# AMD confirms $35B acquisition of Xilinx

AMD has confirmed it is buying Xilinx, the leading FPGA vendor, for $35 billion, combining their high-performance computing, 5G, cloud, and AI platforms.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-11-03
- Where: United States
- Value: $35.0B
- Status: announced
- Products: FPGAs, high-performance computing, 5G chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [AMD](https://endata.com/companies/15370.md) (acquirer)
- [Xilinx](https://endata.com/companies/27841.md) (target)

## Sources

- [rethinkresearch.biz](https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/amd-confirms-xilinx-buy-marvell-acquires-inphi/), 2020-11-03: "AMD has confirmed that it is buying Xilinx, the leading vendor of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), for $35bn."
- [asminternational.org](https://www.asminternational.org/edfas/news/-/journal_content/56/10180/42804019/NEWS/), 2020-12-09: "Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) (Silicon Valley, Calif.) and Xilinx Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for AMD to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion."

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