What is Amd?
AMD stands for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is the world's leading provider of semiconductors. The company has corporate head office in Sunnyvale, California, United States. It is one of the largest suppliers of graphics processing units across the United States.
AMD History
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. began business on 1st of May 1969 by the efforts of Jerry Sanders and his co-founder Edwin Turney. The company produced first product, called Am9300, a 4-bit MSI shift register.
AMD became publicly held company in 1972. This company is listed in 'New York Stock Exchange' under the code 'AMD'. In 2006, it obtained
ATI Technologies.
AMD Products
Since inception of the company, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has been providing a wide range of products related to Microprocessors, Television tuner cards, Motherboard chipsets, Graphics cards, Random access and many more. It is the main competitor of
Intel Corporation in microprocessor industry. According to 2013 records, the company had workforce of approximately 10,671 employees. The main division of AMD is SeaMicro, Inc., which is engaged in the business of ultra-dense computer server industry.
AMD Awards
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has been listed in the America's 100 top companies in 1984. In 1985, the company was listed on the Fortune's 500 Best Companies. AMD is the world's second largest supplier of microprocessors.