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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., known as AMD, is an American semiconductor company that designs processors and graphics chips for personal computers, game consoles, servers and artificial intelligence systems. It is based in Santa Clara, California, and its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol AMD.<\/p>\n

The company matters now because it is one of the few suppliers of high-end AI accelerators and server processors. It reported record revenue of $34.6 billion for 2025, and in 2025 it agreed a large AI infrastructure collaboration with HUMAIN in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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AMD headquarters building in Santa Clara, California, 2020. Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overview and Founding<\/h3>\n

AMD was founded in 1969 as a Silicon Valley start-up with a few dozen staff. It was incorporated in Delaware on May 1, 1969, and became a publicly listed company in 1972.<\/p>\n

For much of its history AMD was known mainly as a maker of PC processors. Today it reports three main segments: Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded, whose chips go into areas such as aerospace, cars, industrial machines, healthcare and communications networks.<\/p>\n

Since October 2014 the company has been led by Lisa Su, who also became chair of the board in 2022.<\/p>\n

Key Milestones<\/h3>\n