Evolution Of Advanced Micro Devices

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As a top company in the semiconductors and processor industry, Advanced Micro Devices specializes in developing computer microprocessors and similar technologies. AMD creates processors for servers, workstations, and personal computers. Its products also include microprocessors, chip-sets, graphics processors, and embedded processors. The history of this company if an interesting and long one. AMD has been around for awhile and has amassed quite a history for themselves. This paper will go over the evolution of AMD processor's as well as the evolution of the company itself.
First I would like to go over how Advanced Micro Devices became the company it is today. I will start with the birth of the company and work my way all the way to modern day. In the third quarter of 1969,AMD incorporates with $100,000 and establishes the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. AMD introduces its first proprietary device in 1970. It was named the Am2501 logic counter. Two years later AMD made the choice to go public and within the next 10 years, Advanced Micro Devices debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. Production begins in new AMD Austin manufacturing facility in the summer of 1979. At IBM's request, AMD signs agreements to serve as a secondary source to Intel for IBM PC microprocessors. Between the years 1984 and 1985, AMD is listed in "The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.” as well as being listed in Fortune 500 for the first time. As of 1987, AMD acquires Monolithic Memories, Inc. and enters the programmable logic business. A year later, AMD begins work on AMD new Sub-micron Development Center in Sunnyvale, CA. In the year 1993 Advanced Micro Devices releases the Am486 microprocessor family as well as creating a joint...

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...e state of the CPU cores. The clock frequency will then adjust to better handle the tasks you are asking it to do. AMD launches the AMD Fusion Family of APUs(accelerated processing unit) – which consist of both a CPU and powerful GPU on a single die – marking it perhaps the greatest advancement in processing since the introduction of the x86 architecture more than 40 years ago. As of the second quarter of 2011 AMD shipped more than 12 million units of APUs. AMD APUs receive more than 300 design wins from leading PC manufacturing companys including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Asus, Toshiba and Sony.
In all, Amd has come a long way from a simple logic processor company. With the acquisition of ATI and the incredible advancement with on die GPU's, Advanced Micro Devices is nearly guaranteed a spot in the future of CPU's as well as Graphical Prossesing Units.

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