#41 – AMD: Tech Enabling a Better World
“Technology enabling a better world.”
This is the purpose statement of AMD, the California-based semiconductor company designing the future of high-performance computing since 1969.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a global leader in fabless semiconductor innovation, focused on building processors, GPUs, and solutions that power everything from data centers to gaming consoles, AI workloads to scientific research.
With headquarters in Santa Clara, AMD has long been at the heart of performance computing, but in recent years, it has also placed purpose at the heart of its business.
The company’s purpose, “technology enabling a better world,” reflects AMD’s commitment to energy-efficient design, next-gen computational power, and real-world positive impact, from accelerating medical research to enabling more immersive educational tools.
AMD’s performance has reflected this purpose-driven clarity:
As of 2024, AMD has reached over $22 billion in annual revenue
It’s become a dominant force in AI acceleration and gaming chips, rivaling NVIDIA and Intel
Their EPYC™ processors power some of the world’s fastest supercomputers, contributing to climate science, genomics, and more
AMD is also committed to reducing the energy consumption of its processors by 30x by 2025, an industry-leading goal in sustainable design
Purpose gives AMD a direction in a sector often focused purely on speed and specs.
