Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California & Austin, Texas. The company develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While initially it manufactured its own processors, the company later outsourced its manufacturing, a practice known as fabless, after GlobalFoundries was spun off in 2009. AMD's main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets, embedded processors and graphics processors for servers, workstations and personal computers, and embedded systems applications