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''[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.]''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit central processing units] (CPUs), [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit graphics processing units] (GPUs) and related products for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on May 01, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and a group of his colleagues from [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor Fairchild Semiconductor]. | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
{{ | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Abandonment of the sTRX4 platform=== | |||
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On November 25, 2019, AMD released the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTRX4 sTRX4] socket alongside their [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadripper#Castle_Peak_(Threadripper_3000_series,_Zen_2_based) Threadripper 3000] series of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors with the promise of long term support for the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AMDOfficial |title=Performance Preview: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors for Creators |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105206/https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Cal |date=2019-11-12 |title=AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105138/https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> This along with the strong reputation of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM4 socket AM4] led many people to invest into the platform. Despite the promises made, AMD ultimately fell flat and only supported a total of one generation of CPUs before freezing the regular Ryzen Threadripper lineup till the release of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors#Storm_Peak_desktop Threadripper 7000] on socket [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTR5 sTR5]. | |||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Intel]] | |||
[[Nvidia]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |