sensor fusion algorithms

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