AMD and Xilinx announced yesterday that AMD will acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion. AMD says that this acquisition has the potential to make it the industry’s leading high-performance computing company. AMD and Xilinx will benefit from the complementary product portfolios and customers. They will capitalize on opportunities spanning some of the industry’s most important growth segments from the data center to gaming, PCs, communications, automotive, industrial, aerospace and defense.
AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su said, “Our acquisition of Xilinx marks the next leg in our journey to establish AMD as the industry’s high-performance computing leader and partner of choice for the largest and most important technology companies in the world. The Xilinx team is one of the strongest in the industry and we are thrilled to welcome them to the AMD family. By combining our world-class engineering teams and deep domain expertise, we will create an industry leader with the vision, talent, and scale to define the future of high-performance computing.”
