History and development

Jerry Sanders and seven colleagues founded AMD on May 1, 1969. Its semiconductor beginnings developed into processors and other computing products. Successive generations of chip design connect its early business with today's broader computing portfolio.

References: AMD: 55th anniversary

Comparing charts on this board

Compare AMD with NVIDIA, Intel and SMH to distinguish company-specific reactions from computing-chip and wider sector moves.

TSMC adds a fabrication perspective. Different business roles help separate product-demand news from manufacturing and investment developments.

Related charts: NVIDIA · Intel · SMH · TSMC

Official references: AMD: company