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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is a Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: AMD) as an S&P 500 component — designing CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and AI accelerators for data centers, gaming, PCs, and embedded systems with approximately 26,000 employees and a market capitalization of approximately $268 billion (June 2024). In Q3 2025, AMD's data center segment revenue reached $4.3 billion, driven by Instinct AI accelerators and EPYC server processors. In October 2025, AMD announced a multibillion-dollar strategic partnership with OpenAI — OpenAI will deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, expected to generate over $100 billion in new revenue for AMD over four years, with OpenAI receiving a warrant for up to 160 million AMD shares (potential ~10% stake). AMD stock surged 23.71% on the announcement. CEO Dr. Lisa Su (since 2014) led one of Silicon Valley's most celebrated turnarounds, growing AMD stock from ~$3 to ~$140+ per share. AMD was founded in 1969 by Jerry Sanders; key acquisitions include ATI Technologies (2006, GPUs) and Xilinx ($49 billion, 2022, FPGAs).