Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company that designs x86 CPUs, GPUs, data-center accelerators, and adaptive computing devices (FPGAs and SoCs). Its portfolio includes EPYC server processors, Ryzen client CPUs, Radeon graphics, Instinct accelerators, and adaptive platforms from its Xilinx acquisition, serving PC, gaming, cloud/enterprise, embedded, and industrial markets. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, AMD relies on external foundries—primarily TSMC—for manufacturing.
AMD technologies support high-performance computing and AI workloads used across science and industry, including molecular modeling, materials discovery, process simulation, digital twins, and advanced controls relevant to the chemicals, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Its CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs are deployed in on-premises clusters, cloud environments, and embedded systems for instrumentation and industrial automation.