AMD launches new R&D facility in Bangalore

Our Corporate Bureau
29 November 2007

Chip maker AMD''s chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz inaugurated a new engineering facility today in Bangalore, India''s IT capital. The centre will focus on silicon design and platform research and development.

India's importance in AMD's global R&D network has steadily grown, and so have its employees in Bangalore. The new 52,000 square-foot facility will accommodate the current team as well as new recruits.

AMD''s main rival, Intel, also has a substantial presence in India, and has a large staff in Bangalore. Both AMD and Intel are expected to build a chip manufacturing facility in India sometime in the future to cater to India''s large and rapidly expanding market.