AMD
AMD designs CPUs and Instinct GPUs for data centers, the main merchant alternative to NVIDIA's AI GPUs. TSMC makes its chips.
AMDSanta Clara, California, United StatesChip designers
Supplies
Licenses its designs to Hygon · $293M
AMD was to license Zen 1 CPU technology for China-only use and receive $293 million. The licence went to joint ventures in which Hygon held stakes, so Hygon is indirect.
Supplies OpenAI
In October 2025 AMD agreed to sell six gigawatts of its AI processors to OpenAI over five years, with OpenAI holding an option on a stake in AMD.
Buys from
TSMC supplies AMD
TSMC makes AMD's CPUs and Instinct GPUs.
Money
Mubadala invests in AMD · $314M
In 2008 Mubadala announced a $314 million investment in new AMD shares, raising its AMD stake to 19.3 percent, alongside the foundry spin-off.