AMD

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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), semiconductor company, founded 1969, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It designs CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators for data centers, PCs, and embedded systems, competing directly with NVIDIA and Intel. The company's Instinct MI-series GPUs and EPYC server CPUs are its primary growth engines, with a multi-year, multi-generation partnership with OpenAI anchoring its AI infrastructure ambitions.

Key facts

Founded

May 1969

Employees

31000

Sectors

hardware, ai, enterprise

Website

www.amd.com

Mission

AMD's mission is to build products that accelerate next-generation computing across data centers, AI, PCs, gaming, and embedded systems.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026product
  At Computex 2026, AMD announced new desktop processors including the Ryzen 7 7700X3D and a Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, extended AM5 platform support through 2029, launched the Radeon RX 9070 GRE (RDNA 4) targeting 1440p gaming, and introduced Radeon AI PRO software updates. linkedin.com
• Jun 2026product
  AMD made multiple gaming-focused announcements at Computex 2026, targeting value-conscious PC gamers with new X3D products. linkedin.com
• May 2026product
  AMD released the Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 driver, adding Ubuntu 26.04 LTS support. tracxn.com
• 2026investment
  AMD announced a multi-year, multi-generation strategic partnership with OpenAI covering 6GW of AI infrastructure, with an initial 1GW deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 series GPU capacity beginning in H2 2026. linkedin.com
• 2026investment
  AMD signed a multi-year, multi-generation partnership with Meta for 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs, including a custom MI450-derived GPU for Meta workloads. First 1GW shipments are expected in H2 2026 via AMD's Helios rack-scale architecture, with EPYC CPUs powering the majority of Meta's global data center fleet. linkedin.com
• Jan 2026product
  AMD unveiled the Ryzen AI 400 series chips at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, featuring improved CPU, GPU, and NPU capabilities. linkedin.com
• Q1 2026press
  AMD reported Q1 2026 financial results, with a webcast hosted for investors and analysts. linkedin.com
• May 2026press
  AMD announced over $10 billion in investment in Taiwan's ecosystem to strengthen AI infrastructure supply chains. tracxn.com
• May 2026press
  AMD reported Q1 2026 financial results, continuing a run of record revenue driven by data center and AI accelerator demand. x.com
• Jan 2026product
  At CES 2026, AMD launched the Ryzen AI 400 series and the Ryzen AI Halo platform for desktop AI computing, and announced the Ryzen 7 9850X3D as its fastest gaming CPU with up to 5.6GHz boost clocks. x.com
• Jan 2026press
  AMD held its 2026 Global Sales Kickoff — its first in-person global sales event since 2020. linkedin.com
• 2025product
  AMD unveiled the 'Helios' rack-scale AI platform at the OCP Global Summit — an open, scalable architecture integrating Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and Pensando NICs. HPE subsequently committed to offering it worldwide in 2026. linkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Lisa Su · CEO
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• Jeremy Scott · Employee
• Jim Keller · Employee
• Peter Sarlin · Employee
• Eddie Zhou · Employee
• Jean Hu · EVP, CFO
• Forrest Norrod · EVP, Data Center Solutions Business Group
• Mark Papermaster · EVP, CTO
• Phil Guido · EVP, Chief Commercial Officer

Sources

• AMD on X
• AMD Q1 2026 Financial Results
• AMD 2026 Company Profile – Tracxn
• Yong Liu – AMD LinkedIn (OpenAI Partnership)
• Chunhe Zhang – AMD LinkedIn (Helios Platform)
• AMD Q3 2025 Analysis Thread
• Adam King – AMD LinkedIn (Global SKO 2026)
• AMD Ventures
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hefny_amd-computex2026-gaming-activity-7467310461537955840-EG29?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmeYw8BxNRvhnTDoNMu0hDMti5jZksNM44
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hothardware%2Ecom_amd-courts-gamers-at-computex-with-new-x3d-activity-7467005301339246592-bHnZ?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmeYw8BxNRvhnTDoNMu0hDMti5jZksNM44
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-slyfield-6a273826/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawantalkad/

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