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'''{{wplink|AMD|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.}}''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as {{wplink|central processing unit}} (CPUs), {{wplink|graphics processing unit}} (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 {{wplink|Fairchild Semiconductor}}.{{Citation needed|date=2 Dec 2025}}  
'''{{wplink|AMD|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.}}''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as {{wplink|central processing unit}} (CPUs), {{wplink|graphics processing unit}} (GPUs) and related products for both commercial and enterprise use. AMD was cofounded in 1969 by Walter Jeremiah “Jerry” Sanders, a former executive at {{wplink|Fairchild Semiconductor}} Corporation, and seven colleagues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. {{!}} American Semiconductor Company {{!}} Britannica Money |url=https://www.britannica.com/money/Advanced-Micro-Devices-Inc |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Britannica}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251225042245/https://www.britannica.com/money/Advanced-Micro-Devices-Inc Archived])</ref>


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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AMD settled the lawsuit with a $12.1 million payout, which is estimated to have compensated up to $35 per applicant that could give a proof of purchase. The complaint was about the Bulldozer processors being marketed as the "first native 8-core desktop processor," while this was allegedly false advertising. The CPU has 4 modules with each 2 sub-processors that shared resources instead of 8 independent cores that could perform separately and simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Dylan |date=27 Aug 2019 |title=AMD Reaches $12.1M Settlement In Bulldozer False Advertising Suit |url=https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/amd-reaches-12-1m-settlement-for-bulldozer-false-advertising-suit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810172133/https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/amd-reaches-12-1m-settlement-for-bulldozer-false-advertising-suit |archive-date=10 Aug 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=CRN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=28 Aug 2019 |title=AMD settles Bulldozer class-action suit that could pay out up to $35 per chip |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/397954/amd-settles-bulldozer-class-action-suit-that-could-pay-out-up-to-35-per-chip.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003044413/https://www.pcworld.com/article/397954/amd-settles-bulldozer-class-action-suit-that-could-pay-out-up-to-35-per-chip.html |archive-date=3 Oct 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=PCWorld}}</ref> And it was demonstrated that the alleged customer damages caused by the allegedly misleading claims can be measured on a class-wide basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Jan 2019 |title=Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices |url=https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/01/22/amd-core-class-action.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217004410/https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/01/22/amd-core-class-action.pdf |archive-date=17 Feb 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=The Register}}</ref>
AMD settled the lawsuit with a $12.1 million payout, which is estimated to have compensated up to $35 per applicant that could give a proof of purchase. The complaint was about the Bulldozer processors being marketed as the "first native 8-core desktop processor," while this was allegedly false advertising. The CPU has 4 modules with each 2 sub-processors that shared resources instead of 8 independent cores that could perform separately and simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Dylan |date=27 Aug 2019 |title=AMD Reaches $12.1M Settlement In Bulldozer False Advertising Suit |url=https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/amd-reaches-12-1m-settlement-for-bulldozer-false-advertising-suit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810172133/https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/amd-reaches-12-1m-settlement-for-bulldozer-false-advertising-suit |archive-date=10 Aug 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=CRN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=28 Aug 2019 |title=AMD settles Bulldozer class-action suit that could pay out up to $35 per chip |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/397954/amd-settles-bulldozer-class-action-suit-that-could-pay-out-up-to-35-per-chip.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003044413/https://www.pcworld.com/article/397954/amd-settles-bulldozer-class-action-suit-that-could-pay-out-up-to-35-per-chip.html |archive-date=3 Oct 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=PCWorld}}</ref> And it was demonstrated that the alleged customer damages caused by the allegedly misleading claims can be measured on a class-wide basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Jan 2019 |title=Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices |url=https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/01/22/amd-core-class-action.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217004410/https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/01/22/amd-core-class-action.pdf |archive-date=17 Feb 2024 |access-date=2 Dec 2025 |website=The Register}}</ref>


==Current Products==
==Products==


===Processors===
=== CPUs: ===


*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc.html EPYC Servers]
* {{wplink|Epyc}} (server lineup)
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/business-systems/ryzen-ai.html Ryzen AI for Business]
* {{wplink|Ryzen}} (consumer lineup)
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/handhelds/ryzen-z-series.html Ryzen Z for Handhelds]
* {{wplink|Threadripper}} (HEDT lineup)
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen.html Ryzen for Desktops]
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen.html]{{wplink|Ryzen}} for Laptops
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper.html Ryzen Threadripper for Workstations and High End Desktops]


===Accelerators===
=== GPUs: ===


*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/accelerators/instinct.html Instinct GPU]
* {{wplink|Radeon}} (consumer lineup)
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/accelerators/radeon-pro.html Radeon PRO V Accelerators]
* {{wplink|Radeon Pro}} (workstation lineup)
* {{wplink|Radeon Instinct}} (ML targeted workstation lineup)


===Graphics===
===Networking===


*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon.html]{{wplink|Radeon}} RX
*Solarflare Ethernet Adapters
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/workstations.html Radeon PRO]
*Telco and Networking
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/workstations/radeon-ai-pro.html Radeon AI PRO]
*Alveo for Data Centers
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/laptops/radeon.html Radeon RX for Laptops]
*Pensando DPU
 
=== Networking ===
 
* [https://www.amd.com/en/products/ethernet-adapters.html Solarflare Ethernet Adapters]
* [https://www.amd.com/en/solutions/telco-and-networking/telco-accelerators.html Telco and Networking]
* [https://www.amd.com/en/products/accelerators/alveo.html Alveo for Data Centers]
*[https://www.amd.com/en/products/data-processing-units/pensando.html Pensando DPU]


==See also==
==See also==
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