AMD designs its chips and uses outside foundries to make the wafers. Its 2025 report names TSMC for advanced CPUs and GPUs and GlobalFoundries for certain older process nodes, with separate assembly and test partners. [1]
Who makes AMD Chips?
- Owner
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is the brand and chip-design company. TSMC and GlobalFoundries are manufacturing suppliers in AMD’s filing; a supplier relationship does not make either foundry AMD’s parent. [1]
- Made by
- AMD relies on TSMC for microprocessor and GPU wafers at 7 nm or smaller nodes, and primarily on GlobalFoundries above 7 nm. The filing separately discusses outsourced product assembly and testing, so wafer fabrication and packaging should not be conflated. [1]
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- AMD Chips (Brand): AMD designs its chips and uses outside foundries to make the wafers. Its 2025 report names TSMC for advanced CPUs and GPUs and GlobalFoundries for certain older process nodes, with separate assembly and test partners. [1]
- AMD Chips → Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Owner): Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is the brand and chip-design company. TSMC and GlobalFoundries are manufacturing suppliers in AMD’s filing; a supplier relationship does not make either foundry AMD’s parent. [1]
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. → Manufacturing and sourcing (Manufacturer): AMD relies on TSMC for microprocessor and GPU wafers at 7 nm or smaller nodes, and primarily on GlobalFoundries above 7 nm. The filing separately discusses outsourced product assembly and testing, so wafer fabrication and packaging should not be conflated. [1]
- Manufacturing and sourcing → Selected production evidence (Factory): The filing places assembly and final testing at third-party facilities in China, Malaysia and Taiwan. TSMC’s report describes a Taiwan-centered foundry footprint and Arizona N4 production. A foundry’s full plant directory is not proof every fab makes AMD products. [1][3]
Who owns AMD Chips?
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is the brand and chip-design company. TSMC and GlobalFoundries are manufacturing suppliers in AMD’s filing; a supplier relationship does not make either foundry AMD’s parent. [1]
Who actually makes AMD Chips products?
AMD relies on TSMC for microprocessor and GPU wafers at 7 nm or smaller nodes, and primarily on GlobalFoundries above 7 nm. The filing separately discusses outsourced product assembly and testing, so wafer fabrication and packaging should not be conflated. [1]
Where are AMD Chips products made?
The filing places assembly and final testing at third-party facilities in China, Malaysia and Taiwan. TSMC’s report describes a Taiwan-centered foundry footprint and Arizona N4 production. A foundry’s full plant directory is not proof every fab makes AMD products. [1][3]
Is AMD Chips made in China or the USA?
US chip manufacture is supported by AMD’s April 2025 announcement of EPYC validation at TSMC Arizona. China also appears in assembly and test disclosures. Validation of a product does not establish that all AMD chips moved to US production. [2][1]
Same factory, different label
TSMC manufactures products for many customers, according to its own report. Shared foundry capacity does not establish identical AMD and Nvidia designs, packaging, process configurations or wafer allocations. [3][1]
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Where are amd chips made?
The filing places assembly and final testing at third-party facilities in China, Malaysia and Taiwan. TSMC’s report describes a Taiwan-centered foundry footprint and Arizona N4 production. A foundry’s full plant directory is not proof every fab makes AMD products.[1][3]
Who makes amd chips?
AMD relies on TSMC for microprocessor and GPU wafers at 7 nm or smaller nodes, and primarily on GlobalFoundries above 7 nm. The filing separately discusses outsourced product assembly and testing, so wafer fabrication and packaging should not be conflated.[1]
Who manufactures amd chips?
AMD relies on TSMC for microprocessor and GPU wafers at 7 nm or smaller nodes, and primarily on GlobalFoundries above 7 nm. The filing separately discusses outsourced product assembly and testing, so wafer fabrication and packaging should not be conflated.[1]
Why does the GPU industry seem to be so uniquely structured?
AMD’s filing separates chip design, wafer foundries, and assembly and testing. It names TSMC and GlobalFoundries as manufacturing suppliers; these roles do not make a foundry the AMD brand owner.[1]
Sources and scope
Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.
- [1] AMD annual report 2025 — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Identifies TSMC wafer production for advanced CPUs and GPUs, GlobalFoundries agreement and outsourced assembly and test.
- [2] AMD validates EPYC at TSMC Arizona — 2025-04-14 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Announces EPYC validation in Arizona and Venice N2 silicon milestone; validation is not a worldwide volume-production claim.
- [3] TSMC annual report 2025 — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Describes Taiwan and overseas foundries, including Arizona N4 volume production from late 2024.
Unconfirmed
- Fab and packaging plant for every chip SKU and batch; universal US volume output or exact foundry allocation.