AMD has global business offices, manufacturing plants in the United States, China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and sales offices in major cities around the world, with more than 6,543,800 employees. In 2004, AMD's sales were $5 billion.
AMD has more than 70% revenue from the international market, and it is a truly multinational company. The company is listed on the new york Stock Exchange under the code AMD.
business development
At AMD, we adhere to the concept of "customer-oriented, innovation-driven", which is the core principle guiding all business operations of AMD.
We have established a successful cooperative relationship with our customers in order to have a deeper understanding of their needs. We work closely with technology leaders to develop next-generation solutions, expand the global market and promote AMD's brand. We have also established cooperative relations with some world-class leaders, who overcome arduous difficulties and rely on technology to achieve success.
So far, more than 2,000 software and hardware developers, original equipment manufacturers and distributors around the world have announced their support for AMD64-bit technology. More than 75% of the 100 companies in Forbes Global 2000 are using AMD Opteron? 6? 4 The processor system runs enterprise applications, and its performance is greatly improved.
AMD's product line
Computing products
AMD provides a series of solutions for enterprise users who need high-performance computing and IT infrastructure.
6? 1 AMD Opteron direct connection architecture? 6? 4 processors can provide leading single-core and dual-core technologies.
6? 1 AMD Athlon? 6? 4 64 processor can provide excellent performance and important investment protection for enterprise desktop computer users.
6? 1 AMD dual-core velociraptor? 6? 4 64 processors can provide higher multitasking performance and help enterprises complete more tasks in a shorter time.
6? 1 AMD dazzles the dragon? 6? Mobile computing technology can make use of the latest achievements in the field of mobile computing to provide the highest mobile office capacity and leading 64-bit computing technology.
6? 1 AMD flash dragon 6? 4 processors can not only provide excellent cost performance for enterprises, but also improve the daily work efficiency of employees.
AMD also provides consumers with a full range of 64-bit products.
6? 1 AMD dual-core velociraptor? 6? 4 64 processors allow users to complete more tasks (including business applications and videos, photo editing, content creation and audio production, etc.) in a shorter time. ). These powerful functions make it the best choice for those new media centers that will be listed soon.
6? 1 AMD Athlon? 6? The 4 64 processor has excellent functions and performance, and can provide vivid digital media effects, including music, video, photos and DVD.
6? 1 For those consumers who want to enjoy 64-bit performance through thin and light laptops, AMD dazzles the dragon? 6? Mobile computing technology can provide secure mobile office capabilities without affecting performance.
6? 1 for those consumers who want to get the best price/performance ratio, AMD is a dragon? 6? The processor can provide various common functions from word processing to photo browsing.
Embedded solution
AMD's embedded solutions target Internet devices other than personal computers. The target products include tablet computers, car navigation and entertainment systems, home and small office network products and communication equipment. AMD Geode？ 6? The solution series includes not only embedded processors based on x86, but also various system solutions. AMD's alchemy series? 6? The solution is MIPS with low power consumption and high performance? 6? Processor, wireless technology, development circuit board and reference design kit. With the introduction of these new solutions, AMD's products will be more diversified, which will help to establish AMD's leading position in the new generation product market.
Research and development (R&D)
In order to ensure that the company's products continue to maintain a competitive advantage, AMD has been investing in the development of the next generation of advanced technologies for many years. At present, AMD has begun to develop high-performance technologies that can be applied in the next five to 10 years.
At present, AMD's advanced technology R&D centers in Sunnyvale, California and Dresden, Germany are responsible for several R&D projects respectively. In addition, AMD also cooperates with IBM to develop a new generation of process technology.
AMD's Automated Precision Production (APM) Technology
In order to succeed in today's highly competitive market, multinational electronics companies need reliable suppliers and partners to provide them with the required solutions on time and in quantity. Therefore, AMD has adopted an efficient partner-based research and development model to ensure that its products and solutions always keep ahead in performance and power consumption. With the help of the technology and resources of industry partners, AMD has integrated advanced sub-micron technology for its products. Its products are usually ahead of the overall level of the industry, and the cost is much lower than the average cost.
In order to seamlessly adopt these advanced technologies in mass production, AMD has developed and adopted hundreds of patented technologies to automatically determine the most complicated manufacturing decisions. The unique functions in these industries are now collectively called Automated Precision Production (APM). They provide AMD with unprecedented production speed, accuracy and flexibility.