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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-07882

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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware94-1692300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2485 Augustine Drive

Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 749-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(Title of each class)(Trading symbol)(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareAMDThe NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files): Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☑Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of June 27, 2020, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $58.5 billion based on the reported closing sale price of $50.10 per share as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ) on June 26, 2020, which was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 1,211,280,009 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, as of January 22, 2021.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (2021 Proxy Statement) are incorporated into Part III hereof. The 2021 Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 26, 2020.

INDEX

PART I1
ITEM 1.Business1
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors14
ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments34
ITEM 2.Properties34
ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings35
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures35
PART II36
ITEM 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities36
ITEM 6.Selected Financial Data38
ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations39
ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk48
ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data49
ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure87
ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures87
ITEM 9B.Other Information88
PART III89
ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance89
ITEM 11.Executive Compensation89
ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters89
ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence89
ITEM 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services89
PART IV90
ITEM 15.Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules90
ITEM 16.Form 10-K Summary96
SIGNATURES.96

PART I

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