AMD
CompanyAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It develops central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), system-on-chips (SoCs), and high-performance computer components. AMD serves a wide range of business and consumer markets, including personal computers (PCs), gaming, data centers, and embedded systems.
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Facts
- Country
- United StatesSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 1969Source: Wikidata
- Founded by
- Edwin Turney, Jack Gifford, Jerry SandersSource: Wikidata
- CEO
- Lisa SuSource: Wikidata
- Owned by
- BlackRock, The Vanguard GroupSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- Santa ClaraSource: Wikidata
- Employees
- 28,000 (2025)Source: Wikidata
- Sector
- Computer industry, Electrical industrySource: Wikidata
- Listed on
- Moscow Exchange, Nasdaq (AMD), New York Stock Exchange (AMD)Source: Wikidata
- Subsidiaries
- ATI Technologies, SeaMicro, XilinxSource: Wikidata
- Products
- AMD microprocessor, chipset, computer hardware, frame grabber, graphics processing unit, microprocessorSource: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.amd.comSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Security timeline
- Vulnerability reported by Ubuntu Security NoticesUbuntu USN-9003-1 fixes many Linux kernel flaws, including an AMD SEV-SNP memory integrity issue
Recent news
Ubuntu USN-9003-1 fixes many Linux kernel flaws, including an AMD SEV-SNP memory integrity issue
Ubuntu notice USN-9003-1 covers a large Linux kernel update correcting flaws across dozens of subsystems, including drivers, filesystems, networking and security modules. The notable issue is CVE-2023-20585, where some AMD processors did not properly perform Reverse Map Table checks when the IOMMU accessed certain host buffers. A local attacker with hypervisor access could trigger an out-of-bounds condition and compromise the integrity of SEV-SNP guest memory.
Torvalds says Linux 7.4 merge window is large, welcomes AI-driven fixes as healthier
The first release candidate for Linux kernel 7.4 is out, with almost 20,000 commits in the merge window against a usual figure of around 15,000. Torvalds says many fixes are for issues found by AI, and that AI-suggested patches are increasingly appearing, though they are often rewritten. Notable additions include improved support for AMD, Apple and Google processors and some virtual machine security tweaks.