Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

What does AMD own?
AMD owns four major product brands: Ryzen (consumer CPUs), EPYC (server CPUs), Radeon (GPUs), and Instinct (AI accelerators). The company also owns Xilinx, the leading FPGA provider, acquired in 2022 for approximately $49 billion, and Pensando, a DPU provider acquired in 2022 for approximately $1.9 billion.

Is AMD publicly traded?
Yes. AMD trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol AMD. The company has been publicly traded since its IPO in 1972, originally on the New York Stock Exchange before moving to NASDAQ.

Who founded AMD?
AMD was founded on May 1, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders, all former engineers from Fairchild Semiconductor. Sanders served as CEO from 1969 until his retirement in 2002. Dr. Lisa Su has served as CEO since October 2014.

Where is AMD headquartered?
AMD is headquartered at 2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, California, USA. The company has major design and engineering centers in Austin, Texas; Boxborough, Massachusetts; Bangalore, India; and Markham, Ontario, Canada.

How many brands does AMD own?
AMD owns 4 major product brands: Ryzen, EPYC, Radeon, and Instinct. The company also owns the Xilinx brand for FPGA and adaptive computing products. AMD focuses on a smaller number of product lines rather than a large brand portfolio.

Who owns AMD?
AMD is a publicly traded company with no single controlling shareholder. Institutional investors including Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street Corporation are among the largest holders. Dr. Lisa Su is the largest individual shareholder among executives. All shares carry equal voting rights.

What is AMD's revenue?
AMD reported FY2025 revenue of $34.6 billion, up 34% from $25.8 billion in FY2024. Net income was $4.3 billion, up 164% year over year. Data Center segment revenue was $16.6 billion, and Client and Gaming segment revenue was $14.6 billion.

AMD was incorporated on May 1, 1969, in Delaware by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders, all former engineers from Fairchild Semiconductor. The company initially operated from Sunnyvale, California. AMD's first product was the Am9300, a 4-bit shift register, released in 1970. The company became a second-source manufacturer for Intel's x86 processors in the 1980s, producing clones under a cross-licensing agreement.

AMD went public in 1972 on the New York Stock Exchange. During the 1980s and 1990s, the company competed aggressively with Intel in the x86 processor market. AMD's Am386, released in 1991, was the first successful Intel-compatible CPU. The Am486 followed in 1993. In 1999, AMD launched the Athlon processor, which briefly outperformed Intel's Pentium III in benchmark tests, establishing AMD as a credible competitor in the performance CPU market.

In 2003, AMD launched the Athlon 64, the first 64-bit x86 processor. AMD also introduced the Opteron server processor line, gaining market share in enterprise computing. The company acquired ATI Technologies in 2006 for $5.4 billion, entering the GPU market and creating the Radeon product line. The ATI acquisition doubled AMD's revenue but also significantly increased its debt load.

Jerry Sanders retired as CEO in 2002 and was succeeded by Hector Ruiz, who served until 2008. Dirk Meyer served as CEO from 2008 to 2011. Rory Read served from 2011 to 2014. During the late 2000s and early 2010s, AMD struggled with declining market share, financial losses, and competitive pressure from Intel. The company spun off its manufacturing operations into GlobalFoundries in 2009, becoming a fabless semiconductor company.

Dr. Lisa Su became CEO in October 2014. At the time, AMD had approximately 2% server CPU market share and was losing money. Su reorganized the company around high-performance computing and focused on product execution. In 2017, AMD launched the Zen architecture, which significantly improved CPU performance and power efficiency. Ryzen desktop processors based on Zen were well received, and EPYC server processors began gaining enterprise adoption.

In 2020, AMD acquired Xilinx for approximately $49 billion in an all-stock deal, closing in February 2022. Xilinx was the leading provider of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive computing solutions. The acquisition expanded AMD's product portfolio into embedded and adaptive computing markets and created the Embedded segment. Xilinx had approximately $3.5 billion in annual revenue at the time of acquisition.

In 2022, AMD acquired Pensando for approximately $1.9 billion, adding data processing units (DPUs) to its data center portfolio. The company also relocated its headquarters from Santa Clara to a new campus in Santa Clara, California.

For FY2025, AMD reported record revenue of $34.6 billion, up 34% from $25.8 billion in FY2024. Data Center revenue grew 32% to $16.6 billion, driven by EPYC processor and Instinct GPU demand. Client and Gaming revenue grew 51% to $14.6 billion, driven by Ryzen processor demand and semi-custom console SoCs. Embedded revenue declined 3% to $3.5 billion. Net income was $4.3 billion, up 164% year over year. FY2025 results included approximately $440 million in net inventory charges related to U.S. government export controls on AMD Instinct MI308 data center GPU products.

AMD publishes an annual corporate responsibility report detailing its environmental and social commitments. The company has set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from operations and has committed to science-based reduction targets. AMD's products are designed for energy efficiency, which the company cites as a sustainability benefit since data center computing is a major electricity consumer.

AMD's manufacturing is contracted to TSMC and GlobalFoundries, meaning the company's direct environmental footprint is primarily from its design and engineering facilities. The company's indirect environmental impact through its supply chain is larger, particularly from semiconductor manufacturing, which is energy and water intensive.

AMD has not faced significant greenwashing allegations. The company's sustainability reporting is self-published and not independently certified. AMD has not pursued B Corp certification.

• IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition: Dr. Lisa Su received IEEE recognition for her leadership in the semiconductor industry.
• Fortune Businessperson of the Year: Lisa Su has been recognized by Fortune multiple times for her leadership of AMD's turnaround.
• Semiconductor Industry Association Award: AMD has received recognition for contributions to semiconductor innovation.

In 2025, the U.S. government imposed export controls on AMD's Instinct MI308 data center GPU products, restricting sales to China. This resulted in approximately $440 million in net inventory and related charges in FY2025. The export controls reflect broader U.S.-China technology tensions and have limited AMD's addressable market for AI accelerators in China.

AMD has faced intellectual property disputes. The company's long-standing cross-licensing agreement with Intel has been periodically renegotiated. AMD and Intel have had disputes over licensing terms, most notably in 2009 when AMD alleged Intel engaged in anticompetitive practices. The companies settled in 2009, with Intel paying AMD $1.25 billion.

AMD has faced class-action lawsuits related to securities fraud allegations in the mid-2010s, when the company's stock price declined sharply. The company has also faced product-related lawsuits, including claims about GPU performance in certain games. These cases have generally been settled or dismissed.