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AMD Company Timeline

  • 1969

    1969

    AMD incorporates.
  • 1970

    1970

    AMD introduces its first device.
  • 1972

    1972

    AMD goes public.
  • 1979

    1979

    AMD debuts on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • 1982

    1982

    AMD signs an agreement to serve as a second source to Intel for IBM PC microprocessors.
  • 1984

    1984

    AMD is listed in "The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America”.
  • 1985

    1985

    ATI Technologies incorporates. ATI develops its first graphics controller and first graphics board product.
  • 1986

    1986

    ATI secures major contract with Commodore Business Machines.
  • 1987

    1987

    AMD acquires Monolithic Memories, Inc. and enters programmable logic business.
  • 1991

    1991

    ATI introduces Mach8 chip and board products.
  • 1992

    1992

    ATI introduces Mach32.
  • 1995

    1995

    ATI is first graphics company to ship Mac-compatible graphics boards.
  • 1997

    1997

    ATI releases several new technologies.
  • 1997

    1997

    AMD introduces the AMD-K6 microprocessor. ATI is first graphics company to release products supporting Accelerated Graphics Port. ATI is first graphics company to provide hardware support for DVD acceleration and display.
  • 1998

    1998

    ATI ships its ten millionth AGP chip.
  • 2000

    2000

    AMD is first to go past 1GHz.
  • 2005

    2005

    ATI GPU is featured in Microsoft Xbox 360.
  • 2008

    2008

    Dirk Meyer becomes new CEO of AMD.
  • 2009

    2009

    AMD ships its 500 millionth x86 processor.
  • 2011

    2011

    AMD showcases the world’s fastest CPU at AMD Fusion Zone. Rory Read is the new president and CEO.
  • 2013

    2013

    AMD's technology is inside every major next generation gaming console and home entertainment system. AMD launched the AMD Opteron X-Series processors.