Mission

Research and Development

Inventing and Discovering New Technologies

RAD develops transformative technologies to expand AMD's business opportunities and enhance existing product lines.

Research and Development

Evaluating Technology Opportunities

RAD conducts thorough technical due diligence to guide AMD's strategic decisions on investments, partnerships, and acquisitions, identifying key emerging technologies and trends.

Research and Development

Encouraging Collaborative Innovation

RAD is dedicated to advancing AMD’s cutting-edge technologies within academic communities, fostering greater accessibility and collaboration to enhance learning and innovation.

RAD Long Term Focus Areas

The RAD team is dedicated to the creation and refinement of revolutionary technologies and methodologies that do more than just enhance our existing product portfolio—they are catalysts for new market opportunities and transformative business solutions.

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Memory

RAD is reimagining the memory hierarchy to meet the performance and efficiency demands of future AI and HPC workloads. 

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Product Architecture

RAD drives AMD’s long-term architectural innovation across CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive accelerators. 

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Software Stacks

RAD builds the software foundations that unlock AMD hardware capabilities and enable performance portability across architectures.

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Networking

RAD explores next-generation interconnects and distributed computing technologies to redefine data movement at scale.

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AI Trends

RAD studies the rapidly evolving landscape of AI workloads, algorithms, and infrastructure to inform AMD’s long-term technology direction.

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Ecosystem

RAD strengthens AMD’s position in the global research and innovation ecosystem through deep partnerships, shared infrastructure, and talent development.

RAD Strategic Initiatives

RAD is driving forward the next era of computing innovation through targeted strategic initiatives that align with AMD’s long-term technology vision.

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Future of Computing

RAD is advancing high-performance computing to meet the demands of AI-driven scientific discovery and quantum-era workloads.

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Robotics

We are exploring the convergence of AI, sensing, and edge compute to enable the next wave of intelligent robotics.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences

RAD extends AMD’s compute leadership into healthcare and life sciences, advancing AI genomics, drug discovery, and personalized medicine.

Programs & Opportunities

Research and Development

Open-Source Projects

RAD leverages open-source research to accelerate innovation, ensuring AMD stays at the forefront of technological advancements and collaborative development.

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Publications

Stay updated with RAD's latest breakthroughs in technology by exploring our most recent publications.

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Technical Articles and Blogs