‘Our R&D teams in India now fully own core IP’

AMD now operates its second-largest design centre outside the US, in Bengaluru, with more than 9,000 employees representing a substantial portion of its worldwide talent base.

- JAYA JAGADISH, COUNTRY HEAD & SVP, DESIGN ENGINEERING, AMD INDIA

“There is no AMD product released globally without contributions from the India-based engineering teams,’ Jaya Jagadish, country head & senior vice-president, Design Engineering, AMD India, tells Sudhir Chowdhary while highlighting how their enhanced focus aligns with India’s ambitions to become a global leader in semiconductor and AI technology. Excerpts:

How does India R&D align with AMD’s broader global strategy?

AMD India has grown to become a cornerstone of our global operations. Our engineering teams hold end-to-end ownership across AMD’s complete product range, from high-performance CPUs that power enterprise servers and personal computers to advanced GPUs for data centres and gaming, as well as adaptive SoCs (system on a chip) and FPGAs (field programmable gate array) for embedded systems.