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AMD Headquarters & offices · Santa Clara, California
AMD · Santa Clara, California
A whole 220,000 sq ft building at Santa Clara Square, four company-wide recharge days a year, and 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
The building, the time off and the road from Sunnyvale — then the pay and the business. Every number from AMD's own filings, results and U.S. benefits summary.
- 4company-wide recharge days a year
- ≈ 31,000employees, Dec 2025
- 12 weeksparental leave at 100% pay
- $34.6Brevenue, 2025 (up 34%)
Sources: Form 10-K FY2025 · AMD Q4 2025 results · amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance · Irvine Company (2016)
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THE HEADQUARTERS · SANTA CLARA SQUARE
A new building of its own at Santa Clara Square
In 2017 AMD moved its headquarters and California R&D center from Sunnyvale to an entire new 220,000 sq ft building at Santa Clara Square. The development around it has an open-air Commons with a café and outdoor workspaces, a fitness and wellness center, a marketplace anchored by a Whole Foods, and 30 acres of parks linked to the San Tomas Aquino Trail.
- 220,000 sq ft building (≈ 20,400 m²)
- Moved from Sunnyvale in 2017
- Open-air Commons and café
- Fitness and wellness center
- 30 acres of parks next door
Austin, Texas
Markham, Ontario
Facts: Irvine Company press release, August 19, 2016 · Form 10-K FY2025 (address). Photos credited on each image.
The Santa Clara headquarters
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, cover page · See them on the map ↓
Source: Irvine Company press release, August 19, 2016
Benefits (United States)
Three weeks to start, up to five with tenure; flexible time off for directors and above.
Extra company-wide days off, on top of 12 paid holidays.
A year for salaried employees (80 for hourly).
At 100% pay, within 12 months of a birth, adoption or foster placement.
AMD adds 75 cents per dollar on the first 6% of pay you save.
Up to 15% of salary, at 85% of the lower of the start or end price of each period.
Subsidized child, elder or pet care days a year.
Mental-health coaching and therapy a year through Lyra Health.
Source: amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance
How AMD keeps people, in its own words
An annual global survey; AMD says its 2025 results were among the very best for global tech companies, and the Board reviews them.
A year, with manager approval (U.S.).
An enterprise-wide mentoring program, plus manager and leadership development.
Three weeks to start, rising with tenure to five weeks (U.S.).
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance
Who works here
employees (Dec 27, 2025)
founders who left Fairchild Semiconductor, led by Jerry Sanders
founded, on May 1
donation match a year, plus $25 per volunteer hour
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · historyofinformation.com · amd.com Benefits at a Glance
Compare AMD with: NVIDIA
Office history: Sunnyvale to Santa Clara Square
- 1969 Eight from Fairchild
Jerry Sanders and seven others from Fairchild Semiconductor founded Advanced Micro Devices on May 1, 1969, in Sunnyvale, starting with logic chips.
Source: historyofinformation.com · Wikipedia
One AMD Place, Sunnyvale — AMD's long-time headquarters · Coolcaesar / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1969–2017 Sunnyvale
AMD stayed in Sunnyvale for almost 50 years; before the move its headquarters was at 1090 E. Duane Avenue.
Source: Irvine Company press release, 2016
One AMD Place, Sunnyvale · Coolcaesar / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2016 A new building is chosen
AMD announced it would take an entire new 220,000 sq ft building at Santa Clara Square for its headquarters and California R&D center.
Source: Irvine Company press release, August 19, 2016
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2017 The move to Santa Clara
Employees began moving in phases from August 2017.
Source: Irvine Company press release, 2016
Santa Clara Square headquarters, 2020 · Coolcaesar / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2025 2485 Augustine Drive
AMD's 2025 annual report gives its office as 2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
Headquarters, 2024 · Lijiaxuan / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Map: how the headquarters moved
AMD's one move in nearly 50 years was a short hop: from East Duane Avenue in Sunnyvale to Santa Clara Square, about 6 km away.
- 1 · 1969–20171090 E. Duane Avenue, Sunnyvale — Headquarters before the move
- 2 · 2017–today2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara — Santa Clara Square
Addresses: Irvine Company (2016) · Form 10-K FY2025 · Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
What AMD does
AMD designs processors and graphics chips — EPYC and Instinct for data centers, Ryzen for PCs, Radeon and console chips for gaming — and embedded chips from its Xilinx acquisition. Manufacturing is done by partners such as TSMC.
Three segments: Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded.
Where the money came from · revenue by segment, 2025
Source: AMD reports fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results
Source: AMD Q4 2025 results · Form 10-K FY2025 (employees) · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$4.3B → $34.6B
8,200 → 31,000
Fiscal years end in late December. Revenue and approximate employees: Form 10-K for each year; 2025 from the Q4 2025 results. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chair and CEO.
Co-founder; led AMD for 33 years.
Founded by Jerry Sanders and seven colleagues from Fairchild Semiconductor (1969).
Source: AMD Q4 2025 results (chair and CEO) · historyofinformation.com · Wikipedia (years)
AMD: questions people ask
Where is AMD's headquarters?
At 2485 Augustine Drive in Santa Clara, California — a 220,000 sq ft building at Santa Clara Square.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · Irvine Company (2016)
When did AMD move to Santa Clara?
Employees began moving from Sunnyvale in phases from August 2017.
Source: Irvine Company press release, 2016
Where was AMD founded?
In Sunnyvale, California, on May 1, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and seven others from Fairchild Semiconductor.
Source: historyofinformation.com
How much vacation does AMD give?
In the U.S., three weeks to start, rising to five with tenure, plus 12 paid holidays and four company-wide recharge days.
Source: amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance
How much parental leave does AMD give?
12 weeks at 100% pay, within 12 months of a birth, adoption or foster placement (U.S.).
Source: amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance
Does AMD match 401(k) contributions?
Yes: 75% of the first 6% of pay you contribute (U.S.).
Source: amd.com, United States Benefits at a Glance
How many people work at AMD?
About 31,000 as of December 27, 2025.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
Who runs AMD?
Lisa Su, chair and CEO since 2014.
Source: AMD Q4 2025 results · Wikipedia
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