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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969-05-01 |
| Legal Structure | Public |
| Industry | Semiconductors, Computer hardware |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.amd.com/ |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as central processing unit (CPUs), 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 Fairchild Semiconductor.[citation needed (2 Dec 2025)]
Consumer-impact summary
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 AMD category.
Abandonment of the sTRX4 platform (2019)
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On November 25, 2019, AMD released socket sTRX4 alongside their Threadripper 3000 series of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors with the promise of long term support for the platform.[1][2] This along with the strong reputation of 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 Threadripper 7000 on socket sTR5.
"Bulldozer" CPU false advertisement lawsuit (2015-2019)
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.[3][4] And it was demonstrated that the alleged customer damages caused by the allegedly misleading claims can be measured on a class-wide basis.[5]
Products
CPUs:
- Epyc (server lineup)
- Ryzen (desktop lineup)
- Threadripper (HEDT lineup)
GPUs:
- Radeon (consumer lineup)
- Radeon Pro (workstation lineup)
- Radeon Instinct (ML targeted workstation lineup)
See also
References
- ↑ AMDOfficial. "Performance Preview: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors for Creators". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2025-08-02. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ↑ Jeffrey, Cal (2019-11-12). "AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper". TechSpot. Archived from the original on 2025-08-02. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ↑ Martin, Dylan (27 Aug 2019). "AMD Reaches $12.1M Settlement In Bulldozer False Advertising Suit". CRN. Archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024. Retrieved 2 Dec 2025.
- ↑ Hachman, Mark (28 Aug 2019). "AMD settles Bulldozer class-action suit that could pay out up to $35 per chip". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 3 Oct 2024. Retrieved 2 Dec 2025.
- ↑ "Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices" (PDF). The Register. 22 Jan 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 2 Dec 2025.