EE Times published a video interview with AMD executive Mark Papermaster on the future of AI and semiconductor innovation. This is video interview content; the article provides no further technical details or specific figures.
AMD released the replay of its OCP 2026 keynote themed "Building the Next Era of AI Infrastructure." Downloads on the page require first accepting AMD's trademark usage terms, and the AMD trademarks may only be used to promote products containing AMD processors.
At OCP 2026, AMD CEO Lisa Su highlighted open infrastructure for the future of AI. At the event, AMD emphasized supporting next-generation AI compute buildout with open architectures.
AMD launched the Helion agentic AI rack-scale solution, an open blueprint for agentic AI infrastructure designed based on OCP specifications.
AMD has launched the AMD Helion agentic AI rack, an open blueprint for agentic AI infrastructure designed to Open Compute Project specifications and powered by AMD compute.
Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) announced an open Ethernet rack-scale portfolio on October 7, 2026, in collaboration with AMD, Arm, Broadcom, d-Matrix, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm and others, extending Ethernet into the scale-up domain based on its ESUN initiative.
AMD CEO Lisa Su has been awarded the National Medal of Science. The award was revealed in the page title; the body only contains terms and conditions for downloading AMD brand assets and offers no award details.
AMD announced it will report fiscal third quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after the US market close. Management will hold a conference call at 5:00 pm ET, and investors can listen via a webcast at ir.amd.com.
AMD has released video resources related to AMD Helios AI infrastructure, along with brand assets including AMD trademarks and logos for download. Before downloading, users must accept terms and conditions: these AMD Marks may only be used in promotional materials featuring products with AMD CPUs, GPUs, APUs or FPGAs, and AMD may terminate the license at any time.
AMD is sampling the Versal AI Core adaptive SoC in an enhanced space-grade package aimed at the most demanding space missions. The page's body is only licensing terms for AMD trademarks and brand asset downloads, with no specifics on chip parameters, performance or availability.
AMD launched AMD Ross™, an agentic AI assistant covering the entire embedded development cycle, including architecture design, optimization, debugging, PCB design, schematic review, software and deployment. It connects to AMD Embedded tools via an MCP server, and bundles the AMD Knowledge Base, expert-written agent skills and runnable design examples, supporting natural-language document queries, command execution and workflow automation.
AMD announced it will acquire World Labs in an all-stock deal worth about $8.2 billion. World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, focuses on spatial intelligence models and robotic learning and simulation technologies. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026, after which Fei-Fei Li will become AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to Lisa Su, with the team continuing its AI model research.
Why it matters: AMD's official announcement fully discloses the deal value, equity structure, Fei-Fei Li's new role and the closing timeline, letting readers understand how the acquisition strengthens its model research capabilities.
AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion, expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. Founded by Fei-Fei Li and headquartered in San Francisco, World Labs develops spatial intelligence models that generate, reconstruct, and simulate interactive 3D environments from text, image, and video inputs, as well as robot learning and simulation technology.
Why it matters: AMD's official announcement gives the deal amount, equity form, and timeline, helping readers understand its direction of integrating AI hardware with model research.
Perplexity launched a portable agentic PC powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max series processors. The page's body consists mainly of terms and conditions for downloading AMD brand assets, with no further technical details about the product.
AMD released an "Advanced Insights" video explaining how the Zen architecture is evolving for the agentic AI era. The page contains only AMD brand asset download terms, with no specific technical details or data on the architecture's evolution.
AMD has released a white paper evaluating 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 "Venice" server CPUs across general-purpose, enterprise, cloud-native, AI and HPC workloads.
At the AI Infra Summit, AMD argued that the core of AI infrastructure design should not be chips or networking but a system's ability to adapt to changing demands. The piece notes that agentic AI turns a single request into a multi-step chain of retrieval, tool calls, code execution and sub-agent coordination, and should be measured by cost per completed task rather than cost per token, offering three auditable principles: adaptable, economical, and open.
F-Secure and AMD Silo AI demonstrated how F-Secure Trust technology and AMD Silo AI's model routing solution work together to keep users' digital journeys secure in the agentic AI era.
AMD has released a video called 'Advanced Insights' on the future of AI-powered storytelling. The page requires users to accept terms before downloading AMD brand assets, restricting AMD trademarks to promoting products containing AMD CPUs, GPUs, APUs or FPGAs, with AMD able to terminate the license at any time.
During LEAP 2026, AMD announced that AI infrastructure built with Cisco and HUMAIN, based on AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, EPYC CPUs and Cisco networking equipment, is now in production service, with plans to add up to 250 megawatts starting from 2027 and the joint venture on track to reach up to 1 gigawatt by 2030.
AMD and the University of Delhi announced a collaboration to jointly develop AI talent in India. The partnership aims to channel skilled professionals into India's AI sector; the specific forms and scale of the collaboration were not disclosed in the original article.
AMD claims that 14 EPYC 9965 servers can replace 100 dual-socket Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 servers aged 5-7 years, cutting server count by 86% while delivering the same total performance, reducing power consumption by 69% and three-year TCO by 41%.
AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN announced that AI infrastructure built on AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, EPYC CPUs and Cisco Silicon One AI networking has officially gone live in Saudi Arabia, providing production-grade compute to HUMAIN customers, with plans to expand to 250 MW.
AMD announced that its Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs will provide the compute for Europe's next-generation LUMI-AI supercomputer. (The original article contains only AMD trademark download terms and provides no further technical details of the partnership.)
AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN announced that AI infrastructure based on AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs and Cisco Silicon One networking has gone live in Saudi Arabia, offering HUMAIN customers GPU-as-a-service from model training to inference, with plans to reach 1 GW by 2030.
AMD, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) announced the launch of an ecosystem program offering developers and startups open software tools, training and community programs. The first workshop was held at LEAP 2026, introducing the AMD AI Developer Program, the AMD ROCm open software ecosystem and the DCO's AI ethics and responsible governance training courses. Going forward, the DCO will work with AMD and member states to explore expanding AI capacity building and knowledge sharing.
AMD released the ROCm 10 software stack and announced that ROCm.AI is now generally available, an AI-native development platform comprising three components: ROCm Hyperloom, AMD Skills, and ROCm CLI.
Why it matters: AMD officially details the capabilities of ROCm.AI's three components along with 3.3x inference and 2.4x training gains, letting developers evaluate whether to migrate to the new workflow.
AMD announced it will be first to offer native UCIe 1.1 interface support in Versal adaptive SoCs, enabling low-power, high-bandwidth communication between adaptive SoCs and co-packaged specialty chiplets.
Through its Learning Labs program, AMD gives students hands-on opportunities to learn technology, including coding, digital media, PC assembly and 3D printing. From 2020 to 2025, AMD donated technology to more than 800 universities, research institutions and nonprofits, reaching about 104.8 million people, and in 2025 committed $150 million to expand AI education in the US.
AMD announced on August 19, 2026 the appointment of Tim Ryan to its board of directors, effective the same day. Ryan currently leads Technology and Business Enablement at Citi, and previously spent more than three decades at PwC, serving as US Chairman and Senior Partner from 2016 to 2024.
AMD announced the appointment of Tim Ryan to its board of directors. Note: the provided page body is actually AMD's trademark and brand asset usage terms, covering only licensing conditions for downloading AMD trademarks, cookie notices, and the contact email [email protected], with no background or appointment details about Tim Ryan.
Mexico's Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (Secihti) has signed a memorandum of understanding with AMD aimed at building a national innovation ecosystem spanning AI, high-performance computing and semiconductors. The two sides will coordinate academic activities, seminars and training programs to develop skilled talent. The partnership will also support projects such as the Coatlicue supercomputer and national HPC and AI clusters, strengthening Mexico's research infrastructure and technological sovereignty.
AMD announced that as of mid-2026 its AI energy efficiency improvement is estimated at 4x, exceeding the 3x expected for this phase, as it advances toward its 20x30 goal of a 20x improvement in rack-scale AI training and inference energy efficiency by 2030.
AMD released its 2025-26 Corporate Responsibility Report, reviewing progress on 2020-2025 goals and looking ahead to 2030. From 2020 to 2025, renewable electricity rose from 22% to 58%, operational greenhouse gas emissions fell 30%, AI training and high-performance computing node energy efficiency improved 38x, and AMD systems on the Green500 list grew from 11 to 194; new targets include a 20x improvement in rack-scale AI energy efficiency from 2024 to 2030.
AMD signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Oxford to support the Oxford-led British Open-ended Learning and Discovery (BOLD) Lab in open academic frontier AI research; BOLD brings together researchers from Oxford, UCL, and Imperial College.
AMD announced on August 6 that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based specialized AI inference chip company. Founded in 2023, Taalas develops technology that reduces the compute and memory bottlenecks of general-purpose architectures by optimizing inference data flow; AMD plans to integrate the technology into its accelerator roadmap and develop system-level solutions alongside AMD Instinct GPUs. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval.
On August 6, AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based company founded in 2023 focused on dedicated AI inference chips. Taalas' technology optimizes inference data flow to reduce the compute and memory bottlenecks of general-purpose architectures; AMD plans to integrate it into its accelerator roadmap, co-develop system-level solutions with AMD Instinct GPUs, and fold it into its full-stack AI platform spanning the Helios rack solution, EPYC CPUs, and ROCm software.
AMD, Supermicro and Spectro Cloud jointly launched AMD Instinct Coder, a turnkey enterprise AI coding solution using a local-first hybrid inference approach to help enterprises keep control of source code, model usage, and costs.
AMD reported Q2 2026 results with revenue of $11.5 billion, up 50% year over year, GAAP net income of $2.3 billion, and data center revenue of $6.7 billion, up 107% and accounting for 58% of total revenue.
Why it matters: The earnings report gives specific figures on doubled data center revenue, AI-related product deployments and next-quarter guidance, helping readers gauge the pace of AMD's AI business growth.
At Advancing AI 2026 on July 23, AMD unveiled a full-stack AI and physical AI product portfolio, including its first rackscale solution, AMD Helios (72 Instinct MI455X GPUs plus 18 6th Gen EPYC "Venice" CPUs).
Why it matters: The official announcement consolidates Helios rack, MI400 series CPU/GPU spec figures, and major customer deployment plans, allowing readers to benchmark actual progress against competing solutions.